New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-02

has ever been In my time, that new cIa Tay xc
not hope may e not believe that God about 10 Visit
Au peoplet Is there not a sound OF rain
GREAT EVENTS FULL OF PROMISE.
Ill IL there anything in the present state OF the
world 10 confirm this hope, Yes, much IL would
almost seem that II God still lives He must manifest
himself and that right early Those are blind indeed
who do not discern in the present condition OF the CIVIL
i.ed world the supreme crises Of its history can only
ndvert to phenomena which lead me to expect inc
speedy appearance Of God himself on the stage The
nrst Is the contamination In our day OF tnat gres.
cation Of creature in the person of Mary the mother
of the Lord and now. marolatry In one hsI OF SHI
tendon has well nigh suppressed Christianity TINS is
not an Toe Romish Church has at length openly
placed the crown belongs 10 Christ on the head OF
Infabe Head OF the Church The issue is precise aud
definite; we await the battle, and we know whose INC
On the other hand, the anttChristiansm OF the age
boldly dehes and challenges not only Jesus the Chris
hut God the Holy Ghost. You know how the WORK OF
spirit special answers to prayer have been 9e
MED. You know how again and again. in the most de
hberate and public manner, unbeievers have thrown
down the gauntlet to Christ and his saints, and win
teornful tauns demanded the combat inns ISSUE so
is fairly made II is felt by all That the Issue Is a
and decisive. ON this grander Carmel in the presence
of family. the great question Of the last days
Is 70 DE decided Tue God who answers by fire shall be
proclaimed the God. not Of Israel but of mankind;
God has been wont in the ages past 70 answer inc de
nance Of inftelty by great Outpourngs of HIS spirit
Take these striking facts and figures touching the
sgh'eenth century when rfa seemed Tor anne anne
Christian movement carried on and represented Dy
NOltalre. born 1924. ueJ ny hume,
l77e by Rousseau born 17l2 died 175 by GlDp0n Dor
1881, died 1894; by Thomas Paine, born 1881 ea lSV9
hort socaed philosophers scientists freethinRers
and lterati followed these leaders in their infamous
crusade against the Cross We know how utterly Una.
crusade fnled but do not always remember 10y what
means it was defeated. That same century witnessed
the "GTeat Awakening" see how the following names
synchronlze with already read Zuzendor born
i00 died I76O; Jonathan Edwards born 1913, died 1859
John Wesley born 1903 died 1891 George Whitfield born
i7l4 died l77O; David Braiuard, born 17lS, died l18
These stand for the great revival by which COD
answered the challenge of the ablest and bodest enc
mics which the Gospel ever encountered. Aud so
doubt not He Will answer by fire In our own time
10 conclude this Imperfect sketch: When we con-
template OF Cod overlooking ocean OF
life, grace and blessing; when We consider
well the fuilness freeness, and perpetulty OF 'na
Of the spirit with which the Lord has endowed HIS
Church; when call TO nina the manifold precious
promises OF larger and yet larger illusions OF the spirit
in the latter days; when listen 10 the cry or COOS
elect throughout the world, Lord revive Thy work.!
when witness here and there sudden and marvellous
awakeniugs and, at last National reyval when the
enemies of Christ deny His power and baspheme HIS
fWrt when behold the world gr0anng and travail
Ing aud crying for deliverance-may we not say with
arrogating ourselves prophetic prescience Tine
Get time favor ZOn Is at hand" there not only
"ariseth of the little cloud IKE mans hand,'
but " there Is sound of abundance OF ram.