The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-10-14

scene. Matches are ultu6 IN heaVen, Juey
say. Not uch matches, for the brim-
stone indicates the opposite region.
The evil is overshadowing all our cities,
By some these immoralities are called
peccadilloes, gallant-ies, eccentr cities.
and are relegated to the realms of jocular-
ity, and few efforts are being made against
it. God bless the "White Cross" mova-
mont, as it is called, the exc llent and tall
ented Miss Frances Willard, its ableSt adj
vocate ON this side the sea, an oreaniza-
tion making a mighty assault on this evil!
God forward the tracts on this su jet
distributed by the religious tract societies
of the land! God help parents in the
great work they are doing in trying TO
start their children with pure principles!
God help all Legislators in their attempt to
inhibit this crime.
But is this ALL Then It is only ques-
tion of time when the last vesfige of pur-
ity and home will vanish out of siaht.
Human arms, human pens, human voic s,
human talents are not sufficient, Iberin
to look up. l listen for artillery running
down the sapphire boulevards of heaven.
/ watch to see IL in the morning light
there 10 not the flash of descending scim-
eters. Oh, for God Does it not seem
time for his appearances? Is it not time
for all lands to cry out;
Let God arise, and let His enemies be scat
teredl
I got letter few days ago asking me
If did not think that the ear thquake in
Charleston was the divine chastisement Of
that city for its sins. That letter answer
now by saying that If all our American
cities got all the punishment they deserve
for their horrible impurities, the earth
would long ago have cracked open into
crevices transcontinental, and taken down
all our cities; and Brooklyn anil New
York would have gone so far under that
the tip of our church spires would be five
hundred feet below the surface. 1t is of
the Lords mercies that we have not been
consumed.
Not only are the affairs of this world so
a-twist a-jangle and racked, that there
seems need of the divine appearance,
but there is another reason. Have you not
noticed that in the history Of this planet
God turns leaf about every two thou
world was fitted for human residence.
About two thousand more years
passed along and God turned anoth-
er leaf, and it was the deluge.
About two thousand more years pass
ed on and it was the appearance OF
Christ. Almost two thousand more years
have passed by, and he will probably soon
turn another leaf What it shall be can
not 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 will do it. l
am as confident as if ii 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, or hurl a thunderbolt of his
power, but just to get up from the throne
on which he sits. Only that will be nec-
essary.
Let God arise
1t will be no exertion of omnipotenca. tt
will be no bending or bracine for mighty
lift 1t will be no sending down the sky
of the white horse cavalry of Heaven or
rumbling war chariots. He will only rise.
Now he is sitting in the majesty and pa-
thence of his reign. He is from his throne
watching the mastering of all the forces of
blasphenry and drunkenness and impurity
and fraud and Sabbath breaking, and
when they have done their worst and are
most securely organized, he will bestir
himself and say:
"My enemies have defled me long
enough, and their cup Of iniquity is full.
have given them all opportunity for re-
pentance. 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 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 scattered Bias
phemers, white and dumb, reel down to
their doom; and those who have traff1cl1ed
in that which DESTROYS the bodies and
souls Of men and families will fly with cut
foot on the down grade of broken decant-
ers; and the polluters of society, that did
their bad work with large fortunes and
high social sphere, will overtake in
their descent the degraded rabble
Of underground city life as they
tumble over the eternal precipices; and the
world shall be left clear AMI clean for
the friends of humanity and the worship.
ers Of Almighty God. The last thorn
plucked Off, the world will he left bloom
ing rose on the bosom of that Christ who
came to gardeuize it. This earth that
stood snarling with its tigerish passion,
thrustng out its raging claws, shall lie
down a lamb at the feet of the Lamb of
tod who took away the sins of the world.
And now the best thing can wish for
on, and the best thing can wish for my
elf, is that we may be found his warm
nd undsguised and enthusiastic friends
in that hour when God shall rise and his
enemies shall be scattered