The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-30

There are the ruins of Delhi and Allahabad.
and yonder are the inhuman Sepoys and
the brave regiments under Havelock
avenging the insulted flag of Britain;
while cut right through the heart of my
native land Is q trench in which there le
one million orthern and southern dead.
o, the tears o, the blood o, the long
ma chesl o, the hospital woun 81 o, the
martyrdoml o, the DEATH But brighter
than the light which flashed on all these
swords and shields and musketry Is the light
that fell on Bethlehem, and louder than the
bray OF the trumpets, and the neigling OF
the chargers, and the crash of the walls, and
the groaning OF the dying armies is the
song that unrols is moment from the
sky. sweet as though all the bells Of heaven
rung a jubilee. Peace on earth, good will
toward men," o, when will the day come
God hasten itl-when the swords shall be
turned Into plow-shares, and the fortresses
shall be remodeled into churches, and the
men of blood battling for renown shall be-
come good soldiers OF Jesus Christ, aud the
cannon now striking down whole columns
of death shall thunder the victories of the
truth.
When we think of the whole world saved
we are apt to think of the few people that
now inhabit it. Only a very few, com
pared with the populations to come. And
what a small part cultivated. Do you
know IL has been automatically estimated
that three-fourths of Europe is yet all bar
renness, and that nine hundred aud ninety
one on thou 'andth part Of the entire globe
is uncultivatedl This is all to be cultivated
and inhabited, and all gospelized. o, what
| tears of repentance when nations begin TO
weepl o, what supplications when
continents begin to prayl o, what I re.
| joicing when hemispheres begin to sing
| Churches will worship on the places where
| this very hour smokes the blood of human
sacrifice, and wandering through the snake.
infested jungles of Africa Christie heel will
ruise the serpent's head. o, when the
tru npet of salvati n shall be sounded every
where and the nations are redeemed, hg ht
will fall upon every tow brighter tnan
that which fell upol Bethlehem. aud more
! overwhelming than the song that fell
on the pasture fields where the fiocks
fed, there will be song louder
tlan the voice of the storm-lifted oceans,
"Glory to God in the highest, and from a.
nations ID kindred and people and tongues
will come the response, "And on earth
peace, good will toward menln On tnis
Christmas eve bring you good tidings OF
great joy. Pardon for all sin, comfort for
all trou lie, and life for the dead. s lall we
now take this Christ into our heartsl rne
time is passing. This is the closing of thG
year. How the time speeds by. Put your
| hand on your ar.-0ue, Two, Cnreo. Infee
times less it will beat. Life is passiog like
gazslles over the plains. Sorrows hover
like petrels over the sea. Death swoop
like a vulJure from the mountains. MISERY
rolls up to our ears like waves. Heavenly
songs III to US like stars.
wish you merry Christmas, not will
worldly disslpations, but merry with gospe
gladness, merry with pard med sin, merr,
with hope of reunion in tho skies with al
your loved ones who have preceded you. Ii
that grandest and best sense merry Christ
mas.
And God grant shat in our flnal momen
we may have as bright vision as did tin
dying girl when she said: "Mother"-
pointing with her thin white hand through
the wind1w-"M Mother, what Is that beauti
full land out yonder beyond the mountain &
the high mountainsln 80, said the mother
''my darling, there are no mountains within
sight of our home.n so, yes," she said
don't you sec them-that beautiful lan'
beyond the mountains out there, Just be
| yond the high mountainsP
The mother looked down into the face O
her dying child and said: my dear.
think that must be heaven that yJu see.
"Well, then," she said, father, you come
aud with your strong arms carry me owe
those mountains into that beautiful lam
beyond the high mountains" 'No," sal
the weeping father, "my darling, can't &
with you.n "Well,n she said, clapping he
hands, never mind, never mind; see 20
der a shining one coming. He is coming
now in his strong arms to carry me owe
, the mountains to tho beautiful land-ove
| the mountains over the high mountains I