The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-20

Before this organ is worn out 1t ought to
sound the worlds jubilee. 1t will be the
Church's fault If it take longer than ten
years. Is it too much that each bring in
one2 Some of US will have to bring in
more than one 30 as to make up for those
who will do nothing. l want to bring
ten thousand. / will be ashamed to meet
my God in Judgment, If with all the OPP
portunities | have had | do not bring in
ten thousand. BIT all will depend on
the revival spirit. 1t will be done, not
by hook and line, catching mere and
there one, and by great nets, such as
Simon swept through Lake Gennessaret
till the net broke.
God seems to be getting the world
ready for some quick and universal
movement. A celebrated electrician
gave me a telegraph chart of the world.
On it the wires across the continents and
the cables under the sea looked like
veins red with blood. By that map you
see that the lightnings have their head
quarters in England and the United
Stltes. They are stabbed at LONDON and
New Y rG, and ready TO be harnessed
at any moment This puts telegraphy
in the hands of Christianity. Significant
fact that Morse, its inventor, was an old
fashioned Christian Cyrus W. Field,
who put it under the ocean, an old fash
toned Christian William Orion, the late
President of the Telegraph Company, an
old fashioned Christian, | Nage no idea
the telegraph was invented and made
merely to tell whether flour was up or
down, or what FLY won in the race at
Derby, or what marksman beat at Dolly
mount. l suppose it was invented to
call the world to God. In some of Gods
attributes we seem to have much Of his
love and kindness, but until of late ON
nipresence, omniscience, omnipotence
and fore knowledge were exclusively
Gods possession. Desiring to make the
race like Himself, God gives us a species
of fore.knowledge through the weather
probabilities, a species of omnisCience
through the telegraph.
Last summer, while visiting the Isle
of Wight, l had pointed out to me the
place where the Eurvdice, a British
training ship Capsized and sunk with all
those sailor boys who were preparing for
the service in the British navy. Calam'
ity like that thrilled all nations. For the
past few weeks another British training.
ship, the Atalanta, has been missi g, BY
order of Her Maj sty's Government, up
and down the ocean now cruise the yes
sells hunting for the lost training ship
that had so many young men looking
forw ard to the naval service. Alas, for
the lost tr~aining.ship, Atalanta Well,
this world is only a training ship, In it
we are training for heaven. Up and
down through the dark wave of the mid.
night and the golden. crested wave of
the MONDAY the old ship of a world sails
on, and sails on. But some time our
voyage will be ended. From the shores
of heaven the inhabitants will look out
and find a world missing The i quiIy
will be, Where is that evil world where
Jesus died and the human race was
EN- ncipated ? Send out fl cts Of angels
to find the missing craft. Bat they who
cruise up and down immensely shall
catch no glimpse of her mountain nasts
or Of her topgalIants Of floating cloud.
Gone down! The great training ship
persisted in the last tornado. Let it not
be that she goes down with all on board,
bu' rather may it be said of her passen
gers as it was said Of the drenched pas.
Sc gers on the Alexandrian corn ship
that washed into the breakers of Melita,
They all escaped safe to land"