The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-08-15
THE GOLD LEAF.
HENDERSON, \. {.
TuUHSDAN, AUG. 10, 1890
SIGNS OF THE TINES.
From a Prophetic Standpoint.

"flIfD IL WIZ Ill5 IIllClLIDlI ~ law w
llycEcd rs a lecture:
Had this our beautiful beloved
world been the only production OF
creative power, and not privileged
with the society Of an innumcrable
rc,inuc Of ccIcsti2lncighbors, It's lonely
cxlstcncc would have constituted it a
lonely wandcrcr throughout one ctcr-
nal lonely solitude instead Of which
the dark and lonely vacancies Of space
are lighted up by grand illumination
Of countless hosts Of shining OrDs, cX-
tending throughout the boundlcs5 re
gIons Of iIIlmltablc space and pro-
claiming IN silent clOquence the
mighty authorship Of some great ON
np0lcnt, Omniscicnt, sclfcXlstcnt
Almighty Being; whose infinite pleasure
seems to be the calling into existence
Of immense globes Of matter, not for
the vacant purpose Of merely floating
through space, but as the permanent
and delightful abode Of scntlent, IN
tclligcnt beings, capable Of Contcm-
plating and admirng such grand and
glorious designs. Accordingly we find
that Just as soon as the earth became
III Tor human habltatIon, 4 RATIONAL,
intelligent beng designed to occupy
the high position as its King and Ruler,
Wa called INTO existence, ana pIaccd
III supreme possession. y superb
p'i2't inrhiahed WIN every lhIh8 Do'h
bcailiiut 10 the eye ana peasant 70
the IMAGINATION was pf"'-ded 'of ms
accommodation ana happiness ne
wafer" were SCI '@i"lcu noun tIic idlu'
Inc edilh was olJIi'cu III Fciuule5 iI'eI9
ana refreshing streams A)"cu AROUND
nm 10 increase MS pleasures trees
plants ana hp"cf' OF every Klhd ana
c'Iof Deau'iilea anu e'hDeIiL'heu the
H'i'i'1'PG- '''a.'' va" 80. i'' ''C"' ''i'i
'tIc9I''l I"'''''i"i'0S uIIi'I9eu 1'' '",4I-
"h'e' L canopy was thrown AROUND ms
I''bll'I'oh "uo'Ieu VIII" 'l'Od'1iiu' oi
shining ofD9 70 cIcH1tc MS contcm-
patrons - "lhci prov I'lot' Vi HIS NIe-
itoi Hoih.ilIoilS. Every Pldhl ana
'ttc S'ciI'l'6 hCI4''o"' H"'l9 "cic pro
Nilcd 10 BId'Iy MS l'9'c ana aiiord
MN 'u''ch'hoe' anu an 'he INFERIOR
ranks OF sensitive cNiStenccS were
placed under his common. y law
was gwen HIM which implied supreme
love 10 MS Maker ana Obedience TO
'iiS WILL by winch ne was taught 10
express MS Gfa''uHe 70 Inc "iVcf Of
All 6"on hul uLaoNtu,chCc 10 mat
law brought death lh'o the "otIh WIN
al Us tf"ih OF woe.
Just ID soon % .I'c ii" WIS oioNth
tue bdtcS u 'i",II9c were CioAt'l -
inc bHl'y par "IIcil i "I'sSi"I nome
Vi Il ",'a anu '''"o,S t" % eA'0'i'i'9e" ''l
ONO oi 'hoiI'' anu O''''' al" ''e' ''1
b'ouilu. pouo'le'' our 'ofio" -S,' !, ken
pfo8ehitof' frequently reieffed /" 'neH
FORMER pi!SSi'iI A.'te ana "el'' "hch
tIt} remembered ''lc Io99 my "'"I A'S-
''I''co- licy must nave ol'eh taxed
'''O matte I'1i, '''''' "o,'"I' :" what
10 '''I''''' 'y '"- 'o' i'o',' . ''''''' 00''.S
~ "''0,, .''''I VI '''''''''o was S''u
III explanation loi ABOUT TWO thousand
years. "Ilth -AO'1h'ih WIS lo'd III
substance 'i''t i pan was III progress
l'F inc Ie''o'',ioh oI inc lalieh race
II was reserved loi succeeding lAtfl-
afchs ana PROPHETS throughout the
following TWO thousand years 10 place
on sacred Ie'ofd dct'iied account OF
now that plan WAS 10 De conSummated.
At, or about the close OF that long pc
rod, the one who was deputed to do
the restoration work, and who himself
had volunteered to carry out the pro
VISIONS OF that plan appeared on the
scene when nothing less 'han the sac
riilce OF his lie could BRING about the
restoration ana pay back an elulva-