The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-20
WORLD OF WONDER
DOES NOT ATTRACT
People No Longer Show Inter-
est In Mystery of
Heavens.

The Children day exercises az the
FIRST Methodist Episcopal church yes
tcrday morning were most Interesting
and pleasing TO the large congregation
present. The little people Of the pri-
..4ary grade were beautifully cunning.
AT tho evening service the pastor spoke
on "A world Of Wonder" using as a
text tho words. Unto you It Is given
90 XIV the mystery of the kingdom OF
Cod. DR.. short said.
The world verify throbs and bulges
with mystery and wonder 40 those that
really live. 10 such as have eyes TO see.
When viewed from the right angle and
approached from the proper direction
the s0-called commonplace Of ufe he
come arrayed In garments OF royal light
aud beauty The mysterious and won
derful inspire and interest and urge on
CD activity. When mystery ie gone life
ig uuattractive and undesirable and un-
pfoErciaiFc. Most OF US have lost I'M
tcrrTt I'm the every day heavens. the
every night stars and the Uniform mo-
ton 81 the earth. IL requires an eclipse
or n comet 90 make ms look up or
quake Co convince ms that the earth
does move And yet the heavens are
always interesting and beautiful and
inspiring 60 those that have eyes 20 see
and heart 70 appreciate
Every kingdom is FUN Of mystery
and amazing wonder. The combinations
in the mineral kingdom. the production
and the development OF the vegetable
kingdom. the rise and progress and fan
81 the animal kingdom. the enlargement
End glory or the God kingdOm-each
and OH are always and everywhere
throbbing with the mystery and won
der on every side. but we must be alive
90 see e.
Recently one lady said to another
that she tired Of looking at the noun
tninE. 7 would never tire Of them.
They have seen so much and hold so
much in their heart and Businesses that
7 love with an increasing love. Their
wonder hold me like the love OF a
beautiful woman holds her admiring
friend Some days ago ! plucked a
pIusy with "a face more royalty purple
than kingly palace ever held: its heart
was N soft pure gold. fit for any mon
arch.s crown. I held 10 In my hand and
admired 10 as woman would hold and
admire the iewcied ring that her lover
had placed upon her finger. Heart
broken mothers have returned from the
cemetery and Just collapsed The life
or loved one was gone and with e.
hope had fled and solicitude was ended.
While life lasted there was interest and
Inspiration and wonder. Human life
wravt up ir child. The God kingdom
d. n ne the less Interesting. wonderful.
mysterious. but even more SD. Here
is where things really happen the place
~ immortal deeds and 10 you. the
church. is given 90 know the mystery Of
this God kingdom.
Thus the kingdoms Of this world
are Kingdoms of wonder. We accept
these wonders IN all the Kingdoms ex-
cept the God kingdom. Some Of MS re-
fuse them here because we cannot uu-
dcrstaud them. Has the geo1ogief uu-
f1Veled an The wonders Of the hills and
mountains Has the botanist made his
last discovery Of flower and fruit2 Has
the anthropologist solved ths final
problem 81 human naturcg In an OF
these there remains untold wonder and
mystery. Here we name them and pass
along. but I'm the God kingdom we feel
20 accept something that we cannot
explain Dr. crcdulOEg and childliko The
God kingdom has On 10 the miraculous.
that which cannot De- explained BY the
laws wc now know: % can not he rnea s.
urcd nor labeled nor analysed nor