Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-17
ALASKA INSPIRES
BAPTIST DIVINE
SEES SERMON IN WHITE OF
THE ETERNAL SHOWS
Mans Wonderful Energy Everywhere
Manifest In Country Where Many
Lives Paid Forfeit for ln,-
possible Ambitions

Having lust returned from his SUM
ner vacation. Rev. Arthur S. Phelps'
preached last night at Central Bap'ia'
church, Alvarado and Pico stree.s' oi'
"What Saw in Alaska" He SAID
"The Bible says The meek shall IN
herit the earth, but at present II w
longs to the tourist
Thomas Fuller said $50 years @nT Nv
Know most Of the rooms OIL tny
native country before thou soee' wv
the threshold thereof ,r,. von-
"This is a great country. Inc ta I.
kee. in the national boundary .ee.
said: The United States is bounced oIi
tbe north NV the aurora boreans, on
the east by the rising sun, on the sou.n
by the procession Of the equlnoxes, any
on the west by the day or 1uoglnene. !,
don't wonder Marie Corelli feit sorLy
for Satan; the poor Fellow nau ho N"
cation.
See Hand Of Providence
"Evervwhere on our Alaskan trip
and vacation travels, wh1cn coVe,eu
5000 miles and took us on elgnt s.eas, a,a
boat rides, we saw the touch Oh 1ou
finger. ,a tbv
mountains. thy walls and thy founI-
aims. world famed in story, all speak
of one greater, thy mighty Creator
who touched thee with glory.
"As our vessel steamed out, under
the soft light of the full moon, over a
sea. broken into little rifles, and grao,,
uaIlv left behind the brilliantly nghteu
city' retired to my comfortable state
room, at peace with all the Worlu.
"The whole trip was inland, among
10000 islands. A., ,o-
"The phosphorescent glow of the wa
Ter at night reminded me that Gous
glory is often seen only in the dark
THE last day north from Juneau "
Skaguay revealed scenery of unrlVaieu
splendor. Live glaciers, ike live
Christians. are those which reach the
outside world; while dead glaciers are
those cut off by moraines.
Soul in the Beautiful
"There is a soul in things beautiful.
White is the most attractive color III
nature. the white of the eternal snow,
of the shifting clouds, of the crystai
waterfall and breaking surf, of the
orchard in bloom, of the swan on tne
wing: most beautiful because 1t Is the
color of purity, and because II 10
ephemeral. ,u-o
glorious Mt. Shasta, a great @ +ta lae nne,, rieeS
from the general level into the upper
heights. giving a vision of the ideal
among the real. .,..
THE surging tide, running through
Seymour Narrows at times WIN a
speed of fifteen knots per hour, gave a
sense of the power of the Creator. 1t
rises under the bridge in victoria b.
C.. and creates fall of seven feet.
"When in the Gulf of Georgia two
0nr
shore by wind and tide, swan against
these forces, almost exhausted. L
thought what powerless thing is man
fighting against the laws of his Maker.
Sunday in Victoria
Sunday is better observed in Victo-
ria than here They publish no Mon
day newspaper, close the postofhce all
day, and some of the restaurants.
"Man's wonderful energy is every
where manifest in Alaska. At Skag-
uay / thought of the sacrifice of hopes
and lives for golden prospects, so few
of which could be realized. Like the
salmon, which one sees fall lifeless in
Ketchican river, in their vain attempt
to ascend the impossible current, so
many a life has paid the forfeit of an
impossible ambition.
"a man from the Klondike on one of
the steamers, having made a fortune,
was returning with an immense dia-
mond. He was insane. He would toss
the magnificent stone up above the
vessels side and catch it again. The
people expostulated, but he laughed at
them. 1t was tossed once more, and
like a flash shot into the sea.
How many young man is trifling
thus with his immortal soul'
Next Sunday night Mr.. Phelps will
speak on Totem Poles" illustrating
with one he brought from Skaguay.
He is writing his trip, with. illustra-
tions, for Outdoor Life"