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slowerthan theflying cannonball. Thevelocityof
thestarsis,onanaverage,sixhundredtimesthespeed
oftheexpresstrainthatmakesitsmileaminute. New
YorktoChicagoinalittleoveraminute! NewYork
toSanFranciscoinfourminutes! Thisisaboutthe
averagespeedofthestars.
Butwhataboutaspeedoffifteenthousandmilesin
aminute
!Themotion of Arcturus, which some have called
therunawaystar,isatthisfrightfulvelocity.
God'spoweriswithoutmeasure. HeistheMighty
One. Throughthe wideoceans of space,suns and
worldsarespinningliketops,unceasinglyinmotion.
Theyarehurledinorbitsswifterbyseventytimesthan
thespeedoftheriflebullet. Theynevermoveaninch
outoftheirappointedpaths,andneverthefractionof
asecondoutoftime. Ofthisupholdingmight,Christ
hassaid,"AllpowerisgivenuntoMeinheavenand
inearth.""Allpower,"yetwhoshallmeasureit
!Wehave,however,calledupbutamerefigmentof
the manifestations of God's power. What it really
measuresis allunknowntoman. Couldheessayto
measureit,he wouldfinditinfinite. Inthefieldof
theCreator'sactivities,wehavenotasyetevenlearned
ourAB Cs. Itisimpossibleforustospelloutthe
firsteasywords,ifsuchtherebe,inthesweepingvast-
nessofuniversepower.
"Lo,thesearepartsofHisways:buthowlittlea
portion is heard of Him? but the thunder of His
powerwhocanunderstand?" Job^26 :14.