The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-10-27

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growth Of the Spanish cathedral IN
stead OF the Scottish kirk What
would have happened? Surprising the
men who laid the religious foundations
Of our theological seminaries had come
from another class than the Puritans,
dominated by the spirit Of Rev. John
Robinson Surprising the men who
taught MS our ideas OF morality and
right had not been inspired by the
teachings OF a John Knox
The spiritual lips OF many centuries
are pleading from our pulpits today,
not spiritual lips which have been born
within the last century. One of the
most dramatic and pathetic stories
ever told was that OF Cyrus W. Field
when he described before the New
York chamber OF commerce The StO-
~ Of the Atlantic Cable" For thr-
teen long years this persistent oper-
ator had struggled against contempt
and ridicule Of all sorts. At last the
cable was successfully laid. Then the
Great Eastern sailed out 10 sea 10
grapple for the cable. which had been
lost IN midocean the year before. Two
miles and a half the graphing hooks
sank 10 the bottom OF the ocean. Day
after day and week after week the
work went on. At last the graphing
hooks caught. Slowly and surely from
It's bed Of prlmeval oOze the lost cable
was lifted up. But no sooner did the
end appear above the surface Of the
sea than the men raised cheer. TheH
like a frightened creature II seemed to
tear Itself away and foil back to its
old couch
Again and again went the huge Crap !
pllng irons over the ocean bed. At
last the hooks again caught. Slowly |
and surely this time the cable was
again lifted "Only when Il was
brought over the bow and on To the
deck did the men dare to breathe" |
said Mr.. Field. Then we carried It |
along 10 the electricians room 10 zee
II our long sought treasure was living |
or dead. A few minutes Of suspense.
and IT told OF the lightning current
again set free. Then did the long pent |
up passions Of the men burst forth.
Some turned away their heads and /
wept, others broke into cheers. Then,
with thankful hearts. we turned our
faces 10 the west But soon the wind
rose. and for thlrty-six hours we were
exposed to all the dangers OF an Allan
tic storm. Yet In the very height and
fury Of the gale as l sat In the cleo
triclan's room a fash OF light came
from the deep telling me that those 10
dear TO me whom had left on the
banks Of the Hudson were we'll and
following me with their wishes and
their prayers This was like a whisper
Of God from the sea bidding me keep
heart and hope" And 80. like Cyrus
w. Field, when I am sailing over the
troubled seas Of Americas life I find
a supernatural power speaking 10 me
From my hand there Is an inspired
cable running. IL reaches not, how
ever. 10 the living OF the earth, but
10 the living Of heaven. II runs clear
back to the Massachusetts Plymouth
colony; clear back 10 Scrooby manor
house; clear back TO the Scotch Gov
The old religious leaders Of
England and Scotland and Ireland arc
speaking 70 me and saying: BE Of
good courage. We American people
Ihe same God whom we worship you
worship. The same God who watched
,ver US in the ages past is the same
iOd who will lead the English and the
American peoples now forward In the
;reat work Of the civilization and the
,hristianization Of the round world
edeemed from sin"