National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-08-25
genial rays Of the summer sun gave license t,

Hundreds OF our company were Of the railroad
station long before tho arrival o. inc 10 main
from the city, In anticipation OF meetlng tnei,
many frienda. The time was spent In song anu
social conversation until the shfill nelgn OF W.
iron steed was heard In the distance an ,ne
smoke OF hls nostrils was seen rising IN the AIT
and the paintings OF his mighty being were heard
as he struggled up the heavy grade win zen pas
senser cars frelehted to their utmost capacity
WV" LlsDisG OF PASSENGERS.
Hating at the platform, About 800 persons
hurriedly left the train and Joining their nuner-
Gus friends here, a grand procession could DC
seen winding through the woods In the distance
towards camp, while hundreds were yet upon the
platform, waiting a chance 20 follow. Among
those who arrived We notice. nSa; samuel
Sorment, Albert Gleason, Thos. Ferry, y. =.
chandler, Il. L. Jackson, Or. J. l.. Draper, EMORY
Baxter aud family ]. Il. Parker anu WASH VII
llams. -
The conductor Informed US OF asscnnu ua,n
following the one Just arrived, anu IN lew
moments another metal charger was seen APP
proaching In the distance, struggling ike MS
Predecessor beneath sbeayy load. On arrival II
was discovered that Ven passenger cars were
attached, packed similarly TO the frst train, and
a second procession was soon under way TO the
camp. "
In addition to the thousands here from the city,
Montgomery and the surrounding counties OF
Maryland put In q representation OF two thou-
sand persons, with about one-fourth as many
vehicles and half a. many horses.
The readers imagination must supply all lack
Of graphic and adequate description OF the great
seeihing mass OF uptnrned faces which THIS vast
multitude presented when assembled IN one con,
gregat,on At y M TO hear ,ne as,ng1 y, ,s
interest chiseed In the features OF each lace
formed scene to portray which words are IN
adequate, and to Imagine which Is Impossible
except TO those who witnessed II.
SERMON or REV. THOMAS GUARD.
After the collection Dr.. Lanahan announced
Mr.. Guard-unknown TO the great mass Of the
eager congregatlon-who rose 10 read the scrip
lure constituting the morning lesson, and q
heave OF the great breast OF humanity before the
pulpit manifested that one object OF curiosity
had been satisfied, viz; seeing the object Of
the large area fronting and around the
preachers stand was crowded with multitude
Of people, estimated As high As four thousand,
and TO the outer circle the deepest silence pre-.
vailed, all seeming anxious TO catch every word
that fell from the lips OF the eloquent speaker.
After singing hymn, 10 which the whole con
gregation Joined, Rev Mr.. Guard read the fol.
lowing text from Matthew xxyi'i-ss: "when
the Son OF Man shall come In his glory, and oil
the holy angels with him. then shall he sit upon
the throne OF his glory. And before him shall be
gathered all nations, and he shall separate them
one from another, as q shepherd dlvldeth bis
sheep from the goats. And he shall set the sheer
on his right hand, but the goats on the lett"
The speaker said that the subject suggested by
these words is a familiar one-so far familiar As
10 lose It's proper effect with US, namely,
THE JUDGMENT.
We notice nrst something connected with the
event as a fact Of the future. Christ will then
sit on the throne Of glory as judge, as he now
sits on the throne Of grace.
1t Is distinctly asserted by divine truth that
Christ Is to be the judge, rs proved by the follow
ing scripture assurances: "Christ has committed
nll Judgment TO the SOM" he has appointed day
for the Judgment "by that man whom he hath
or,lained;" that 'at the name OF Jesus every
knee shall bow" Christ once uttered this same
truth under peculiar circumstances, pointing the
judge to the coming OF the son OF man In his
glory, "behold he cometh with clouds, aud every
eve shall see him." We then have sufficient data
In the Scriptures TO base our hope and belief In
the coming OF Christ as judge.
The certainty OF the event, at y appointed
unto men once to die and after death the judg-
| ment," was then dwelt upon. The probationary
period OF the human race shall expire with the
coming Of Christ. We arrive At It's certainty
| from our familiarity with the word OF God. A
period will come In which peace shall triumph
| Responsibility Is only understood by proper
| understanding OF the structure OF the soul, by
which we see me other period when cn,ist sha a,
God will then give place to the retributive JUS
tlce. We dont see men now In the enjoyment
Of their real merits; frequently we see failure
where success Ia deserved; distress where hap
piness Is deserved.
ave can realize what ought to obtain In keep
ing with the moral character OF God In exc els
Ing his retributve justice when we see q lover
OF liberty imprisoned and listen to the clankina
OF his chains and letters, to hear the cloquenc,
OF the coming period when all shall be perfectl!
free. When we see martyrs death, there Ia, a
1t were In every name that rises TO heaven
pencil writing on the azure sky-"Ile shall com
again" so, as we pass through life. these va
ried convictions approach US, but We don't res
our belief OF the judgment on these, but on tn
direct teachings Of God.
Il shall not only be q certain event, but tn,
time OF It's coming will ever be until its arrival
"of that time knoSeth no man."
Prophecy pointed with some precision to TIT
| frat advent and IL tyDlflnl nv the ODallll
OF heaven and the peculiar condition OF tn
Jewish nation. The birth OF John the B,ptis
showed the crisis at hand. There will be, doubt
less, some signs and indications OF the secon
coming Of Christ, but II Ii matter wrapped
obscurity, and q vast amount OF time IN
scholarship have been wasted In trying to woI
the date out. Among these DR.. Cummings,
Londor, Is prominent example. Better Try
hasten lne period OF his second coming by val
gushing vice, freeing conscience, reclalmin
paganisin, advancing truth. liberty AND civiliz'
lion 10 higher wateT-mark on the beach OF tim
The advent Is probably not approximate; y,
what time Is to an insect, what & centennial p'
riod Is to child, would seem less than notnin
at home with the cycles OF time. As men al
capacltated future period Will appear more n
mote; to some II may be but a. the drop {
| sand from the hour glass-what Il nigh at han
Is meant IN Gods estimate TO whom thOusan
years are as hands breadth. Thus We hui
inonize seeming incongrulties.
As to the renoteness OF the judgment ma
has great personal license OF Thought and Opln
ion. "Where sin abounds there shall grace niue
more abound" This means, where stu has bee
50 victorious In all her power to blight for nea
seven THOUSAND years the number, wealth an
influence Of her ubjects, grace shall much NOR
abound TO bless and restore not only as to nun
hers, hut as to prolongation OF time before Curl,
| shall come the second time.
God has given the loan OF the world to man q
| q habltation, with generous and lust end, an
outlined mans power, as shown In the nrst chaI
ter of the Billie, the eighth Psalm and the secon
- 49,. U..l naE..
see not yet all things put under his feet" TAX
all three together, what Ii meant by yet" an
by "all things7"
the nrst man with crown and proportion d
which he should go forth TO multiply forms
light. Man by sin lost power over himself. VIII
follower Nature at once detects the chang
nature f S SepioyeS before hun in homage, Sosin
the neck To receive the yoke. At once these T,
fuse their homage. Man lost the sccptre, and 4
Initiated alone permits man to win hts way bac
to kingship. As you mud the greatest lumber {
men commanding their appetltes, thoughts an
desires, nature Is su6dued and man becomes
| TO rule. We have not yet won our sovereignty
this light; we have only begun our march
conquest and victory over natures and energit
by gaining new forces and fresh capacities, an
combining and Multiplying these agencies unit
the crown shall again sit on his brow. This p
Rod seems long time on.
The issues which shall stream or leap fort
| from tnlh event htt' !. rhCt Will y
congregated; .. EaIths race will be cassine,
.. The classified races will he separated. d
fore him shall he gathered ali nations. Let II
| try to WHY the Thought THIS pagan, the tyr
OF Christian culture, the lowest type OF ign0
ance and deprayity, all will be there-great,
than the host slain by the Mood, or than fougl
under Alexander, or than under the Cesais,
the hosts OF the Romans slain by the Cloths,
, the followers OF Peter the Hermit, the hosts
, Balaklava or Sehastapol. But mass them a
gather them into regiments aud companies, Al
, estimate their number. The population OF Il
earth Is now one thousand millions, but Il
earth Is yet to he filled, the waste places
North and South America and Africa, as y
settled by one man 10 mlle-and not un
these are all nlled shall the world be change
Christ shall come again, and yet every ma
shall be alone then; the eye OF the Judge sha
rest on each personally.
l have gazed at q portrait which looks upC
me from Whatever direction LOOK At II. 20
! shall be then; that eye shall rest. upon me as
none other were there, and however l try
escape.
This Ia solemn, suggestive, heart-searchin
That eye shall read character. The look al0I
Will Indicate your locality, to right or left, AZ u
Here the speaker gave o beautiful illustlati,
! from shepherd life In South Africa. The thong
OF this separation Is overwhelming, because
! referred TO by Christ. See 18th chapter OF Ma
! thew. where good and bad are represented
being together In every manner. "Let bO
grow together until the harvest" when W
say nrst gather the tares and burn them-tht
the wheat for the harvest. SO shall It be In q
last day; "who hath ears let him hear" for
shall then separate good from bad. There q
men to-day, in the pulpit and out Of It, wi
: deny the doctrine OF eternal punishment.
II this Is 80, they must a. some stage IN The
! future cease TO sin, for while they love and pra
tlcA ain thew mugt ain by the eternal law of can