The national leader., 1889-05-04


wealth Of the world is coming into the
women. And although the original
Church was very poor, and its men,
bers were fish dealers on the banks of
Galilee, and only had such stock on
hand as they could take in their own
net, to day in the hands Of Christian
men and women there Is enough money
to print Bibles and build churches and
support missionaries under God in ten
years to save the world.
vi. Again, I think that the world g
evangeliZation can be achieved In the
| time specified, because we have already
the theological Institutions necessary
for this work. We do not have to
build them; they are built. and they
are filed with tens of thousands OF
young men, and there will be three sets
Of students who will graduate into the
ministry before the close Of this CEN
tury; and once have them understand
that instead of preaching thirty or
forth years, and taking into the king.
dom of God Q few hundred souls. right
before them Is the Sedan, Is the Armag-
eddon, and these young men, instead Of
entering the ministry timid, and
with apologetic air, will feel like
David. who came up just as the armies
were set in array. and he left his car
riage and shouted for the battle and
cried: "Who Is this uncircumclsed
Philistine, that be should defy the
armies of the living God?" and with
five gravel stones skilfully flung, sent
sprawling the Dragging ten-footer. his
mouth into the dust, and his heels into
| the air.
What but such consummation could
be
A FIT CLIMAX
to this century? You notice q tendency
in history and all about US to climax.
The creation week rising from herbs
to fish, and from fish to bird, and from
bird to Quadruped, and from quad
ruped to immortal man. The New
Testament rising from quiet genea-
logical table in Matthew to apocalyptic
doxology In Revelation. Now, what
can be an appropriate climax to this
century. which has heard the puff of
the first steamer, and the throb OF the
drst stethoscope, and the click Of the
first telegraph, and the clatter of the
first sewing machine, and saw the
fash of the first electrict light. and the
revolution of the first steam plough,
and the law Of storms was written,
and the American Bible society
and American Tract society were
born; and instead of an audience laugh
Ing down DR.. Carey for advocating
foreign missions, as was dsne at North.
ampton in England in the last century,
now all denominations are vying with
each other as to who shall 60 the furth.
est and the soonest into the darkest OF
the New Hebr1des; and three hundred
thousand souls have been born TO God
In the South Sea Islands; and MlcrOne.
sia and Melanesia and Malayan Polyne-
| Sia have been set in the crown of
Christ, and David Livingstone has
unveiled Africa, and the last bolted
gate Of barbaric nations has swung
wide open to let the gospel in. What,
l ask, with thousand Interrogation
points uplifted, can be fit, an appro-
pirate and sufficient, climax except 1t
be world redeemed?
INVISIBLE COADJUTORS.
VIII. Yea, believe it can be done
If we get prepared for 1t, because the
whole air and the whole heaven Is full
of willing help. ''Are they not ali
ministering spirits sent forth?" We
make an awful mistake if we calculate
only on the forces we can see. The
mightiest army is in the air. My
brethren. so much of seldshness and
pride and rivalry and bad motives OF all
kinds get into our work here that we
are hindered. But the mighty souls
that have gone up to the flying armies
OF the sky have left all imperfectlon
behind; and these souls are with US,
and, without fault and with perfect
natures, are on our side. You cannot
make me believe that, after tOiling here
for long years for the redemption Of the
world, until from exhaustion some Of
them fell into their graves, they have
ceased their interest in the stupendous
conflict now raging, or that they will
decline their help.
but now glOrlf1ed In heaven, have you
forgotten the work toward which you
gave for more than half a century your
gracious life, your loving voice, and
your matchless penn Mol Then come
down and help. David Brainerdl
Have you forgotten the aborigines to
whom you preached and for whom you
could preach and pray no more, lying
down delirIOus amid the miasmas OF
the swamp Mol Then come down
and help. Moncrieff and Freeman
and Campbelll Have you forgotten
Lucknow and Cawnporep Mol Then
come down and help. / rub out Of my
eyes the stupidity and unbellef,
and I, the servant Of these great
Elishas in the Gospel, see the noun