Woodruff County news., 1901-11-23
infinite and enterprises interstellar

l suspect that the telescope of that
 observatory brings in sight constella-
 tons that may comprise ruined worlds
 which need looking after and need
 help saintly and missionary. There
 may be worlds that, like ours, have
 sinned and need to be rescued, per-
 haps saved by our Christ or by some
 plan that God has sought out for
 other worlds as wise, as potent, as
 lovely. as the atonement is for our
 world. The laziness which has cursed
 us in this world will not gain the land
 of eternal activities-so much tonic in the air, so much inspira tion in the society, so much achievement after we get the shackles of the flesh for ever off. Do not dwell so much on op- portunities past, but put your empha- sis on opportunities to come. Do not count the battles lost, but SCOUT your musket for victories to come.
 Am I not right in saying that eter- nifty can do more for us than can time? What will we not be able to do when our powers of loco motion shall be quickened into the immortal spirits speed? Why should a bird have a switness of wing when it is of no importance how long it shall take to make it's aerial way | from forest to forest, and we, who have so much more important errands in the world, get on so slowly? The roebuck outruns us, the hounds are quicker in the chase, but wait until God lets us loose from all limita tions and indictments. Then we will fair ly begin. The starting post will be l the tombstone. Leaving the world will be graduation day before the chief work of our mental and spirit ual career. Hope sees the doors open ing, the victor's foot in stirrup for the mounting. The day breaks-first flush of the horizon. The mission of | hope will be an everlasting mission, as much of it in the heavenly here after as in the earthly now. Shall we realms notwithstanding more to learn, no other heights to climb no new anthems to raise, monotony of | existence, the same thing over and over again for endless years? Noi More progress in that world than we 1 ever made in this. Hope will stand | on the hills of Heaven and look for ever brightening landscapes, other transfigurations of color, new glories rolling over the scene, new celebra- tions of victories in other worlds, Heaven rising into grander heavens, seas of glass mingled with fire, be- coming more brilliant glass ming | ling with more flaming fire. (Which hope"
 Do not have anything to do with the gloom that Harriet Martineau ex- pressed in her dying words: q have no reason to believe in another world. I have had enough of life in one and can see no good reason why Harriet Martineau should be perpet- uated." Would you not rather have the Christian enthusiasm of Robert Amman, who, when some one said: q will be satisfied if l manage somehow to get into Heaven," replied, pointing to sunken vessel that was being you like to be pulled into Heaven with two tugs like that vessel yon- der? I tell you, would like to go in with all my sails set and colors flying"
 Again, let me introduce the element of hope to those good people who are in despair about the worlds moral condition. They have gathered up appalling statistics. They tell of the number of divorces, but do not take into consideration that there are a thousand happy homes where there is one of marital discord. They tell you of the large number in our land who are living prof1igate lives, but forget to mention that there are mill lions of men and women who are do- ing the best they can. They tell you the number of drunkeries in this country, but fail to mention the thousands of glorious churches with two doors, one door open for all who will enter for pardon and consolation and the other door opening into the Heavens for the ascent of souls pre- pared for translation.
 Those pessimists do not realize that two inventions of our times are going to make it possible under God to bring this whole world into salva- ble and millenial condition within few weeks after those two inventions shall be turned into the service of God and righteousness, as they will be. I refer to the telegraph and the telephone. If you think that God al- lowed those two inventions to be made merely to get rapid informa- tion concerning the price of railroad stocks or to call up a friend and make with him business engage