The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-30
would take three years TO make a programme
worthy OF such coming together.
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would take three years 10 make programme
worthy OF such a coming together.
Why do take IL upon myself 10 make such
nomination OF time and place? Answer
Because II so happened that in the mysteri.
Gus providence OF God, born in n farmhouse
and OF no royal or princely descent, the doors
of communication are open TO me every week
by the secular and religious printing presses
and have been open 10 me- every week for
many years, with all the cities and towns and
neighborhoods OF Christendom, and indeed
In lands outside OF Christendom, where
printing presses have been established, and
feel that IL there IL anything worthy In this
proposition IL will be needed and adopted.
On the other hand, X II be- too sanguine, or
too hopeful. or too impractical, am sure IL
will do no harm that have expressed my
wish for such an international jubilee, cele-
brative OF the birth OF our Emmanuel.
My friends, such birthday celebration at
the close OF one century and reaching into
new century would be- something In which
heaven and earth could join. 1t would not
only be international. but interplanetary,
interstellar, interconstellation. IL you re-
member what occurred on the hrst Christi
mas night. you know that II was not u Joy
confined TO our world. The choir above
Brthlehem was importod from another
world, and whom the star left its usual
sphere 10 designate the birthplace all
astronomy felt tho thrill. IL there be any
thing true about our religion, II Is that other
worlds are sympathetic with this world and
In communication with Il. Tho glorilod OF
heaven would join in such a celebration.
The generations that toiled TO have tho
world for Christ would take part In such
jubilation and prolonged assemblagc.
The upper galleries OF Gods universe
would applaud the scene, whether we heard
the clap OF their wings and tho shout OF thcir
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 TO
our poor eyesight they might be invisible.
The old missionaries who died In tho maariat
swamps OF Africa, or were struck down by
Egyptian typhus or were butchered nj Luck
now, or were slain by Bornesian cannibais
would come down from their thrones TO re-
joice that at last Christ had been heard OF,
and so speedily In all nations. AZ tho first
roll OF the frst overture OF the first day OF
that meeting all heaven would cry Hear
Hear T.
Aye! Ayel 1 think myself such n vast pro-
cedurc as that might hasten our Lords COM
ing, and that tho expectation OF many mil
lions OF Christians who believe In the second
advent might be realized then at that con-
junction OF tho Nineteenth and Twentieth
Centuries. I do not say IL would be, yet who
knows but that our blessed and adored Mas
tor, pleased with such plan OF worldwide
dering and rebcllious planet, 'That world at
last shows a disposition to appreciate what
have done for IL, and with one wave OF my
Scared hand will bless and reclaim and
save it,"
That such n celebration OF our Lords birth,
kept up for DAYS and months, would please
all the good OF earth and nightly speed on
tho gospel chariot and please all tho heavens,
sanity, cherubic, seraphic. archangelic and
ILL.,. l.. R..1 Ixr
for the worlds greatest festivityi Tune your
voices for the worlds greatest anthem. Lift
the arches for the worlds mighticst proccs-
sion. Let tho advancing standard OF tho
army OF years which has inscribed on ono
side OF Il 1900" and on tho other slide 1901,
have also Inscribed on II tho most charming
name OF nll the universc--the name of Jesus.
Whether this suggestion ofa worlds cele-
bration OF tho nativity be taken or not, Il
has allowed mo an opportunity In some
what unusual way OF expressing my love Tor
tho great central character OF all timo and
all eternity He IN the infinite nonesuch.
The armies OF heaven drop on their knees
before him. After Bourdaiouo, before over
whemed audiences, has preached Him, and
Milton In immortal blank verse has sung
Him, and Michael Angelo has glorifed tho
ceiling OF the Vatican with His second COM
ing. and martyrs while girdled and cano-
pied with tho flames OF the stake
have with burning lips kissed his mem-
ory, and I'm the "hundred and forty and four
thousand" OF heaven with feet on seas OF
glass intershot with SUNRISE havc with up
lifted and downswung baton, and sounding
cornets, and waving banners, and heaven
capturing doxologies celebrated Him, tho
story OF HIS loveliness and His might and His
beauty, and His grandeur, and His grace, and
His intercossion, and His sacrifice, and OF Ills
birth, and His death will remain untold. Bo
xstl...
we dic after we have spoken farewell TO father
and mother and wife. and child lot us speak
that name which In the lullaby OF earth and
the transport OF heaven.
Before the crossing OF time on tho mid
night between December 81, 1900, and tho
lst OF January, 1901, many OF US viii bo
gone. Some fyou will hear the clock strike
twelve OF ono century and nm hour after II
hear II strike one OF another century, but
many OF you will not that midnight hear
either tho stroke OF old the city clock or Of
the old timepiece I'm the hallway )f tho home
stead. Seven years cut wide swath through
the churches and communities and Nations.
But those who cross from world To world
before Old Tins I'm this world crosses that
midnight from century 10 century Will talk
among the thrones of the coming earthly
jubilee, and on the river bank and In tho
house OF many mansions, until all heaven
will know OF the coming OF that celebration,
that will all the earthly Nations with Joy and
help augment the Nations OF heaven. But
whether here or there we will take part In
the music and the banqucting II wo have
made the Lord our portion.
Oh. how I would like 90 stand nj my front
door some morning or noon or night and SEQ
the sky part and the blessed Lord descend In
person, not ms he will come In the last judg-
ment, with fire and hail and earthquake, but
In sweet tenderness TO pardon all sin, and
heal all wounds, and wipe away all tears,
and feed all hunger, and right oil wrongs,
and illumine all darkness, and break all
bondage, and harmonic all dlscords. Some
think he will thus come, but about that
coming make no prophecy for l am not
enough learned In the Scriptures, as some OF
my friends are, TO announce very positive
opinion.
But this do know. that II would be we'll
for US 10 have an international and an inter-
world ceebratlon OF the anniversary oil HIS
birthday about the time OF tbs birth oil tho
new century, and that It will be wise beyond
all others wisdom for us 10 take Him as our
present and eve1asting cOadjutor, ami IL
that Darling OF earth and heaven Will only
accept you and ms after all our lifetime OF
unworthlness and sin we can never pay HIM
what we owe, though through all the eternity
m oorna had avery hour a new SOM and