Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-05


have and may have the scenes OF power in
1857 cclipsed by the scenes Of power in 1892
The circumstances are somewhat similar.
While we have not had national panic and
universal prostration as in 1851, there has
been n stringency in the money market
that has put many Of the families of the
earth to their wits end Large CONNER.
cial interests collapsing have left multi
tudes Of employees without means OF
support The racked brains of business
men have almost or entirely given way.
New illustrations all over the land of the
fact that riches have not only feet, on
which they walk slowly as they come, but
wings on which they speed when they go.
Eternal God thou knowest how cramped
and severe and solemn n time it is with
many. And as the business ruin of 1857
was followed by the glorious triumphs Of
grace, let the awful struggles of 1890 be
followed by the hallelujahs of a nation
savedin 1891
LET US ALL PRAY MOREl
Brethren in the Gospel ministry if we
spent half as much time in prayer as We
do in Incorporation of our sermons moth
ing could stand before us. We would have
the power from on high as we never had
it. Private membership of all Christen-
doml if we spent half as much time in pos
tive prayer for this influence as we do in
thinking about it and talking about it,
there would not be secretaries enough to
take down the names of those who want to
give in their names for enlistment
We would have hundreds of cases like
those recently reported when man said
to an evangelist: 81 am a lost sinner Pray
for me. My wife has been professor of
religion for years, but knew she did not
enjoy religion, and / said if that was all
there was in religion | did not want it.
But for the last few days she has looked
and acted in such an elevated and glorious
spirit that / cannot stand it away from
God. | want the same religion that in
spires her" Comet Comet all through the
United States, and all through Christen.
dom, and all around the world let us join
hands in holy pledge that we will call
upon God for the power. Oh, for the power
from on high, the power that came on
Pentecost, yea, for ten thousand Pente-
costsl Such times will come, and they
will come in our day if we have the faith,
and the prayer, and the conservation.
AS the power from on high in 1857 was
more remarkable in academies of music
and lyCeum halls and theatres than ir
churches, why not this winter of 1891 in
these two academies of music places of sc
cular entertainment where we are during
the rebuilding of our Brooklyn Tabernacle,
so grandly and graciously treated by the
owners and lessons and lessees; why not
expect, and why not have the power from
on high, comforting power, arousing
power, conyicting power, converting pow
err, saving power, omnipotent powerY My
opinion is that in this cluster Of cities by
the Atlantic coast there are five hundred
thousand people now ready to accept tho
gospel CALL if, freed from all the conven,
tiOnalities of the church, it were earnestly
and with strong faith presented to them.
In these brilliant assemblies there are
hundreds who are not frequenters OF
churches, and who do not believe much il
Mt all in ministers of religion or ecclesiast.
ical organizations But God knows you
have struggles in which you need help, and
bercayenents in which you want sOiace,
and prosecutions in which you ought to
have defense, and perpleXities in which you
need guidance, and with a profound
thought.uluess you stand by the grave OF
the old year, and the cradle of the young
year, wondering where you will be and
what you win be when trolling years shall
cease to move" Power from on high de-
sceud upon theml
Men Of New York and Brooklyn, offer
you God and heayenl From the day you
came to these cities what a struggle you
have hadl | can tell from your careworn
cOuntehances, and the tears in your eyes,
and the deep sigh you have just breathed
that you want reinforcement, and hero it
Is, greater than Butcher when he rc-en-
forced Wellington; greater than the Bank
of England when last month it REINFORCED
the Enthusiastically, the God who through
Jesus Christ is ready to pardon all your
sin, comfort all your sorrows, scatter all
your doubts, and swing all the shining
gates OF heaven wide open before your re
deemed spirit, Come into the kingdom of
Godl Without "A half second of delay
come in!
THEY LACK RELIGION.