The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-24
SENTINEL. WEDNESDAY, APRIL "a 1889

new testamentrising from quiet genealogi
cal table in Matthew to apocalyptic dox-
ology in Revelation. Now, what can be
an appropriate climax to this century,
which has heard the puff of the flrst
steamer, and the throb of the first stetho-
scope, and the click of the first telegraph,
and the clatter of the first sewing-machlne,
and saw the flash OF the first electric light,
and the revolution of the first steam pillow,
and the law of storms was written, anu
the American bible society and American
tract society were born; and instead OF an
audience laughing down Dr. Carey for ad-
vocating foreign missions, as was done at
Northampton in England in the last cent
ury, now all denominations vying with
each other as to who shall go the
farthest and the soonest into the darkest OF
the New Hebrides; and 100000 souls have
been born to God in the South Sea islands,
and Micronesia and Melanesia and
Malayan Polynesia have been set in the
crown of Christ, and David Livingstone
has unveiled Africa and the last boited
gate Of barbaric nations has swung vide
open to let the gospel in. What, l ask,
with 1000 interrogation points upllfted,
can be fit, an appropriate, and sufficient
climax except it be a world redeemed?
Yea, / believe it can be done if we get
prepared for il, because the whole
air and the whole heaven is full
of willing help. "Are they not all minis
tering spirits sent forth?" We make an
awful mistake if we calculate only on the
forces we can see. The mightiest army IS
in the air. Ny brethren, so much OF
selfshness, and pride, and rivalry, and
bad motives of all kinds get into our work
hnrn- thor I'm hfnHnrnd Knit the
mighty souls that have gone up to the
flying armies of the sky have left an i'm
perfection behind; and these souls are
with us and without fault and with
perfect natures are on our side. You can
not make me believe that after toiling
here for long years for the redemption OF
of the world until, from exhaustion, some
OF them fell into their graves, they have
ceased their interest in the stupendOus
conflict now raging, or that they are going
to decline their help. IrenRus Prime
HonOred on earth, but now glorified in
heaven, have you forgotten the work
toward which you gave for more than half
a century your gracious life, your loving
voice and your matchless pen? No! Then
come down aud help. Alexander Duff!
Have you forgotten the millions of India
for whose salvation you suffered in Hindoo
jungle and Numbered on missionary plat
form? No. Then come down and help.
David Brainard! Have you forgotten the
aborigines to whom you preached and for
whom you prayed until you could preach
and pray no more, lying down delirious
amid the miasmas of the swamp? No!
Then come down and help. Moncrief
and Freeman and CAMPBELL Have you
forgotten Lucknow and Cawnpore? mol
Then come down and help. / rub out of
my ewes the stupidity and unbelief, and
l, the servant of these great Elishas in the
gospels, see the mountains all around
about are full of horses of fire and chart
OTIS of fire, end they head this way. How
cred over are we by great clouds of wit
nesses and helpers. Clouds of apostles in
the air, led on by PAUL. Clouds of mar
tyrs in the air, led on by Stephenl Clouds
OF prophets in the air, led on by Isaiah
Clouds of patriarchs in the air, led on by
Abraham! Clouds of ancient warriors in
the air, led on by Joshua. and that bible
warrior, at whose prayer astronomy
once halted over Ajalon and Gideon,
seems now to lift one hand toward the
descending sun of this century and the
other hand toward the moon of the last
decade, saving: "Stand thou still till the
church of God gets the final victory"
linen ieb us take what FeilldlIlS OF InlS
decade to get ready for the fina decade of
the nineteenth century. You and | may
not live to see that decade or may not live
to see its close, but that shall not hinder
me from declaring the magnificent posi-
bility. I confess that the mistake of my
life has been, not that did not work hard
for could not have worked harder and
lived, as God knows and my family know
but that | have not worked under the
realization that the salvation Of this world
was nearby possibility But whether
we see it, the beginning or the closing of
that decade, is of no importance, if only
that decade can get the coronation, and
then all decades shall kneel before this
enthroned decade, and even the gray
grown centuries will cast their crowns be-
fore it and it will be the most honored
decade between the time when the morn
ing stars sang together as the libretto of
worlds was opned and the time when the
mighty angel, robed in cloud and gar
landed in rainbow, shall, with one foot on
the sea and the other foot on the land,
swear by Him that liveth forever and ever
that time shall be no longer. Allelulia!
Amen!