The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-12-06
telorrnrh chart Of the world. ON that chart

telegraph chart OF the world. On that chart
the wires crossing the continent and the
cables under the sea looked like veins red
| with blood. On that chart I sec that the
headquarters Of tho lightnings are in Great
Britain and the United States. In London
and New York the lightninys ars stabbed,
Whiting TO be harnessed for some quick dis
patch. That show YOU that tho Telegraph
is In possession OF Christianity.
IL is significant fact that the man who
| Invented the ,lograph was an old fashioned
Christian-Professor Morse-and that the
man who put the telegraph under the ses
was an old fashioned Christian-Cyrus w.
Field-and that the president OF the most ia
nous OF the telegraph companies OF this
country was an old fashioned Christian
William Orton-going from tho communion
table on earth straight to his home in heaven.
What does all that mean
/ do not suppose that the telegraph was In
vented merely 10 let us know whether -four
Is up or down. or which fllly won the race at
tho Derby, or which marksman beat at Dol
lymount. suppose the telegraph was in
vented and built TO call the world to God.
In some of the attributes OF the Lord we
seem TO share on small scale--tor instance,
In His love and In His kindness. But until OF
late foreknowledge, omnlscience, omnispres-
clusively Gods possession, God desiring to
make tho race Ike Himself, gives us spe-
cies OF foreknowledge in the weather proba-
bilitios, gives us n species OF omnisclencc in
telegraphy, gives US n species OF oinnipres-
ence In the telephone, gives us species OF
ornipotence in the steam power. Discov-
cries and inventions all around about us.
people are asking what next
I will tell you what next. Next, n
stupcndous religious movement. Next the
end OF war. Next, tho crash OF despotisms.
Next, the worlds expursatlon. Next, tho
Christlike dominion. Next, the Judgment.
What becomes OF the world after that caro-
not. II will have suffered and achieved
enough for ono world. Lay II up In tho
drydocks OF eternity, like an old man-of-war
gone out OF service, or flt It up like n ship
OF relief to carry bread to some other suffer-
Ing planet, or let II bo demolished. Faro
well, dear old world, that began with
paradise and ended with Judgment con-
nagratiou
one summer stood on tho Isle OF Wight.
and had pointed out to me tho place where
the Eurydice sank with 200 or 800 young
men who were In training for tho British
navy. You remember when tho training ship
went down thero was n thrill OF horror all
over the world. Oh my friends, this
world Is only training ship. On IL
We arc training for heaven The old
ship sails up and down tho ocean OF i'm
mensity. now through the dark wave OF tho
midnight. now through the golden crested
wave OF the morn, but sails on and sails on.
After awhile her work will DO done. and tho
inhabitants OF heaven will look out and ind
world missing. The cry will be "Where
IL that earth where Christ died and the hui
man race were emancipated2 Send out
fleets OF angels TO flui tho missing
craft" Let them sail up and down,
cruise up and down the ocean of etcrnt.
~, and they will catch not ono glimpse of
her mountain masts or her top gallnnts Of
floating cloud. Gone down! The training
ship OF u world p rishcd In the last tornado.
Oh, let 1t not be tnat shc goes down with all
on board, but rather may It be said OF her
passengers az Il was said OF tho drenched
passengers OF the Alexanlran corn ship that
crashed into tho breakers of Melita, "They all
escaped safe to land"