The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-20

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We are enteringupon thesecond CEN
tury Of Methodtsmi;iitn this this: country.
ed thisiyear, 1866, as the commence
ment of the milennial period, when all
forms OF error and Ignorance should be
destroyed. Mighty events have, in
deed, been crowded thickly into the
past few years. China has unbarred her
gates Japan has opened her ports, NADIA
gascar has ceased to strive against the
Pacific have become seats, of christians
ty, andnearer- home you may find an
end to the temporal power Of the Pope
on the earth. The nHtions of the earth
have been waiting 70 pArtd ion Turkey.
Russia has been making rapid progress
ted times-England and France alone
keeps Her from the Mediterrahean Sea.
The great Pacific railroad has been re-
ferred to. Napoleon is cutting the 18TH
mus between Asia and Africa. Eng
land has been opposing him war. But
probably, in a year Sc, the tides ofcom-
merce will flow equally with the seas
not wish to predict evil, but there Is q
cloud gathering upon our horizon. Ma
poleon has been Watching our land. ]
do not know what will ihe the result Of
the last war. Suppose he shouldu under
take to measure arms with US, what
will be the result7 at that time will
Russia come down to the editertane-
an and0 divide the commerce of the
earth with Franee2' Then will come the
downfall of Mahommedan power. II
these things should beso, what a year
1866 will be! lll-p.Isil stg
We can bring the population OF the
whole globe TO this country. God Is
bringing the families of the earth here.
This Republic of ours has been acting
upon Western Europe, and lhsely has
begun to act on China. ChinS has sent
hither Tor several well educatedi and
talented young men to enter into the
Consular offices of that country. The
question pariseS, are I'VE, as n moving
church, doing such work as viii tell
upon the 'future2 It is difficult TO make
an impression upon our own commu-
mites. How difficult then TO influence
old Asia, that has hardly taken q step
| for every century that has rolled over
its surface. We have centres In India
reaching to 200, ,000, ,000.z., We have cen-
tres in Africa and in Germany. We
ought to have more missions in France.
The only way to conquer the world Is
| to conquer its natives to Christ. we
have too few missionaries in Spain! AS
have looked atour country and seen
what the churches are doing, and II
seems TO me we shall soon have
crowding our land men of every tongue,
AS the race is crowding herelI see the
day of Penticost coming: not in Asia
not in Europe, not in; Afffca, but in our
own land, when men shall be con-
yerted, not by the thousands, but by
/ the hundreds of thousands. II we car
| ry out our plans; missionaries and mis-
sionary stations shall dot all lands
upon face of the globe. We are Ger
tainly living in a, great age Shall we
do our duty? Christ Is with rs. a
missionary never goes alone; Chrls'
watches every eontrfbuti ion. The pol
/ icy, OF the Church and the duty OF the
| Church; whiIei It furnishes !contribu'
ktionsland missionaries, is to be IN the
attitude of prayer, until all nations
shall flow into the Mount OF Zion.
4 Z, a French physician announces tina
j a shock of etectri ricity given to . apauen
4 dying from the effects OF ehlorotorm
| Immediately eounteraets its inhuence
and restores the sufferer to life,