, 1922-05-02

There are two worlds. the visible
or pbyzzeai and t~hs-ty1szble or spfr-
ftuai world
God tnfenoed man % serufre ne
knowledge OF both vo-5d. For the
kno~iedge Of the yizihts or physical
world he has given MAT = harrearh-
ing intellect. an tnquiring mind and
an tnqutsitfve disposition For the
knowledge OF the invisible or spirit
ual world COD tas given man = spir-
itual and w~orshipping nature. and a
burning and longing desire to know
more Of God. and spirit and heavenly
thinEs-
The facts Of the visible world lay
open before the eyes of man almost
challenging his investigation, and re
spending to his study and research in
a measure almost without bounds.
From NJ very beginning mar has
been inspired TO increase n inten-
Sly his research by constant discov-
cries. HIS rewards IN this study have
been 30 great as to cause him to
doubie his efforts until in our own
glorious day. the w.-ole world stands
dumbfounded and amazed at h
these wizards of nature have discOv-
cred. The restless spirit OF tho SCI
cnttzt has driven htn into the bowels
OF the earth. to bring UT its secrets
1t has NV kim from land to land
and from esa 10 sea, gathering the
golden shezves Of knowledge from
mountain, bnd and sent And he has
ufted UP his head to the planets and
stars and has brought back a wonder
full fruitaEe of knowledge
The reverent and devout spirit has
always been turned TO his God upon
overy discovered secret OF nature
And so great have been these discov-
CRIES that the thoughtless student of
nature has himself been touched with
a sense of the presence Of an Al
mighty spirit in and through and
above nature.
1t lis a significant fact hat mans
first attention was drawn TO the heav-
ems. The ~astrologcrs were u first
scientists. The truths Of h visible
Garth about him. were naturally more
familiar to him and more easily dis
covered He thought that he knew
much about nature, and never dream
cd OF the treasures just beyond his
common grasp. Plant life and animal
life yielded M their simple secrets
every lay, but in rewurd for his every
effort. and many times by accident,
his fund of ~natureal knowledge ever
Increased, until at last he cane TO
reach out into tho invisible and IN
tangible space about him, moved by
n sort of natural faith. that his re-
current dreams might DO realized He
reaches across the great chasm OF
space ard binds together its outmost
bounds, and joins them to tho founda-
ton of more real things.
1t Is not u purpose. however, to
try to catalogue the great discoveries
of nayure and to follow out the slow
Flooding process which made them
possible. We do want to ascrfbe all
honor to the students of science for
their wonderful success. and We do
want to acknowledge the n of
the genius who led to h discovery
Of the marvellous radio system where
by the invisible ether is made to pass
on from one i~nflnitestnna1 particle TO
another the wave OF sounds with
lightning rapidity as through n con
tinuous tube or wire
II is the wonder of this achieve
ment that drives US to the very sum-
NIT of effort to appreciate. that turns
our hearts and minds toward God the
creator and author of all.
We have said, there were two
worlds, that God was h author of
both, and that man was created TO
learn the mysteries Of both And
what we desire first of all in this IN
.tial service. in the use Of this new
system, is to make it a means of
helping US to n fuller knowledge of
hat other and spiritual world with
which this system has brought us in
such close contact.
l declare to you that I never have
so felt the thrill of the divine pres
ence in the achievement of any act
of man or in the embodiment of any
natural mystery al in this
Christ said on one occasion 10 those
who would know more of him. Thou
are not far from the kingdom of
Cod And I confess TO all who hear
my voice. 1 have never been led to
such a conscious ~closcness to God or
of Gods nearness to us all, by any
scientific discovery or human achieve
ment, as I have by this most mystnr-
ious discovery of making the ether
bear our message in its own way.
Was it not enough when the cleo
trio wire carried our voice across the