Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-05

solitude, broken only by the rounds coming
from tho mud novels OF the degraded. Why
did not Christ begin at Babylon the mighty,
at Athens the learned at Cairo the historic,
at Thebes the hundred gated, at Rome the
triumphant? II Christ was going to save
she world, why not go where the worlds
people dVelli Would a man wishing TO
revolutionize for good the American con-
tinent, pass his time amid the fishing huts ON
the shores Of Newfoundland
My friends, Galilee was the hub OF the
wheel Of civilization and art. and the center
Of population that staggers realization. On
the shore of the lake we sail to-day stood
nine great cities---Scythopolis, Tarich,
Hippos, Gamala, Chorazin, Capernaum,
Bethsaida, Magiala, Tiberias---and many
villages. the smallest OF which had IS, 900 in
habitants, according to Josephus and reach
ing from the beach back into the country in
ali directions Palaces, temples, coliseumns,
aymnasiums. amphitheatres towers, gardens
terrace on the hlllsides, fountains ben ilder-
ing with sunlight, baths upon whose mosaic
hocrs kings trod while this lake, from where
the Jordan enters it TO where the Jordan
leaves il, was beautiful with all styles OF
shalloo or dreadful with all kinds of war ga
ley. Four thousand ships, history says vera
at one time upon these waters Battles were
fought there, which shocked all nations with
their consequence.
Here u1inaling boob vita pure AMI sparkling foam,
In her last thFoes Judei fought with Rome
Upon thoss sea fights Looked Vespasian
and Titus and Trajan AMI whole empires
From one of these naval encounters so many
Of the dead hOated to the beach they could
not soon enough be enton5ed, and plague
was threatened. Twelve hundred soldiers
Il 81 aus farnO nm
day massacrei 10 the amphitheatre at Iioe'
rias. For three hundred years that almost
continuous city encircling Lake 0aliles was
the metropolis Of our planet. 1t was 10 tn9
very heart of the world that Jesus came 70
soothe its sorrows, and pardon IT'S SINS, ana
heal its sick. and emancipate its enslaved am
reanimate its dead
And let the church and the world take the
suggestion. While the 'olitary places are
not to b. neglected.. we must strike LOT tIe
great cities, if this world is ever ID oe TAKEN
for Christ. Evangelize all the eartn eXcePs,
the cities and in one year the cities would
corrunt the earth. But bring the cities and
all the world will come. Bring London ana
ENGLAND will come. Bring Berlin and Ger
many will come. Bring Paris ami France
will come. Bring ST. Petersburg and Russia
will come Bring Vi,nnl AMI Austria will
come. Bring Cairo and Egypt will come.
Bring the near three million people IN TINS
cluster of cities on the Atlantic coast and all
America will soon see the salvation OF God.
Ministers OF reiigionl let US intensity our
evangelism. Z iitOrs and publishers purify
your printing pressesl Asylums Oh mercy
enlarge your plans OF endeavor! ,..,,.
And instead of this absurd and belittllng
and wicked rivalry among our cities as 70
which happens to have the most men and
1 -. raaIfyfnr that ina
more useless and bad people city has the
worse it is off. aud city which has ten tnou-
sand good people is more TO be admired than
a city with one huudrei thousand bad peo
pie let us take 4 moral census, ana see now
many good men AMI good women are Lead
ing forth. how large generation OF good
children who will cOnsecrate themselves ana
consecrate the round world to holiness an
TO God. On, thou blessed Chris, wh) dldst
come t. the mighty cities encircilnS Lake
Galilee! come in mercy TO all our great cities
Of to-day
Thou who diist put Thy han on the whit
name OF the foaming pillows Of Gennasaret
and make them lie down at Thy feet, hush all
the raging passions Of the world, Oh. Thou
blessed Christ. who on the night when th,
disciples were trying TO cross this lake ano
1.-THE wind was contrary" after nine hour
of rowing had made only three miles, dds
come stepping Oh water that at the touch Of
Thy foot hardened into crystal, meet all oul
shipping whether on placid or stormy seas,
and say to all Thy people nov, by whatever
style Of tempest tossed or drivea, as Thou
didst to the drenched disciples in the cyclone
"Be of good cheer II is I. BE not afraid
Thank God that have seen this lake OF
Christly memories. and ! can say witt
Robert McCheyne, the assembled ministsr OF
Scotland. who. seated on the banks Of TINS
lake. wrote in his last sick days, and Just be
fore he crossed the Jordan, not the Jordan
that empties INFO Gsli.ee but the Jordan
that empties into the sea OF glass mingled
with fire these sweet words, fit u be pave
by human fingers. on struas strings OF
earthly lutte, or by angeic fingers on seraphic
harps:
Il is not that tn, Wild gaz.lle
Comes d0wn TO dTnk ny ude.
But He that vas pierced 10 save ron hsH
OFT " indere1 by thy side.
Graceful TO Ind thee the mountains meeS
Thou cam. reBos.ng sea;
But an far more, the besuillnl iees
Of Jesus walked Ger thee.
o Saviour gone 10 sod. riSht hand,
Yet the same Saviour STU,
GrGved on Thg heart Is tnis lofey EtAno
And every fragrant MI.