Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-10-04

THAR Rubens, their RaphaelA THAR
Christ at the Jordan" or Christ ~
the Last supper" or Christ Coming 70
Judgment" or Christ on the Throne
of Universal Dominion" and our OVID
korans viii put their pencils into the
nineteen hundrsdth anniversary, and
our Bierstadts from skstohing The
Domes of the Yosemits" will como 70
present the donies Of the world con-
4usred for Emmanuel
Added to all this 1 would have floral
decoration on scale nsver equaled
The fields and open gardens could not
furnish il, for II will be winter, and
that season appropriately chosen. for 10
was into the frosts and desolations Of
winter that Christ ..amigrated when
He came into abe world But while the
fields will be bare the Conservatives
and lighthouses within two hundred
miles would gladly keep the Colosseum
radiant and aromatic during all the
convocations
Added TO all. let there be banquets.
not like the drunken bout at the Met
ropolitan opera house, New York. cels-
brating the centennial of Washington'l
inauguration, where tho rivers of wine
drowned the sobriety of 30 many SEN
ators and governors and generals, but
banquet for the poor. tho feeding of
scores OF Thousands OF people of tho
world in which the majority of inhab.
itants have never yet had enough to
eat; not banquet at which a few fav-
ored men and women of social or polit-
ical fortune shall sit, but such a ban
- Chrfaf ar1.r,A trhau told
His servants 20 go out into the high
ways and hedges and compel them TO
come in"
Let the mayors OF the cities and the
governors OF the states and the presi-
dent OF the United States proclaim a
whole week OF legal holiday, ut least
from Christmas day 20 New Years dayl
Added 20 this let there ba at that in
ternational moral and religious exposi-
ton mammoth distribution of sacred
literature Let the leading ministers
OF religion from England. Scotland,
Ireland, France, Germany and the world
take the pulpits of 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 asylum. for schools, for
colleges, NIL of which institutions were
born in the heart Of Christ, ON that
day, and in that season when Christ
gave Himself TO the world. lot the
world give itself to Him.
Why do l propose America as the
country for this convocation? Because
most other lands have a state religion,
and while all forms OF religion may DO
tolerated in many lands, America Is the
only country ON earth where all evan
gelical denominations stand on an even
footing and all would have equal hear
ing in such an international exposition
Why do select this cluster of seacoast
cities? Answer: BY that time, Decem-
Der 90, 1900, these four cities of New
York, Brooklyn, Jersey City and Ho-
bolSen. by bridges and tunnels, will be
practically one, and with an aggregate
population OF about four millions Con-
sequently no other part OF America
will have such an immensity of popu-
lation.
Why do ] now make this nomination
OF time and place? Answer: Because
such "A stupendous movement can not
be eXtemporized. IL win take seven
years to get ready fer such an overflow
ering celebration, and the work ought
to begin speedily in churches, in col
leges, in legislatures, in congresses, in
parliaments in NIL styles of national
assemblages, and we have no time to
lose. 1t would take three years to
make a programme worthy of such
coming together
Why do take IL upon myself TO make
such a nomination of time and place?
Answer: Because il so happens that in
the mysterious providence OF God, born
in farmhouse and of no royal prince
ly descent, the doors OF communication
are open 10 me every week by the secu-
lar and religious printing presses and
have been open TO me every week for
Rany years, with all the cities and towns
and neighborhoods OF Christendom,
and indeed in lands outside of Christ
endom, where printing presses have
been established, and i feel that il
there is anything worthy in this prop
osition, il Will he needed and adopted.
On the other hand, IL IL be too SAN
guine, or too hopeful, or too impracti-
cal, am sure IL will do no harm that
have expressed my wish for such an in.
ternational jubilee, celebrative OF the
birth OF our Emmanuel Ny friends,
such birthday celebration at the close
OF one century and reaching into a new
century would be something in which
Heaven and earth could Join. IL
could not only be international, but
inter-planetary, inter-stellar. inter-con-
stellation. II you remember what oc.
CURED on the first Christmas night YOU
know that it was not joy confined 10
our world. The choir above Bethlehem
was imported from another world. and
when the Star left It's usual sphere to
designate the birthplace all astron-
omy felt the thrill. II there be
any thing true about our relig.
ion it Is that other worlds are SYM
pathetic with this world and in com
munication with IL. Tho glorifsd Of
Heaven would join in such celebra.
ton The generations that toiled TO
have the world for Christ would take
part in such jubilation and prolonged
assemblage. The upper galleries OF
Gods universe would applaud tho
scene whether we heard the clan OF
the wings and the shout Of their voices.
or did not hear them. Prophets who
predicted the Messiah and apostles
who talked with Him. and martyrs
who died for Him. would take part In
the scene, though 20 our poor evesivht