The Red Cloud chief., 1892-10-28

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that empire or because of international
j~ealousies.
Yet, l must tell you Of q picture OF
pathos and moral power impressed upon
my mind so that neither time nor
eternity can cfface It. The ship Leo
swung to the docks a few miles below
st. Petersburg, loaded with flour from
America. The sailors on board huzzacd
as they came to the wharf. From q
yacht on which we had descended the
river to the sea, the prominent citizens
of ST. Petersburg disembarkcd. The
bank was crowded by prosperous citi-
zens, who stood on the wharf, n back
of them by poor laborers who had come
down to offer their services free Of all
charge for the removal Of the bread.
stuffs from the ship to the imperial
freight train that took the -four to
the interior free Of charge. While we
stood there the long freight train rum
blcd down to the docks, the locomotive
and each car decorated with u fiag-the
American flag and the Russian flag al
ternating. Though n flag to some eyes
Is only a floating rag, you ought to see
how the American flag looks 5000 miles
away from home. II looked hat day
like n section Of Heaven let down to
cheer mortal vision. Addresses OF well
come and responses were made, ana
then the work began, the only contest
being who should lift the hardest and
be the most expeditions. From ship to
rail train, from rail train I. tneading
| board, from kneading board to oven,
- A. a. ..l,s. nn1 o.tyntrun
| lips Of the dying. Up. all who
whether by contribution small or large,
| helped make that scene possible, may
| there come the benediction OF Him who
declared: II was hungry and yc fed me-"
But l must also give n word of report
| concerning my other errand - the
preaching of the gospel In Great Britain
last summer II was a tour l had for
many years anticipated. With the
themes of the gospel l confronted more
| people than eve before in the same
length of time -multitudcs after multi.
tudes, and beyond anything l can de-
scribe. The throngs In all the cities
were so great that they could be con-
trolled only by platoons Of police, so
that none should be hurt by the pres
sure, each service indoors followed by
n service for the waiting throngs out
doors, and both by hand shakings TO
the last point Of physical endurance.
From the day in which l arrived at
moor In Liverpool, and that night ad-
dressing two vast assemblages, until l
got through ~ evangclic Journey 1t
was n scene Of blessing to my " soul
and I hope to others. At all the assem-
blagcs large collections were taken, the
money being given to local charities,
feeble churches, orphan asvlums or
Young Mems Christian association.
1t seems to me that the gospel Is max
ing mighty strides over there. Only
one thing l saw in the chapels and
churches I did not like. That Is n lack
Of appreciation Of each other, as be-
tween the National church and the Dis.
sentcrs. Now. each Is doing q 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 spontaneity 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 E~piscopalians and
others Methodists and others Baptists
and others Presbyterians, and do not
let us force our notions on others As
for myself, / was born SO near the line
that l feel ms much Mt home in one de-
nomination as another, n 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 fash
toned Methodist church the responses
OF "Amcn!' and "Hallelujah!" lift me
until like Paul, l am in blessed bewilder'
ment ms to whether in the body CT out
of the body God knoweth." And rs fol-
the Baptists, though i have never been
anything but sprinkled, I have i'm
mersed hundreds and expect to immense
hundreds more in the baptistry nndei
this pulpit where ! now stand. What
is the use Of controversy about any
thing, 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
cordially between the National church
and the Disorders.
II the pessimists would get out of the
way the people who SWIVEL and groan,
and think everything has gone 10 the
dogs or Is about to go. i say II these
pessimists would only get out of the
way the world would soon sec the sal
walton Of God. Christianity is only an.
other name for elevated optimism. Wa.
Isaiah an optimist? See his deserts in
carnadined with red roses, and showed
under with white lilies. 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 / a think Of would be
to have a triple alliance Of America,
England and Russia in complete har'
nomination, and then to have upon ali
of the n come a deluge of the Holy
Ghost. Let the defamation Of othc,
nations ease. Peace and good will "a
men. For that glorious contamination,
which may be nearer than we think.
let US pray, remembering that God car
do more in five minutes than u man car