Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1892-10-22
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ing of the Gospel in Great Britain last
summer. II was tour had for many
I years anticipated. With the themes Of
/ the Gospel | confronted more people
! than ever before III the same length Of
+ time muliitules after multitudes, and
beyond anything can describe. The
throngS in all the cities were so great
/ that they could be controlled only by
] platoons Of police. 20 that none should
be hurt by the pressure, each service in
doors followed ~ a service for the wait
ing throngs outdoors. and both by hand
shakings To- the last point Of physical en-
durance. From the day in which ar-
rived at noon in Liverpool, and that
night addressing two vast assemblagcS.
/ until got through my cvaugelisiic jour
ney 1t was scene Of blessing 10 ms
7 own soul and hope To- others. missed
but three engagements Of all the sum
mer. and those from being too tired To
stand up. At all the aSsemblages large
+ collections were taken, the money being
! given to local charities, feeble churches.
/ orphan asylums or Young Mems Chris
tian associations. my services being en-
tirely gratuiious. But what a summer.
\ There must have been much praying
here ana elsewhere for my welfare, or
I no mortal could have gone through all
went through. In every city and town
/ had messages poured into my ears for
I families in America.
OH. SONS Of Scotchmen. Englishlncn.
4 Welshmen and lrishmen. there are hearts
on the other side Of the sea beating in
affection for You and praying for your
I present and eternal welfare They want
ell me TO give you their love. and here it
\ Is 10y the wholesale, for cannot give il
I 10y retail. Disappoint not the old folks
ON the other side the Atlantic. You will
I probably never see them again in this
world. Their hair is whitening ami
! their step is not as firm rs when you saw
| tleia last. So live that you may meet
/ them i'll heaven. Write home often. and
! while you know they are praying for
you do not forget to remember in your
\ prayers those who were your first
/ friends. and friends than whom Won
\ will never have hetter-I mean Your oil
/ father and mother BY the memories If
\ the old Scotch kirk where Won were
I baptized. and Of The English iireside Is
which you played. and of the Welsh
\ hills and valleys among which /:
/ roamcd. and the Old homes on the banks
\ of the Tweed and the Shannon and the
I Clyde, charge yen lie honorable and
/ truc and Christian.
I 4 CHRISTIAN UNION INDEED.
/ rs for myself. was born SO near the
\ line that feel 1T home rs much in one
/ denomination a. in another and when
/ i'll tie Episcopal church the liturgy stirs
NY scui - hat ! cannot keep back the
/ tears aud il overNncims me with its
solemnity and its lever. When in an
id fashioned NJ; iadist church the re-
IponSea Of ''Aiuc.l." and '.Halleluiah."
I lift me until. Ike Paul. | am in blessed
I bewil,ltrHciiJ IL 10 whether i'll the
7 bod, ~ uu, ii tie body. God knowcth."
( Aid - tor tie BspjiSts. though have
nercr laru anything bit sprinked, |
/ have i:..u., y>ed hundreds and expect TO
uni.cre hundreds more in the baptistry
under lhis ralp.t whore | now stand.
I What : TIE usc IF controversy about
anything except how we shall keep close
10 the cross and do the most for helping
people for this world and the next: Nav
there come in England more cordially
between the national church and the
disScnters. Although would be called
Il disseater there. almost my first step
i'll England was into barqueting 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 ut their head,
and a more magnificent group of folks,
i
got among. and | found that. though
we had never met before the archbishop
and myself were old friends. But all up
and down Great Britain found a multi
tude that no man can number enlisted
for God and eternity and ten You the
| kingdom is coming.
If the pessimistS would get ont of the
way-the people who SWIVEL and groan
and think everything has gone to the
dogs or is about to go-l say if these
peSsimists would only get out of the
WAY the world would soon see the sal
walton of God. Christianity is only an
other name for elevated optimism. Was
Isaiah aI optimist: See his deserts in
carna!ined with red roses and showed
under with white lilies, and his lamb
asleep between the paws of a lion. Was
St John an opiimist: Read the uplift-
ing splerdors in the Apocalypse and the
hallcluiah chorus with which the old
| book which they cannot kill, closes.
The greatest thing can think of would
be 10 have triple alliance Of America.
! England ana Russia III complete har-
monlzaiion. and then To have upon all Of
them come Il dcluge Of the Holy Ghrst.
Let the defamation Of other nations
cease. Peace and good will 10 men. For
that glorious contamination. which may
be- nearer than We think let us pray, re-
mcmbering that God can do more in five
minutes than man can do in five centu-
ries. Ii the contamination is not effected
in our day. shall ask the privilege of
coming out from heaven a little while to
look ut this old world when il shall, have
put on lis millennial beauty. think
God will 1T us come ont tc see il ut least
once in It's perfect state before it is
burned up. should not wonder if all
heaven would adjourn FOR I'm excursion
to this world To see how q Shipwrccked
planet was got Of the breakers aul set
aiioat again amid the eternal harmoui,S.
! Mcanwhi let Is 10 Ili we can 10 make
il letter and it viii soiu, how tell in the
final result. thouSh j; he only child'S
sob hnshcd. or 4 tricking tear wiped
from Il pal. face. or "a jhorn extracted
from tired foo; ora sinful soul washed
white as the wool. Nay God help us TO
help others. And 80 these lessons Of
gratitude and sympathy AMI helpfulness
and vindicaiion | have brough; you on
the wings cf this morning.
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