The Red Cloud chief., 1889-04-05


Mighty Ocean Groves. Mighty Chautso-
quas. Mighty conventions OF Christian
workerA Mighty general assemblies OF
the Presbyterian Church Mighty con.
ferences Of the Methodist Church. Mighty
associations Of the Baptist Church. Mighty
conventions CT the Episcopal Church. ]
think before long the best investments
will not be in railroad stock or Western
Union. but in trumpets aud cymbs!s and
fesial decorations, for we are On the eve
Of %lvictor.es wide and world-upllftins.
There may be many years Of hard work
yet before the contamination, bat the
signs are to me so encouraging that ]
would not he unbelieving il l saw the
wing Of the apocalyptic angel spread for
its last triumphai flight in this days sun
set; or il to- morrow morning the ocean
cables should thrill Us with the news that
Christ the Lord had aiighted On Mount
OIivet or Noun. Calvary to proclaim uni.
versal dominion.
U you dead churches wake up: Throw
back the shutters Of stin ecclesiaticism
and let b light Of the spring morning
come in. Morning for the land. Morning
for the Ca. Morning Of emancipation
Morning of light and love n peace.
Morning OF . day in which there hail be
no chains to break. no sOsrows to sssusge.
no deception 70 shatter. no woes to CON.
passionate. o Christ, descend: Scared
temple. take the crown! Bruised hand.
take the scepter! Wounded foot step the
throne: Thine 10 the kingdom"
These things I say because ! want yoo
to be alert ant you TO DO watching all
these wonders unrollinE from the heavens
and TIE earth. God has classified them.
whether caIamitous or pleasing. The di.
vine purposes are harnexsed in traces that
can not break, and in girths that can not
slip, and in buckles that can not loosen
and are driven by reins they must answer.
I preach no fatalism- A swarthy en-
gineer at one OF the depots in Dakots
said: '.When will you get on the loco
motive and take . ride with u.s." Well"
/ said, "now II that suits you:' So ]
got on one side the locomotive. and q
Methodist minister, who was also invited,
got on the other side, and between W.
were the engineer and the stoker. The
train started. The engineer had his hand
on the agitated pulse Of the great engine.
The stoker shoveled in the coal and shut
the door with a loud clang. A vast plain
slipped under US and the hills swept by,
and that great monster on which We rode
trembled and bounded and snorted and
ragged AS it hurled US on. ] said 20 the
Methodist minister on the other side the
locomotive: MY brother why should
Presbyt ter ans and Methoiists quarrel
about, the DEGREES and free agency: You
see that track, that iron track; that is the
decree. You see this engineers arm
That is free gency How beauti-
fully they work together. They are
going to take rs through. We could
not do without the track. and we could
not do without tn. engineer" So l
rejoice day by day. Work for US all to do.
and We may turn the crank Of that Christ
ian machinery this way or that, for we
are free agents; but there Is the track laid
SO long ago no one remembers II. laid by
the hand of Almighty God in sockets that
no terrestrial or satanic pressure can ever
affect. And along hal track the car OF
the worlds redemption will roll and roll
to the Grand Central depot OF the millen.
ium. I have no anxiety about the track.
I am only afraid that for our Incidence
God will discharge US and get some other
engineer. The train is going through,
with US or without US. So. my brethren.
watch all the events that are going bv.
II things seem TO turn out right, give
wings to your Joy. II things seem to turn
out wrong. throw out the anchor OF faith
aud hold fast.
When Titans play quoits they pitch
mountains; but who owns these gigantic
forces YOU have been reading about the
last two months. Whose hand is on the
" ~ ,v~uA WEx.s
foo, suddenly planted on the foOtstool
makes the continents CULVER: God: God!
He Iooketh upon the mountains and they
tremble. He toucheth the hills and they
smoke. God! God! ! must he at peace
with Him. Through the Lord Jesus Christ
this God is mine, He is YOURS. | put the
earthquake that shook Palestine at the
crucifixion against all the down rockings
Of the centuries. This God on our side.
We may challenge all the centuries Of time
aud all the cycles OF eternity.
Those Of US who are in mid-life may well
thank God that we have seen SO many
wondrous things: but there are people
here to-day who will see the twentieth
century. Things obscure to US will be
plain to yoa vet The twentieth century
will lie as far ahead OF the nineteenth ~
the nineteenth is ahead Of the eighteenth,
and as you caricaiure the habits and Gus.
, toms and ignorance Of h past. others
will caricature this age. Some OF you
NAV live to see the shimm .ring vail be-
tween the material aud tbs spiritual world
lifted. Magnetism. a word with which we
cover up our ignorance, will vet be an ex.
plored realm. Electricity. the fiery cours-r
Of the SKY that Benjamin Franklin
lassoed and Morse aud Bell and Ed son
have tried TO control will become
completely manageable, and locomotion
will be- 5 wiftened and q world OF pracsica!
knowledge thrown in upon the race
Whether we depart in this century or
whether We see the open gates OF a more
wonderful century. we Will see these
things. II does not make much difference
where we stand. hut the higher the stand.
point the larger the prospect We Will
see Them from Heaven IL we do not Sc.
them rom earth. WAS at Fire Island.
Long Island. and l went up in the cupola
from which they t~elegraphed 10 New
York the approach OF vessels hours before
they come into port There is an opening
in the wall. and the operator puts his tele.
scope through that opening and looks out
and sees vessels far out at sea While l
va. taking with b m he wen; up and
looked cut He said: I'VE are ex-
pecting the Arizona Tonight !
said: is il possible you know all
those vessels! Do YOU know them as you
know . mans facet" He said: Yes. l
never MAKE q mistake: before l see the
hulks. I often know them by the masts; l
know them all. l hav. watched them so
long," y, what . grand thing i; is TO
have ships teiesrnphed and heralded long
before they come TO port. tina; friends may
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