Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-02-20

ono sentence, not one phrase. not OBJ
word ln recognition Of 1iylua author
~ F1uoon progressive amendments
have been made 90 the written con
stltution indicating an expansion and
growth of the real and a popular AZ
sire 90 have The ordained Law conform
thereto. viii % be- ultra optimistic
tor us to hope that a. q glorious ac
I compilBhmnni of the future our nation
shall recognize a power higher thar
Eve the people" and snail enroll her
sell as one OF The Kingdoms OF oui
Lord and of OTIS Christi know OF
no better service you can render youi
country than 10 labor for such a con
summation ROW fitting and how nug
ecstlvo the thought and words OF Web
stcr iu bis famous anniversary 3D.
dress. Unborn ages and visions Of
glory crowd upon my soul. the reali
zatlon OF al -hich. however. ia in the
hands and good pleasure 20 Almighty
God under His divine blessing d viii
boz depcndon; on the character and the
virtue Of ourselves and our postorlty. %
I ~ classical history has been found
I 90 be. is now. and shall continue ia
bc The conoomiiant of free institutions
and popular oloQuence what a field "a
opening Co us for another Horodotua.
another rhucydldes. and another Llvy
And lct mo say that 70 We and our
Dostcrty shall be- true 90 the Chris.
tlan religion. N We an. they shall live
always in the fear OF God and shall
respect iiis commandments. 70 W. and
they shall maintain just. moral sonti'
mCnts and such convictions of duty
as shall control the heart and life, W.
may nave the highest hopes OF the
future OF our country. and " We main.
tain those Institutions of government,
that political union. exceeding all
praise az much as it exceeds an for.
mor examples of political associations
Ec may be- sure VI one thing that
While our country furnishes material
Tor n thousand masters of the historic
Ht t viii anord no topic Tor a Gib
DDn. 10 Will have no Decline and
Fau o. will go on prusnorng o. 'o
prosper uut Do We and our po8torlty
reject religious instruction and au
thouty violate the rules OF eternal
Justice. irine with the lniunctions OF
morality. and reckloasly destroy the
political constitution which holds uf
together. no man can toll how sudden
catastrophe may ovcrwhelm us that
shall bury an our glory in profound
ohacurlty should such a catastrophe
oyertakc us let us have no history
let the horrible narrative never BE-
written let iss fate be- like that Of
the lost books OF Lazy which no hu
man eye shall ever read or the miss
ing pIoiad OF which no man can ever
know more tnan THAI b 10 lost and
/ lrst forever
But IN this the last OF our studies
together % is my desire 20 turn from
the subject W Itch hae heretofore en-
gagcd us and 10 direct your thoughts
I in contemplation OF another kingdom
Infinitely above and beyond the con
cepiiun ot man in 10 age. ita extent
iis duration and its government. from
which YOU viii perceive me 10 refer
to none other than the Kingdom OF
God But % thus unEdom Is Infinite
now can we contemplate &c or whai
may we hope 20 gain oy the attempt
iust as the infant in attempting d
7 TASK beyond ns strength acquires .
{ certain development. go we. feebly
striving TO know the unknowable may
uoW more and more toward the stat
ure of perfect manhood
Gods kingdom hath no eni "a
ail either ia extent or duration. iia
royal glory BE- The brightness OF the
heavens aud the Hight o. the earth
The supremacy the omnlpotency and
the universally of His dominion are
everywhere proclaimed by His works
The phenomena OF energy and motion
excmplhed in winds aud tides. day
and night hoai and electricity. con
vince ua that the government OF our
world Us not len 10 chance. Above
aud below. within and an about. owl
dences confront us pointing 20 the
directing hama of God in the universe
We I've on a planet shining brightly
in the heavens. In motion. trnveraing
Ils orbit with lnconceivanlo velocity.
hold m lta path By rs invisible power,
% cannot eyado A planet an the
world to us. but a mere atom 10 a uni
verse uf worlds created and governed
1y the same king TIE great dome Of
che sEy with Its mighty globon and
EIItter.ng stau presents one of tho
rrandcst spectucles 0f nature. Gazing
into tho deep blue our souls are stirred
with feelings OF awe and reverence
and With the Hebrew hard aur hearts
Icry out:
When look up into inc heavens.
Which Thy own fingers framed.
Unto the moon and 20 the stars.
Which were by Thee O. daincd:
Then say J. What 10 man that he
Remembered Is by ThooY
Or what the son OF man that Thou
So kind 10 him shouldst bog"
We come into communion with an
other ITO. Tho soul asserts lts lmmor
tally more strongly than before. gag
cr qucsilonlnga crowd upon us. whal
are those glltterlng atarBf What tholi