The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-08
BELIEVES THAT CHRIST
FORETOLD THE CRASH
When He Predicted the De-
StruCtlOn Of The World
By Fire

Las Vegas. n. NJ. Oct S.-That
the world is in grave danger OF be-
ing destroyed this winter by a COLI.
sion with Halleys comet. and that
tlss catastrophe is what Jesus Christ
had in mind when he predicted the
destruction of the world by fire, is
the startling assertion Of Rev Faith
or Charles NJ Charroppin. S. j. Of
ST. Louis university. one of the
greatest living astronomers, who Is
visiting In this place on his way to
Flagstaff, Ariz., where he is to spend
several months in making special
astronomical observations.
For fifteen years Father Charrop
PIN mas made q close study of the
periodic visits into cur solar system
of this great comet, and Of the prob
able danger to the earth. But he
has also studied his Bible with equal
diligence, and he now comes forward
with the emphatic assertion that
such q fiery ending Of our planet is
precisely what the Savior had in
mind when foretelling the wretched
doom OF the earth. He does not con
ceal his acceptance of the probable
ty that we may speedily end ou
days in a tremendous pyrotechnic
display.
Father Chairoppin is the head OF
he Astronomical branch oil the ST.
Louis university. For neariy q quar-
ter OF q century he has taken nigh
rank among the worlds leading Oh
servers OF the heavens. He is the
close friend OF Prot Perciyal Lowell,
aud has long been co-worker with
that scientist In the study OF lac
planet Mars. These astronomers are
10 spend the winter together at the
sreat observatory at Flagstaff, Ariz.,
photograpning mars ana making I.
series oi observations OF the flaming
comet which will travel with us fol
some time to come
The Rev. Father is a firm adher-
ont Of The theory that Mars is In.
habited, He does not, however, be
lieYe the strange and apparently
Systematic network OK lines visible
on tue planets surface is a system
OF canals. The neon, he points out
bears similar markings, arranged az
oording TO q seemingly artificial sss
TEN, and due, in all probability, to
cfacks IN the lunar 0.Ds crust. Blu
he does maintain that Mars present
conditions suitable to life, and tia
Il is very probable that that planet
is pe0plel
Followed Comet Millions OF Miles.
With olner savants o. extensive ac
eomnllshmenl, Father Charfoppin hA4
followed Halley's comet millions up
{ on millions Of miles out into space
( on into speculative realms vastly b.
/ 3und the sun by a phenomenal sss
en- 0l charts aud mathematical cal
auAtiuns, The comets return into oui
solar system was foretCld almost L
the week~alhough the mighty heaA
enly visitor had been absent three
querters Of a century.
Upon one previous flight through
our interplanetary neignborhoOd, Hal
lcss comet narrowly missed a COLI
sion With the earth. A tremendous
amount OF alarm was occasione'
then BY the nearness Of the fiaminl
visitor. Scientists nave never eeas
ed 10 proclaim the possibility OF tn
eaah's destruction by collision
during one Of these periodic ad
sanees. A lew astronomers, 1t II
lrne. have brought forward the the
ory that the comet. which is yerl
nearly as large as our earth, Is no
in the nature OF a solid mass. The.
claim IL to be merely a nebulous co
lection of atoms, held together by
some force OF center Of its own, an'
deriving It's great light from some
not fully understood causes. II
were tc encounter the earth in IL
rrgress, spy these sayants, we would
ex1erlence no discomfort
mighty shower Of "star dust
M1uld shatter Earth IN Collision.
Father Charroppin. however, Is no
enc of the adherents Of this theory
He believes that the comet Is Of
sufficiently solid mass Co SKATER bot
our planet and itself in the event o
collision. He Is further convince'
that Jesus Christ foresaw exactl
such catastrophe when he uttered t
mlnkind the warning that this worl'
shnitld ole das meet a flaming doom
Al present. the comet Il at hand, an
the scientist calls the attention Q
the world to the Savior's warning 4
The Rev. Father Joseph NJ Maj
ra Is entertaining the noted asirof
oner here They were ciassmate