The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-10-20

ttudes. aud beyond anything can describe.
The throng. In all cities were so great that
they could be controlled only by platoons
ot police, so that none should be hurt by
the pressure, each service indoors followed
by service for the waiting throngs out
doors and both by hand-shakings TO the
last 10 mt Of physical endurance. From
the day on which ! arrived at noon in
Liverpool. and that night addressing two
large assembling e. until GOT thrOu, h INV
eyangalis,ic journey, 1t was scene of
blessing to my own soul and | hope tn
others. | missed but three engagements of
all summer, and those from being To tired
to stand up. AT all the assemblages large
collections were taken, the money being
given to local charities, feeble churches, or.
phan asylums or Young Mems Christian
associations, my service being entirely
gratuitous. But, what summer. There
must have been PRAYING here and elsewhere
Tor my welfare, or no mortal could have
gone through all ! went through. In every
city and town | had messages poured into
my ears for families in America. On sons
vt Scutchmen, Engli,hmen, Welshmcn and
lr.Shmen, there are hearts on the other side
of the sea, b,ating in affection or YOU and
praying for your present and eternal wei.
fare. They wanted me to give you their
love, and here IL is bN the wholesale. for |
cannot give 1t by retail Disarpont not the
old folks on the other side the Atlantic
You will probably never see them again In
tins world. Their hair is whitening and
their step is not rs firm rs When you seen
them last
so live that you may meet them IN
heaven. Write home often, and while YOU
know they are praying for you do not forget
To- remember ia your tr.ycrs those who
were your first friends AMI ircn that
whom YOU will never have bettcr-l mean
your old father and mother Nv the memo.
res of the old Scotch KIRK, where y"u were
baptized and 10y the English frcsde by
which you played. and ut the Welsh hills
and valleys, among which you roamed. and
of the old homes on the banks of the rw cd
and the Shannon and the els de. | charge
YOU be honorable aud true and Christian.
| Gou have good ancestral blood in your
veins. Prove yourself worthy. II seems to-
me that the gospel Is making mighty strides
over there. only one thing saw in the
chapcls and churches Gid not like. That
is tho lack OF appreciation OF each other rs
between the National church and the Dis.
seutcrs. 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 % the
National church and Others the spontancitv
uf the Wesleyan. In the kingdom ul God
there is room for all 10 work and each in
his own way. some people are born Ipis-
Copalans and others Mcthodi-ts and Others
iuptsts. and others Pte,byiCrianS and do
not let us force Our notions on others. As
/ for myself ! was ho n 50 near the line that
| ] feel as much at home In one dcuOninA.
| ton rs another and when lin the Episcopal
| church the liturgy stirs my soul 80 that |
cannot keep back the tears and IL over
! Whclms me with its SolCmuity aud ill., poWcr
| When in an oid-lashiouci Methodist church
| the responses of Amen and lialiclujah,"
| lit me until. like Paul | nm in blessed he.
wildermcut ~ tu whether In the body or
ont of the body, God knuwoth.' And as
for the Baptis's, though have never been
ANYTHING but 81 ink eel, : have immersed
/ hundreds and expect 20 immor.v hundreds
more in the bnpti-try under this pulpit
whore | now stand.
What is the use OF controversy about any.
thing. except how we shall keep close - the
/ cross and du the most for helping people tut
this world and the next May there come in
/ England more curdIalty between the Ma
tional church and the Dis,cntcrs. Although
/ | would be called a Dis,cntrr there almost
my first step England w'- into a banquet.
! ting hall-thc lori mayors banquet given
| to the bishops and high oil 'Ials ul the Va
/ tional church. the great and good and gen.
/ inl Archbishop of Canterbury at their head
and more magnificent group of f.lks, in.
| tellcCtualy and spiritually. | never got
amongst and | found that though we had
/ never met before, the rchbishop and my
/ self were old friends. But, all mp and down
tgfeat Britain i found mulntnAe That no
| man can number enlisted for God and eter.
nifty, and ! tell YOU the kingdom is coming.
| II the pessimists world get out f the way
! the people who sniycl and gruan and think
| everything has gone 10 the dogs or i about
| to COL say II these pesslmists would only
get out of the way the world would soon see
the salvation of God. Christianity is only
another name for elevated optimism. Was
| Isaiah an optimis' See his deserts nctrha.
! diucd with rcd roses, aud showed under
I b u-.p a.