Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-10-12

the birth and character and achieve
ments OF the wondrous and unpre-
cedented Christ? To such an exposi-
ton the kings and queens of the earth
would not send their representatives
they would come themselves. The
story of a Savior's advent could not be
told without telling the story OF HIS
mission. And the world would say;
Why this ado. this universal demon
stration? What a vivid presentation 1t
would be. when. at such convocation.
the physicians of the world should tell
what Christ had done for hospitals and
the Arrangement of human pain,
and when Christian lawyers declare
what Christ has done for the establish
ment of good laws. and Christian con-
querors should tell what Christ had
done in the conquest OF nations, and
Christian rulers of the earth would
tell what Christ had done in the gov
eminent of earthly dominions. Thirty
days of such celebration would do
more 10 tell the world who Christ Is
than any thirty years. Not land on
earth but would hear of it and discuss
it. Not an eye 50 dimmed by the SUI
perstition of ages but would see the IL
Elimination. The difference of Christs
religion from all others is that its one
way of dissemination is by simple
telling" not argument, not skilltul
exegesis. polemics or the science OF
theological fsticuffs. but telling.
TELL We the daughter of Zion, Behold.
thy King cometh." 60 quickly and
tell His disciples that lie 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, He will tell US all things" A
religion of telling" And in what
way could all nations SO well be told
tina. chr.-. lad come as By sucn an in
ternational emphasizing of His nativ-
ity? All India would cry out about
such an affair, for you know they have
their railroads and telegraphs: What
is going on in American" All China
would cry out: What is that great eX-
citement in American All the islands
of the sea would come down to the
gang planks of the arriving ships, and
ask: What is it that they are eale-
orating in American" II would be the
mightiest missionary movement the
world has ever seen. 1t would be the
turning point in the worlds destiny
1t would walSen the slumbering nations
with one touch.
Question the second: How would
you have such an international jubilee
conducted? Answer: All arts should
be marshaled. and art in its most At
tractive 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 auditorium erected To hold
such an audience as has never been
seen on any sacred occasion in Amer
lea. Ii Scribonius Curio at the cost Of
a kingdom, could build the first tive
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 gladitoriai
contest. and Vespasian could construct
The Colosseum, with its eighty columns
and its triumphs in three orders of
Greek architecture and a capacity 20
hold eighty-seven thousand people
seated and fifteen thousand standing
and all for PURPOSES of cruelty and sin,
cannot our glorious Christianity rear
in honor of our glorious Christ
;tructure large enough to hold fifty
| thousand OF its worshipers? If we
70 cropping now among the ruined
umphitheaters of Verona, and
2onpeii, and Capua. and Puzzuoli and
pa-raeo, and then stand transfxed
With amazement at their immense
sweep that held from fifty to hun
lred thousand spectators gathered for
.arousa and moral degradation could
not Christianity afford one architec
nral achievement that would hole
and enthrall its fifty thousand Chris
SIAN disciples? Do you say no human
soice could be heard throughout such
5uilding2 Ah. then You were not pres
mt when at the Boston Peace Jnbile
arepa easily, with her voice, senehant
a fifty thousan lsaaidIf AsA4id- the
inc is near at hand when in thsolog
cal seminaries, where our young men
ire being trained for the ministry, the
-oice win be developed, and instead o.
tie mumblin s ministers, who speak
9Th 20 low a toIsey oa,chhbot hear un
Iess YOU lean forward an hold your
rand behind your ear. and then are
lble to guess the general drift of the
=,ubiect. and decide quite Sveff whether
& is about Moses or Paul or some one
.lsez=inStead of that ggeu will hayo
soming from the Theological seminarieA,
IN oyer tie land yetng snaiRisters witt Y
yoiee enokigh tocofslsnand tn attentio&e
.esf asas4aaiancsSf fifty tiseasaisd psaplT
That is the feason that the Lord give,
as tSso luaaz ifisstsI 4 '1o5fA 6fieETY 1t is
tlrzstd iviffe-1raT Of saying piTysio.
logically, "Be heardr That is the
seasau. that the New Testament in
| 5eriasajaas the account of Christi