The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-27

name spoken by the Ips Of childhood,
SPOKEN By the Old man.
Stll further: i Is a mighty name. Roths-
child IS a potent name n the commercial
world, Culver IN the scientific world, irving
a powerful name IN the literary world,
Washington an Influential name u the pO-
ht-cal world, Wellington mighty name
IN the military world but tel me any
name in al the earth 50 potent y awe, and
lift. and thrill, aud rO1sa. AMI ANITA e AID
bless, as this narue II Jesus. In L one word
unh1rsed Saul. and flung Newton on his
face on shios deck, and to-day holds 40
co., 900 Of ths rae wI-h omuIpOte u spell.
That name N Il nj today N ans
more than Victoria; IN Germany.
means more than Emperor VILLAIN: IN
France. means more than Carnot- n Italy,
means more than EumbeTt Of the present Cr
Gar.haldi Z he past. / have seen q man
bound uan1 and foot IN sin, Satan his hard
tasE master. IA q homage from which 10
human Do yer could deliver MIN, an vet az
TIE pr nunciation 4 thai one W. q ne dashed
down his chat : ard marcled oE5 fore er
free. ] have seen man overwhelmed wfth
disaster, the st hope fed, the lasc ilgIt gone
out, that name pronouucei in his tear y,
the sea dropped, : e cl 1uds cate ed, aud
Slnourst OF eternal -adness DOureI into his
soul l have seen q an hardened il H.
-eltv, defiant 10 God, full OF scof ard
geer, JOcose Of the judgment. reckless Of an
-
ton Of that mans blanch and CO yer, and
quake. and p ay and sob, aud groa q, and
believe, and rejoice. On, II Is mighty
name At It's ut erauce the last wall II
sin will fall, the last temple OF superstlcioI
crumble, the last jaeger aut of cruelty
crasn to pieces Inats name will frst make
all tbs earth emble, a d then A. viii make
all the nations sing. Il is 70 bs the
password at every gate Of honor. the insignia
on every flag, the battle shout In every con
f1icL All the millions Of the earth are 70
know II. The red horse Of carnage sean in
apocalyptic vision, ard the BLACK horse Of
death, are TO fail back On their launches,
aud the white horse Of victory will 20 forth,
mounted by him who hath the moon under
his feet, and the stars Of heaven for his
tiara. Other dominlOns seen 20 be giving
out; this seems TO be enlarging. Spain
has had % give up much Of its domiai9n.
Austria mas been wonderfully depleted
in power. Frame had to surrender
some Of her favorite provinces. Most
OF the thrones Of the world are being
lowered, ami most Of the sceptres Of the
world are being shorteae bat every B be
printed, every tract distributed, every Su
day school class taught, every school
founded, every church esta lIshe1 IS extend
Ing the power OF Ghr.s.s name. That
name has already teen sp5kea und r the
Chinese vail and IN Siberian snow castle. in
Brazilian grove mi IN eastern % coda
Tina name IS T. swallow NJ all other names.
That crown Is 70 cover uD all o her crowns.
That empire Is to absorb all other Domino
ito s
AL crimes shall cease, and ancient frauds shall
fail
Rerurniag Justice lift aloft her scale;
Peace o rtne worl1 her olive wand extend
Aud white-robed innocence from heaven do
scend.
Still further 1t is an enduring name. You
-Harr sha -
and iull aside the wes Is, aud you see tne
faded lusc Upton on tbs tombs:J e That
was the name of man who oucs ruled all
that town. TIE nightisst ma nos Of the
world have either psrlshed or are perishing
Gregory VI, Sa enc Of Spa n, Conrad l. Of
Germany. Richard l. Of r gland, L buis
y l. OF France. Catharlne Of Russia
mighty names oncs that made the yyori
trenbe; but nov, none 50 poor as TO do
them revere ce, and TO the great mass OF
the people they mean absolutely nothing;
they never heard Of them. But the name
of Christ IS 10 endure forever. l. will be
perpst uated in art, for there will be other
Beilii4is 70 depict the Ma ionna there will
be other Ghirlandjns TO represent Cnrist's
baptism; there will be other Brownies to
show Us Christ vi iting the spirits in prison:
other Giottos 70 appal our sigat with the
cruc .fxlOn. The name will be prese we'd
In sing, for there will be other Alexander
n.
\ ungs to portray his triumph, other
C0wpers TO sing his love. 1t will be pre-
served in costly and magnificent archi-
lecture, for Professionalism as well as Catholi-
cism IS Yet to have its st. Marks and
its st Peters Tina, name will BE- preserved
an the literature Of the world, for already il
Is enbame 10 the best books and there
viii be other Dr. Psleys TO write the "Evi-
dences Of Christianity and otaer Richard
Baxters t. describe tn, Sayior's coming TO
Judg n-nt- But above all, and more than
all that name will be ernbalmed in the I
memory Of all the & Cd Of earth and all the
great ones Of heaven. Will the delivered
bondman Of earth ever forget wac freed
him. win the blind man of earth forget
who gave him signti VIII the outcast of
earth forget who brought him home! No.
mol
To destroy the memory of that name Of
Christ, you would have 70 urn up all the
Bibles and all the churches on earth, and
then, in a spirit Of universal arson. 90
through the gate Of heaven. and put a torca
10 the Temples and the towers, and the pal
aces and after all that city was wrapped
in awful condagration, and the citizens
came out and gaZed on the ruin-even t8en.
they would hear that name in the thunder
of falling tower and the crash Of crumblin-
wall, and see IL lnwrought in the flying ban.
ners Of II me, and the redeemed OF the
Lord on high would be Apply yet, and cry
out: Let the palaces and the temples
burn. we have Jesus left.n blessed be
his glorious name for ever and ever. TIC
name that is above every name"
Have you ever made up your mind by
what name you will call Christ when you
meet him in heaveni You know he has
many names. viii you call him Jesus, or
the Amounted One or tue Messiah, or wall
you take some of the symbolical nam IS
which on earth you learned from your
Bible!
Wandering some day in the garden of
God on high, the place abloom with eternal
springtide, infinite luxuri ince If rose, and
lily, and amaranth, YOU may look up into
his face and say: MY Lord, thou art the
rose of Sharon and the lily of the valley. y
Some day, as soul comes up from earth
TO take its place in the armament, and
shine as a ar for ever and ever, and the
Iustre Of a useful life shall beam forth
tremulous and beautiful, you may look I'D
into tho face of Christ ana say: my Lord,
thou art brighter star-the morning star
"a star for eve-."
Wandering some day amid the fountains
of life, that toss in the sunlight and fail in
crash Of pearl and amethyst in golden and
crystalline urn, and you wander up the
round ba ked river TO where it first tlnkles
its silver on tie rock, AID out of the chalices
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