The times., 1897-11-08

what a small idea you must have of
God and his dominion If you think it only
extends across this chip OF world which
You and | now inhabit.
without the use of telescope and with
cut any observatory, and without any
astronomical calculation, know that the
other worlds are inla bited because my
Bible and my common sense tell me so.
God will not fill them with brutes He
would certainly put into those worlds be-
lngs intelligent enough to appreciate the
architecture, the coIofing, the grandeur,
the bea uty, the harmony of their surround
ings. Yea, the inha bitants OF those worlds
nave capacity of locomotion, for they would
not have had such spacious opportunity
Tor movement il they had not powers OF
motion. Yea, they have sight, else why
the HghtY and hearing else how get on
Win necessary language, and how clear
themselves from advancing periIs. Yea,
as God made our human race in His own
image, He proba bly, made the inla bitants
oil other worlds in His own image; III other
Woids, IL is is near demonstration a I
care To have it, that while the inha bitants
or other worlds have adaptations OF bodily
structure TO the particular climate in
Wnleh they dwell, there is yet similarity
OF mental and spiritual characteristic tics
among all the inha bitants OF the universe
OF God, and made in His image they are
made wonderfully alike.
AS other worlds rolled into the first book
Of the Bible, the Book OF Genesis, they also
appear in the last book OF the Bible the
BOOK OF revelations. They viii take part
In the scenes OF that occasion which shall
he the eartts winding up and a tremendous
occasion for you and me peTsonalIy MY
father was ON the turnpike road bet ween
Trenton and Bound Brock, Nd He was
Coming through the night from the legis-
nj
state, 90 his nome where there was
sickness. / often heard MIN tell about
IL. II was the night OF the atn aud the
morning OF the 18Th OF November, 1888
Tine Sky was eloadIess ana the air clear
suddenly the Whole heavens became a
scene never TO be forgotten. From the
constellation Leo meteorS began To shoot
out ~ all directions. For the two hours
between and in the murningft was
estimated that Thousand meteors a
minute flashed and expired. All around
lAe heaveHs explosion followed explosion
Sounds as well as sights. All the luIni-
naries OF the sky seemed To haye received
lnarching orders. rom horizon to horizon
everything hi combustion and conflagration
Many brain that night gave way. 1t was
an aWiul strain on strongest neryes
Millions Of people fell ON their knees in
prayer Was tae world ending or Was
there Some greateyent for which all heaven
was Illuminated
tor elsut uIoiaenious hours the pheno-
Hauon lasted. East, V est, north, south it
boxed as though the heavens were in
itlanfdc disorder. Astronomers watcnsn.s
tnst night satt that those lueteors started
from 2,200 miles aLove The earth's sur-
lace ana moved with ten times the speed
OF cannon tail. Ihe owner of a pIanTa-
ton III South Carolina says OF that night
sc.ne: Il was suddenly awakened by th,.
,-fts. II
cars. Snrieks OF horror ana cries OF mercy
l CoGld near from most of the negroes on
thfee Plantations, amounting IN all To about
SIX or eight hundred. While eaTne stiviiSten.
ing for the cause heard faint voice near
lhe door calling nay naine. arose, ana
taking my swDiu stood at he door. At
thlS moment | heard the same voice still
beseecning ire To rise, auC "a wing, oh. my
GOT LIE world IS on fire. | then opened
th- door- and it Is difficult 70 say which
excited me most, the awfulnpsS OF the
scene or the distressed cries Of the negroes
Upward or one hundred lay PROSTATE on
the ground, SOne speechiess and soul,.
Bttermg the bItterest cries, but most " ith
their hands raised iulpiorine God To save
the World ana them
lie BiBle closes with such scene Of
railing lights, not only fidgety lueteors, but
grave old stars. st. John saw il in
prospect, ana wrote. The stars OF heaven
tsH unto the earth, even aS fig tree
cdSteih her untiguely figs when she is
shaken Of a mighty wind" What a time
that win be when WORLDS drop. Rain OF
planets. Grautatlon letting loose her grip
on worlds CONSIDERATIONS flying apart
GaiaXles dissolved The great orchard Of
Tie universe swept by the last hurricane
letting down the stars like ripened fruit.
our old earth wiH go with the rest, aad
let 1t go' for it WIN have existed lony
enough To compiete its tremendous ex-
pertinent