Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-04-06

VINO nnu hen attorney general of the
United States, and who had been
secretary Of the United States. no
stronger lawyer Of the century than
Judge Black-dying. his aged wife
knccling by his side, and he uttcring
that sublime and tender prayer: 20
Lord God, from whom derived my
existence and in whom | have always
trusted. take my spirit TO thysclf and
let thy richest blessing come down
upon my Mary" The most popular
book today is the Bible, and the
mightiest institution is the church.
and the greatest name among the ma
tions, and more honorcd than any
other. is the name Of Jesus.
THINGS THAT OUGHT TO MAKE PEssr-
MiSTs oTTiMIsTs.
Wonders Of self sacrifice: A clcr.
| gyman told me in the northwest that
for six years he was n missionary at
the extreme north. living 400 miles
from a posioiIicc. and sometimes he
slept out Of doors in winter, the thcr-
momcter sixty and sixty-iivc degrees
woven together. | said: "ls it posi-.
blci You do not mean sixty and sixty.
five degrees below zcrol" lie said:
Il do. and | was happy" All
for Christ. Where is there any
other being that will rally such
enthusiasm Mothers sewing their
fingers of 10 educate their boys for
the Gospel ministry. For nine years
no luxury on the table until the course
through grammar school and college
and theological seminary he com.
plcted. Poor widow putting her mite
into the Lords treasury. the face of
emperor or president impressed upon
the coin not so conspicuous as the
blood with which she earned il. Mil
lions of good men and women, but
more women than men, 10 whom
Christ is everything. Christ first and
Christ last. and Christ forever
Why, this age is not SO character,
lied by invention and scientific cxplo.
ration as it is by Gospel proclamation.
You can get no idea of il unless YOU
can ring all the church bells in ono
chime, and sound all the organs in
one diapason. and gather all the CON
grgations of Christendom in one
Gloria in oExcclsis. Mighty camp
meetings. Mighty Ocean Groves.
vcntions of Christian workers. Mighty
general assemblies OF the Presbyterian
church. Mighty conferences of the
Methodist church. Mighty associa.
tions Of the Baptist church. Mighty
conventions Of the Episcopal church.
| Think before long the best Investments
will not hc in railroad stock or Western
Union. but IN trumpets and cymbals
and fcstal decorations. for we are on
| the eve of victories wide and world
| uplifting. There may be many years
OF hard work yet before the consum.
nation. but the signs are 10 me So en-.
couaging that would not be unbc.
licving If ] SAW the wing OF the apoca
lyptic angel spread for its last trium.
plial flight in this days sunset; or il
tomorrow morning the ocean cables
should thrill us with the news that
Christ the Lord had alightcd ON Mount
Olivet or Mount Calvary 10 proclaim
univcral dominion.
. you dead churches. wake up.
Throw back the shutters of stiff ccclc.
sia>ticism and let the light of the
spring morning come in. Morning
for the land. Morning for the sca.
Morning Of emancipation. Mormiu.
Of light and love and peace. Morning
Of a day in which there shall bc no
ch:ins 10 break, no sorrows Ia assuage.
no dcspotiSm to slia,tcr. no woes To
compassionate. q Christ, descend. |.
Scared temple. take the, crown.
Bruised hund. take the ecpicr,
Wounded foot, step the R,ronc!
Thine is the kingdom
TITH GRAND CENTRAL DEPOT OF TIE
MILLENNIUM.
These things | say because want
you To be alert 4 want you 10 be
watching all these wonders umrolling
from the heavens and the earth. God
has classified them, whether calami
tous or pleasing. The divine purposes
are harncsscd i'll traces that cannot
break, and in girths that cannot slip,
and in buckles that cannot loosen, aud
are driven by rcins they must answer.
| preach no fatalism. \ swarhy en-.
ginccr at one of tho depots in Dakota
said: When will you get on the loco
motive and take u ride with us"
Well" ! said. ''now if that suits
you;' So | got on one side the 10.
!omotivc, and a Methodist minister,
who was also invitcCE got on the otlicr
side. and between us were the engineer
and the stokcr. The train started. The
engineer had his hand on the agitatcd
pulse of the great engine. The stokcr
shovclcd in the coal and shut the door
with loud clang. \ vast plain slip.
ped under us and the hills swept by,
and that great monster on which we
rode trcmblcd and bounded and snort.
cd and ragged rs il hurled us on.
said To the Methodist minister on the
other side the LOCOMOTIVES: My bro.
thcr, why should PrSbytcrians and
McthodiSiS quarrel about the decrccs
and free agcncyt You see that track.
that firm track. that iron track; that is
the decree. You see this engineers
armt That is free agency. How bcauii,
fully they work together They are
going 10 take rs through. We could
not do without the track. and we could
not do without the engineer. So rc.
joicc day by day Work for us all 10
do. and we may turn the crank Of the
Christian machinery this way ar that.
Tor we are free agents; but there is the
track laid 81 long ago no one rcmcm-
hcrs il. laid by the hand Of Almighty
God in sockets that no terrestrial or
satanic pressure can ever affect. Aud
along that track the ear Of the worlds
redemption will roll and roll to the
Grand Central depot Of the millennium.
have no anxiety about the track.
am only afraid that for our Incidence
God will discharge us and get some
other stokcr and some other engineer.
The train is going through with us ar
without uS. ~. my brethren, watch
all the events ,ha, are going by. If
things seem 10 turn out right. give
wings to your joy. II things seem To
turn out wrong. throw out the anchor
Of faith and hold fast
There is house in London where
Peter the Great of Russia lived awhile
when he was moving through the land
/ incoOnito and in Wnrlspunn'S ,lrnSS