Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-09-14


the cables under the ocean. You see what
opportunity this is going TO give for the
final movements Of Christianity. A for.
tress may lie months or years In building,
but afier II is constructed II may do all Its
work in 90 minutes. Christianity has
been planting its batteries for 10 centuries,
and may go on in the work through other
centuries but when those batteries are
thoroughly planted, those fortresses are
fully built, they may all do their work In
"a hours. The world sometimes deriics
the church for slowness Of movement
Is science any quicker? Did II not take
science 5,G59 years to find out so simple n
thing MS the circulation Of the human
blood. With the earth aud the sky full Of
electricity, science took $500 years before
il even guessed that there was any practical
use that might bc made of this subtle and
mighty element. When good men take
possession Of all these scientific forces and
all these agencies Of invention, 1 do not
know that the redemption Of the world
will be more than the work Of half day.
DO we not read the Queens speech at the
proroguing Of Parliament the day before
in London: II that he so, is il anything
marvellous to believe that in "a hours u
divine communication can reach the
whole earth Suppose Christ should de.
scend on the nati0ns-many expect Christ
will come among the nations personally
suppose that tomorrow morning the Son
Of God from lowering cloud should de.
sccnd upon these cities. Would not lha,
fact be known NIL the world over IN "a
hours: Suppose lie should present Ills
Gospel IN few words saying, Il am the
Son OF God; came To pardon all your
sorrow /; To prove that am a supernatural
being. ] have just descended from the
clouds; do you believe me, and do you be.
lievc me now y Why, all the telegraph sta.
lions Of the earth would be crowded rs
none Of them were ever crow dei Just af.
ter u shipwrcck, tell you NIL these
things To shoSNyou II is not among The
imppssiblitics or even among the improb.
abilities that Christ will conquer the whole
earth, and do II instantcr, when the time
comes. There are iorctORcnings In III,
air. Something great is going To happen
! do not think that Jupiter Is going ,c
run US down or that the axle Of the world
is going 10 break but ! mean something
great for the worlds blessing aud not fol
the worlds damage is going TO happen.
think the world has had il hard enough
Enough, the London plaques. Enough
the Asiatic cholcras. Enough. the wars
EMough. the shipwrcchs Enough III,
c0nilagraiions. think our wo:ld coult
stand right well procession of prospcri
ties and triumphs. Better be on the look
out. Better have your observatorics opcr
toward the heavens, and the lenses of YOU
most powerful telescopes well polished
Better have MI your Lcylcn jars read,
for some new pulsaiion of mighty inilu
encc. Better have new fonts of type il
your printing offices to set up some rs
founding good news. Better have som,
new banner that has never been CARRIED
ready Tor sudden professions. Reiie
have the bells in your cliu
hung and rope within
may ring out the marriage of l.. a
son. Cleanse all your conrt houses, TO
the Judge of all the earth may appear
Let all your legislative halls he gil,lcd, fo
the great I.awgiver may he about to come
Drive of the thrones Of ,lcspotism all III,
occupants, for the King of Heaven an,
earth may be about To reign. The dark
ness Of the night is blooming and whitcn
ing into the lilies Of morning cloud an,
the lilies reddening into the roses of tn
stronger day-iit garlands, whether whit,
or red. for him on whose head are man,
crowns. The day is a, l,andr'
FACTS.
One more ray oi the dawn ! see in fact,
chronological and mathematical Come
now, do not lei us do another stroke o
work until we have settled one matter
What Is going 10 he the final issue of thi
great contest between sin and righteous
ness: Which is going to prove himscl
the stronger-God or Diabus: Is thi
world going To he all garden or all desert
Now L., us have that matter settled. |
we believe Isaiah and Ezekiel and Hosea
and Micah aud Micahi. and John an,
Peter, and Paul and Christ, we believe i
is going To- he all garden but let us hav
II settled. Let us know whether We ar,
working on toward a success or toward
dead faialurc II there is child in you
house sick, and you are sure he is guin.
To get well, you sympathilc with prcscn
pain, but all the forelo,ling is gone. |
you are IN cyclone oil the Florida coast
and the captain assures you the vessel 4
stanch and the winds are changing for
better quarter, and he is sure he will brin!
you safe inio the harbor. you patiently
submit To present distress with IL,
thought of safe arrival. Now | want tC
know whether We arr coming on lowar,
light and blcsscdncss. You and bclicv,
the latter. and II 50, every year We spcn,
is one year subiracied from the world
woe, and every event that passes, whe,he
bright or dark, brings us one even, nearc
= happy consumation, and by all that i
inexorablc in chronology aud maihcmalici
| commend you TO good cheer and cour
age. II there is anything In arithmetic
IL YOU subtract two from five aud leave
three, riicn by every rolling sun we ar
coming on toward magnificent lcrminu
Then every summer gone by brings u
nearer unfading arborcscencr. Put you
algebra down an the top ofyour Bible an,
rejoice.
Iii Is nearer morning at . o'clock thai
Il is at ., II II Is nearer morning at
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