Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-10-21
THE WORLDS END
Now Predicted by an Astronomer of
National Fame-HaIley's Comet
the Cause.

That the world is in great danger
of being destroyed this winter by a
collision with Halley's comet. and
that this catastrophe is what Jesus
Christ had in mind when he predict
ed the destruction of the world With
fire, is the startling assertion made
by Rev. Father M. Charropin, s. D.,
Of st. Louis university one Of the
greatest -astronemers. living.
For fifteen years Father Charrop-
pin has made a close study Of the per-
iodic visits into our solar system of
great comet and of the probable dan
ger tos the earth But he ha
also studied his Bible with equal dill
igence. and now he comes foreward
with the empathic assertion that such
fiery ending is precisely what the
Savior meant when he foretold the
wretched doom of the sarth He does
not conceal his acceptance that we
speedily end our days in tremend-
Gus pyrotechnic display
Father Charroppin is the head of
the astronomical branch of the st.
Louis university For nearly a quar-
ter of century he has taken high
rank among the worlds leading OBJ
servers Of the heavens. He is close
friend of Prof Percival Lowell. and
has long been a co-worker with that
scientist in the study Of the planet
Mars These astronomers are to
SPEND the winter together at the
great observatory at Flagstaff, Ariz.
photographing Mars and making a
series Of observations Of the flaming
comet which will travel with MS some
,ime to come
The Reverend Father is a firm adj
herent Of the theory that Mars is In
habitated He does not, however
believe the strange and apparently
systematic net work Of lines on the
planets surface is a system OF can
ais The moon he points out bears
similar markings. arranged accord
ing to a seeming artificial system,
and due, in all probability, to cracks
in the lunar orbits crust But he
does maintain that Mars presents
conditions suitable to life, and that it
is very probable that that planet is
peopled
With other savants of extensive
accomplishment, Father Charroppin
has followed Halleys comet millions
upon millions Of miles out upon space
-on into speculative realms vastly
beyond the sun. BY a phenomenal
system of calculations. the comets
return into our solar system was
foretold almost TO a week although
the mighty heavenly visitor had been
absent three-quarters Of a century.
Upon one previous flight through
our interplanetary neighborhood
Halleys comet narrowly missed n
collision with the earth A tremen-
duous amount Of alarm was occasion
ed then by the visitor. Scientists
have never ceased to proclaim the
possibilities Of the earth's destruction
by a collision during one Of these per-
iods advances. A few astronomers
il is true, have brought foreward the
theory that the comet which is very
nearly as large as our earth. IS not in
the nature Of a solid mass. They
claim it to be merely a nebulous
collection Of atoms held together by
some force center Of It's own and de-
irving it's real light from some other
cause not fully understood. If It
were to encounter the earth on It's
progress. say these savants. we
would experience no discomfort
save mighty shower Of star dust
Father Charroppin. however. is not
one Of the adherents Of this theory.
He believes that the comet is Of suf-
solid mass to shatter both
our planet and itself in case Of a
collision lie is further convinced
that Jesus Christ saw the forecoming
Of exactly such a catastrophe when