The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-26

deem II more appropriate that there should De
a special and glorious abode. in which tho
blessed have their peculiar home. and where
they usually abide. even though they be free
to go about In the world
For the surroundings In the midst OF which
the blessed hare their dwelling must be In ao.
cordance with their happy state; and the In.
ternal union OF charity which Joins them IN az.
lection must ind IT'S outward expression In
community OF habitaton. Al tho end OF the
world the earth. together with the celestial
bodies. Will be glorously transformed into a
part OF the dwelling place OF tho blessed
apocalypse, XIII Hence there seems 10 be
no sufficient reason for attrfbutlng a meta
phorlcal sense to those numerous u,terances
OF Holy Writ (which suggest definite dwell.
Ing place OF the blessed. Theologians there.
fore. generally hold that the heaven of tho
blessed Is special place. with definite limts
Naturally this place is held to exist, not within
the earth but in accordance with the express.
Eions OF Scripture. without and beyond It's lin.
its. All further details regarding its locality
arc quito uncertain"
The black spots In the Milky Way that have
given rise to Professor Hensingmullers specm
lations are commonly known the coal
sacks" name first given TO them by saiiorA-
They have excited discussion among many
scientists besides those mentioned here Pro
fessor Garrett p. Serviss. the distinguished as.
tronomer. says In his "Curiosities OF the Sky:
he Strange Goal Sacks"
in the Milky Way.
"The name coal sacks given to these s,ranes
voids Is hardly descriptive Rather they pro-
duce upon the mind the effect OF blank win.
dows In lonely house on pitch dark night
which. when looked at from the brilliant int,
flor, become appalling In their rayless murk
lnhnity seems TO acquire a new meaning In the
presence OF these black openings In the sky.
for as one continues to gaze II loses It's pureiy
metaphysical quality and becomes a kind OF
entity, like the ocean. The observer IS con.
scious that he can actually see the beginning OF
its ebon depths. In which the visible universe
appears to float like an enchanted Island. re
splendent within with lights and life and COR.
geous spcctacles. and encircied with screens OF
crowded stars, but with its dazzling vistas end.
Ing at the fathomless sea OF pure darkness
which encloses ALL
THE Galaxy. OF Milky Way. surrounds the
borders Of our island in space like stellar gar.
land and when openings appear in II they arc
by contrast. far more impressive than the gen.
eTai darkness OF the interstellar eIpanse seen
in other directions. Yet even that espanse Is
not everywhere equally dark. for II contains
gloomy deeps, discernbie with careful watch.
inG.
The most famous OF the coal sacks and the
hrst TO be brought to general attention before
astronomers had awakened to the Significance
OF such things. lies adjacent to the Southern
cross. and is truly an amazing phenomenon. IL
10 not alone the conspicuousness OF this cees
tal vacancy. opening suddenly in the midst OF
one OF the richest parts of the Galaxy that ha,
given it It's fame, but quite az much the super.
stlttouS awe with which il was regarded by the
early explorers of the South Seas. To them ga
we'll as to those who listened in rapt wonder
to their tales. the coal sack seemed to possess
some occult connection with the mystic cross
In the eyes OF the sailors II was not a vacancy
so much AS sable reality In the sky. and as.