The Forrest City times., 1891-05-01

ln ana tako the pest seat here. walk up and down all these aisles. Speak through Us in these arches. In the flaming of tAese brackets ci fire speak to us saying: "I am the light of the world." 0 King! make this thine audience-chamber. Here proclaim righteousness and make treaties. We clap our hands, we uncover our heads. we lift our ensigns, we cry with multitudnons exclamation until the place rings and the heavens listen: 70 King! live forever
 Is iL not time that He who was born in strangers house and buried in strangers grave should have an earthly housey Come in. 0 Jesus! not the corpse of 6 buried Christ, but n radiant and triumphant Jesus, conqueror Of earth. and heaven aud hell.
 He lives, all glory 10 bis nar.e,
 He lives, my Jesus, still the same
 Oh, the sweet joy this sentence gives
 know that my Redeemer lives
 Blessed be His glorious name forever! Agan, if any one asks the question of the text: What mean ye by these stonesy' the reply IS, we mean the communion ot saints. Do you know there is not single denomination of Christians in Brooklyn that has not contributed something toward the building of this house? And If ever, standing in this place, there shall be aman who shall try by anything he says, to stir up bitterness between different denomina- tons of Christians, may his tongue faiter and his cheek blancb, and his heart stop. My friends, if there Is any church on earth where there is ming- ling of all denominations, it is our church. l just wish that John Calvin and Arminius, if they were not too busy, would come out on the battlcments and see us. Sometimes in our prayer-meetings I have heard brethren use the phrases of 8 beautiful liturgy, and we know where they came from; and In the same prayer-meetings l have heard brethren make audible elacuia- tion, "Amenv v Praise ye the Lord3' and We did not have to guess twice where they came from. When man knocks at our church door, if he comes from sect where they will not give him Q certificate, We say, Come in by confession of faith.' While Adonlram Judson, the Baptist, and John Wesley, the Methodist, and John Knox, the glorious old Sco ch Presby yterian, are shaking hands in heaven, all churches on earth can afford to come into close com municatlon: One, Lord, one faith, one baptism" Oh my brethren-we have had enough of Big Bethel tights-the 14th New York Regiment fighting the 18th Massachn- setts Regiment. Now'let all those who are for Christ and stand on the same side, go shoulder to shoulder, and this church instead of having sprinkling of the Divine blessing, go clear under the wave in one glori- ous immersion in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 1 saw u itttlb CHIiu Oilct, III Its uylHg DOuF, put one arm around it's fathers neck, md the other arm around it's mothers neck, and bring them both down to its dying lips, and give last kiss. Oh 1 said those two persons will stand very near to each other always after such an interloeking. The dying Christ puts one arm around this denomination Of Christians, and the other arm around that denomination of Christians, aud he brings them down to his dying lips, while he gives them this parting kiss: My peace l leave with you. My peace l give unto you"
 How swift the heavenly course they run Whose hearts, aud faith and hopes are one.'
 heard Il Baptist minister once say that he thought in the Millennium 1t would be all one great Baptist church; and heard Methodist minister say that he thought iu the grtat Millennial day 1t would be all one great Methodist church; and l have known Presbyterian minister who thought that in the Milennial day it would be all one great Presbyterian church. Now 1 think they arc all mistaken. l think the Millennlal church will be composite church; and just as you may take the best parts of five or six tunes, and under tho skilltul hands of Handel, Mozart or Beethoven, entwine them in one grand and overpowcring symphony, so, l suppose. in the latter days of the world, God will take the best parts of all denominations of Christians. and weave them into one great ecclesiastical harmony, broad as the earth, and high as the heavens, and that will be the church of the future. Or. as mosaic Is made up of jasper and agate, and many precious stones cementcd together-mosaic a thousand feet square in St. Marks, or mosaic hoisted m colossal scraphim in St. Sophia--so 1 suppose God will make, after awhile. one great blending of all creeds. and all faiths, and all Chris tian sentiments the amethyst, and the jasper, and the chalcedony of all different experiences and belief, cemented side by side in the great mosaic of the ages and while the nations look upon the col umns and architrayes Of that stupendnus church of the future, and cry out; "W hat mean ye by the,e stoncsy" there shall be mnumerahie voices to respond-"We mean the Lord God omnipoteut reigncth.' y