West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-10-03


At tho nortbwcs.. Only Behrrne Strata
separate US from Asia, and these will be
spanned by a great bridge befqrs spothet
century. closes aud probably long before
that. The thirty-six miles OF water between
these two continents are not all deep sea,
but have three islands and there are also
shoals which win allow piers for bridges and
about twenty fathoms deep.
The Americo-Asiatic bridge which will
yet p a those straits will make America.
Asia, Europe and Africa one continent.
30 you see America evangelical, Asia viii be
evangelical. Europe taking Asia from one
side and America taking it from the otbef
side Our gfeat-grandchildren viii cross
that bridge. America and Asia and
Europe all one, what s..bgtraction from
the psngs OF seasicknessl and the prophe-
ses IN Revelation win be .fulHledi
There shall be no moro sea- But do |
mean literally that this American continent
Is going 70 be all gospelizedi / do. Christie
phor Columbus, When bs went Ashore frarR
the SANTA Maria, and his second brother
Alonzo, when he went ashore from the Pinta,
and his third brother Vincent, when he went
ashore from the Nina, took possession of this
country In the name OF the Father and the
Son and tho Holy Ghost
Satan has no more right 10 this country
than j have II your pocketbook. TO hear
nun talk on the roof of the Temple, where he
ENNRgpCa ~ klNt 0uTthJ Lno KlnEuCIHa OF lulS
world and tho glory OF them. you might sup
pose that Satan was a great capitalist or that
no was loaded up with real estate, when thu
Old miscreant never owned m acre or IN inch
OF ground on this planet. For that reason /
protest Against something / heard and sau
this summer and other summers in Montans
and Oregon and Wyoming and Idaho and
Colorado and California. They have given
devilistic names to many places in the West
and Northwest.
AZ coon ne vo,, 80 a. UZito-.N.. n Il
California, you have pointed out to YOU
places cursed With such names as THE Devils
Slide The DEVILS Kitchen" 9TH Devil's
Thumb" The DEVILS Pulpit" 1.-THE Devilf
B SSsH PG ssw "T Nip p'SSi Ths rf 5sE Kfstl' Mso tn:
Shop" THE Devils Gate" and so on. Now,
1t is very much needed, that geological sur
veyor or congressional committee or group
OF distinguished tourists go through Mon.
tana and Wyoming and California and Col.
Qrado and give other flames e. these placss
All these regions belong TO the Lord and to a
Christian nation, and away with such Plu.
tonic nomenclature.
But how u this Continent to be gospeiizeds
Inc pulpit and n Christian printing press har
messed together viii be tho mightiest team
for the first plow. Not by the power ~ cold,
formnlistic theology, not by ecclesiastical
technicalities. | am sick of them and the
world is sick of them. But It will be done by
the warm hearted, sympathetic presentation
or the fact that Christ is ready to pardon all
our sins and heal all our wounds and save u,
both for this world and the next. Let voui
religion or glaciers crack Off and fall into thu
Gulf Stream and get melted. Take all you'll
cEeeds IF all denominations and drop out Of
them all human phraseology and put in only
scrlPtural phraseology and you will see how
quick the people will jump after them.
On the Columbia River d few davs Hpo w
saw the salmon jump clear out OF the water
IN different places, | suppose for the purpose
Of getting the insects. And il when we want
TO fish for men we could only nave the right
Kind OF bait they will spring out above the
flood OF their sins and sorrows to reach Il.
Inc nounG Mems Christian Associations Of
America will also do part OF the work. All
over the continent l saw this summer theft
new buildings rising. Iii landowners ]
hsked' What are you going 10 put on that
slightly placer The answer was: "a Young
mems Christian Association building" Az
Lincoln, Neb., / said: what at they making
those excavations forY' Answer: For our
Young Mems Christian Association build.
ing" AT pes MoineS Iowa / saw a noble
structure rising and 1 asked for what pur.
pose 1t was being built and they told me for
the Young Mems Christian Association.
These institutions are going to take the
young men of this nation for God. These
institutions seem In better favor with God
and man than ever before. Business mon
and capitalists are awaking TO the fact that
living benetcence or in last will and tesla
mcnt than to do what Mr.. Marquand did for
Brooklyn when he made our Young Mems
CHRISTIAN palace possible. These In.
situations will, get our young men ali
over the land into a stampede for
heaven. Thu we will all i'm some way help
on the work, you with your ten talents. /
with five, somebody else with three. IL IL es.
tmated that to irrigate the arid and desert
lands of America as they ought to be II
ngated, it will cost about one hundred
miIlon dollars to gather the waters
INTO reservoirs. AS much contribution
and effort ms that would ~irrigato with
Gospel Influences all tho waste places OF
lhis continent. Let us by PRAYER an a
contribution and right living all help to An
the reservoirs. You will carry a bucket nnd
Fou a cup, and even n thimbleful would help.
And after n while God will send the floods a
mercy so gathered, pouring down all over tbs
and, and some OF us on earth and some of =,
N heaven will sing with Isaiahi 'In tho viii
derness waters have broken out and streams
IN the desert" aud with David; "Therc is A
river the streams whereof shall make glad
the sight OF God" Oh, fill up the reservoirs
America for Godl