Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-14

oursr OF assumed indignation that
frightened almost everybody but my
self. That exploration put into my
church thirty or forty newspaper cor
respondents from north south east
and west; which opened for me new
avenues in which to preach the gospel
that otherwise never would have been
opened. Years passed on and I
preached a series OF sermons on
amusements. and false report of
what did say-and one of the SER
mons said to have been preached by
me was not mine in a single word
reused a violence that threatened me
with poison and dirk and pistol, until
the chief OF Brooklyn police, without
any suggestion from me, took posses
sion OF the church with "a policemen
to see that no harm was done That
excitement opened many doors, which
entered for preaching the gospel.
After awhile came an ecclesiastical
trial. in which l was arraigned by
people who did not like the way did
things, and. though | was acquitted
OF all the charges. the contest shook
the American Church. That battle
made me more friends than anything
that ever happened, and gave me
Christendom and more than Christen-
dom for my weekly audience. On the
demolition OF each church we got a
better and larger church. and not a
disaster. not a caricature, not per-
secution. not an assault. during these
% years, but turned out for our add
vantage. and ought / not to believe
that "all things work together for
good?' HosaEnah,
ANOTHER Lesson HAVE LEARNED
during these 23 years is that it is not
| necessary to preach error or pick
! flaws IN the Old b be in order to get
an audience. The Old Book. without
| any fixing up is good enough for me,
and hi-her criticism. as it is called,
means lower reIi. on Higher criticism
is another form OF intidelity. and it's
disciples VIII believe less and less. I'M
| til many OF them will land in Nowhere,
and become the worshipers OF an
eternal ::What-is-it?" The most OF
these higher critics seem to be seeking
aotoriety by pitching into the Bible.
1t is such a brave thing to strike your
grandmother. The old gospel put in
modern phrase. and without any OF
the conventiona]itics. and adapted to
all the wants and woes of humanity l
have found the mightiest magnet, and
we have never lacked an audience.
Next to the blessing Of my own family
| account the blessing that have al
ways had a great multitude Of people
to preach to. That old gospel ! have
preached to you these 80 years OF my
Brooklyn pastorate, and that old
Gospel will preach till die, and
charge my son, who is on the way
to the ministry, to preach it
alter me, for I remember
PaEl's thunderbolt: 'If any man
preach any other Gospel, let him be
accursed" And now, as | stand here
on my Odd anniversary, | see TWO
audiences. The one is made up OF all
those who have worshiped with us
| in the past. but have been translated
to higher realms What children
too fair HnC two sweet and TOO lovely
| forearth, and the Lord took them, but
they seem present to day. The Group
, has gone out OF the swollen throat,
and the pallor from the cheek and
they have on them the health and
| fAHl'iI'e Ol heaven. l1ali groups OF
glorlted children. How glad am to
have yon come back 10 us today!
And here sit those aged ones. who de-
parted this life leaving an awful Va
canry in home and church. Hail,
fathers and mothers in Israel; how
glad We are to have you come back
to greet us
But TIE OTHER AUDIENCE.
see in Imagination is made up OF all