Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-04-13

more than 2 coo, 900 copies of the New
Testament purchased. not given away.
bat purchased because the world Will
have
More Christian men in high official pc.
sition today in Great Britain and in the
United States than ever before. Stop
that falsehood going through the news.
papers, have Scent in twenty-that the
judges of the supreme court OF the United
States court are all infdels except one.
By personal acquaintance | know three
of them to be old fashioned evangelical
Christians, sitting at the holy sacrament
of our Lord Jesus Christ, and suppose
that the majority CT them are stanch be-
levers in our Christian religion. And
then hear the dying words OF Judge
Black, a man who had been attorney
general Of the United States, and who
had been secretary Of the United States,
no stronger lawyer of the
century than Judge Black -
dying, his aged wife kneeling by
his side, and he uttering that sublime
aad tender prayer: 80 Lord God, from
whom l derived my existence and in
whom | have always trusted, take my
spirit to myself and let thy richest bless
ing come down upon my Mary" The
most popular book today is the Bible,
and the mightiost institution is the
church, and the greatest name among ma
lions and more honored than any other,
is the name Of Jesus.
Wonders Of self sacrifice: A clergy
man told me in the northwest that for
six years he WAS a missionary at the ex-
treme north, living 400 miles from q post
office, aud sometimes he slept out
Of doors i'll winter, the Their
| mometer go and 60 degrees below zero,
wrapped in rabbit skins woven together.
| said: rs it pOGsiblef You do not
mean GO and 60 degrees below zeroY' lie
said: II 90, and | was happy" All for
Christ. Where is there any other being
that will rally such enthusiasm? Moth
ers sewing their fingers Oft 10 educate
their boys for the gospel ministry. For
nine years no luxury on the table until
the course through grammar school and
college and theological seminary be com
pleted. Poor widow putting her mite
into the Lords treasury, the face Of en-
pcror or president impressed upon the
coin not 20 conspicuous as the blood with
which she earned il. Millions Of good
men anu NplllIb, Dhb DhiNh 'A"A
men, to whom Christ ) everything.
Christ first, Christ last, and Christ for
ever.
Why, this age is not so characterized
by invention and scientific exploration as
il is by gospel proclamation. lou can
get no idea of it unless you can ring al
the church bells in one chime, and sound
all the organs in one dlapason, and
gather all the congregations OF Chrleten-
dom in one Gloria in Excelsis. Mighty
camp meetings. Mighty Ocean Groves.
Mighty ~Chautauquas. Mighty conven-
| tions Of Christian workers. Mighty gen
eral assemblies Of the Presbyterian
church. Mighty conferences of the
Methodist church. Mighty associations
of the Baptist church. Mighty conven-
tons of the Episcopal church. ! think
before long the best investments Will not
be in railroad stock or Western Union, but
in trumpets and cymbals and fcstal deco
rations, for we are on the eve OF victories
wide and world uplifting. There may
be many years Of hara work yet before
the cOusunmation, but the signs are to
me SO encouraging that | would not be
unbelieving If | saw the wing of the
apocalgptic angel spread for its last tri'
umphal flight IN this days sunset; or #
tomorrow morning the ocean cables
should thrill as with the news that Chrlsi
tbe Lord had aGghted on Mi ohVet or
NJ. Calvary Il proclaim universal DO
niinion.
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TO be alert. want You 10 pe Watchln5
all these wonders unrolIlng from ny
heavens ana the cafth. 500 mas ciaSsl
fed them, whether c&iGni'ous or plta7
ing. The divine purposes are f'fhtSS%t
in traces that cannot preak' DOC III grin
that cannot slip ana onckIes lnat cdllho
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