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

a. Hu speak ~ feet OF Inches Who
can conceive of millions % mlioai Yet
go remote. the astronomer assures az.
De- our nearest 6xod star. Light travels
with such speed that 4 would traverse
a distance equal 90 about eieht times
round this earth while one or us
might take two steps with that Idea
lu mind take up an international do.
tionary containing two thousand pages
Of three columns each. or the oqulva.
lent Resin 20 read ~ the instant a
ray of lIght leaves the nearest star for
the earth; read on and on. day and
night tiroioEaly and slecplesaly. a.
light travels and how far viii you have
tc7d by tho time the ray from Alpha
Contaurl has reached the pager You
win have read the pondorous volume
through. not once or twlce. but nearly
hundred times And other parts Of
thIa kingdom whose distances have
been measured are a hundred fold
more remote. What think you OF tho
majesty of our King. as Indicated by
the extent of His dominion
Such figures starger us and easily
might We Ue led o. doubt thoir acCu.
racy. were d not for the fact that the
man OF science employing thom in bis
calculations D. able to predict with the
utmost precision Hr announces that
I'M such n year and month on such a
day. hour End second a certain body
win occupy a certain position Ia the
heavens a. The time Indicated No ad.
just the telescope and on the instant
true beyond the accuracy of any time
piece the orb crecps into view. ON tho
trarkicsn ocean the nautical almanac
Is the marines trusted friend and
counselor Daily and Nightly see rovc.
lations bring safety 10 hls ships in a
thousand harb0rs. % is more than q
mere book &c ~ an ever present proof
0r order harmony and divine control
.n the universe; an lncontroyetible or.
gumcni that the beginning. the con.
tinuance and the future of that uni.
verse are iu the hands of the Infinite
ono whose kingdom uloth over au
a German poet tells us that God
.r ied a man in dreams into the voa.
thule of heaven. saying Come up
hithor and / will show thee the glory
ct my house And 90 the angels VINO
stood about be- said TAKE him. strip
him OF bic ruhes Of flesh; cleanse his
affections pat a new breath into his
u0strils. but touch not his human
heart, the heart that fears. and hopes
and trembloB Twas done and this
man stood ready 70 rhis voyage IN
Ger the guidance OF a mighty angel.
with sounds Of flying plnions thoy
spod away from the battiomonta OF
heavens through saharas OF darkness.
wildernesaes OF death At length from
distance not measured. save IN the
arithmetic 90 heaven. light Doamod up
on them A. first a sleepy flame as
seen In q hazy cloud. ON they aped
30 meet the llght with slower rate %
meet them. A moment the blazing
nt suns; moment the wheeling OF
planets, then oternitloa of twilight.
until again ON the right ha0d and on
the LEFT. new consultations AZ last
the man sank down crying. Angel. :
can go no farther let me lie down
in the grave and hide myself from the
inhnlteudo OF tho universe, Tor end
there is none "End o. there none9"
agalu demanded tho angel answer.
end there is none to ihe universe OF
Cod So also there is no beElnulnH
But Code laws o fgrayitatlon and IN
ertia. wonderful as they seem, are not
80 mysterious as those involving liio--
iAfp ihe soul Of the world but for
which creation were naught The
sun aud stars. the blue ornament. day
and night the tides and seasons are as
nothing compared with 70 Take Ia
your hand tiny acorn. Little sign
does IL give Of the vital energy with
which II is stored 1he costly dla-
mond Is more promising. But plant
that diamond carefully IN soil the
richest under conditions most cougen.
lal Let our descendants generations
hence visit tho spot No dazznng tree
b. there flashing with iewoied leaves.
iut there lies the thing plantod--tho
diamond. unchanged, cold. dead
An autumn wind sweeps through the
forest shaking an acorn 10 the ground.
The hoof of a browsing deer presses
d beneath the sod lnto an unknown
aud unnoticed grave But the germ
of a giant life IL within A. The yornal
days come again; tho hngcr OF ma
lures king touches r. and 10. the little
brown nut quiCkons. swclls. bursts
with lifo and rcara as head 20 become
a forest monarch. calling 10 mind the
lines OF Cowper
Thou vast a bau0lo once. cup and
nall which babes might play with and
the thieyish Jay, seeking her food,
with ease might have purI0Ined The
auuurn nut that held thee. swallowing
down thy yet close untoldod latitude
1f houghs. and ali thy embryo vastnoss
at "a Eulp
Behold the tiny seed oi corn How
spontaneously its embryo quickens.
how vigorously Il bursts lis envelope;
how mothOdically d unfolds downward
and upward. hoW groedily Il seiHoa
upon its appropriate food perfectly
natural you suy7 Yes. but Who can
explain it7 who has discovered the