Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-09-15

III WIS, hhV ktItioi tlnEuNL WIN war
and the substitution Of diplomatic skill
for the glittering edge of keen steel is
a sign unmistakable that ''the day is at
hand"
THE WORLD Is SMALL NOW.
l find another ray of the dawn in
the compression of the worlds dis
tances. What a slow, snail like, al
most impossible thing would have
been the worlds re~ctiication with
fourteen hundred millions of popula-
ton and no facile means of communi-
cation; but now, through telegraphy
for the eye and telephone intimacy
for the ear, and through steamboating
and railroading, the twenty-five thou
sand miles of the worlds circumfer-
ence are shriveling up into insig-
nificant brevity. Hong Kong is near
er to New York than q few years ago
New Haven was; Bombay, Moscow,
Madras, Melbourne within speaking
distance. Purchases Geographic chart,
and by the blue lines see the tele-
graphs of the land, and by the red
lines the cables under the ocean. You
see what opportunity this is going TO
give for the final movements of Chris
tianity. A fortress may be months or
years in building, but after it is con-
structed it may do all its work in
twenty minutes. Christianity has
been planting its batteries for nine
teen centuries, and may go on in the
work through other centuries; but
when those batteries are thoroughly
planted, those fortresses are fully
built. they may all do their work in
twenty-four hours. The world some
times derides the church for slowness
of movement. Is science any quicker1
Did it not take science five thousand
six hundred and fifty-two years
to find out so simple a thing as
the circulation Of the human bloodi
With the earth and the sky full of
electricity, science took five thousand
eight hundred years before it even
guessed that there was any practical
use that might be made Of this subtle
and mighty element. When good
men take possession of all these scien-
titic forces, and all these agencies of
invention, | do not know that the re-
demption of the world will be more
than the work of half a day. Do we
not read the queens speech at the
proroguing of parliament the day be-
fore in l.ondonl If that be so, is il
anything marvellous TO believe that in
twenty-four hours a divine commune
cation a reach the whole earthi
Suppose Christ should descend on the
natlons-many expect that Christ will
come among the nations personally
suppose that tomorrow morning the
Son of God from a lowering cloud
should descend upon these cities.
Would not that facs be known all the
world over in t~wenty-four hoursl
Suppose he should present his Gospel
a few words saying: Il am the Son
Of God; | came 10 pardon all your
sins and 10 heal all your sorrow; TO
prove that | am Il supernatural being,
| have just descended from the clouds;
do you believe me, and do you believe
me nowl" Why, all the telegraph
stations of the earth would be crowded
as none Of them were ever crowded
just after a shipwreck. | tell you all
these things to show you it is not
among the impossibilitics or even the
lmprobabilities that Christ will con.
luer the whole earth, and do il in.
when the time comes. There
are f~oretokenings in the air. Something
great is going TO happen. | do moi
think that Jupiter is going 10 run us
down or that the axle OF the world is
10 break; but | mean something
great for the worlds blessing and not
the worlds damage is going Ia
happen. | think the world has had il |
hard enough. Enough, the London
Enough. the Asiatic chol
aras. Enough, the wars. Enough. |
Inc shipwrecks. Enough, the conlla.
grations. / think our world could
stand right well "A procession of pros.
and triumphS. Better be on
lie lookout Better have your obser.
SatorIes open toward the heavens, aud
he lenses Of your most powerful tele.
scopes well polished. Better have all
your Leylcn jars ready for some new
lulsatiun of mighty influence. Bet,
or have new fonts of type in your
printing Offices to set up some astoUnd
.ng good news. Better have some new
banner that has never been carried, |
for sudden professions. Better
have the bells III your church towers
we'll hung, and rope within reach. |
hat you may ring out the marriage Of
Inc Kings Son. Cleanse all your court
houses, for the Judge of all the earth
may appear Let all your Legislative
be gilded, for the great Law.
may be about 10 come. Drive
Jf the thrones of despotism all the oc.
for the King of heaven and
larth may be about to reign. The
darkness of the night is blooming and
whitening into the lilies of morning
aud the lilies reddening into
he roses of stronger day-it garlands,
whether white or red, for him on
whose head are many crowns. "The
lay is at handI"
WHAT WILL BE THE FINAL IssUEi
One more ray Of the dawn / see in
acts chronological and mathematical.
Jome now, do not let US do another
.troke Of work Until we have settled
matter. What is going 10 be the
inal issue Of this great contest be-
.ween sin and righteousness Which
; going TO prove himself the stronger,
jod or Diabolusl Is this world going
o be all garden or all DESERT Now LET
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