The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-29
DIR. MILLS TALKS
ON THE HEREAFTER
sT10IG sE1GoH PIEACDD At
fouBTK srBEET n. r CWUICN- :
At Sunday Morning Service IN connse-
ton with Bs-tes OF Talks on
Death and Beyond

At the sunday morning service IN
Fourth street NJ =. church. Rev. DIT. A
mon ON Death and Beyond" 'rhe ser
cons In this series have proven very IN
teresting TO members of the congrega-
ton and the services have been largely
attended. The sermon yesterday was
taken from Corinthians. 15:t4 a-d
Psalms lSs:i4. After reading the text
Or. Mills said:
1t il a common figure which consid-
ers the body as house in which thc
spirit the immortal part. resides. The
figure has scriptural warrant: For We
know that II our earthly house OF this
tabernacle were dissolved. We have =
building OF God. an house not made with
hands. eternal In the heavens A taber-
nacle IL very temporary kind OF house
but common as the house may be. the
house IL not common one. Human
mind never planned and human hands
never made. such a wonderful house.
First. the human eve. True a certain
occulist once said OF the human eye. II
Is a very imperfect instrument. but the
fact remains that neither he or any
other man has ever invented an inStru-
ment that makes IL possible for one 10
see who has no eyes. He Is morenearly
right who declares: The human eye Is
In the world. IL has SEQ distinct con.
trivances. II opens and closes auto
matically its curtains 80. 600 times a DAY.
II Is sef-adtusting to all degrees OF
light from midday to midnight Its
retina IL highly sensitive plate. Its
lenses are normally perfect, with micro
b scopic power To- see the point OF n CAM
brio needle. and telescope power 20 se-
the sun. ninety-five millions OF miles
away. And IL is the mirror of an inward
occupant IL can flash with the fire or
anger. burn with enthusiasm, melt with
tenderness. stare with fright. lecr with
Nillainy twinkle with mirth. or beam
with love
| Second. consider the heart II is the
most powerful engine of Its dinensionn
I IN the world. Small as IL - IL pulsatcs
hundred thousand times n day. and at
every pulSation. forces the blood through
I seven miles OF channels
! Third. consider. too. the hands The
utmost grac" consistent with utility.
What skin and cunning they possess.
KEYS or strings OF musical instruments
! develop fineness OF touch which
makes IT possible FOR the blind to read
| with the finger tips. or for the surgeons
/ TO divide with the knife the tissues OF
| the brain. where the spaces must be
measured by tho one-thousandth part
Vocal Cords.
4 Fourth. think OF the vocal cords. The
! true vocal cords are but two in number
anu they are mere ligaments Of elastic
regulate at The bidding of the VIII" Nh
/ u"ir position and tension. They are
played upon 10y currents OF air forced
| from the lungs. are varying force de-
! termlning the pitch ana volume OF lie
| voice uttered. Two little rubber bands.
/ stretched across the neck OF "A glass
| tune, properly represent the organ OF
NO.cs, yet ~ has a range OF nearly two
octaFes' and rare OCCASIONS Il may have
a range Of three and a half. There is
no other musical instrument SO r,r,p,.
50 run OF toues-deep a. the rosr OF
me sea: parse as the carol OF birds soft
a. the breathing OF sleep.
rim. equally wonderful arc ,ne
nerves. The nervous system is like a
u"hbIe-tracked railroad. over one track
we receive impressions from the outer
MHrIl. over the other We impart inn
I pulses 20 motion by which We nut our
impress upon the external world pos
slhIN still better figure IL suggested
nS on. w no hkens the human nerves 10
~ stem OF telegraph wires. vast and
'"ihpleN. Ihere are about ten million
| SEPARATE nerves in the body. Their. 80
hours iu the lives OF sensftiyeiy ore.-.,.-
ized persons when il NAV bc roa,,i,
1 renewed that the number of their nerves
| sNoeeis even that. But Is anything so
~ SehSolN ana motor nerves act and
react \ chemist is In his laborstorv
, P'Ilh"htlnS with strange elements
\ h"ite OF liquid eNpiOies The glass -
broken into luuuemcrable minute ,r,g-
.l.t-ts' Ton aud tory nerves ncr so
s,1iItpily ~ reporting The sound Of tie
I ti" Impulse 50 promptly TO the muscles
u1t control fhe cyelids that the chem
= eyrSiSlt is saved. The Ids are
u, rated. but the sight j. unimpairr5
-'hi ~ may De the nerve Of sight acts
l'intly with th" nerve OF hearing 20
warn the eye " danger
Our Bodies
SKIN, The entire body il .nsov,.t
WIN devices So finely designed and 60
perfectly modelled thar. like fbe les,s,,s
Hui tie armament. il.V d..la-. 80
hl"r} NJ ueir Maker and SHOW Ills
mo work.. Yet this is only the phtsi-
'"I lfd'nrW0rk of man Within ~ 90.
Ar'!i'I phi more mysterious operations
'' iNt hlnd. tho daily miracle of .an-
'3T ana memory. the inc1rnr,,.
.'iNiH." magic l,. which sNu.rfanrs g
'.Hi~i"rucd into thought Won look mo
.N picture. 20 rare wonderful piece or
'." aril~is skill VILE, UsIfs ,t5
-.Hl"wS. What wizIrd-y ~ urosrcr'
TOW dii the painter produce -
''''l or Hl~tar.e aud afmosuuerea Nom
"..'.'l ..lI'I stand DO. Yet az RIO ..,,-
lf on your gazing It the canvas
'.'' .iE within Nnu has created ff.ori
~ van. or your urfuiiug memory au-
'..'I fl, lure. Hu exact duplicate OF that
.'d Just as real SCI tie physI...r t...T,.
'..''.''' '"''. equally marvellous and
wen NOR" .neNpliearie
iN o. the pafri.af hoIv dat to
Tow speaks. Aud Vetn. tIstr DO Is e.. -.
..'N NATURAL body. We have NOT ..fy..,Y-
.-'' I Wei. Hut DO has been ftsfhf,,f
-'I tihi 10 us There have been fiTrre
"N'i I' seemed cNNtu-teI vet even fh..
.l.NIN i.ir responded with r. p0vcr
or reserve almost Incredible 49,
p story 90 % frtI woman in d.. &c. ~,
l'''l'i+ tNfI.hNt. who. when BE- rrob
.'n' q" kii Deg husband. ami r,ilf,- ~
'I. nun. proceeded 90 Iuir tho Iolfse
''NA'i i' H" allowed f1 save SOM, ,.f
mousse .'II goods. They granted I.-
, ..'.'. ''N'F. so sh" took Gp the sit