Democratic messenger., 1889-04-20


flesh come again rs the flesh Of little
child.
Is there anything in prophecy to hinder
this speedy consumation: No. Some one
begins to quote from Daniel about "timc.
times and u half timc." and takes from
Revelation the seven trumpeis, blowing
them all at once In my car. But with
utmost reverence take up all the prophe.
cics aud hold them toward Heaven and
say God never has and never will stop
consecraied effort and holy determination
and magnificent resolve. and that if the
Church Of God will rise up to its full
work IL can make Daniels time 90 and his
half time 10 years. Neither Isaiah, nor
Ezekiel, nor Micah, nor MALACHI. nor Jere.
miah, nor any Of the major or minor
prophets will hinder us a second. sup.
pose the Bible had announced the millcn.
mum TO begin the year $3.50, that would he
no hindrance. In one sense God never
changes his mind, being the same ycstcr.
day, to-day and forever. But In another
sense he does change his mind and times
without number every day, and that is
when his people pray. Didn't he change
his mind about Ninevch: BY Gods COM
mand Jonah, at the top ofhs voice, while
standing on the steps Of the merchants
exchange aud palatial residences Of that
city cried out. "Yc, 30 days and Nincvch
shall be overthrow" "Was Il ovcrihrown
in 10 days? No. The people gave up their
sins and cried for mercy, and though Jo.
nah got mad because his whole course of
sermons had been spoiled aud went into u
disgraceful pointing, we have the record so
sublime cannot read il without feeling a
nervous chill running through me. God
saw their works that they turned from
their evil way, and God repcntcd Of the
evil that lie Aad said lie would do unto
them. and lie did il not" God Is u father,
anil some of US know what that means,
and some time when we have promised
cliasiiscmcni and the child deserved il the
little darling has put her arms around our
neck and expresses such sorrow and such
promises Of doing better that her tears
landed an the lips Of our kiss. and VT
hcld her half hour after an our knee and
would Ms soon think of slapping an angel
in the face a of even striking her with
The wei sht Of our little iingcl Cod is II
father aud while lie hIS promised this
world scoursinss. though they were 10 hc
for 900 years or 500 years, lie would il
the world Icpcn,cd, substitute bcncliction
aud divine cIrcss. God changed Ills mind
about SOl0m six times. He had deter
mined on lis destruction. Abraham asked
Him IL lie would moi spare il il ~ right.
eous people were found there and mar.
rowing down the number, il Is people
were found there; il 40 people ii 30 pco-
pie; il 20 people; il 10 people were found
there. And each of the six times the Lord
answered YES" Oh. why didn't Abra.
ham 20 an just Two steps further and say
II live hc found there. and If one he found
there for then. for The sake of Lot, ii> one
good citizen. think Sodnm 'Npld have
been spared Eight times does \c Bible
say iha, God repcnicd when lie lnll prom
i>cd punishment AMI withheld the stroke.
Was il u slip of Pauls pen when he spoke
of Gods cutting short the WORK in right
eousnc.s: No; paul's pen never slipped.
There is nothing in the way 0i prophecy
II hinder the crusade have proposed for
the las, decade oi the 18th century.
TnE WORLDS REDEMPTION rur orr Too
The whole trouble Is that We put or the
completion of the worlds redemption To
such long and indefinite distances The
old provcrb that "wha, us everybody
business j. nobudy's business" might bc
changed little and lie made truthfmlly TO
say what is the Gospels business of all
The ages is the Gospel husincss Of no age.
We ARE 50 constituted we cannot get up
much enthusiasm about something 500
years from now or 1000 years from now
We are fighting nj too long range.
That gun called the "Swamp Angel" was
u nuisance. II shot six miles, hut IL har,l-
~ ever hit anything. |, did lis chief de.
struciivc work when il burs, and killed
those who were setting II oil Shor, range
is the effective kind Of work, whether Il,
bc for worldly or religious purpose Some
man with his eyes half shut droncs out Ia
me The Bible quotation ~ thousand years
are rs one day" that Is. 10 centuries are
not long for the Lord. But why do you
no, quote the previous sentence. which
says that one day j. with the Lord as II
thousand years That Is, lie could l0 the
work OF 10 centuries in - hours. The
mighticst obstacle to Christian work j.
the impression that The worlds cvanrcli.
zati0n is away or Aud We take the iclc.
scope and look on aud on through ccniur.
les until We see two objects near each
other. and VIC strain our vision and guess
what they are. and We call great cunven.
lions "a guess what they are, and we gel
down our heaviest Theological works aud
balance our telescope ON the lid and look
and look, aud finally conclude that they
are two beasts that We see, and the one
has hair and the other has wool. aud We
guess II must bc the lion and the lamb
lying down together In that great era.
llc of posipOncmcni and spmnolcncc We
rock The church rs though Il were AN i'm.
patient child and say; Hush, my dear,
don't bc impatient Don't get excited by
rc,lvals. 4. Don't cry. Your Fathers com.
ing Don't gel uneasy! lie will be- here
in tw0 or three or ten oriwcniy thousand
years" Aud We net as though We thought
that when Maclulay's famous New Zea.
lander Ia the Tar distance Is seated on n
broken arch Of London bridge sketching
the ruins ofSl. Paul's his grandchild might
lp.,.I Il, a..l H. a.g..,