The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-16
TALK ON ASTRONOMY.
Representative Yale Speaks at the
Church of the Good Shepherd.

Representative Yale Speaks at the
Church of the Good Shepherd.
Representatives w. H. Yale spoke last
evening at the Church of the Good
shepherd. Cedar and Twelfth streets.
HIS was one of series Of addresses,
Being delivered at that church on SUM-
day evenings by laymen. He took for
a text. Gen. t.. 49,: God made two
great lights. He made the light to rule
the night. HesImade the stars Also"
The governor ,ysaid he had never
preached but once before. A friend
took him to church at Toronto. where
there were large number of young
men, and he and his friend were invited
to the front by the pastor whom he had
never met before. To his great sur
prise, at the proper time the pastor
arose and said to the congregation: II
nave the pleasure of introducing to you
GOV. ale, of Minnesota, the gentleman
who is to address you" MIR. Yale had
always believed any person, If he
made the proper attempt, could get
h1mself out of any tight place. and he
proceeded to work himself out Of that
one, by delivering the best sermon he
ever heard, as he thought. He had for
ME text the Interpretation Of the hand
writing on the wall at Belshazzurs
feast. Tried in the balance and found
Wantfng." He had known a good MANY
people who had been thus tried and
found wanting, and he had no trouble
In talking on the subject.
Coming to his subject for the even
ing, Mr.. Yale said he had always taken
great interest in astronomy, and at
tunes had studied 1T a great DEAL The
text was the first lesson In this inter-
est1ng science. Whether the sun, moon
ana stars We're made by God in a single
DAY or not. 1t was not necessary for
him to discuss. But astronomy was a
SUBJECT that ought to be studied more.
MOST OF them could not tell, by looking
into the heavens. a star from a planet.
Ihey live on q small, round ball, In
significant when compared with most
other heavenly bodies.
In the year 1900 a small planet was
discovered between the earth and Ju-
piter. He believed that was the first
discovered within that space. Since
then many have been discovered. Many
comets, also, have been discovered
within this same space. have fingered
Tor a time disappeared, and again re-
turned. They ares known when they
return by astronomers to be the same
by certain peculiarities Or "ear marks, -
as they say; for no two of them are
alike. What are they? and where are
they when they are beyond the vision
Of telescopes?
Il have said to many of the most
learned Minister'S said Mr.. Yale, "you
preach that Christ came to save the
world. What world? Is the earth the
only planet or body in all this vast
universe that is inhabited by human
beings" And they have said. that
question bothers them more than any
other If not. why is it so? We can
not disbelieveE things simply because
we do not understand them. A flower
springs up. 1t has perfume. Where
did that sweet perfume come from? Tt
was not in the seed. It was not In the
ground; but it is in the flower. We
cannot understand it. ALI these things
teach the existence of an omntcient
ana ommpotent power. What man
may learn of these things in future
years cannot now be said. There have
been more great Inventions during the
past century than aduring all the pre-
ced1ng centuries The great telescopes
are among these. Where will 1t ali
end. 1t may be that in the years to
come the inhabitants of this world NAV
De able to see whether other planets
are inhabited. - - -
There Is no limit to creation. and
there may be no limit to mans discov-
cries and inventions. But it NAV be
said, what good will it do to make fur
Their progress?4 What benefit to man
to learn these thousands of things
now unknown? In the first place.
knowledge makes man more contented
and consequently happier. In the next
place. the more we know the better
VIII we be able to say: In wisdom
God made them ALL We often say:
What good is tllis? We cannot I'M
=derstand it. Who can say what the
mosquito is made for? And vet If
undoubtedly has q useful purpose.
Again, knowledge Is a satisfaction.
astronomy is a most interesting study.
Try to learn more about it, and YOU
Will learn more about God You may
not be able to learn whether other
planets are inhabited or not. As for
| myself said the speaker. II do NOT
believe that any other planet Is in
hab1ted by human beings, but the
study OF this great subject brings men
nearer to theirsma]ker.'