The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-12-12

Peter the Great, his private letters and
documents OF value beyond all Eone-
tary consideration. And here are the
events that seem very insignificant and
unImportant, but they Inease treasures
OF Divine Providence and eternities or
meaning which after awhile God will
demonstrate before the ages as being
OF Stupendous value
When Titans play quo1ts they pitch
mountains. but who owns these gigan-
tie natural forces We constantly
reading about? Whose hand is on the
throttle valve of the volcanoes? Whose
foot, suddenly planted the footstooI,
makes the continents quiver2 Godt I
must be at peace with him. Through
the Lord Jesus Christ. this God Is mine
and he is yours 1 put the earthquake
that shook Palestine at the cXucIhxion
against all the down BOOKINGS of 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 IN midIife may.
we'll thank God that you have seen SO.
many wondrous things, but there are
people alive today who may slve to
the shfmmering veil between the ma
terial and the spiritual world uplifted-,
Magnetism, word with which we
| cover up our ignorance, will yet be an
explored realm. Electricity, the fiery
| courser of the sky. that Benjamin
Franklin lassoed and Morse and Bell
and Ed1Son nave brought under com
| plete control, has greater wonders to
| reveal. Whether here or departed this
/ life, We will see these things 1t does
| not make much difference where VIC
| stand, but the higher the standpoint.
| the larger the prospect We will see
| them from heaven if do not see
| them from earth.
Years ago 1 was at Fire Island. Long
| Island, and 1 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 While / was talking with
| him he went up and looked out He
said. I'VE are expecting the Arizona
| tonight I said, rs it possible you
| know all those veSSelS2 Do you know
| them you know mans face2" He
said, Yes. L never make mistake
Before 1 the hulls L often know
them by the masts. L know them all
I have watched them long" Oh.
what grand thing it is to have ships
telegraphed and hera1ded long before
they come to port, that friends may
come down to the wharf and welcome
their long absent onesi So today we
take our stand in the watch-tower, and
through the glass of inspiration we
look off and see a whole fleet of ships
coming in. That is the ship of peace
| with one star of Bethlehem floating
above the top ga11ants. 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
we'll with her The ship of heaven.
| mi ghtieSt craft ever launched, millions
| of passen gers 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 il
they knew us, and wave back again
: | for they ours. They went out from
| our own households. Ourst Hail, hail.
: Put off the black and put the white
Stop to1ling the funeral bell and ring
the wedding anthem Shut up the
| hearse and take the chariot.
Now the ship comes around the great
headland. Soon she will strike the
wharf and we will go aboard her
Tears for ships going out Laughter for
ships coming in. Now she touches
the wharf. Throw out the plank
, Block not up that gangway with EN-
: bracing long lost friends, for you will
: have eternity of reunion Stand back
: | and give way until other millions come
, | aboard her. Farewell to sin. Fare
well to struggle! Farewell to sickness
, | Farewell to death, Blessed are all
| they who enter in through the gates
t into the city,