The Globe-republican., 1892-11-04
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shakings to the last point of physical en-.
durance.
From the day in which arrived at
| noon in Liverpool, and that night ad-
dressing two vast assemblages, until I
got through my evangelistic journey, it
| was scene of blessing to my own soul
and hope to others. missed but three
engagements of all the summer, and
those from being too tired to stand up.
At all the assemblages large collections
were taken-lhe money being given to
local charities, feeble churches, Or
phan asylums or Young Mems Christian
Associations-my services being entirely
gratuitous. But what summer! There
must have been much praying here and
elsewhere for nv welfare, or no mortal
could have gone through all went
through.
In every city and town had messages
poured into nv ears for families in Amer
ica Oh, sons of Scotchmen, Englishmen,
Welshmen and Irishmen, there are hearts
on the other side of the sea beating in
affection for you and praying for your
present and eternal welfare. They
wanted me to give you their love. and
here it is by the wholesale. for cannot
give it by retail. Disappoint not the
old folks on the other side Of the Allan.
tic. You will probably never see them
again in this world. Their hair is whiten-
ing. and their step is not as firm as when
you saw them last So live that you
may meet them In heaven. Write home
often, and while you know they are pray
ing for you, do not forget to remember
in your prayers those who were your first
friends, and friends than whom you will
never have better-I mean your. old father
and mother.
by the memories of the old Scotch
kirk, where you were baptized, and Of
the English freside, by which you played,
and of the Welsh hills and valleys, among
the banks of the Tweed and the Shan
non and the Clyde, charge you be hon
orable and true and Christian. You have
Yourself worthy. 1t seems to me that
the Gospel is making mighty strides over
there.
Only one thing 1 saw in the chapeIs
and churches did not like. That is .
lack of appreciation of each other as be-
tween the national church and the dis
senters. Now each is doing a great work
that the other cannot do God speed
them all-they of the episcopacy and
they of the dissenters! Some need the
ritual Of the national church and others
the spontaneitv of the Wesleyan. In
the kingdom of God there is room for all
to work and each in his own way. Some
people are born Episcopalians and others
Baptists and others Presbyterians, and
do not let US force our notions on others.
As for myself, l was born so near the
line, that feel as much at home in one
denomination as another, and when in
the Episcopal church the liturgy stirs
my soul so that cannot keep back the
tears, and it Overwhelms me with its
solemnity and its power. When in an
old fashioned Methodist church the re-
sponses of ''Amen! and 'Haileluiah!"
lift me until. like Paul, am in blessed
bewilderment as to whether in the
body or out of the body, God knoweth."
And as for the Baptists. though I have
never been anything bnt sprinkled, l
have immersed hundreds and expect to
immerse hundreds more in the baptistrY
under this pulpit where l now stand.
What is the use of controversy about
anything except how we shall keep close
to the cross and do the most for helping
people for this world and the next? May
there come in ENGLAND more cordiality
between the national church and the
dissenters. Although l would be called
q dissenter there, almost my first step in
England was into a banQueting hall
the lord mayors banquet, given to the
bishops and high officials Of the national
church, the great and good and genial
archbishop of Canterbury at their head,
and more magnificent group Of folks, in
tellectually and spiritually, l never got
among, and l found that though we had
never met before the archbishop and my
self were old friends. But all up and
down Great Britain l found multitude
that no man can number enlisted for
God and eternity, and l tell you the King
dom is coming.
If the pessimistS would get ont of the
way-the people who sniveI and groan
and think everything has gone to the
dogs or is about to go-I say if these
pessimists would only get out of the way.
the world would soon see the salvation
of God. Christianity is only another
name for elevated optimism. Was Isaiah
an optimist? See his deserts incarna-
dined with red roses and showed under
with white lilies and his lamb asleep be-
tween the paws Of lion. Was st. John
an optimist? Read the uplifting splen-
dors in the Apocalypse and the halle
lujah chorus with which the old book,
which they cannot kill, closes.
The greatest thing can think of would
be to have triple alliance of America,
England, and Russia in complete har-
and then to have upon all Of
them come deluge Of the Holy Ghost.
Let the defamation Of other nations
cease Peace and good will to men!
For that glorious consummation. which
NAV be nearer than we think, let us pray,
that God can do more in
five minutes than man can do IN five
centuries. If the consummation is not
effected in our day shall ask the priv
iIege of coming out from Heaven little
while to look at this old world when it
shall have put on its millennial beauty.
think God will let US come out to see it
at least once in its perfected state before
it is burned up.
should not wonder il all heaven would
adjourn for AL excursion to this world to
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