Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-26


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= cs'Asbr,f< en- Lots's re<errsefios. La
ssnip<on ~ ~ ia that ansiitorls.m q
ChrtSf seef<ks1E3on h.as Fsiisf and iaiaxlio
eescrEs.sr q The battles ~on fsw our
bols fsi5<}n Where are the Csiiosss
Ct The linsEssnfA ceatu4yf Where ara
the Asnsrse1a 1hor~ald4ens aud chan
trsyz Hidden sonee llsre. warrant
yoa.
Lst sculpture turn lh4t place into en-
other Acsopolis. buf n.orSs slorioas b. ~
raaeh - car Christ i srr}nger than t..sir
Hercul j. and has snerj 20 do uii,A ths
sea than their Sspfune. and raises great
CT haEsesss lfAa tAsif cdrss. and rsinses
more Music Ia shs hsirt II the S'orla
than tnsir Apollo. ''The gods % the
hestaen are nothing but daInb idols. bat
our Lord made the hsasans." In marble
pure IS snow celebrate him who came
20 make rs "whiter than snow Let
the ehissl rs well a. pencil and PEN 20
pat down ~ ths tsst - Jesus
Yea. ler painting 10 is best. Tho FOR
eign galleries will ikan for such jubilee
their Naloanas THAR Angeles. tl-eir
Ruhens. their lssphAels. their Christ
~ the Jordan. or Christ az the Last
Sapper.- or ~Christ Coming 90 fnlg
n.ent. GO ..1hrizt 81 the Throne OF Uni
veraal Dominion" aud our own Morans
will put their pencils into the nirsetesn
hrndrcslth anniversary. aud our Bier
stadts from sxesehins The Domes q the
Yosemite viii Gene to present the
domes Ct the w0rll conquered for Inn
manuel
AIDED 10 ell this would have floral
decoration on scale never eqpaled. Tho
helds and open gz<isn5 coaid not fur
nish IL, for II viii be winter. and tia:
season appropriately chosen. for it was
into the frosts ana Gesolati0ns Of winter
that CHRIST inmigratcl when no came
To or world. But while the fields Will
be hare. the eonservatoties and hot
houses within 200 miles would gladly
keep the sacred coliseum radiant and
aromatic during all the convocations.
Added n all let there be barquets.
not like tho drunken bout at the Metro
politan Opera House, New York, cele-
brating tho centennial Of Washiu-ton's
inauguration. where tho rivers OF wine
drowned tho sobriety Of 20 many SEN
ators and governors ard generals. but a
banquet for the poor. the feeding Of
scores q thousands OF people Of a world
In which the majority Of the inhabitants
have never yet bad enough 10 eat. not
a banquet ut which a few favored men
and women Of social or political fortune
shall sit. but such a banquet as Christ
ordered when he told his servants TO ''go
out into the highways and hedges and
compel them 10 come in" Let the may
ors of cities and the governors Of states
and the president OF the United States
proclaim whole week OF legal holiday
at least from Christmas day to New
Years day.
Added to this let there be at that in
ternational moral and religious exposi-
ton a mammoth distribution of sacred
literature. Let the leading ministers Of
religion from England, Scotland, Ire
land, France, Germany and the world
take the pulpits Of all these cities and
tell what they know Of him whose birth
We celebrate. At those convocations let
vast sums Of money be raised for
churches. for asyluns. for schools, for
colleges, all Of which institutions were
born in the heart Of Christ. On that
day and in that season when Christ gave
himself 10 the world let the world give
itself 10 him.
Why do propose America as tho coun-
try for tins oonvocation: Because most
other lands have state religion, and
while all forms Of religion may I've toler-
ated in many lands America Is the only
country on earth where all evangelical
denominations stand on an even footing,
and all would have equal hearing in such
an international exposition. Why do !
select this cluster Of seacoast cities?
Answer-By that tirne-Dec. IS, 1900
these four cit-s Of New York. Brook
lyn, Jersey City and Hoboken, by
bridges and tunnels. viii be practically
one and with an aggregate population
Of about 6.Oo0.ooo. Consequently no
other part Of America win have such
ulIltuHtJ ol lOpuiAtiou.
Why do now make this nomination
Of time and placer Acknowledgements
such a Ftupendous movement cannot be
extemporized. 1t viii take seven years
10 get ready for such an overtowcring
celebration. and the work ought 10 begin
speedily in churches. in colleges. in leg
islatures. in congresses, in parliainents.
Ia all styles Of national assemblages. and
we have no time 20 lose. IL would take
three years 10 make programme wor-
thy II snch . coming together.
Why do take IL npon myself TO make
such n nomination Of time AMI placer
Answer Because it 80 happens that ia
the mysterious providence Of God. born
In a farmhouse and Of NO royal or prince
~ descent. the doors Of communication
are open to me every week by the &c
ular and religions printing presses and
have been open to mo essry week for
many years, with all the cities and
towns and neighbornoods OK Christcn-
dom. ani indeed 10 lands outs ie OF
Chrisfendom. where printing presses
hsvs been established. and feel that If
iaerc il anything worthy in this propesi-
ton IL will be needed and aioTtci. On
the other hand. IL II b. too sanguine. or
too hopeful. or too impractical. | am sure
IL will do mo- harm that have expressed
nv wish for s1ch an international juti-
lee. ceiebrafive Of tie birth Of our I'm
manuel
Nv friends suc.i = birthday cs.ehra-
ton az tho close II ons century and