The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-29
SUNNY CALIFORNIA.
And its Wide Awake Enthusias-
tic People.
Mr.. Marsh Thinks Every One Should
go and See."

Golden State and Points Out it
Wealth Of Gold. Silver and Oil-It
Fruit and Grain Products are Unap
pr0achable-While its Climate i
Perfeet-Many Scripture Texts Use,
to Prove That 1t is Land of Milk ant
Honey.
UNIVERSITY, CAL, August 49,
GAS cold waters to thirsty soul 81
is good news from far country"
Thanks to the Wise man for thes,
words which express my appreciation
of the home news. If Solomon haC
lived at Morgantown and had wisel,
concluded TO come to California, Gas
think he would have done), after be
ing here what would be more natura
than to express himself in the abov,
lsimile--and this Notwithstanding The
superb tropical beauty Of his surround
ings.
In the first place and lest, from
what follows, some might attribute q
sinister motive, let me say that | am
still proud that am West Virgin.
ian, and though separated from thu
old home by so great distance and sc
many years of absence, my thoughts
win continue to fly back with delight
to the green slopes and running
streams Of my own native State.
The more forcibly and briefly to ex-
press the thoughts which prompt the
first half of this letter it may be best,
before going further, to take a text
and perhaps two or three or half a
dozen would be all the better. | shall
probably close with politics, fish
story or something kindred.
You will find the words to which ]
would first call your attention, in the
prophets, and they contain a prophecy
which seems to be in the process OF
| fulflllment right.in your midst:
"Thou shalt be visited with thunder
with storm and tempest lisa. 1916.
"Out OF the South cometh the whirl-
wind, and cold out OF the North" Job.
37-9.
"The waters are hid IS with stone
and the face of the deep is frozen" Job.
$3.50.
"There shall be an OVERLOOKING show
er Eek. 1911.
THE fountains of the great deep are
broken up" Gen. I'll
Behold waters rise up and shall be an
overlooking flood and shall overflow the
land and all that is therein; the city
and them that dwell therein" Jer. 47-2.
s'The waters of the river shall come
up over all his channels and go over all
| his banks lisa 81
THE mind goeth toward the South
and turneth about unto the north il
whirleth about continually" Fec. l-6,
And this also is a sore evil; and
what profit hath he that hath labored
for the wind Feel. 5-I6.
"Terrors take hold upon him as wat
ers; tempest stealeth him away in the
night; the East wind carrieth him away
and he departeth and as storm hurl-
h him out of his place job. 27-90.
II would hasten my escape from the
windy storm and tempest" where thou
art smitten with a consumption, and
with fever and with an inflammation
and with IN extreme burning" Deut.
1922
"Get thee out of thy country into a
land that | will show thee Gen l2-l.
Into good land, land OF brooks OF
water. of fountains and depths that
spring out of valleys and hills; land OF
wheat (and corn and barley and vines
and fig trees, and pomegranates, land
OF oil oilve' ana money land wherein
.hou s,'a,. eaI olean "llnuu. scalceness,
LII Iaod , v,S a stnn as ra IA g
whose WIN, hills thon mavest d;n brass Soo I a,
When thou hast eaten and Art lull Then
thou shalt bless the Lord thv God for
the good land he hath given thee Deut.
s, 40.
The text is very lengthy one. The
brevity of the sermon will, therefore,
| be in proportion. 1t is simply this:
s'Come and see.s
No exhortation will, | trust, be
necessary. cannot refrain, however,
giving you a few significant facts
about this young and fast developing
commonwealth, but of vastly uncom-
mon wealth. Consider the fact that
about forty or fifty years ago this
whole region equal to five or six aver
age states was in the possession of
Mexico. and was the hiding place for
outlaws and marauders and the haunt
of wild beast. BY CONQUEST. whether
| Justly or not. it came into the posses
sion of the United States and see what
transformation in so short a time.
Cities are deyelopinp so rapidly that
| il is no uncommon thing for two or
more to be merged into one. simply
by the necessary extension of their
boundary linesEas it has lust happen-