The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-01-04
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around some great center 4

.,..s studied the earth ana studi,
the ems Knows that Gods favorite iig
ure ometry is circle. When God put
Tort hand TO create the universe he dit
nots e that hand at right angels, but he
! wave I in circle and kept on waving IL
In a { lie until systems and consultations
and 81 @.axies and all worlds took that mo-
ton. Our planet swing NJ around the sun,
oth.r planets swinging around other suns,
but somewhere great hub around which
the great wheel OF the universe turns Now,
That center is heaven. That Is the capital
ot the universe. That is the great metropolis
OF immeusity.
Now. does not our common sense teach
us that in matters ot study il is better for us
to move out from the center toward the cir
cumterence, where our world now is. We
are like those who study the American con-
unent while standing on the Atlantic beach
| Inc way 10 study the continent IS TO cross
| IL or 20 - the heart OF II. Our standpoint in
this world is defective. We are at the wrong
end OF the telescope. The best way TO study
a piece OF machinery is not 10 stand on the
doorstep and try TO look in but to 70 in
with the engineer and take our place right
| amid the saws and the cylinders. We wear
our eyes out and our brains out from the
fact that We are studying under such great
disadvantage.
Millions OF dollars for observatories 10
study things about the moon Il bout the sun.
about the rings Of Saturn, about transi 5
aud occulations and eclipses simply because
our studio. our observatories. is poorly Sit
uated. We are down in the cellar trying 10
stuty the palace OF the universe, while our
departed Christian friends have gone up
stairs amid the skylights to study.
Now, when one can sooner get 10 the cen.
ter of things, is lie not to be congratulated?
VINO wants TO be always in the freshman
classY We study God in this world by the
Biblical photograph Of him, but we all
knew we can in five minutes of interview
with friend get more accurate idea of him
that we can by studying him 80 years
through pictures Of words The little child
that died last night today knows more
OF God than all Andoyer, and oil Princeton,
aud all New Brunswick, aud all Edinburg'
and all the theological institutions in Chris.
tendon. Is II not better TO go up 10 the very
headquarters of knowledge?
Does not our common sense teach us that
~ IS better TO be at the center. than 70 be
clear ont on the rim of the wheel. holding
nervously fast to the tire lest we be sudden
u hurled into light and eternal felicity?
Through all kinds OF optical instruments |
trying To peer in through the cracks and the |
keyhoies OF heaven-afraid that both doors |
OF the celestial mansion will be swung wide |
open before our entranced vision-rushing |
about among the apothecary shops OF this |
world wondering ifthis is good for rheu-
matism and that is good for NEURALGIA and |
something else Is good for bad cough. |
lest we be suddenly usheied into a land of |
everlasting health. where the inhabitants |
never say, IL am sick"
What fools we all are to prefer the cir
TO the center What a dreadful
thing u would be IL we should be suddenly
ushered from this wintry word into the
Maytim orchards of heaven and If our
OF sin and sorrow should be sud-
denly broken up by a presentation of an
emporer's castle, surrounded by parks V III
springing fountains and paths up aud down
which angels OF God walk two and two
We stick to the world as though we pre-
ferred cold drlzz!e 10 warm habitation,
discord TO cantata. sackcloth TO royal purple
AS though We preferred piano with four
or hve keys to an instrument fully attuned
-as though earth and heaven had eychapg.
ed apparel and earth had taken on bridal
array and heaven had gone into deep
all It's waters stagnant, all lis
harps broken, all chalices cracked at the dry
wells, all the lawns sloping to the river
plowed with graves. with dead angels under
The furrow. Oh, want TO break IN INV
,wn infatuation. and want to break up
vour infatuation for this world. tell yor
{ We are ready, and II our work Is done. the