Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-01

Aihu ~ oAS NNthi oo 1pu a'V iaA Wlluit
the truth" A clergyman Of our own de
nomination said: Il have just been Ou
establishing five mission stations" l tel
you Christianity is on the march, Will,
Infdelity is dwindling into imbecility
While Infdeliiy is thus dwindling ant
dropping down into imbecihty and inde
cency, the wheel of Christianity is making
abOut G tbOnsand revolutions in q minute
All the copies of Shakespeare and Tenay
sen and Disraeli and of any ten Of the mos
popular writers of the day, less in number
than the copies of the Bible going out
from our printing pressee. A few years
ago, in six weeks, more than two million
copies OF the New Testament purchased
not given away, but purchased because
the wos1 will have it.
.sE GOSPEL PROCLAMATION.
Why, this sge is not so characterized BIS
invention ard scientific exploration as il
is by Gospel proclamation. You can gel
no idss OF it unless you can ring ali the
church bells in one chime, and sound all the
organs IN one diapason, and gather all the
congregations Of Cbristendom in one Gloria
in Excaisis Mighty camp meetings.
Mighty Ocean Groves. Mighty Chsutua
quas. Mighty conventions of Christian
workers. Mighty general assemblies OF
the Presbyterian church. Mighty confer
ences Of the Methodist church. Mighty
associations of the Baptist church. Mighty
conventions of the Episcopal church.
think bsfore long the best investments
viii not be in railroad stock or Western
Union, bat in tTumpets and cymba's and
iestal decorations, for we are on the eve
of victories wide and world uplifting.
There msy be many years OF hard work
yet before the ccnsummation, but this
signs arc 10 me so encouraging that
would NOT he unbelieving il l saw the wing
of the Fpocalyptic angel spread for its last
triumphal flight in this days sunset; or il
tomorrow morning the ocean cables should
thiill NJ with the news that Chritt The
Lord had aighted on Mount Olivet Of
Mount Calvary to proclaim universal do
minion
o, you dead churches, wake mp! Throw
back the shutters Of stiff ecclesiasticism
and let the light Of the spriUg morning
come in. Morning for the land. Morn
ing for the sea- Morning Of emancipation.
Morning OF light and love and peace.
Morning of a day in which there shall be
no chains to break, no sorrowa to assuage,
no dsspotism to shstter, no wees 10 com
passionate. 0 Christ, descend Scared
temple, tske the crown! Bruised haDd,
take the scepter! Wounded foot, step the
thronel "Tbine is the kingdom"
When Tiians play quoits they pitch
mountains; but VITO owns these gigantic
forces you have been Ieading Gbout the
last two months? Whose hand is on the
throttle valve of the volcanoes? Whose
foot suddenly planted on the footsio0l
makes the continents quiveT? God! God
he looketh upon the mountains and they
tremble. He toucheth the hills and they
smoke. God, God l must be at peace
with him. Th ough the Lord Jesus
Christ this God is mine and he is yours.
pat TIE earthquake that shook PaleitinC
~ the crucifxiOn against ell the dOwr
rocking If the centuries. This God OF
our side, we may challenge ali the cen
turies OF time and all the cycles OF eter
nifty.
THE IM ENllklh ZEN 4 nj
Those of us who are in mid-life may vel
thank God that we have feen so manl
wondrous things; but there are people her
to-day who will see the Twentieth centu
~. Things obscure TO us will be plain L
you vet. Tire Twentieth century will b
as far ahead of the Nineteenth as the Nine
tsenth is ahead of the Eighteenth, and a
Won cericature the habits and customs ant
ignorance of Tie past, Others will Carics
ture this age. Some of you may live to Sc,
the shimmerirg veil between the material
and rhe spiritual world lifted. Magnet
ism. a word with which we cover up oul
Ignorance, will yet be an explored realm
Electricity, the fiery cOurser of thu sky
that Beriamin Franklin lassOed and Mors'
and Bell and Edison have tried to control
will become completely manageable, and
locomotion will be switched, and q worlc
Of practical knowledge thrown in upon th'
race. Whether we depart in this century
or whether we see the open gate'
of more wonderful century, w
will see these things. 1t does
not make much difference where we stand
but the higher Ihe standpoint the large
the prospect. We will see them from
heaven if we do not see them from earth
was st Fire Island, Long Island, and
went no in the cupola from which they
telegraph to New York the approach o
vessels hours before they come INTO port
There is and opening in the wall, and the
operator puts his telescope through thai
opening and looks out and sees vefssl' IN
out at SEA. While l was talking with hlIn
he went mp and looked out. He seid
"We are xpeciing the Arizona to'nignt
I said: is it possible you know all ihos'
vessels? Do you know them as yon know
a mans face?n lie said: "Hes, l nevel
make mistake; before / see the hulks,
often know them all, have watched then
40 long" Oh, Whist q grand thing 1t is tC
have ships telegraphed and heraldec
long before they CONS I,
mort that friends may come
down 10 the wharf and Welcome then
long absent loved ones. So TO day WI
take our stand in the watch tower and We
Look of and through the glass OF inspira
t;on or Providence we look of and see s
whole fleet of ships coming 10. That l.
the shin of Peace, flag with one etar c.
Rathlehem floating above the top gallants
That ia the ship of the church, mark O.
ssl wave high upon TIE emcke stack,
showing she has had rough weather, bu
tbe Cartain of ealvstion commands hel
and All is we'll with her The ship o.
Heaven, mightiest craft ever launched
millions Of passengers waiting fol
miIlions more, prophets and apostles
and martyrs in the cabin, conqueTort
al tbs foot of the mast, while iiom thu
rigging hands are waving this way
as they knew us, aud we wave
hack again, for they are ours; they
went out from our own households Ours
Hail Hall Put off the blsck and put or
ths white Stop tolliDg the funeral bel
and ring the wedding anthem. Sut III
the hsarse and take the chariot. Nov, ;h'
shin comes around the great handlsnd
soon she will strike the wharf and we vii
90 aboard her. Tears for ships going out
Laughter for ships coming in. Now sh'
touches the wharf. Throw on the planks
Block not up that gangwsy with embrac
ING long lost friends, for you will hsv
eternity of reunion. Stand back and Civ
way for other millions to come on. Fare
well to sin. Farewell to struggle. Fare
well to 81, kness. Farewell to death. Al
aboard for heaven
a Track Quickly Laid.
FINDLAY, o., March 3l.-After severa
attempts the New York, Mahoning AM
Western railroad to-day succeeded il