Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-15

with pure scientific design. she felt would
do inmeasurable damage to public morals.
With the two large volumes, which hal
cost her husband the work Of years, she SAT
down ON tue floor befors the fire and said 10
herself. "There is fortune for me In TINS
book. and although my husband wrote IL
with the right motive AMI scientihc peop.e
MIGHT bs helped by it, to the vast majority
Of people il would be harmful, and | know
il would damage ths world Ihen sne
took apart the manuscript sheet after sneet
and put it INTO the fire. until the last Inc
was consumed. Bravo She flung her
livelihood. her home, her chief worldly
resources under the best moral ana reiiBious
interests Of the world.
How much are We willing to sacrifice tor
others2 Christ is again on the march, not
from Bethpage to Jerusalem, but Tor the
conquest of the world He will surely take
IL Int who will furnish the palm branches
for the triu nphant wayg Self sacrince Is
the word. There is more money paid 70 de-
stroy the world than to save it. There are
more buildings put up 10 ruin the race than
churches to evangelize it. There is more de-
praved literature TO blast men than good
literature TO elevate them.
%, Tor power to descend upon US all IKE
that which whelmed Charles q. Flnney with
mercy, when, kneellng in his law ONCE, anu
before he entered uoon his apostolic career
Of eyanqelization. he said: "rhe Holy Ghost
descended on me in a manner that seemed
TO 90 through me, bo1y and soul. could
feel the impression like a wave OF electricity
going through and through me. Indeed ~
seemed to come in waves and waves OF liquid
love. lt seemed like the breath OF God.
can recollect distinctly that it seemed to fan
me like immense wings. wept aloud with
low and love. These waves came over me
and over me one after another, AMI until, l
recollect, l cried Out, i shall die IL tnese
waves continue to pass over me. 1 salu
lord, | cannot bear any more. ana
when a gentleman came into the once auu
said. "Mr. Finney, you are in PAM ne re- !,
piled, mo, but so happy that l cannot i've.
the whole church Of God will descend sucn
nm avalanche Of blessing, and then the
bringing of the world to God will be mat
fer OF a few years. perhaps few days or a
few hours. Ride on, o Christ! for the
CHARACTERIZATION of oil nations. Thou Christ
who didst ride on the unbroken colt down
the sides of Olvet, on the white morse 0,
eternal victory ride through all nations, ana
NAV we, bT our prayers, and our sell sac
rifces and our contributions, ana our CON
secraticns. throw palm branches In tne
way. i cap my nduuo aO eiO SOH5 '-0
tory. -, a.. r.i;..-
when on their march to Canaan, they came
NOT under the shadow Of one palm tree, but
of seventy palm trees standing. in an oasis
among a dozen gushing fountains, or as the
Book putsit Twelve wells of water aud
three score and ten palm trees Surely
there are more than seventy such great and
glorious souls present to-day. Indeed, it Is
mighty grove of palm trees, and l Zee
Something of the raptures which shall feel
when our last battle fought and our last
burden carried, and our last tear wept; W.
shall become one of the multtudes st. JohI
describes clothed in white robes and palms
in their hands"
Hail thou bright, thou swift advancing,
thou everlasting Palm Sunday OF the skies
Victors over sin and sorrow and death and
woe from the hills and valleys OF the heav'
enlv Palestine they have plucked the long
broaI !. green leaves and all the ransomed-
some in gates of pearl. ami some on battle
ments of amethyst, and some on streets o.
gold. and some on seas of sapphire, thel
Shall stand in numbers like the stars, II
splendor like the morn, waving their palms