Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-10-27

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us force our notions on others.
As for myself, was born SO near the
line that feel as much Mt home in one de-
nomination as another, and when in the
Episcopal church the liturgy stirs my soul
so that l cannot keep back the tears, and
it overwhelms me with its solemnity and
it's power. When in an old fashioned
Methodist church the responses of amen"
and "Hallelriahp' lift me until, like Paul,
am in blessed bewilderment us to ''wheth-
er in the body or out of the body, God
knoweth" And as for the Baptists, though
have never been anything but sprinkled,
have immersed hundreds and expect to i'm
merse hundreds more in the baptistry un
der this pulpit where l now stand.
NO DOUBTFUL DESTINATIONS.
What is the use of controversy about
anything except how we shall keep close to
the cross and do the most for helping peo-
pie 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 a dissenter
there, almost my first step in England was
into banAueting hall-the lord mayors
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licials of the national church, the great and
good and genial archbishop of Canterbury
at their head, and more magnificent group
of folks, intellectually and spiritually,
| never got among, and l found that
though we had never met before the arch
bishop and myself were old friends. But
all up and down Great Britain found u
multitude that no man can number en-
listed for God and eternity, and tell you
the kingdom is coming.
| If the pessimists would get out of the
way-the people who snivel and groan and
think everything has gone to the dogs or
| is about to go-I say if these pessimists
1 would only get out of the way, the world
| would soon see the salvation of God.
| Christianity is only another name for ele-
waited optimism. Was Isaiah an optimist.
See his deserts incarnadined with red roses
and showed under with white lilies and
his lamb asleep between the paws of a
lion. Was St. John an optimist? Read
the uplifting splendors in the Apocalypse
and the halleluiah 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 anu huSSla III COLnpleUe naTLnonl
zation, and then to have upon all of then
come deluge of the Holy Ghost. Let thu
defamation of other nations cease. Peact
and good will to meni For that gloriou!
consummation, which may be nearer thai
we think, let us pray. remembering tha
God can do more in five minutes than NAL
can do in five centuries. If the consum
nation is not effected in our day I shal
ask the privilege of coming out from
heaven little while to look at this oil
world when it shall have put on its mil
lennial beauty. 1 think God will let u
come out to see it at least once In its per
, fected state before it is burned up.
should not wonder If all heaven woul
, adjourn for an excursion tn this world t
see how shipwrecked planet was got Of
the breakers and set afoat again amid til
eternal harmonies. Meanwhile let u
| do all we can to make it better, and
; will somehow tell in the final result
| though it be only child's sob hnshed, Q
a trickling tear wiped from pale face, G
} a thorn extracted from tired foot, or
) sinful soul washed white as the woo
I May God help us to help othersi And S
these lessons of gratitude and sympath
! and helpfulness and vindication l hav
e brought you on the wings of this morning