The Washington herald., 1914-06-03
Miracles.
ny EMORY J. HAYNES.

Define miracle. You cannot The loose popular
idea about a miracle is that it is impossible
event that takes place. the astonishment of all be-
holders. And generally that the agent efecting this
event was the Almighty. But such definition is not
perfect by any means. 1t is only rough outline OF
the prevalent meaning of the word. Christ walking
on the sea more an impossible incident to the
spectators than would have been the fight of an
aeroplane 10000 feet above the Sea of Galilee.
No man knows what is impossible. Here is Wana-
makers New York store talking to Philadelphia with
the telephone wire at all distance telephon
ing is really miracle. Yet it is truly wonderful
the voice of the Great Invisible Mind that dictated
to Moses the Ten Commandments. For that matter,
one has explained how the human voice travels
across breakfast table to say pass me the sugar
There have been theories about either waves" and
yet nobody got hold of the ether to prove that
it exists. 1t is not by air waves, for one may talk
through vacuum.
There is theory of happy life that rests on the
answer to prayer and perfect trust in the providence
of the Creator At first blush real estate we'll located
with title perfect and then guaranteed, is by most
"hard-headed business men, considered vastly more
secure protection to leave the widow and children
But millions to one the widow in history has got on
by the miracle a" am the father the fatheres and
the widows God" There have been so many of these
widows and orphans who got well by the miracle
Everybody has seen several of these gentle praying
women with their babes all defended that it hardly
seems miracle ae all lust get used to the
telephone miracle More than man who reads
this will whisper to himself. That was my mother!"
The uncovering of these tremendous forces and
laws, which late years constantly is making, renders
the miracle necessary, shall be in terror all
the while Did you ever descend, with the chief engi
reer into the engiue-room of huge Atlantic liner?
All about you fires and potencies to make layman
shudder. But the miracle restrains them. With a
pressure OF a button the steam could be shut off if
an iceberg dead ahead.
So walk we mortals daily amid the powers of
matter which we have released from bondage to serve
rs. The laws that harness and guide them are but
little known us at best. There is not miracle of
he sacred books that is as marvellous as the enslave
nent, say, of steam, by gossamer web halters and
races and man is not destroyed by his slave
The happy life OF faith in prayer is logical. The
expectation is that suppementing best endeavor,
S always The infinite which responds to cure.
No scientific negstion dare deny it. Even twenty
'ears ago there were scientific who, living today
rave ceased to protest Radium was then unknown
Who dare deny anything: This is the new postulate.
city of the General Electric is shipping
ife and welI-being. 1t is already true Ask and We
hall receive. Seek and ye shall find. Knock and it
hall be opened to you"
| am not. however. inventor nor mechanic
ience | work my trade as faithfully can, and
hen I trust there is Master of the Universe and
lie will welcome my whisper that l be cared for where
do not know the way, and know not the danger. |
This has been the method OF development of the race
has believed in the miracle and done its best and
lept by night.
The miraculous is in every mans memory. There
re quiet hours of reflection when the marvel shines
ut along his past He stays himself by recalling it
lie believes he will escape again as he did then. The
grows familiar as we grow older For
ur strength grows less and VIC begin to know
ow little we really do know. The child within our
ature becomes the guide. We say it every day, 81
m not certain. | am very weary tonight. 1t will
ome out al right ! must sleep and trust"
What is that but profound reliance upon the
liracle? Impossible to us. expect it TO come to
ass. Who could live without his miracle?