The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-03

OF the uetalls OF tnls ulscoNcIy iIOm
abroad, and the successful repetition OF
some OF the experiments in at least two
of our American colleges, leave us no
room TO doubt thai science has been
crowned with the accomplishment of a
marvel. In other words, the second
sight has become real. Hereafter, not God
only, hut man may know the secrets of
skeleton closets; the life behind closed
doors; and screens and clothing are no
covering. Already, we are told. calcare-
Gus formations have been discovered in
the liver, by this photographing; bullets
reveal their locations in the limbs, and
the contents OF the closed purses and pack
ages are itemized on the photograph.
In the light OF such a light as this
which is a power instituted of God in
nature, the words "Aoam and Eve hid
themselves from the presence OF the Loru,'
are somewhat ironical. 1keir descend
ants ri ve lived to see the day when their
own fellow mortals can not only ace them
but see through them And the progress
of the world may be illustrated from the
fact that a few weeks since we had
friends living among us who knew moth
ing of this strange light. Nay, had Gods
providence granted that 1t had been
known earlier il Is possible they might
be olive with us today; and II Is no. at
all rash TO hope that the ives OF some OF
us who sit here Will be prolonged by this
light.
"God fuflls Himself in many ways"
and in this new way has caused much
light to breath on HIS word.
For, be il noted, this new light Is
not dazzling or brilliant, as might be
supposcd,- bat unebtrusive, almost in
visible. 1t belongs to the non-luminous
class OF lights, that do not appeal TO our
eyes just as there is music of the
spheres too high on the scale for our
ears. IL is very conceivable that God
could have made men with eyes to see
through opaqu bodies. Yesterday such
an assertion would have seemed fanciful.
Today it becomessdebatable probability.
The materials used TO procure these Won
derful photographs are in no sense spirit
ual. They are derived from the world
around us, and are available for our use;
how much more for tho Lords? Words
worth wrote, Heaven lies about US in
our infancy" but why not always?
Some time since, We are told, an i'm
vestigator photographed the summit OF
Mont hlsnc in a starless night. During
the day time he focused his camera.
When ii became totally dark the electrical
discharge from the summit OF the noun
tain against the SKY, gave him the photo
graph, although this discharge was totally
invisible to the eve.
These things, "more things in heaven
and earth tnan are dreamt of In our
philosophy" come to light every week
and a real world Of love and feeling may
ex list close above US, OF " b itch no telescope
has at all limited. Men have long seen by
faith alone what IL gradually coming To
he seen by other means. And holy men
have seen wondrous visions which an
nbelieving world would not receive.
Behold stephen kneeling, and seeing
heaven opened and Jesus bis Lord look
ing from His throne In love and pity.
Behold the eyes OF the prophet servant
opened to the protecting hosts OF heaven.
Behold Pau transported to behold things
not lawful to utter. God can also open
our eyes and ears. He has worlds on
worlds of life. Listen TO the voices that
ordinarily escape us-the echoes OF the
Holy Ghost, the antiphonies Of angels,
prophesies OF n new music. bee the
shadows of light, II you will allow the
figure, showing forth a new architecture
/ efore which peter's dom is Esquimaux
igloo, and the ambitious scort-storied
Office blocks of America are pigeon coles.
Brethren, how little we know; how
little we sect Ia 1t true then, what you
may sometimes have doubted that there il
a sight beyond your sight, a eight such
as never was on sea or land" an eye that
penctrates the portals of the benrt md
understands this thought afar of?
Tell me not. 1t is but seeming.
But y vain ana tdfo dreaming. T
That we catch sometimes a-eleBminR,
From beyond Lies sbadowy portal,
From behind its mystic screen!
Anything that shall prove unseen, even
unfelt powef about us in u hin OF de-
stiny, for the man made to come into a
touch with his surroundings, and We have
not yet apprehended them. 1t would be
well for men wbo blame their surround
ingsio take heed that they know not
what the speak. Our Surroundings are
not apparent. The spirit that is tho
ghost, the breath, breatneth where 1t
will, and thou canst not tell its move
ments. The flesh proiteth nothing. We
are Immediately enwrapped by powers
whose names and existence we know not.
Jesus Christ stood in the markets din
and when men said "You are ~demonized;
You are insane" lie turned to His d.sci-
piles and said: ''Ihey have called me Beel-
You belong to my household what
will they call you; but fear not, for
there Is nothing covered that shall not be
revealed" The truth shall break
through, the glory appear, they shall loo
on Tim whom they pierced. Jesus came
to cast a new light on men. and the
ancient prophecy of Isaiah anticipated a
State Of the world in which men should
be transFarent; "wben the vile person
shall nc longer be caled liberal and the
said 10 be tountiful." Ii is this
that Jesus sees asa glory OF the new light
W hth uil lulhES VIII w hHOWh. EoI ~
motives OF evil men will appear, and the
secret good thoughts and deeds OF the I'M
known Will be pictured 10 the world.
It - notthen possible far-ns to know
when We are being examined by the Lord
or by men. We shall now be readier to
believe that we are always under the eye
that is unlimited IN it's penetration an
wise II Its gaze. Thiue eJ es did see mine
imperfect e~ubstancc-not imperfect. for
would indicate something wrong,
but imperfect, unfinished substance.
'And in thy took were sl my members
written
Which day by day were fashioned"
There was a watching process ever on
your life, Lody and spirl., and the very
hairs OF your mead are ell numbered. As
the tracing pen attached to the barome-
ter in the signal Offices records a contin-
uous line of the variation of afr pressure,
the darkness Of the night depend
II also there Is a record OF every
action Of q man somewhere. We have,
perhaps, weakly allowed some one 10 call
the books Of God an aliegory, or a poeti-
cal picture. But they are as real as any
photograph. All the ups and downs OF
the life-the rising end falling OF the