Democratic messenger., 1889-06-29

Ter translated sockets. So now see
how Il will read IL il 10 translated
right; "Where vast thou when | set
the sockets Of the earthi" Where is
the sockcti Il is the hollow OF Gods
hand la socket large enough for any
world 10 turn in.
GOD ~ ALWAYS RIGHT.
Worldly philosophy said: What
an absurd story about Joshua making
the sun and moon stand still. II the
world had stopped an instant. the
whole universe would have been out
Of gear" Stop" said Christian phi.
losophy. mot quite so quick" The
world has two niotions-Onc on its own
axis. aud the either around the sun. Il
was not necessary in making them
stand still that both motions should be
stopped -Orly the on, turning the
world On its own axis. There was no
reason why the halting Of the earth
should have Jared and disirranged
the whole universe. Joshua right and
God right. inlidelity wrong every
time. knew il would bc wrong. |
thank God that the time has come
when Christians need not he scared
at any scientific exploration. The
fact is that religion and science have
struck hand in eternal friendship. and
the deeper down geology can dig and
the higher up astronomy can soar. all
the better for us. The armies OF the
Lord Jesus Christ have stormed the
observatorics Of the worlds science,
and from the highest towers have
flung out the banner Of the cross. and
Christianity tonight, from the obscrv.
atories Of Albany and Washington,
stretches out its hand toward the oppos-
ing scientific weapon, crying: There
is none like THAI; give il mel" was
reading this afternoon Of Herschel,
who was looking at u meteor through
a telescope. and when il came over the
face Of the telescope il was so powerful
he had TO avert his eyes Aud it has
been just No that many nm astronomer
has gone into an observatory aud
looked up into the midnight heavens,
and the Lord God has. through some
swinging world. famed upon his Wis.
ion. and the learned man cried out:
"Who am II Undonci Unclcani
Have mercy. Lord Godl"
A WORLD OF TRAVELLERS.
Again. | remark. that the travelling
disposition Of the world. which was
aversc TO morals and religion. is to he
brought on our side. The man that
went down TO Jericho and fell amidst
thieves was type Of a great many
travellers. There is many a man who
is very honest ut home who. when he
is abroad. has his honor iilchcd and
his good habits stolen. There are but
very few men who can stand the stress
OF an expedition. Six weeks ut a
watering place has damned many u
man. In the olden times God forbade
the travelling Of men for the purposes
Of trade because of the corrupting influ.
enccs attending il. a good many men
now cannot stand the transition from
one place 10 another Some men who
seem 10 be very consistent ut home in
the way of keeping the Sabbath. when
they get into Spain. on the Lords day
always 60 out To see the bull fights.
Plato said that no city ought To be
built nearer To the sea than ten miles,
lest il be- tempted Ia commerce. But
this travelling disposition Of the world,
which was ;.lverse Ia that which in
good. is To be brought ON our side.
These rail trains. why, they are to
take our Bibles: these steamships, they
are TO transport our missionaries these
sailors rushing from city To city all
around the world. are To he converted
into Christian hcrll,ls and 90 out and
preach Christ among tho heather ma
tions. The Gospels nrc infinitely mul-
tiplied in beauty and power since Rob.
inson. and Thompson. and Burck.
hardt have come back and talked to
us about Sloan. and Capcrnanm. and
Jerusalem, pointing out to ms the lilies
about which Jesus preached. the beach
ulnnm which Paul was shipwrcckcd.
the for,ls at which Jordan was passed,
the Red sea bank on which were tossed
the carasses Of the drowned Egyptians.
4 man said: Il went to the Holy
Land an iniidcl; ] came back Chris.
tian. could not help it,"
am not shocked at the idea Of
building II railroad Ia the Holy Land.
wish that all the worl, might 60 and
see Golgotha and Bethlehem. II we
cannot afford to pay for muleteers
now. perhaps when the rail train goes
we can afford To buy ticket from
Constantinople 10 .Ioppa. and Nd we
will get To nee the Holy Land. Then
let Christians travel! God speed the
rail trains, and guide the steamships
this night painting across the deep in
the phosphOrcscent wake Of the shining
feet OF him who from wave cliff ~
wave cliff trod the stormed Tibcrias
Ian Isls ma an tssnN
and sce onr civilization. and examine
our Christianity. aud go back and tell
the story. and keep that empire rock.
ing until Jesus shall reign
Wherever the sun
Dos Ills nlcys,siye Journeys run
And the firearms, with which the
lnildcl traveller brought down the Arab
horseman aud the jackals OF the des
ert, have been surrendered TO the
church. and we reach forth our hands,
crying: There is none like that; give
IL mel"
RELIGION GOOD FOR EVERY ONE
So il has also been with tho learning
and the elOquence of the world. Peo-
pie say; Religion is very good for
women. il is very good for children,
but not for men" But we have in
the r'll ~ Christ's host Mozart and
Handel IN music. Canova and Angelo
~ sculpture; Raphael and Reynolds
in painting; Harvey and Bocrhanve
~ medicine; Cowpcr aud SCOTT in
p,rtry, Croiius and Burke in states.
nnnship; Boyle aud l.eibnitz in philos-
ophy. Thomas Chalmers and John
MaSi,l IN theology. The most bril-.
liant writings Of worldly nature
aw all nglow with scripiIr,l allu.
Slnns Through senatorial speech aud
through rSsayist's discourse Sinai
ihunirrs and calvary pleads and ST.
lnan >lmrklcs
Srsurl |. Southland was mighty in
l!,., r,lIri rnm and in the senate cham
,sr. hut l,r reserved his strongest elo-
li'nr. fnr that day when lac s;ood be-
f,gr the literary societies at Princeton
,nnnrrcrInrnl and pleaded for the
maud, uruf our Bible. Daniel Webster
-. ,,..s liz ..b,af spaHlansls u.hila ha