The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-19


Peter the Great his private letters and
documents OF value beyond an none
tary consideration. And here are the
events that seem very Insignificant ana
uuimp0rtant but they incase treasures
uf Divine Providence and eternities Of
meaning which after awhile God win
demonstrate before the ages as being
Of stupendous value.
When Titans play quolts. they pitch
mountains. but who owns these gigan-
tic natural forces we are constantly
rclding about2 Whose hand Is on the
throttle valve Of the volcanoes? Whose
foot, suddenly planted on the footstool,
makes the continents culver? Cod
must be at peace With him. Through
the Lord Jesus Christ. this God is mine
and be is yours put the earthquake
that shook Palestine at the crucihxion
against all the down rockings 0f the
centuries. This God on one side. we
may challenge all the centuries OF time
and all the cycles Of eternity.
Those Of you who are in midlife may
well thank God that you have seen so
many wondrous things. but there are
people alive today who may nve to see
the shimmering veil between the ma
terial and the spiritual world upllfted.
Magnetism. a word with which we
cover up our ignorance, win yet be an
explored realm. Electricity. the fiery
courser OF the sky. that Benjamin
Franklin lassoed and Morse and Bell
and Edison have brought under COM
plete control, has greater wonders to
reveal Whether here or departed this
life, we win see these things. It does
not make much difference where We
stand. bur the higher the standpoint,
the larger the prospect We will see
them from heaven if we do not see
them from earth
Years ago was at Fire Island, Long
Island. and | went up in the cupola
from which they telegraph to New
York the approach Of vessels hours be-
fore they come into port. There is an
opening in the wall. and the operator
puts his telescope through that open
ing and looks out and sees vessels far
out at sea, WhlleI was talking with
him he went up and looked out. He
said we are expecting the Arizona
tonight ! said. rs it possible you
know all those vessels? Do you know
them as YOU know a mans face?" He
said, Yes. / never make a mistake
Before see the hulls l often know
them by the masts. know them all =
] have watched them so long Oh, |
what a grand thing it Is to have shios |
telegraphed and heralded long before |
they come to port, that friends may
come down to the wharf and welcome
their long absent onesl So today we
take our stand in the watch-tower and |
through the glass Of inspiration we
look on and see a whole fleet Of ships |
coming in. That is the ship Of peace,
with one star OF Bethlehem floating
above the top gallants. That Is the
ship Of the church mark OF salt water
high upon the smokestack showing she
has had rough weather but the captain
Of Salvation commands her, and all Is
wen with her The ship Of heaven.
mightiest craft ever launched, millions
Of passengers waiting for millions
more. prophets and apostles and mar
tyrs in the cabin. conquerors at the
foot Of the mast, while from the rig
ging hands are waving this way as II
hey knew us, and we wave back again,
'or they are ours They went out from
our own households. Oursl Hail. haill
Put off the black and put on the white.
stop tolling the funeral bell and ring
he wedding anthem. Shut up the
learse and take the chariot
Now the ship comes around the great
leadland Soon she win strike the
wharf, and we will 80 aboard her.
Tears for ships going out, Laughter for
hips coming In. Now she touches
he wharf Throw out the plank.
Block not up that gangway with en-
,racing long lost friends, for you will
lave eternity of reunion. Stand back
md give way until other millions come
lboard her Farewell to sinl Fare
veil to STRUGGLED Farewell to sicknessl
to DEATH Blessed are all
hey who enter in through the gates
nto the city"