Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-05-06
Friday. rlay @. 1910.
THE COMET At THE CRISIS.


Works, Editor Hioks has the follow
Ing regarding the much talked OF
Hslley's Genet;
AZ "Haliey's comet" IL going 60
show mp In any sort OF spectacular
fashion IL will DO doing 90 before the
end Of this mouth, May. Before
this issue of Word and Works goes
10 press. ne announced In our April
number, also In our 1910 almanac.
the comet will have passed far
enough around the Sun 60 be seen on
the eastern horizon tefore sunrise.
From early Ia April, until near the
middle OF May. the comet should ap
pear ut It's best. We repeat what we
have said, both In Word aud Works
and our 1910 almanac, that we do
not believe Halley's comet will come
up TO tho popular expectation during
its present approach TO the Sun.
Much. however. will depend upon
whether 10 has lost In magnitude
sinoe its visit seveuty.nv years ago
IA fact already indicated by glimp-
SOS aud estimates made since lite an.
pesranoe last September. Comets,
however, are like some people we
have seen, they sometimes increase
10 briiliancy and bigness as they
come closer TO you. But IL cannot
DO denied, even " Halley's comet 10
still grand and great, In proportion
20 some OF lee former visits 90 our so.
Lar svstem, IL has been disappoint.
ingiy slow In becoming naked eye
object. For more than half year
the whole world has been agog over
the comet, hut only favored few.
In the great Telescopes. have been
able TO catch feeble and unsatisfying
glimpses OF IL.
After all, ~ our great sun does
not capture the celestial visitors
thing not at all impossi ble--we may
yet, la the Immediate future, see the
comet, In something Of Its former
prestige aud glory.
The fact that the comet has been
Ia aud near the eoliptio since ita ND
pearanoe, 10 evidence that II will
mako fairly CLOSE, or correct con
junction with Earth aud Sun about
May 18th, hut the possibilities are
that II Will pass far enough below or
above the central plane of the Sun,
to project its tall millions of miles
away from the Earth Whatever
physical effect 10 may have on the
Earth, will come by way OF the Sun,
and the phsnomenally warm weather
through March. the commissions on
the Sun. with volcanic violence,
earthquakes and abnormal auroral
lights. beyond question are lasely
tho results of Halley's comet In its
psrihelion eight around the suburbs
OF the san. Whatever other results
may follow from this close Walt of
tho great celestial wonder We do not
hssitate to declare. will not be aool.
dents. The Almighty hand that ore.
ated and upholds the universe 10
guiding the comet. Whatever men
may say. we firmly believe that God
iptends To arrest tho attention and
thoughts OF men by sending suoh
marvellous wonders alongside our lit.
tie world, aud Ia order to do it. II
need be-, lie will cause the comet to
blight tho Sun and shake the Earth
When vain man lsttSrs himself that
be has succeeded In eliminating God
from the universe when the stayed
order OF nature has crystallized the
minds OF men into scientific unbe.
lief and blindness, God can aud does
call forth comets, and whatever other
wonderful and alarming agencies He
plsases out OF the deep, silent, eter.
nal heavens. IL IL not the work Of
''superstition" 10 look for the hand
OF God Ia the comet, but is IL the
part OF holy reverence aud faith to
learn the lesson lie would teach
the stupenduous fact that divinity |
presides over all things In the Earth !
and heavens With such reverence,
such spiritual dlsccrnment, such |
hamble, loving faith aud confidence
in the good and gracious God, His
people can with serenity aud calm
ness look upon any exhibition OF His |
power, or enter into this mysteries OF
any shadow lie may throw upon the