The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-05-27

overwhelmed when I try to count the
difference, yet wherever worlds are
there God is. His hand guides then
and keeps them in being. | am moi
sure that they are inhabited. IF they
are, | am not sure that they are inhab-
tied by men; if they are, l am not sure
they are inhabited by sinful men.
do not know that they need Savior
But do know that this sin-cursed
earth of ours needs Savior. rejoice
that God gave His Son to die for men
that you and | might be exalted to
the very throne Of God. | see moth
ing in this to weaken my faith. ]
turn my eyes to the vast expense, and
| am charmed. But | turn my eyes
to drop of water, and | see almost
an infinitude of beings sporting there
with as little sense of confinement as
the whale in the ocean. Yet God
cares for every one Of them. He has
given them their circulation, and
watches over them. And then he
comes to me and lays His hand on my
head, and tells me in voice of SYM
pathy and love, ''The very hairs of
thy head are all numbered" Oh, [
have seen a young woman take her
babe to her bosom; | have seen her
comb its hair, and curl the hairs
around her fingers; and | have seen
her hold the babe to her bosom in af-
fectionate love and kiss it hundred
times, charmed with its innocence and
beauty, but / never saw a young wo-
man try to count the hairs upon her
baby's head. But God numbers yours
and mine. and not one of them shall
fall to the ground without our Faith
er's notice. But they tell me, as I
have said, Christianity has not done
its work in the time it had. | admit
it. But what about the time it took
to make this earth? They say it took
millions of years, and they count by
the deposits and fossils of the ages;
they tell me that once on time there
were no men on the earth, but there
were little animals, or something else;
and by and by they enlarged and de-
yeloped into turtles, into monkeys,
into gorillas-and by and by they de-
veloped into men. What about this
theory?
Admit its truth for moment.
Won't you give me as much time to
have Christianity conquer this world
and turn sinners into saints, and raise
the earth to the throne Of God, as you
want to turn a monkey into man?
They demand ages for the one, and
are not willing to give us time for the
other.
Now, [ say the times are full of
promise. [ look over the earth and
nearly everything is hopeful. Chris
tianity is growing stronger To-day
there are more Bibles, more Sunday
school children, more teachers, more
sermons than there ever were since
the light of the sun dawned on the
Garden Of Eden. Christianity is go
ing over this earth; it has visited hea-
then nations; she is taking idolators
and cannibals, and raising them up
expunging demons from men. and she
is raising man to his full height and
stature before the throne of God.
Who are our discoveries? Who are
our inventors? Where is the power
of this earth? Where is its COM
merce, it's wealth? All these are
gathered around Christianity. and |
they make us hopeful of the future
We have our mission stations. We
have our Bible translated Our mis-
sionaries go to the very ends of the
earth; there have been more converts
this year than in any year since Christ
preached the gospel on the sides of
the hills Of Gallilee No danger Of
Christianity failing. No, no. She
has taken the arts Of the earth under
her care; she has taken music under
her care; she is teaching the children;
she has built this large; magnificent
Music College. Your May Festival
will open with this grand old story
from the voice of Luther: "a strong
fort is our God" And the time is not
distant when a great hallelujah shall
90 up and the kingdoms Of this world
shall become the kingdoms Of our
Lord and His Christ. Dispel all fear
there is no danger for Christianity.
1t is standing secure, it is founded on
a rock, the glory Of God is on it.
But you tell me here and there are
men who attack it. This is the very
proof Of its truth, for the Apostle
said, 'In the last day there shall be
scoffers glorying in their own ungodly
lusts. If there were none [ might
doubt its teachings. A lecturer may
occupy hall and startle the people
for night, but the churches are full.
and crowds come to hear the Gospel,
the Nations are gathered around the
cross, and the beauty Of our Lord Je-
sus Christ is attracting more and
more. Yes, in the lesson we read, the
Church is established on the top Of a
and all Nations are flowing
into it. Flowing-yes, flowing up hill.
up the mountain side.
When | was boy | said that is false
mistake. | went to the
of friend and | saw in the
dust a parcel of steel filings, and he
had magnet, and as he brought it
near the steel filings they were at
tracted to it and kissed the magnet,
and then | said "Give me a magnet
large enough and place it on noun
tain top and it shall draw all nations
TO it. That magnet is the Lord Jesus
Christ, for he said, 'If | be lifted up
on earth | will draw all Nations unto
me-" Blessed be God, we are trying
20 see the fulfllment Of His promise
May God hasten the day when glad
ness shall fill the earth, and joy over
spread our globe.
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