Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-02

pit, " "The DEVILS Mush Pot, " "The Dew
IFS Tea Kettle,' "The DEVILS Saw Mill"
''fhe DEVILS Machine Shop" 'sThe Devils
Gate" and so on. Now it is very much
needed that geological surveyor or congres.
sional committee or group OF distinguished
tourists go through Montana and Wyoming
and California and Colorado and give other
names to these places. All these regions
belong to the Lord apd to Christian ma.
tion, and away with such Plutonlc nomen-
clature.
Z But how is this continent to be gospel
lied The pulpit and the Christian printing
press harnessed together will be the might
lest team for the first plow. Not by the
power of cold, formalistic theology, not by
ecclesiastical technicalties. l am sick of
them aud the world is sick Of them. But 1t
will be done by warm-hearted, sympathetic
presentation of the fact that Christ is ready
to pardon all our sins and heal all our
wounds and save US both for this world and
the next. Let your religion of giacsr-
crack off and fall into the Gulf stream aud
get melted. Take all your creeds of all do
nominations and drop out of them all hu-
man phraseology and put in only scriptural
phraseology and you will see how quick the
people will jump after them.
On the Columbia river few days ago
we saw the Salmon jump clear out of the
water in different places, suppose for the
purpose of getting the insects. Aud if when
we want to fish for men we could only
have the right kind of bait they would
spring out above the flood of their sins and
sorrows to reach it. The Young Men s
Christian Association of America will also
do part of the work. All over the con inent
this summer l saw their new buildings ris-
ing. In Vancouver's 1 asked what are
you going to put on that slightly place ?''
The answer was "a Young Mems Chris
tian Association building" At Lincoln,
Neb., 1 said "What are they making those
excavations for2' Answer "For Young
Mems Christian AS ,ociation building" At
Des Mones. Ia, saw a noble structure
rising, and asked for what purpose it was
being built, and they told rue for the Young
Mems Christian Association.
These institutions are gong to take the
young men of this nation for God. These
institutions seem in better favor with God
and man than ever before. Business men
and capitalists are awakening to the fact
that they can do nothing better in the way
of living benefcence or in last will and tes-
lament than to do what Mr.. Marquard did
for Brooklyn when he made our Young
Mems Christian palace possible. These in
stitutions will get our young men all over
the land into stampede for heaven. Thus
we will all in some way help on the work,
you with your ten talents, l with five, some
body else with three. 1t is estimated that
to irrigste the arid and desert lands of
America as it ought to be irrigated, it will
COST about one hundred million dollars to
get the waters into reservoirs. AS much
contribution and effort as that would irr-
gate with Gospel influences all the waste
plaees of this continent. Let US by pray yer
and contribution and right living all help
to fill the reservoirs. You will carry a
bucket and you cup, and even thimble-
full will belp. And after while God will
send the foods of mercy so gathered, pour
ing down over all the land, and some of US
on earth and some of US in heaven will sing
with Isaiah 'In the wilderness waters
have broken out and streams in the desert,
and with David "There is a river the
streams whereof shall make glad the sight
of God" Oh, fill up the reservoirs Amer
lea for God