Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-27

Great Heed - AGgrfssise Faifs,
MhDssos July %. DR. Taimaes
preaelDed ths morning ~ = Ciiautau.
sioa ae.eshbly ~ the hanks - fiODOr.a
lake. near this city D. ia gsezf gath
er.ur ~ people from al pafss u tile
f.ogfbeert 81 text VA Eetlie5 ". -.
iYEO kB0wefh w,Ietber th9J art
e.1De ~ fle kingdom for sBcb time
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E.fiseF the Beautiful va tie wife Oi
AilaeuerIis tie Al,oininabie Tie time
Lad eoSne for her ~ present. q petition 70
her infamous husband iD behalf u tie
Israsllfisb azfion 70 which siie had
once l,eionge5 Slle VA afraid ~ ~.
dertaise tie work. les she should lOse
her own Gfe. but her uncle, MoTdecai,
Who had brought ber np. encouraged
her sifh the suggestion that probably
ne had been raised up Of God for hiat
peculiar mission who knONeth
wt1efiIsg thou art come 70 the kingdom
Tor aIcb q time ~ thisT
Ks,lIer had ber God-appOinfed work
you and have oun. II l. my bushes
% tel you what style Of people We
ought 70 be "a order that we may meet
the demand Of the age ia which God
has cast our lot. II you have come ex
pectlng % hear abstractioDs discussed
o. dFy technicalities Of rsligfon gIori-
fed. you have come 70 the wrong
place; but II you really would like 70
know what this age has a night 70 ex-
pect of you AZ Christian men and woDl-
er. then am ready ira the Lords name
20 look you in the face.
When two armies have rushed into
battle the officeFy Of either army do not
want philosophical discussion about
the chemical properties Of human blood
or tie nature Of gnDpowder. They
want some one 90 man the batteries
and swab out the guns. And now,
when all the forces Of light and dark
neas. u heaven and bell, have plunged
into the light. II is no time 10 give our
selves 10 the definitions and formulas
and technicalities and coDventionalities
of religion. What we want Is practical,
enrDest. concentrated, enthusiastic and
Triumphant help What We need IN
file east yosa Ia Wisconsin need.
TOO MANY HALF AED HALF cBRIsTIAHs.
lD the first place, in order 10 meet the
special demand Of thin age, you need u
bs aD Enthusiastically aggressive Chris
tian Of half and half Christians w
DO not want any more. The church d
Jesus Christ will be better without ter
thousand Of them. They are tho chic
obstacle 10 the cburcb's advancement
am speaking Of another kind Of Chris
fian. All the appliances for your be
coming aB earnest Christian are nj youi
hand, and there Is a straight path foI
you into the broad daylight Of God'a
forgiveness You may have come here
today the bOndsInen Of the world, and
yet before you ge cot ~ these doors
you may becOnDe tlle princes Of the
l>Dri God Almighty. You know what
excitement there Il Ia this country
Wien a foreign prince comes % our
shores Wbyf Because Il Il expected
flint soine day he will sit upon throne
but shat Is ali that honor compared
with the honor to which God calls you
Ito be sODs and daughters Of the Lord
Almighty yea. 70 be queens and kings
unto JOdi 'Trliey shall reign with him
forever and forever"
Bat. my friends. you need 10 be ag.
gressiye Christians. aud not like those
persons whO spend their lives Ia hug
ging tiieii Christian graees and wonder
ing wliy they 10 not make any prog
rsas. How much robustness Of health
would a man nave n he laid himself IN
a dark elnssi A great deal OF piety
of the day Il too exclusive, Il hides
iiaell Il needs more fresh air, more
outdoor exercise There arc many
Christians who are giving their entir'
life toself examination They are feel
Ing their pulses 10 SEQ what 10 the cOn
dlti0n of their spiritual health. How
long would man have robust physica
health II Be kept ali tie days and week
and months and years Of bis life feel
ing lils pulse Instead of going out Int
active, earnest, everyday work.
was once amid tho wonderful, bo
witchlng cactus growths Of North Caro-
lima. never was more bewilderee
With tie beauty Of hOwera. aud yel
when ! would take up one OF tbes'
caetnses and pail tiie leaves apart Tia
beauty was ali gone. You could hardi,
cell that u ever had been flower. And
fllsno are a great Biany Christian peopl'
Ia this day jusl polllng apart thsi
Christian experiences b. sec What then
4 n them, and there ls nothing attract
ise sefi. This style ~ ssls sxsiaii3siis;;
= a damage Instead of an advantage
10 their Christian character roinem
bor wlien ! was boy used 20 have
small piecs Ia the garden that ! ealiei
by own, and ! planted corn thore, an'
sgery iew days would pail u az u
seo how f,,st "a was growing Ao'
illero ars q gTeai many Christian peopi
in this dag Nhoes self examination
nersly ainoaDls 81 iho puillng W q
that shich they only yesterday ~ fb
slag liuiore planted
4BKaR is 80 coon WITHOUT sclios
Oh. my fsiends, u you panl 20 have
sfalwart Christian cllararier plant
4glli otf ~ dolna ln ihg Freai Hold y
CHRISTIAN uaefnlne1s. nnd lhougll stonn
laay eoaie upon 4 and though ilie ho
a,in - Trial li,ny cousuiue t d MI
thrive unfIl 4 bocoiaol a graf tres !
ullleh 40 foet ~ hlRfpp niny has
lllelg hebltailou ! have 40 paiispn