, 1881-05-09

events IN whlcl, they wer0 taking pNrt
would carry tholr century tnt0 tho. I.
foremost place III Lie llEht df hisiory. II
might provo alsn TINT tllo prcscnt ngo should
prove worth ot higher flights of time. and 1t
would bo well for Christians to rise nbovo
the dust, turmoil, nnd tllscouraTomonts OF
daily life alld take UP wider rangca and bot
tor things. Infant Christianity grow fro'n
tho cradle II, tho munger until 1t occupied
tho throne OF the C.csars, and II might well
bo TINT the events In tbls century might
tliItgs Wcro tO be sccli and hcnrtl,
Lifting tho veil OF the past, and looking
back ~ the first century Of tho Christian era,
the world, so inucl, Of 1t rs WITS civilized ut
oil, was sec, TO ,c iindcr tho domination Of
Kone. The 1sonua ,lsalplre and the Chris.
ttai Church were troyla'ntially designed for
each ot!ler. ,Nntlt,,s iisSe lcrn separated nMd
is"ats sn s. ny ss tn's q snTas ad ~ s
dawn by conquest all these llpes OF dcnarca.
ttUn. For 30 years bcfnre tho coming Of
Christ Rome Ind been uccuplcl ln this work,
ANIL the result WAS n wonderful tnterminEltnE
OF nations, not conglulnont'on ut different
peoples, but M.ll0mORnncolls etnplte. THUS
yas the World prepared for tho spteau OF
Tho speaker quoted from distinguishes
aud science lal been extended by reason Of
the spread Of lsalann power md dominion.
Rome becnnlp the ,grent distributing eelltrH
ot trntto Of. the world. ami hand III hind with
the extension Of Iter commerce went her laWs
and institutions. Men bccNll,e accustomed to
y COMMON rule. to COMMON laws. assA soclNl
CUSTOMS and titus were InnIte ready to re-
reiye tho lticn of a Heavenly Kingdom re!gli.
Is il was IN those days, so i is now. Com
pared with the force Of Protestant CllrlstIati-
y to-day tlle power OF old iso!ne, great rs
y was, IT,, an'9Mnss 20 comparatively notA-
ilas co!lquerlng md coioalzlng peoples,
insk Of spreading tic dospe alld 6earinz the
gIad .tldlngs Of salvation to nll lands. China
Christian. ,tatlons, and not all the marcll Of
Rome IN It's pntMlest days could couiparufor
MI instant with the grand rush Of comnierce
Ms!d colonization Of the present time. CouM:-
and never drcan,e. llad beon opened up.
Islam IS tuttering to Its fnlf, and Christianity
Inns learned moro of Africa within the past
quarter %t ss;GtSry gy ai. t,am n o ysaTs be e
ioar i tho ruiur, of Cllna say tl,at the Flowery
!!Sns. % ''' Aid nov now tie s|''1 world aS"T sees @
Gnisss s so,,aySss yo.tA 5 stryUtss Usina In md Afs- IT,
PM, competing, for the, learned. men
youth. 's' ills GrcaSlus X down of raee.preJn, 60
dice Is not yet son,plete. bnt is going forward
never saw. When Christ came the world
was ut pence, md tho Temple OF Janus was
closed. It cannot be said that there nro now
no wnrs, but the wars OF the present day do
Con0Neress nowadays Operate III Wall street
rather than upon tho battle-lcld, and
n,ocss eeet n,s resoect on for E"Gtic opinion
tfnfr Nnni1 flnlinHf0r rcHN nnnni1
1soiunn roatls. were only footpuths compared
to tho RAILROADS of nloAern times: The inGli
wD bu!ltl tllroals ald Telegraph lines buIld
syns sise 1a II se ssH VIZ 9 s1ss
wiz of the Lord; ,l!aka !I!s patls s!:d!s'|.t,"
sn Sw fss t%9ys ef aeS Sois: ssDn, o
whole commerce Of old lsutna for year
| would not eslnal tho business of Chicago Tor
ot!e month. IL i7vs The British parllahiunt
Er;staty EaTs that soa Hs''ss e. ss sSfn0p b. Gs se
East ludia Company, so tllat tho pioneers
Cary and Mnrsl!nlan ilah to begin tiioIr mis-
sionary work IN provinces Of India unttar
the rule Of nMtlvG Princes. Now Ill over 1900
villages Ut lltndostan tloro aro Christian
'ri,s Koi,era' tlec. Of faith In tho old rellg-
Ions ut the time Of lhe coming. Ut Christ was
highly favorable 70 TIC spres.d IT the Gospel.
t!e'tles, Its lauls nul drynds, but there wcro
dtHtntegrattnE forces underlying this wl,oIe
sae l'nntheoll, MID tho fnttil III the power Of
tho sotls WINS bro kun Oy tl1a force or phll1so-
conquered by Rome to retain fattl. III the
| gptls, who fniled to savu them In their time
Of trouble. and IN sratclltu9 around for n"W
1ejsrts Of aarstlo tsy !ost fath T. u al
II higher rci!giou, and M power OF E.nperors
| could atny tho overwhelming Aoua.
Mr.. Humphrey said le believed that like
dlsintegrntLlIg, forces wero now ut work. sup.
wears away. tile r,rk. This trust Of tho
l!eutllen III Ills. stune Or WotHlen Idol R0es
dawn "llut! the lInl grnves l'oWerless against
the iftee1l-ncll rtlel cannon Of tho fpruigner.
doc merchant TO retain, belief, III the
| Shnstas, which tlccInro tho world to bl
q circular platn four hundred million miles
III. circumference with n mountain a0o, ,09t
ot India were tloil,E u great work III breMk
Tho .!apancso aFe selling thotr IDIOTS for Old
meta, glM very tew new tell!ples nre going
nnl Mohamuean teaellors deplnro frol'
their pMlplts the leculenco OF ls1Rin. Like
TUG lce-b.,tlltt river, tho WRter Is rushing or
below and wearing .usnlnst Its chains, ailt
tnoss WHO listen In tho Night will hear the
coming crash.
century ngo Christianity said the !tea ol
foreign missions WIS reyolttng. Now Il
senus 5000 Of Its SONS, md daughters t.
preach on foreign soil and contributes 81, ,oo0f
go each year to tho sprend Of tlIs Gospel
The measure Of usefulness of III evangelical
church Is now shown By THO Interest It take!
III foreign mission work. The WoInofl's worl
a,nong wolnen. III india IL n power
ful DYNAMIC forfEs, and creates az u, Vt 4
saN u carrlc,l oi., 'i'ho upostlcs Ila,
thu gift Ut Tongues, but tho present nge llus
tho Bible 1t, :.sa0 larigungcs alta dialects, mn
fonr-tlftl,s OF those who dwell upon tho eartl
eau renu tie Sculptures III thetr nNtlv,
tongues. All these facts testify Will. lire
slstlbia fnrce that tile lNy Of the Lord IL q
hard. Those engaged In missionary. w0rl
III lnlta cnlcl,!atu that X tho present rate .
conversions IL maintained the twentieth cnll
tury will 6uu nlNi0rlty Ut tho natives Ui tlll,
lantl ut lrast nolnIilally Christians, Cunturlp
vi ChrtstlAn culture aud forces Ut which til
earty Church klIew llnti,ing itu ball,lA TN
efforts of tho missionary OF to-Lny, alld tlleg
lnly 11 trlusnpa Ut Christ III tho nuAr fntur
at wllleh tho SUCCESS Ut tic past 0tYoIaA IT.
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