The Penn's Grove record., 1889-10-19

they come here that year, with tho superior
advantage Of having all denominations
equal in the sight Of government. All the
rulers and chief men of Europe belong
to the state religion, whatever it may
be. Although our last two Presidents have
been Presbyterians, the previous one was an
E~piscopalian; and the two previous Metho-
dists; and going further back in that line OF
Presidents, we find Martin Van Buren,, a
Dutch Reformed; and John Quincy Adams
. Unitarian; and 8 mans religion in this
country il neither hindrance nor advantage
Europe needs that All the world needs that.
A mans religion is something between him
self and his God, and it must not directly or
Indirectly be interfered with. 4
Furthermore, during that exposition,
Christian civilization will confront bar.
barism. We shall as o nation nave q
greater opportunity to make an evange.
alfties, than would otherwise be afforded
Us In . quarter Of q century. Let
the churches Of the city where the
exposition is held be open every day,
and prayers be offered and sermons
preached and doxologies sung. In the
less than three years between this and
that worlds convocation, let us get a bap-
ltism Of the Holy Ghost, so that the six
months Of that worlds fair shall be fifty
r 6u16CDob8 LII ouc, Auu llSbcdu VI q tuou-
sand converted, as in the former Pentecost,
hundreds of thousands will be converted.
You must remember that the Pentecost
mentioned in the Bible occurred when there
was no printing 6 pres, no books, no Chris
tian pamphlets, no religious newspapers
and yet the influence was tire
mendous. How many nAtaonalities
"Parthians and Modes and Elamites,D
that ID people from the eastern countries;
"Phrygfa and Pamphylia," that is the west
ern countries; 'Cyrene n strangers of
Rome, Cretes and A~rabians," that L. the
southern countries; but they were all moved
by the mighty spectacle. Instead Of the
ixteen or eighteen tribes Of people reported
1t that Pentecost, all the chief nations OF
Europe and Asia, North and South America,
viii Be represented at our worlds fair In
1852, and . Pentecost here and then would
mean the salvation Of the round world.
But, you say, W. may have at that fair tho
people Of all lands and all the machinery for
xospelization, the religious printing presses
ind the churches, but all that would not
Imaksa Pentecost; we must have God. Well,
you can have Him. Has He not been gra-
ciousIy waitings and nothing stands in the
way but our own unbelief and Incidence and
sin. Nay God break down the barriersl The
rraudest opportunity for the evangel-
ization Of all nations since jesus
Christ died on the cross will
b Boo The worlds as 8. On. exposition e shs h.-v. Of
asld bsfors that, but lst y b. Known through
May and November, will be the mountain
Of Christian advantage, the Alpine and
Himalayan height Of opportunity overtop-
ping all others for salvation. Instead Of the
slow process Of having to send the
Gospel to other land by our own Ameri-
~-u -srrf1r. - >- Ifmrrlk
toll In acquiring the foreign language and
then must contend with foreign preiudices,
what q grand thing to have able and infiu-
sntial foreigners converted during their visit
in America and then have them return to
their native lands with the glorious tidingsl
Oh, for IN overwhelming work Of grace for
the year 1892, that work beginning in the
autumn of 1891
Another opportunity, IL our public men
zee it, and It Is the duty Of pulpit and print
ing press to help them to see il, will be the
lsallfng at that time and place Of a legal
peace mgr for all nations. The conven-
ion Of representatives from the Govern
nents Of North and South America, now at
Washington, il only q type Of what wo may
dhe International exposition Of 1892.
BY one stroke the gorgon Of war might
b slain and buried so deep that. neither
trumpet of human dispute or Of a~rch-angers
Glowing could resurrect 1t. When b last
Napoleon called such q congress Of nations
many did not respond, and those that did re-
pond gathered wondering what trap that
willy destroyer of the French Republic and
the builder Of Q French monarchy might
pring on them. But what II the most popu-
ar government on earth-I mean the United
states Government-should practically say
% all n~ationss On the American continent,
u 1892, we will hold . worlds fair,
and all nations will send to II specimens Of
heir products, their manufactures and their
europe, Asia and Africa to send representa-
lives to q peace convention that shall be held
1t the same time INC place, and that shall
establish an international arbitration commits
don to whom shall be referred all controver-
ies between nation and nation, their decision
to be final, and 80 all nations would be re-
iieved from the expense Of standing armies
an everlasting imposibility.
Al the nations Of tho earth worth con-
liberation would come to IT mighty men Of
England and Germany and France and Rus
STA and al the other great n~ationaltieS
Bismarck who worships the Lord Of Hosts,
and Gladstone who worships the God OF
Peace and Boulanger who worships himself.
The fact il that the nations are dick Of drink
ing out Of chalices made out Of human skulls
and filed with blood. The United States
Government Is the only government In the
whole world that could successfully call such .
Congress. Suppose Franco should call it.
Germany would not come; or Germany
should call 1t, France would not come; or
Russia should call il, Turkey would not come;
or England should call 1t, nations long 5eal-
Gus Of her overwhelming power in Europe
would not come. America, In favor with al
Inationalities standing out independent and
alone, 10 the spot and 1892 will b the time.
May Il please the President Of the United
States, may it please the Secretary Of State,
may ii please the Cabinet may 1t please the
Senate and House Of Representatives may 1t
please the printing presses and TIE CHURCHES
and the people who Lift up and put down our
To them / make this timely and sol
emn and Christian appeal Do you
not think people die fast enough with
out this Wholesale butchery OF warf De
you not think that we can trust to pneu'
monias and consumptions and apopiexie'
and palsies and yellow feyers 2 Asisat
enoughi Do you not think that tn
greedy, wide open jaws Of the grave oughl
to be satisfied II filled BY natural cause
with hundreds Of Thousands OF corpeos I
|yeari Do you not think we can do somethtnl
better with men than to dash their NJ
ont against easements or blow them Int
Dy pOrpo0oe3 OF bcno taoa W
into the world, where they need AZ thei
faculties, f~ootless, armless eyeiessl Do yoi
NOT think that omen might be appointed =
an easier place than tho edge OF N.gray
trench 10 wiring their pale hands and wee
out their eyesight In widowhood and child
-lessnessf Why. ths last glory has gone gu
OF war. -,
There was . time when II demanded tina
quality which we all admire-nAmely, couF
sge-for . man had to stand at the hut Q
his sword when the point pierced the foe an
while he was slaying another the oths
might slsy him; or 1t was bayonet chargs
But now Il q cool and deliberate mprdeF
and clear out at ses . bomhshsg 2 2
hurled miles away into q city, or while thot
sands OF private soldiers, who hays no intel
est In the contest, for they wers COZ
scripted, are losing their lives theil
General may SIT smoking one or I'd.
best Havana cigars after . dinner OF quai
on toast. Il may be well enough for gradn
atino students Of colleges on commencement
day to orats about the poetry of war, but dt
not talk about the poetry Of war to the me-
Of the Federal or Confederate armies whs
were at tina 'front.' or to some Of us who, q
member OF the Christian commission, sAv
the chastity hospitals at Antietam and Hagers
town. Ali you may worahip the LORD o
Hosta I worship the sGod of Peace, VIII
brought again from the dead our Lord Jesul
Christ, that great Shepherd Of the sheep