Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-11-16
GEO. O. BARNES in SCOTLAND
"PRAISE THE LORD"
SO BERKELEY TERRACE, ELDERsLIE ST. |
GLASGOW, Oct 18th, 'S3 !

GLASGOW, Oct i7th, 'sS !
Dea Interior;
Moody and sankey, White and
McCiranahan, blessed messengers in speech
and cong for our Jesus, are in ireland now,
en- route for the centre Of the plsnet-Lon-
don the Great-wheTe an organized move
ment lie on foot, looking to the thorough
evangelization Of the CITY. oOs hall is az
ready erected in a suitable part Of the city
and another in course Of erection. As soon
az the meeting In the fret closes il will be
taken down and moved TO another avsila-
BILE spot, while No. 2. is being occupied.
When that in turn is no longer needed, il
will al.o be removed, while the great meet
ing goes on 10 No. l. And 30 on, alternate
" and indefinitely, as the LORD may d.
rect. 1t is the old march Of Faith around
Jericho walls and believe will be 4 sue
cess IL Faith and Patience hold out The
LORD give these dear servants Of His all
and more than they wish. hail these
glorious drawings together Of the two great
christian nations OF earth and rejoice that
evangelism shall be the golden chain that
shall bring together Ephraim and Mannas-
sch, 90 long divided BY Satan, but now
about TO return TO the heart-union that
shall never again know arrangement.
"Ephraim shall no longer vex" Mannasseh,
nor Mannasseh Ephraim. How long and
bitter the hostility between Scotland and
England, while yet they were Of the same
stock of Abraham! How Dane fought Sax
on and Norman slew both, though all were
sons Of Jacob alikel How Satan has con-
centrsted his crafty plans through these
centuries, 10 break Gods promise to His
"friend' Abrahsmi And how steadily has
he thrown his usual boomerang dear
LORD, in turn, causing his artfnlness TO
turn against himself evermore and out OF
the old scatter, bringing forth meat; out Of
the strong bringing forth sweetness" until
in the nineteenth century, ss the six thous-
andth year Of the Worlds unrest is about TO
close. in the Millennial dawn, lol this out
cry Of the grooming ages makes haste to
take it's place, at the eliminating close,
among all the other uDbroken promises OF
our loving God, and the scattered family OF
Jacob are about to stand an unbrokeu cir
Gle after all their feuds in days Of igno-
rance. And our God shsll find glory In
this, a. the Faithful One, who never forgets
His pure word in got or title" till "all IL
ful6lled.p So, a. Isee in Moody and Whit
tie, sankey and McGranahan the instru.
menis in bringing to pass this long-Prom-
ised, long. delayed day Of blessing, l am
glad indeed, not simply because souls are
saved. That is glorious. But because God
10 vindioated That Is still more glorious.
And when, ere long, zone Of city and two
Of family" shall be delegated to take up
the triumphal march for the earthly Jeru-
salem, where the banner Of Judsh's lion
shall wave from every turret on Mount IL
on and from which the claw Of the LORD"
which il to rule the earth, shall 90 FORTH"
hope to 70 down from the heavenly Jeru'
salem, whose brightness shall Tighten all,
and shout "Hallelujahl" which yet shall
only be my old, old sentence in English,
PRAISE THE LoRDl And all this l
know will surely come to pass, though now
l look not only on dripping skies. that pour
from gloomy heights their distilled treas
ures into glOomier depths Of fog and smoke
and the murkiness OF a thousand factory
chimneys; and only faith that hears the
word Of the LORD can ever conceive the
mighty change on the threshold Of which
we stand.
We have been close prisoners for two
days. The constant heavy showers coming
in rapid succession forbid exit. Happily,
our sitting.room is spacious, the "little Or
gan" stands in the corner and we have
plenty Of work to keep us out Of mischief.
Last night Bro. Hunter took US to the Hall
ia cab, so persistent was the downpour.
Yet the room was we'll filed and the LORD
gave good meeting-i2 confessing 2O5 in
all for the 10 days, 80 far as human count
goes. Another invitation 10 hold another