The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-10-07

ali our cities; and brooklyn ano
New York would have gone so far
under that the tip of our church spin IS would
be 500 feet below the surface. 1t is of the
Lords mercies that we have not been con-
sumed.
Not only are the affairs of this world
so a-twist, a-jangle and racked that
there seems a need of the divine appear
ance, but there is another reason. Have
you not noticed that in the history of
this planet God turns a leaf about every two
thousand years God turned a leaf and this
world was fitted for human residence. About
two thousand more years passed along and
God turned another leaf. and it was the del
uge. About two thousand more years passed
on, and it was the appearance of Christ. Al
most two thousand more years have passed
by, and He win probably soon turn
another leaf What it shall be 1 cannot
say. 1t may be the demolition of
all these monstrosities of turpitude
and the establishment of Righteousness in all
the earth. He can do it, and He viii do it.
am as confident as If it were already ac-
complished. How easily He can do it my
text suggests. 1t does not ask God to strike
with His right hand or stamp with His foot,
OF hurl a thunderbold of His power, but just
TO get up from the throne on which He sits.
Only that win be necessary: "Let God arisel"
1t will be no exertion of omnipotence. 1t
viii be no bending or bracing for a mighty
lift. 1t will be no sending down the sky OF
the white horse cavalry of heaven or rum
bling war chariots. He will only rise. Now
He is sitting in the majesty and patience of
His reign. He is from His throne watching
the mastering of all the forces of blasphemy,
and drunkenness, and impurity, and fraud,
and Sabbath breaking, and when they have
done their worst and are most securely or
ganized He will bestir Himself and say: "My
enemies have defied me long enough, and
their cup of iniquity is full I have given
them ali opportunity for repentance This
dispensation of patience is ended, and the
faith of the good shall be tried no longer"
And now God begins to rise, and what
mountains give way under His right foot,
and what continents sink under His left foot,
I know not; but. standing in the full height
and radiance and grandeur of His nature, He
looks this way and that, and how His enemies
are scatteredi BlaspheIners, white and dumb,
reel down to their doom; and those who have
trafficed in that which destroys the bodies and
souls of men and families, will fly with cut
foot on the down grade of broken decanters;
and the polluters of society, that did their
bad work with large fortunes and high social
sphere will overtake in their descent the de
graded rabble of underground city life as they
tumble over the eternal precipices; and the
world shall be left clear and clean for the
friends of humanity and the worshipers of
Almighty God. The last thorn plucked Off,
the world win be left blooming rose on the
bosom of that Christ who came TO gardenize
it. This earth that stood snarling with its
tigerish passion, thrusting out its raging
claws, shall lie down a lamb at the feet of the
Lamb of God, who took away the sins of the
world.
And now the best thing can wish for you,
and the best thing can wish for myself, is
that we may be found His warm and undis-
guised and enthusiastic friends in that hour
when God shall rise and His enemies shall be
scattered.