Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-09-28

/ Ine oluefcnce OF CnrtHt6 religion from
all others Is that It's one way Of disssmina-
ion Is BY . simple "teliing"-not argu-
ment. not skillful exegesis. polemics or the
science Of theological nsticuffs, but tell
ing" Tell ye the daughter Of Zion, Be
hold, thy king comethI'' 60 quickly and
tell his disciples that be has risen from the
dead" go home to thy friends and tell
them how great things the Lord hath done
for thee" when he Is come, be will tell
rs all things." A religion Of telling"
And In what way could all nations 30
well be told that Christ had come as by
such an international emphasizing of his
nativity All India would cry out about
such an affair. for you know they have
their railroads and telegraphs, "What IL
going on in American All China would
cry out, "What Is that great excitement
In American All the islands of the sea
would come down to the gangplanks Of
the arriving ships and ask, "What IL
that they are celebrating In America" It
would be the mightiest missionary move
ment the world has ever seen. 1t would
be the turning point In the world rs destiny
Il would waken the slumbering nations
with one touch.
Question the Second-How would you
have such an International jubilee con-
ductedi Answer-All arts should be mar
shaled, and art in its most attractive and
impressive shape. First, architecture
While all academies of music and all
churches and all great halls would be
needed. there should be one great audi
torium erected to hold such an audience as
has never been seen on any sacred occasion
In America. II Scribonius Curio at the
cost OF a Kingdom could build the first two
vast amphitheaters, placing them back
to back, holding great audiences for
dramatic representation, and then by
wonderful machinery could turn them
round with all their audiences In
them, making the two auditoriums one
amphitheater, to witness a gladiatorial
contest, and Vespasian could construct the
Coliseum with its 30 columns and its tri-
umphs In three orders Of Greek architec-
ture and capacity to hold 81 900 people
seated and l5,OO standing, and all for pur-
poses Of cruelty and sin, cannot our glori-
Gus Christianity rear In honor OF our glori.
GUS Christ structure large enought to hold
9O,OoO OF It's worshiperst
A CONGREGATION OF $1,000 PEOPLE.
Ii we go cropping now among the ruined
amphitheaters OF Verona and Pompeii and
Capua and Puzzuoli and Tarraco, and then
stand traHshxed with amazement at their
lmmense~sweep that held from 50,OO0 to
lUV,Uoo spectators gathered Tor carousal and
moral degrauation, coulo not Chrlstianlty
anord one architectural achievement that
would hold and lnthrall It's 5o0Oo Chris
tlan olsciples! Do you say no human
voice could DC heard throughout such
ouildingf All! then you were not present
when at the Boston peace jubilee Parepa
easily with her voice enchanted $4,000 au-
ditors.
And the time Is near at hand when in
theological seminaries, where our young
men are being trained for the ministry, the
voice VIII be developed, and instead OF the
mumbling ministers, who speak with so
low tone you cannot hear unless you lean
Forward and mold your hand behind your
ear, ana Then are able TO guess the general
drift OF the subject and decide quite well
whether 1t Is about Moses or Paul or some
one else--instead OF that you will have
coming from the theological seminaries all
over the land young ministers with voice
enough to command the attention OF an
audience OF oo,oOO people.
That Is the reason that the Lord gives us
two lungs instead OF one. 1t is the divine
way OF saying physlolog1cally, BE heardp
Ihat Is tne reason tnat the New Testament,
In beginning the account OF Christs ser
mon on the mount, describes our Lords
plain articulation and resS1nd OF utterance
by saying, HE opened his mouth" In that
nTHanh1nU
which l suggest for this nineteen hun
dredtn anniversary leu music crown our
LORD. Bring all the orchestras, all the ora
torios, all the Philharmonic and Handel
and haydn societies.
linen glveus Hayon's orator1oo OF the Gre
atlon," Tor our Lord TOOK part In universe
pulldlng, ana wltnout MIN, says John,
was nob anytnlng made that was made"
ana Handefs Messiah" and Beethoven's
Symphonies ana Mendeissohn's ELI
Jan, the prophet' tnat typlned our Christ,
and the grandest compositions OF German
anu Engnsh ana American masters, living
or oeao. All instruments That can hum or
Toll OF Whisper OF narp or mute or clap or
crumpet OF Chunuer Gne praises OF the Lord,
joined TO ali voices tnat can chant or war
Dle or precehtor multltualnous worshipers.
What an arouslng when oo.oOO Join in AN
tlocn" or coronation" or Ariel" rising
into halieiuiah or subsldlng into an almost
supernatural ameni
Yea, let sculpture stand on pedestals all
around thaS Duiiolng, tne forms OF apostles
ana martyrs men ana women. who spoke
or wrought OF suffered by the headsman's
ak or nre. Where Is my favor1te OF all arts,
tnis arb OF sculpture, tnat Is not Dusler for
CHRIST, OF tnat its work Is not better ap-
preciatedf Let 1t come forth at that
WORLDS luDilee OF tne nativity. We want
second Pnidlas TO 40 for that new temple
what tne nrst Phidlas did for the Par
thenon. Let the marble OF Carrara come
to resurrection to celebrate our Lords res
direction. Let sculptors set up in that
auditorium OF Christ celebration bas-relief
and ntaglio descriptive OF the battles won
for our molly religion.
Where are the Canoyas OF the nineteenth
century, Wher6 are the American Thor