ELECTRIC UNIVERSE ETERNAL 247 



Deity, all the universe is a symbol of creative power 

 and wisdom which is boundless and enduring, and 

 proclaims that our world, the sun and the universe 

 are eternal and enduring. 



The question of the continued existence of our 

 solar system is a fascinating subject to most of 

 our astronomers; they seem never to be weary of 

 looking forward to a time when the light of the sun 

 will expire with age, or it will be destroyed by 

 some great catastrophe. I have no such appre- 

 hensions. First, because in the six or eight thou- 

 sand years of human history on this planet there is 

 no record of any sun or star being blotted out, 

 or any planet being destroyed. The sun, stars and 

 planets are substantially the same as they were 

 when Babylon flourished, when Abraham was a 

 sun worshiper, and when the angels sang on the 

 plains of Bethlehem. As far as human knowledge 

 and science goes, not a single star has faded from 

 the glittering hosts of night's jewelled crown. 



Second, because the same electric force that started 

 suns and planets on their grand velocities and fixed 

 their orbits is not only an attracting force, but also 

 a repelling force of marvelous power. And while 

 suns and planets attract each other they also re- 

 pel each other, and make each keep their respective 

 distance under the law of electro-magnetism by 

 which opposite poles attract and like poles repel each 

 other. If you place the opposite poles of a horse- 

 shoe magnet together they will attract each other 

 and cling together until a superior force overcomes 

 their mutual attraction; but if you reverse them 

 and put their like poles together, they will not cling 

 together, but will repulse each other. 



