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be taken from him or his heir. Then he issued
decree for the killing Of the children. In that
day it does not seem that any protest WAS offered,
even by the broken-hearted mothers. The par
ents acquiesced, and went and buried their
children. Such a thing could not be to-
day. II the Queen of England were to do
an unrighteous act tomorrow, much as her
people love her, she would lose her crown. How
does that come out of the Biblel Jesus Christ
was the apostle of individual rights. The dis
ciples had some aristocratic notions. Take
these children away said they. But He re-.
buked them, and said: Suffer little children to
come unto me, and forbid them not" Further
on we learn that He died for every man. and
there viii come time when every man will find
that out.
Wherever this idea of the redemption of every
man has gone, this idea of the value OF every
individual has followed and revolutionized gov
eminent Don't you think we are getting ont It
takes a long time to revolutionize world, es-
pecially when you do it with love; and
yet that is the only way to do it.
You have here city hospital. orphan asylums.
and other charitable institutions. Eleemosynary
institutions are growing up in heather lands
Wherever gospel ray has struck the world you
will find one of these charitable institutions
springing up right in that ray The old world
knew nothing OF such things. | have heard
again and again of the home life of India. Take
the case of Hindoo widow-a girl betrothed at
six to a husband she never saw. That betrothed
husband dies The little girl has never seen
him, but from that fatal hour that child is q
widow and on her curse remains until she dies.
She is charged in some way with his death, and
henceforth she is slave and sufferer. The old
philosophers used to hold that If child was
born into the world decrepit or crippled the best
thing was to put it out OF the way. and when
his family they held that the best thing to do was
to put him away. Before Christ's time, except
among the Jews, the world knew nothing of
home life Now the unfortunate child Of the
household gets furthest into the mothers
heart. When the father comes home from his
hard work, he takes up that one. and kisses. and
fondles it. It was the coming of the Messiah
into the world that gave us this home life of ex-
quisite beauty and tenderness.
A little over hundred years ago there was q
sort of prophet who said: I'm little while the
Bible religion will disappear, the old system is
decHying the world will soon discard it," There
is a man going about this country now making
this same kind of prophecy. Within the hum
dred years that separate these two men, one from
the other, every missionary society in the world
has been organized The prophet who said this
religion will die, died; and since his death Chris
tan Missions have gone all over the world. Last
year the contributions of the churches was more
than $l0, 000, 900 in money.
And yet we sit down and say the world is
growing worse and worse. The fact is, this is
the brightest day the world ever saw. Isuppose
there was crime committed In this city last
night, and in Cincinnati. The world is not yet
al local One OUT tnero never were SO many as
ciples of Christ in the world as to-day. The
Methodists alone are building nearly two
churches day. am not specially gorying in
Methodism. I give that because know more
of what they are doing. The world was never
SO bright as now. War itself has been robbed
of 80 per cent of its cruelty and horror,
and the world is growing better and
better every day. Remember the triumph these
Easter flowers suggest. Can any man look at
them with this in mind ana not give
anything for the spread Of the gospel? You are
not paying your money into a despalring enter
prise. On the contrary, nothing in this world
brings so great return as money put into the
missionary cause for the spread of the gospel
It brings benediction. While the prophet of
God has said that the Messiah shall not fail or
be discouraged, He himself has laid 1t on you
to help on the triumph It seems strange He
should call on such are, but this Messiah
will triumph little earlier If you and l are
faithful to Him and His cause.