Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-23
The COntng Age.

The Coming Age.
"What have said to you may be uuwise, or
j! may be untrue bu! il is my opiolou. be-
lieve it, and, doing SO. give IL TO you 80
spoke the Rev. W. Catto,tt, D. D., las:
evening. For twenty two years Dr.. Ca:cacart
hiss been pastor of the Ssc9nd DiDi;t Church,
on Seventh street, between Poplar and GlraEd
avenus-oue OF the leading Baptist ministers
of the city, aud one whose depth Of laatniog is
recognized not only 10 B,pis: circles 10 this
country, but far over the water, aud especially
I.among the sturdy Scotcbmeo from whom no
came. Dr.. Cathcart spoke last Dlght to e01'
gregation far above the average summer st
tendance, which had been attracted from tho
annour cement that he vas 10 discourse On
Men During the MILLENNIUM" Years ago ho
vas suspec'ed of having suoug lesnlugs 10
wsrd the Pre- tliennislites. but few OF bis con-
gregstion were prepared for tie radical u:tsr-
| anoes which in stentorian tones he poured Icrth
| for nearly au hour aud hall last evening.
| From this Opening remark the pfescaer went
| boldly toto the subiec.. rbe text WAS chosen
! from Isaiah. Gath chapter, % ! verse, "Iheu
| the moon shall be c1Dtounded, and the sun
ashamed. when the Lord ct hosts shall reign IN
l
ancients gloriouslS." DR.. Cathcart intended
| 70 speak, he SAID 90 the condition OF human
| beings and the various states they would occr'
| py during the miIlenniun. To commence with.
society OF that period would bo without tho
teupter Yho now sGd always has occupied
| such conspicuous position hat 1t would DO
| difficult to imagine how the world would s.cm
| without bin, q tempttr who Was the III >sI
potent of all mischief makers 10 the kiogIom
| of Jehovah, and whose Internal lus'euc9 aud
| audooly 10 his efJr;s 10 sssai the SIn ot God
c,uld not be equaIlcd. This being and bis si'el'
Iltes ere TO be shut up in the lnt roal abyss Tor
one thousand yesrJ. ibis would be the llfst
| feature Of the millennium; mex, the dsai 10
| Christ. the sacred dead, wcu De ra:s'd. lie
would offer no eIplsuston # this, tor TO hin
is Wss clearly ,xoositnrY 10 all that be ssld
hs was takiog the B bio for his guile. 81.
iJoho i'm pIisd priority when he said that
"Tha rest sh all not rise for one thousaod jcar5.
The sscred dead would rise: Aoel, Noah, Mar
| tio L1ther, Calpiu, John BuDyan-alI OF them
| sbo mad gone 10 the dust. More than tbs,
they would appear 10 glorious bodies llk' uu'o
the Son of God.
An of Chrisl's people on earth, according to
DR.. Cathcart's exposition, arc also 10 De cnanS'
ed when the millennium is ioaugurated. o?u!s
aud bodies will be changed and With ,bo siio's
Of old they will preside over the dcstloiss oil
the earth and be miuisteriog angels OF God l1f
the thousapd years Hs could not uadors'ana
the Soriptures of God in suY other lsht ous
his. Ihs teot OF God IS to os WITH the rac''
{ aud He is to b, With His people,.
| "[ care little fer nam"s, AID 10 n2r5 lo'
onieions. 20 matter whom they u y C, m! from,
nness they hsv, reasons or iac:s 10 addue; Ia
suopurt," said the speaker at this lne'
ture. "Wbat | sm saying You cin accept
or not. I give it t1r what Il Is worth ~
an opioion. | bslisve that the mIi!c1nlll
rinmnh of the Gosp,l will only c)ms Gheo
,he Saviour comes. Uotil that time the %oflo
will 20 on struggling as il is nov. Inc srara
,ime of conysrtiog power will come to ths great
Lavish peope when God himself c)m's. Insa
thev viii be gathered in 10 pu!uuias. a
orsst m,ny good men have the Impression that
ahen CHRIS: c,mes He will xiii all the uogodly,
}naonIe: 10 fact, that the pre-neenulal VIII
= anna amidst the most horrible des lu:l1n Of
( hnmso life which has ever been "ltnfss "a 10
the bistory of the world. l rel suca q q.
rrines With horror. The pass'g:s Whlah they
nuote 10 support Of it refer TO the ne Hh!ca viii
follow after the thousand years .u
j. Then there will be converts OF tbe m"eh
num-" proceeded the preacher; ''he Jews. tn1
heathen. all the iot abilsos OF tho earta VIII
4 w
Il converts? They are no: 10 bo changed es Is the
saints. but only 10 their SURROUNDINGS. 1heh
nhvsicsl body, 80 far as wo know, will 20: ns
changed, But aertain il is that Wheu Nnf,s
comss all the Inhabitants OF the earth VII! Q,
oor v,rted and live in the millennium t'r
o. ,hons,nd years. They will llGc 10 ths matr'e'
p sta,e as we d. uox. and there will ba 10 asa;'
and no decay. Somebody may argue thst II IN
y ,,,. nronagates then as noR there Will Oa "
:, sors o of living for the multitude How do the
!. Lnou9 Ia il to bs supposed that the ls'aeiie
'r consumed all the manDa which was PROVIDED, 10
,bsm io the wilderness? NJ. ln the miller
INN children will be born and chlldfeo 10 tnel
all will be converted TO God, eud th
= ~. IT, of L fe will keep them from oSicg %
from dtcy.. ,a ,a.,s voan g:
"s what ss:er the thousand yeaiy @nen sn.na >;
.sn is forces and these converts NO na
t~een sss pr.ttier or written mcra nonssns
ss WIN Cummings ae ha, Just written ooo 20
~ tho .se md coming IN wncn ne ssSs 20 ~,
on tne ssS 3ught to life at the lsstludgnens vi u
damned pr the Lord. ! have no regard 10 &c
ngns sgans' no! a particle. believe 1t onIy
le LIS op'ntsoGT. ,mings. But VII! give y.u III
coucel. Oh Eu y be as good ss big ana ~ me ,h
pn0VY You ess judge 70, youIs, .1iti u'.I Of G. G
70 At the end of The 'noutSMu men At thst to
10 will remove iroa. children who will net NJ,
been converted u OF these unconver:ed chi
will take advantage illennial people. Then
= dren of converted H. rces will ensue, follow
war between the twoH ON heaven and pun!s
by God com,hg oo"h ~ and ever"
ing the evil forces foreVeA yer the preacher "
,e When the service Wae By several nembt
1t congratulated on his Vlews others s!ood cu.si
or of the congregation, wnf:s % until the ii'l
and discussed the dehversGs closet.-Philaa
we're pat out and the editcY
phia Record, 2ist.
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