Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-11-20

10 the voices OF other worlds. although the
Book says. ~Ihc heavens declare tho glory
lors, are great and 20 be sought out" How
much have you so0gnt them outf You
have been satisfying yourself with some
things about Christ but have Won noticed
that Paul calls YOU TO consider Christ a.
the Creator Of other worlds. by whom also
BE made tN~ worlds" IL Is time YOU
Christians start on a world hunt That il
the chief reason why God makes the night,
tnst you may see other worlds Go out
tonight and look mp at the great clock
OF the heavens. Listen TO the silvery
chime cf tho midnight sky. see that your
children and grandchildren mount the
ieaping from activity Of light TO acclivitv
o. hght. What thoughtful aud sublime
thing that John Quincy Adams. the ex-
President. borne down with years. under
s se "a, az ne peru 81 his life the Journey
from Washington to Cincinnati that ne
nigh; lay the cornerstone OF the pier OF
the great rcfract ing TELESCOPE and tbera
making his iast GRAFTON. What \ service
tor al mankind when. IN 1SS9. Lord Rose
lifted on tho lawn 81 his castle eighty
miles from Dublin q telescope that revealed
worlds A. last as they could rou in and
that started an enthusiasm which this
moment concentrates the ewes OF many %
the most dDvout in al DR-ts ~ the earth ~,
celestial discovery. Thank God that va
now know our own world g. bounded on
All sides by realms OF Cl0rs snsteai OF h.
Ing where Hesio1 in his poetry described
u 20 be- namely half WAY between hea4a,
ant he'll. an anvil hurled out OF heaven.
taking ten days 20 strike the earth and
hurled out 81 earth. taking ten more DAYS
20 strike Qeriition.
Prom the hirh heaven a brarcn anvil cast
Nine days ani nights in rapid whi-ls would
last.
And reach the earth the tenth. whence
strongly hurled
The same the paSsaCeto IA internal world
thank God that we have found out that
our world Is not half wav between heaven
aud bell. but Is Ia sisterhooa oflirht and
that this sisterho God Joins ali The other sis
ierhoo6s % worlds. moving round cine
great homestead. which IL no doubt heaven
where God L.. and cur departed Christian
friends are. and We ourselves through par
douirg mercy expect T. become permanent
residents. .. what God We have. ana He
H. our Father.
Furthermore. 7 So now from al this an
answer 20 the question watch every in.eff-
gent man and woman since the earth has
stood has asked and received no answer
Why did God let sin and sorrow come into
the world when He could have prevented
them from comings I wish reverentiv 10
say think 1 have f0und the reason.
To keep tho universe loyal 70 a Holy
Ncd- 70 vas important in some world
somewhere 20 demonstrate the riran-
tie disasters that would come upon anv
world that allowed sln 70 enter
hlich world should Il bes Well. the
smaller the world the better. Tor less
sciected. Tde stage was plenty large
enough Tor the enactment % the tragedy.
Enter on tle stage Sin. followed bv Nur-
der. Pain. Theft. Fraud. Impuritv. False
hood. Massacre. War and all the abomina-
tions and hor-ors aud a-onles 81 centuries.
Although we know comparatively little
about the other worlds lest W become
cpmple.e Ely tiS~ati-aet with our own. 10
doubt the other worlds have heard and are
nov hearing az about this world ia tho
1Tfli experiment 81 sin which the human
race has been making.
II j. no longer 20 me a mystery why 80
small . world as ours vas chosen for the
tragedy. A chemist can demonstrate an
the laws % earth and heaven in "A small
laboratory ten feet by Eve AID our world
was NIX zoo snail 20 demonstrate 10 ths
universe tna NElli chemistry % unri-hf-
cogsu<ss- - explosive and irving AMI con-
SuuiEg power on the tower % pharos
Eryr-. e. metallic mirror Wa raised which
rclrc-el all that occurred both on land
sea for distance ofthree hundred miles
aid 20 Egypt was informed q the coming
. % her enemies long before their arrival.
F BY what process ! know not tut in some
Way this ship % q stru juggling earth think.
+ D. mirrorel 70 distant worlds. Surely this
one disastrous eXI erimcnt % a world m
T ioo-ing Itself from God viii be enough FOR
ah worlds aud all cternities
But notice that a. other worlds rolled in
. 20 tie lrst book q the Bible the Book %
Gc-eSls. they also appear IL the los. book
{ 81 the Bible. tbs BOOK % Revelation. They
vii take part ia the scenes q that oc-a-
. sion which SHAH be tie eartl'- winding up.
and q tremendous occasion for y0u and -
4 personally. Ny father was one night on
the turnpike road between Trenton aud
Bound Brook. y. J. he was coming through
. tie night from the legislative halls. where
f be ,vas serving MS state 10 his home. where
there WAS sickness 1 often heard him tell
about IT, IL was the night % the 18th and
tle morning OF the 18th OF November. 1885
E Suddenly tue whole heavens became Z.
sceue never 20 be forgotten. From the
4 constellation Leo mrteorS began 20 shoot
d iu ali directions. For the two hours be-
tweeE and ia the morning IL was esti-
/ mated that thousand rnctrors minute
flashed and expired. IL grew lighter than
4 monday. Arrows % Are Balls % fire.
4 Trails 81 Ere. showers % Ir-. Some %
the appearances we're larger than the full
& noon All around the heavens explosion
. followed explosion. sou nds a. well az
f sights. The air allied with upr0ar All the
J lumlDarie= 81 the sky seemed 10 have re-
f ceiVet marching orders. The heavens
/ ribbed ard interlace1 and carlandcd With
: uete0ric display Prom horizon 70 hori-
{ zon everything IN combustion AID cOnfa-
/ grafton
Many brain that night gave way. IL
/ wa an awful strain on strongest nerves
I Millions % people fell on their knees in
{ prayer. Vas the world ending or was
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