Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-05-01

crave should have an cart ly houseY Come
In. O Jesusi not the corpse Of buried Christ
but radiant and triumphant Jesus, con-
queror of earth and heaven and he'll
elves. all CORY to His name,
He lives, my Jesus, still the SANE,
Oh the sweet joV this sentence gives
know that my Redsemer lives
Blessed be His glorious name foreverl
Again, if any one asks the question OF the
text. "What mean We by these stonesT' the
reply is we mean the communion OF SAINTS.
Do YOU know that there is not single de-
nomination Of Christians in Brooklyn that
has not contributed something toward the
building of this house? And If ever, stand
ing in this place. there shall be man VINO
shall try by anything he says to stir up bit.
terness between different denominations OF
Christians, may his tongus falter, and hls
cheek blanch, and his heart stopl My
friends, il there is any church on earth
where there is mingling OF all denomlna-
tions it is our church. just wish that John
Calvin and Arminius if they were not too
busy, would come out on the battlements
and see us.
Sometimes in our prayer meetings have
heard brethren use the phrases Of beautiful
liturgy, and we know where they come from'
and in the same prayer meetings l have
heard brethren made audible ejaculation,
"Amenr' "Praise ye the Lord" and we did
not have to guess twice where they came
from. When man knocks at our churca
door. if he comes from a sect where they
will not give him certificate, we say:
''Come in by confession of faith While
Adoniram Judson. the Baptist, and John
Wesley, the Methodist, and John Knox, the
glorious old Scotch PreSbyteri IN, are shak-
ing hands in heaven, all churches on earth
can afford to come into close communica-
ton: zone Lord, one faith, one baptism. p
Oh. my brethren, we have had enough OF BIG
Bethel fights-the Fourteenth New YORK
regiment fighting the Fifteenth MaSsachu-
sets regiment. Now, let all those wac ara
for Christ and stand on the same side 50
shoulder to shoulder, and this church, instead
of having a sprinkling of the divine blessing,
90 clear under the wave in one glorious I'M
merton in the name Of the Fatner andot Vhe
Son and OF the Holy Ghost.
l saw little child once, i'll its dying hour,
mt one arm around its fathers neck ana the
other arm around its mothers meek ana
bring them close down to its dying lips AMI
give last kiss. Oh l said, those two per-
sons will stand very near to each other al
WAYS after such an interlockiDg. The dying
Christ puts one arm around this denomina.
ton of Christians, and the other arm around
that denomination Of Christians, and he
brings them down to His dying lips while lie
gives them this parting kiss: MY peace l
leave with you. Ny peace give unto YOU
How swift the heavenly course they run.
Whose hearts and faith and hopes are one.
I heard a Baptist minister once say that
be thought in the millennium it would be
all one great Baptist church; ami beard
Methodist minister say that he thoug1t
IN the great millennial day il would be all
NTo<Lolf-@ o,,1rrg',. and ! bQVa
known a PRESBYTERIAN minister VINO
thought that in the millennial day it would
be all one great Presbyterian church: Now
[ think they are all mistaken. | think the
millennial church will be a composite
church: and Just as you may take tne best
PARTS Of five or six tunes, ami under the skill
ful hands of Handel, Mozart or Beethoven
entwine them into one grand and OyerpoN5r-
ing symphony SO, l suppose, in the latter
DAVIS 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 aud high as the
heavens, and that will be the church Of the
future. Or. as mosaic is made OF jasper and
AGATE and many precious stones csmentei
t9gether-mosaic thousand feet square i'll
ST Marks. or mosaic hostel in colossal
seraphim in St. Sophia's-sO | suppose COL
will make, after while, one great blenlinS
of all creeds. and all faiths. and ali Christian
sentiments, the amythsst and the jasper and
the chalcedony of all different experiences
and belief. cemeted side by side in tle great
mosaic of the ages: and while the nations
look upon the columns and arclitraves Of
the stupendous church Of the future, ana
cry out, "What mean we by these stones
there shall be innumerabie voices to re-
spond, Eve mean the Lord God onnipo1ens
reigneth.'
Still further. you mean by these stones the
salvation of the people. We did not build
this church for mere worldly reforms, OF for
an educational institution. o. as platform
on which to read essays and philosophical
discussions but place for the tremendous
work OF soul saving. Oh, had rather be
the means in this church OF having one soul
prepared for a joyful eternity than flye
thousand souls prepared for mere worldly
success. All churches are in two cias 'es, all
communities in two classes. all the race IL
two clasSes-believers alt UuO3neveTs. To
augment the number OF the one and subtract
from the number OF the other we built this
church. and toward that supreme and ete--
nal idea we dedicate all oar sermons all our
songs, all our prayers, all our Sabbath hand
shakings We want to throw detection into
the enemy's ranks. We want to make them
either surrender Internationally TO Christ or
else fly in front, scattering the way with
canteenS blankets and knapsacks We
want to popularize Christ We would
like to tell the story Of His love here until
men would feel that they had rather die than
live another hour without His sympathy and
love and mercy. We want to rouse up an
enthusiasm for Him greater than was felt
for Nathaniel Lvou when he rode along the
ranks; greater than was exhibited for " ell
ington when he came back from Waterloo;
greater than was expressed for Napoleon
when he stepped ashore from Elba Wereaily
believe in this place Christ will enact the
same scenes that were enacted by Him when
He landed in the orient, and there will be
such an opening of blind eyes and unstop-
ping of deaf ears and casting out OF unclean
spirits-such silenciug bestOrme1 Gennesa-
rets as shall make this house memorable FIVE
hundred years after you and / are dead and
forgotten. Oh, my friends we want but one
revival in this church, that beginning now
and running on to the day when the chisel OF
time, that brings down even st. PauIS and
the Pyramids, shall bring this house into the
dust
On, that this day of dedication might BE-
the day of emancipation of all imprisOnei
souls. Ny friends. do not make the blunder
Of the ship carpenters in Noah's time. who
helped to build the arr. Tut did not get into
it. God forbid that You who have been 50
generous in building this church should not
get under its influences. "COme thou and
all thy house into the ARK Do you think
man is safe out of Christi Not one day, not
one hour, not one minute. not one second.
Three or four years EGO. vou remember. a
rail train broke down q bridge on toe way to
Albany, and after the catastrophe tnev were
looking around among the timbers of the
crushed bridge and the fallen train alifoun1
the conductor He was dying. and bad only
strength 10 say one thing. and that ives,
Hoist the flag for the next train So there
come tous tonight, from the eternal word,
voices of God voices os angels, voices of de-
parted spirits crying: Lift the warning.
Blow the trumpet Give the alarm. Hoist 4
the flag for the next train"
Oh, that tonight my Lord Jesus would
sweep His arm around tie great audience and
take you all to His holy heart. You will
never see no good time for personal conse-
Grafton ss now "What mean We by these
stones" We mean your redemption from
sin and death and he. by the power OF an
omnipotent gospel.
Wen, the Brooklyn Tabernacle is erected
again. We came here tonight not 70 dcdi-
cate it. That was done this morning To.
night we dedicate ourselves In the Epis-