The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-14

I SNORT inc Ulmc sna soon gone, wn1is pan4-
ed up in front Of Us is an etsrpity % vast
that arithmetic has net figures enough to
express It's length, On breadth, or depth,
or height. For happy eternity you were
born, unless you run yourself against the
| divine intentions. II standing in your
presence my eye should fall upon the fee-
blest soul here as that soul will appear
when the world let's 1t up and heaven en-
frances 1t, / suppose would be 90 over
powered that I should drop down as one
dead.
You have examined the family Bible
and explored the family records, and you
| may have seen dnguerre0types of some OF
the kindred Of previous generations, you
have had photographs taken Of what you
were In boyhood or girlhood, and what
you were ton years later, and 1t Is very in
tercsting to any ono to be able to look
| back upon pictures of what he was 70, or
20, or 80 years ago, but have you ever had
picture taken Of what you may be and
what you will be II you seek after God and
feel the spirits regenerating powerP
Where shall plant the camera to take the
picturc9 I plant 1t on this platform. I
direct 1t toward you Sit still or stand
still while take the picture. 1t shall be
an instantaneous picture. Therei have
It. 1t Is done. You can see the picture in
its imperfect state and get some idea Of
what. 1t will be when thoroughly devol-
oped. There 10 your resurrected body, 50
brilliant that the MONDAY sun Is a patch
Of midnight compared with IL There is
your soul, so pure that all the forces Of
diabolism could not spot 1t with an i'm
perfection. There Is your being, so mighty
and 90 swift that flight from heaven to
Mercury or Mars or Jupiter and back
again to heaven would not weary you. and
world on each shoulder would not crush
you. An eye that shall never shed tear.
An energy that shall never feel fatigue.
A brow that shall never throb with pain.
You are young again, though you died Of
deorepitude. You are we'll again, though
you coughed or shivered yourself into the
tomb. Your everyday associates are the
apostles and prophets and martyrs and
most exalted souls, masculine and fem
mime, Of all the centuries. The arohangel
to You no embarrassment. God himself
your present and everlasting joy. That 10
an instantaneous picture Of what you may
bs and what I am sure some of you will be-
The End OF All Life.
II you realize that 1t IL an imperfect
picture, my apology Is what the apostle
John said, st doth not yet appear what
We shall b." "To this end was born"
II I did not think 60, would be over
does very well for little while, 80 or 100
r III L 4 L h,,v lx>,,
geyity may yet be improved up to that
prolongation, for now there Is 90 little
room between our cradle and our grave
we cannot accomplish much, but who
would want to dwell In this world for all
eternity. Some think this earth will final
~ be turned into a heaven. Perhaps 1t
may, but IL would have to undergo radical
repairs and thorough eliminations and
evolutions and revolutions and transfer
nations infinite to make 1t desirable for
eternal residence. All the east winds
would have to become west winds and all
the winters changed to springtides and
all the volcanoes extinguished and the
oceans chained to their beds and the cpl
denies forbidden entrance and the world
60 fixed up that I think 1t would take
moro to repair this old world than to make
an entirely new one. But must say I
do not care where heaven is, II we can
only get there; whether gardenized
America or an unparalleled Europe or
world central to the whole universe. ITO
this end was / born" II each one of us
could say that. we would 60 with faces
earth's worat misfortunes and trials. Only
o little while. and then the rapture. Only
q little while, and then the reunion. Only
q little while, and then the transdgura-
ton.
In the seventeenth century all Europe
was threatened with q ware Of Asiatlo
and Vienna was especially be-
sieged. The king and his court had lied,
and nothing could save the city from be-
Ing overwhelmed unless the king Of Po-
land, John Sobieski, to whom they had
sent for help, should with his army come
down for the relief, and from every roof
and tower the Inhabitants Of Vienna |
watched and waited and hoped, until on
the morning Of Sept. II the rising sun
threw an unusual and unparalleled bril- |
lianoy. 1t was the reflection of the sun on
the swords and shields and helmets Of |
Oouh oOuACShA 0lu LAD uIAuy SoihAh8 uoVA
over the hills to the rescue, and that day |
not only Vienna, but Europe, was saved
And sec you not, o ye souls, besieged with
sin and sorrow, that light breaks in; the
swords and the shields and the helmets Of |
divine rescue bathed In the rising sun Of |
heavenly deliverance' Let everything else
go rather than let heaven 20.
What strange thing 1t must be to feel
oneself born to an earthly crown, but you
have boon born for throne ON which you
may reign after the last monarch Of all
the earth shall have gone to dust J. In
vite you to start now for your own corona
ton, to come in and take the title deeds
to your everlasting inheritance. Through
an impassioned prayer take heaven and all
Of Its raptures.
What poor farthing Is all that this
world can offer you compared with pardon
here and life immortal beyond the stars,
unless this side Of thom there be place
large enough and beautiful enough and
grand enough for all the ransomed. Wher-
aver 1t be, in what world, whether near
BY or far away, in this or some other con-
hail, home Of light and love
md blessednessl Through the atoning
hoISy VI SuIloO, Iuuy W. SoV tAoAol
War Trophies Not Private Property.
The war and navy departments are
much perplexed In the enforcement Of the
avs in regard to captured property. So
many Of the officers seem to regard 1t as
which they are at liberty to
rive away.
Baltimore has dedicated with appropri.
tie exercises q 6 inch Nordenfeldt gun,
,laced in front Of the city hall. This gun
vas taken from the flagship of the Spanish
'dmiral at Manila and was presented to
he city by Captain Dyer of the Balti-
more, but 1t is maintained here that the
aptain had no right to give the gun
way. The department. will, however
void taking official notice of the TRANSACT
ion, II possible, and will assume that the
PRESENTATION was made before the captain
eccived a copy Of tho circular issued some
ime ago calling particular attention to
he matter.
But the department has had many other
asses to deal with. One returning lieu
enant whispered to his friends that he
ad beautiful parlor ornament in the
hape Of an enormous flag captured from
ne Of the Spanish ships This the depart
lcnt got wind of and promptly ordered
Is delivery to the government The law