The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-08-09
WHEN GABRIEL BLOWS.
A Colored Methodist Bishops Sermon OF
the Millennium.
Columbia Record.

A Colorsd Methodist Bishops Sermon OF
the Millennium.
Columbia Record.
The discourse preached at the Cour
House last Thursday night by the Righ'
Rev. J. J. Moore, ID, Bishop of tht
"a. M. E. Church of America, was il
subject and matter SO remarkable that 8
presentation of a portion of the same in
these columns is deemed certain to bt
read with interest.
Bishop Moore is full blooded negro
black to the lips, venerable inappearance
and altogether remarkable specimen o.
his race. His pulpit utterance show .
good education, aud at times, when hiE
own interest in his theme carries hin
away, he becomes really eloquent, and he
pours forth with almost inconceivable
rapidity torrent of words in manner
to make him seem almost inspired.
His text on the occasion referred te
was from the sixth chapter, ninth verse
of Isaiah, "His name shall be called
wonderful" and its opening portion re.
lated to the marvellous characteristics Of
the Messiah, but the part which was most
remarkable was that touching on the
millennium, in the coming of which the
Bishop is most devout believer.
He said the work Christ came to &C.
complish was the restitution Of all things
1t was the end ofthe plan of salvation
the conclusion of the scheme of redemp
ton. This means to put the world back
to where it was before Adams fall. Hi
fall changed all things Mans intellect
was changed, and that was the reason
why man now had to be educated. Man
was changed physically. That was the
reason why we now have disease. he
was changed morally. His moral nature
became warped, and that threw society
into its present condition. Man ther
became mortal.
The physical world became changed
There were no thistles or thorns before
Adam's fall. He believed the leopard
and the calf then leaped together and the
lion and the lamb lay down together
He did not believe there was thunder OF
lightning before Adams fall. The resti
tuition of all things which Christ came te
accomplish included the restoration o.
the physical condition Of the world te
primeyal conditions. If that didn't take
place, the world plan ofredemption would
be a failure. Man is to be put back with
q body as strong as Adams, an intellect
as powerful and his moral nature uncor.
| ruptei and uncorruptible.
The first step in this great work was
the establishment Of the covenant Of
mercy in the Garden Of Eden. Adam
and Eve had sinned and God came to
hunt them up. They knew they had
sinned and hid in the bushes. They
came out when God called, and Jus tice
stood ready with flaming sword to cut
them down, but God interposed and by
his mercy TO them established the cog.
nant of mercy.
The next important step was Christ's
coming. Justice would be satisfied by
the sacrifice of guiltless man. Thus
was provided universal sacrifice for sim
Justice said that would do, and on Cal.
vary, after 1000 years, was made the
universal sacrifice for sin.
This was just 1900 years from Adams
fall; it was called in Scripture the "full.
ness of the time" The time had come
which had been foretold by the prophets
The story of the birth of Jesus the
speaker described most peculiarly and
with such effects that the audience was in.
tensely affected, and gave vent to theil
feelings by cries and shouts of "glory.'
He said there was no place in the inn
for Jesus, and there was no place for him
now in the taverns and inns, especially
where they sell whisky.
He thanked G ID that of the three per
sons present when Jesus was born one
was colored man. 'srhey can't keep
US out Of part of Jesus, try asthey may, =
he said. The Egyptians, among whom
the infancy of Jesus was spent, he said
we're colored people. "We took care oi
Jesus when He was baby and He will
take care of us now, but say nothing
against any other race; but We have s
part in Jesus"
Jesus came to furnish q model of re-
ligious life; as light to bring pagapi
out of darkness; to regeuerate mans
| nature and free him from the power o.
the devil. He came to break up the
power of death, and overthrow wicked
ness and sin by the power of the Cos
pei.
The Bishop then quoted at length from
Scripture to prove that there will be
| time when this earth shall have univer
sal right and there shall be no devil. HI
| said that the word millennium meant one
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thousand years in its general sense, but
in its special significance meant the sever
thousands year of the world when Christ
should come again and the restitution O.
all things should be accomplished.
Six thousand years had been given to re-
deem mankind. When the seven thou
gandth year was ended, then would
come the millennium. Some of theil
learned men, he said, state that there are
only fourteen years more, but he was no
after fixing the time. The signs of thi'
were to be seen in every direction.
The first step would be the burning uE
of the material world, and God woule
burn the wicked up with it. The world