The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-10-06

man gOro-that sun could not look upon
the scene. The sun dropped over its
face veil Of cloud. 1t withdrew. 1t
hid Itself. 1t said TO the midnight, II
resign TO thee this spectacle upon which
l have no strength TO gaze; thou art
blind, Oh, Midnight! and for that reason
commit to thee this tragecy!" Then
the nightnawk and the bat flew by, the
jackal howled in the ravines.
NOW we follow our Chieftain as they
carry his limp and lacerated form amid
the howers and trees OF a garden, the
gladioluses, the olcanders, the lilies. the
9eranlums, the mandrakes, down five or
six steps TO an aisle OF granite whera he
sleeps. But only little while he sleeps
there, for there IS an earthquake in all
that region, leaving the rocks to this day
i'll their asant and ruptured state duclar-
alive OF the tact tn 1t something eXtraor-
tinary there happened. And we see our
Chleftaln arouse from hls brief slumber
and wrestle down the rullian Death who
would keep him imprisoned In tn 1t
cavern and put both heels on the NOUS
ter, aud coming forth with u crf that
Will not cease to be echoed until on the
great resurrection day the door of the
last sepulchre shall be unhinged aud
flung changing into the debris OF dem0l-
ished cemeteries.
Now we follow our Chiettain to ,e
shoulder of Mount OliveL, and yltho ut
wings rises, the disciples clutchinu
Tor his robes too late to reach them, and
across the great CULTS Of space with one
bound he gains that world whish for
thirty three years had boen denied his
companionship, and all heaven lifted a
shout of welcome as he entered, and of
corOatlon as up the media torial throne
he mounted. 1t was the greatest day
heaven had ever seen. They had him
Dack again from tears, from wounds,
iron ills, from world that never appre-
ciated him, 10 a world in which no was
the Chief delight. In all the libretto of
celestial music, IL WAS hard to find an an
them enough conjubllant to celebrate
the JOY sanity. seraphic, arch-angelic,
deitic.
But still we follow our Chiettlan in
his march through the centuries, for
invlsibly he still walks the earth, and
by the eye of faith we still follow him.
You can tell where he walks by tn e
churches, and hospitals, and retorma-
tory institutions. and houses of mercy
That spring up along the way. hear
his tread in the sick room, and in the
abodes OF bereavement. He marches OF
and the nations are gathering around
him. The islands of the sea are hearing
ms voice. The continents are feeling
his power America will be his! Europe
wilt be his! Asia will be his! Africa
will be his! Australia will be his! New
Zealand will De his! All the earth will
be his! Do you realize that until now
1t was impossible for the world to be
converted? Not until very recently has
the world been found. The Bible talks
about 1.-THE ends Of the earth" and the
''uttermost parts of the world" as be-
ing saved, but not until now h I'VE "the
ends of the earth" been discovered, and
not until now have tho ''uttermost parts
OF the world" been revealed. The
navigator did his work, the explorer d d
Ills work, the scientist did his work, and
now for the first time since the world
has been created has the world been
known, measured of, and geographical,
the last hidden, and unknown tract has
been mapped out and now the work of
evangellzation will be begun with an
earnestness and velocity as yet un-
imagined. The steamships are ready;
The lightning express trains are ready;
the prlnting-press are ready; the tcle-
graphiand telephone arc ready; millions
OF Christians are ready and now see
Oh, list marching on thrt ugh the CEN
turies. Marching on! Marching on!!
One by one governments will fall into
line and constitutions and llteratures will
adore his name. More honored and wor-
shipped is he in this year of 1891 than at
any time since the year one, and the day
hastens when all nations will join one
procession following the Lamb WHITTIER
soever he goeth." Marching ON, march
ing ont!
| This dear old world whose back has
been scourgcd, whose eyes have been
blinded, whose heart has been wruny,
Will yet rival heaven. This planets
torn robe OF pan and crime and demen-
tia will come of aud The white and SPOT
less aud Slitteriuy robe OF holiness and
happiness will come on. The last wound
VIII have strung tor the last time; the
last grief will have wiped its last tear;
the last criminal will have repeuted OF
his last crime and our world that has
been straygler among worlds, n lost
star. wayward planet, rcbellious
globe. Il miscreant satellite, will hear
the voice that uttered childish plant in
Bethlehem. and ayoniZnd prayer in
Gethscmane aud dying groan on Golyo-
tina, aud as this voice cries Come. -
our world will return from it's wander
ing never again to stray. Marching on, i,
marching ont!
Then this worlds joy will be so great
that other worlds beside heaven NAV
be glad TO rejoice with us. BY the and
OF powerful telescopes, year by year be.
coming more powerful, mountains in
other stars have been discovered and
chasms and VOLCANOES and canals, and the
style OF atmosphere, aud this Will 90 on,
and mlghtier and mightier telescopes
will be invented until | should not won.
der it we will not be able to exchange
signals with other planets. And as
nave no doubt other worlds are inhati.
ted, tor God would not have built such
magnificent wOrld-hOuses to have them
stand without tenants or occupants, in
the final JOY of ealth's redemption all
astronomy l think will take part, we
signalling other worlds and they in turn
signalling their stellar neighbors. Oh
what day in heaven that will be when
this march of Christ IS finished! know
That on the cross Christ said, 1T is fin
lshed," but he meant his sacrificial
work was finished. All earth and all
heaven knows that evangelizatlon is not
hhlshed, but there will come day in