Smyrna times., 1892-09-28
THE ACE we LIVE IN
AN Address BY REV. W. H. LAwRANCF
A. NJ, AT OCEAN GROVE.

we are living, we are dwelling,
IN grand and awful time,
In an age on ages telling
10 be living is sublimer
Very significant are the time anf
place in which the Christian Epdeavo,
appears. "The next five hundred wear.
OF Christ's kingdom" says Prof Phelps
depends upon the next twenty wear.
in the United States"
Our pulse and pace quicken as we
near the century's milestone. The
marvellous transformations wrought
upon the New Jersey coast during the
l"enty-three years of Ocean Groves
history, indicate the country's growth
IN material prosperity. Within twenty
years the wealth of the United States
has doubled. This increase wouId
almost buy Russia, Turkey, Norway.
Sweden, Denmark, Italy, South Africa
Australia and South America. with all
their cities, thrones and other posses.
slons. When Webster delivered his
bunker Hill GRAFTON our population
was 100000. It has increased % .
100000 since 1870.
Statisticians declare that the United
States, with population no denser
than that of Belgium, can furnish a
home to every man, woman and child
on the planet.
The English speaking people are
evidently designed of God to evange.
lie the world. God has raised them
from 100000 in 100 to 2OOOOOOO in
1900, and increased to 2O,OOO.OOO in |
1890 besides giving them rule over one. |
fourth OF the worlds population and
over one-third of its surface.
1t was this Anglo Saxon race which
The Wesleyan revival arrested on it's
downward course and started upon its
present career. Methodism has been
ne promoter of its spiritual life and
las gathered into John Wesley's Par
sh" more converts than there were
Anglo Saxons in 100. {
Methodist history is interwoven with {
United States history. Our conference t
n New York in 1889 was the frat |
ecclesiastical body to congratulate
Ienl Washington on his inauguration a
resident Lincoln declared that the u
lethodist Episcopal church had sent p
lore soldiers to the field, and more 1
rayers to Heaven, in our last war
ian any other denomination. Metho. \
st Americanism has broken up CAL \
nlsm. Methodist customs have rev. a
utionized the social meetings ofsister d
nominations. Methodism must bear iC
large part in the worlds civilization S
she is true to her spirit and tradi-
Dus.
She gladly welcomes the EDwortb T
eague. Its 25O,OOO members can find v,
100000 of young people between the G.
es of II and 80 in our Methodist h,
mes. These should all be converted CT
d marshalled into a militant host for 12
worlds cong uest.
Never was there greater need of c.
ung men. Never so many wrongs tlc
be righted. Never was the doing of de
greater. On every hand rise the I'M
Ills of sinful antagonism and float on
banners of vices defiant. Young on
n with battle axes, scythe chariots me
scaling ladders, or with weapons thi
modern warfare have left their bod. tiv
on the worlds battle.felds or Un
lned them with their blood. We on,
MT the same martial virtues to-day. del
Dung men with we'll train minds.
st help solve the problems pre-. I
ted by capital and labor, and with TIL,
raj influence must expel the mon Sus
s from our fair land. Tn,
me of the characteristics of this age tick
woman's elevation. Mrs. Hayes, S
fields loyal wife and his little of l
her, the young bride of the White R
lse and Mrs. Harrison, have so Bro
bled wOmanhood, that our Presi. Bry
Us wives are enthroned as high az Lyn
toria. w
ethOdism welcomes, in the Ed. IT I
tn League, the kind of heroism Tob,
Oh the order of Kings Daughters bun,
Id glorify. Let the feminine virtue e.
graces of meekness, endurance, Rob,
'lfsh cOnsiderateness about others. ~
fy, tact and strong affection be Tit,I
ted in the worlds refinement and ~
Nv Oul"n Foice Anu mana hunG
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