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


-Whr tkis slo. fhis universal deznoht
sEr4uouF Wat = vivid presrtsticn u
wo1Ls D.. when ~ snch ennsoeatita
ths pAxs,rt4ns q me World shoald tt1
wait Ckriss raj done for kosritAA and
the 2ssusrezaen1 % human rsia. ard
whan christian lawyers declare wA4t
Ckrist hrs dope fur fhs eztsblishnisni q
good Laws. and Christian conQsesofs
shonli tsll what Chrisl kai dons IN TIE
eosziness cf nations. anl ChFistlap rulers
Ct The earth wpnId teil whaf Christ had
eone IN the government Of ezsssdy do
mini0nsf
Thirry days q Such celebration woald
Do more 20 tel tie YoF!i who CHRIST i
thaa any - years Not . Had en- earth
but would bear Il itand Discus u. Not
n eye - ainlnei b. the superstition u
AGES bnt would Sc The illumination
The difference II Chrisi's RELIGION ffum
sIl others i that ils 0ne way Of 1Asstnli
n2tion /. b simIls telling" not AZ
gnn.ens. not skiillnl exegetizts. poiemics
or the scfeneo ef theolog;cal EstiuufEs.
bat ..tcllins." TEL ye the dsughier Il
Zion. BeAo.d. Thy King couleth.~ Go
qniekly and tell he discIpiss that he has
risen from The dead Go home n ny
friends aud tell them how great things
the Lord hath done Ter thee ~ zen
he Is come. n viii tel rs al thing A
religion II telling
And IN What way could al nations 50
well be tod thai Christ had come as BY
scch an international emphasizing Of ais
nativity, Al tEslia woald cry out about
such an affair. for yon know they have
their railroads and telesrapls. "What
= going on In America al China
would cry out. ~What Is that great cx-
citemsnt in America an the ialansls
Of the SEA would come down 10 the gang
planks Of the arriving saips and ask.
What - that they are celebrating IN
America IL would 10 the lnightiest
missionary movement the world hat ever
seen Il would be the turning point in
ths worlds destiny. IL would wakcn
the slumbsring nations with one 30 hcn.
Qu~sgion the Second-H0w would yoa
have such an international jubilee con-
ductsif Answer-All arts sh0nlh be
marshaled. and art IN its most attract
i've and impressive shape. First, 4rchi-
lecture. While aii academies Of music.
and al churches. and all great halls
would Be- needed. there should BE ono
great auditorium erected % hold such
IN audience a. has never been seen on
any sacred occasion ia America.
II Scribonius CnFio. at the cost Of
kingdom. could build the first two vast
snphifheaters. placing them back 20
hack. holding great audiences for dra-
matte representation. AMI then by won
derful machinery could turn them
rOand with all their audiences in them.
making the two anditoriums one amphi-
thsater. Ia witness gladitorial contest,
and vespasian conld construct the Col
isrum with its 60 columns. and ifs tri-
umphs in three orders OF Greek archi-
lecture. and . capacity 10 hold 5000
people seated and 1900 standing. and
all for purposes Of cruelty and sin. can
not our glorious Christianity rear in
honor Of our glorious Christ structure
largo enough 10 hold 10000 Of It's wor-
shipersl
II We 60 cropping now among to
ruined amphitheaters Of Verona ana
PoInpssii and Capua and Puzzuoli and
Tsrraco. and then stand transfxed with
smazement az their immense sweep that
held from $1,000 To 100000 spectators
gathered for carousal and moral degra-
dation. could not Christianity afford
one architectural achievement that
would hold aud enthrall its 5000
Christian disciples? Do you say no
human voice could DO heard throughout
such a buildingf All. then you were
not present when at the Boston peace
jubilee Parepa easily with her voice en-
ehanted $1,000 auditors.
And the time is near at hand when in
theological serninaries. where our young
men are being trained for tho ministry,
the voice viii be developed. and instead
Of the mumhling ministers. who speak
with 50 low Tone you cannot hear unless
you lean forward and hold your hand
behind your ear. aud thon are able to
guess the general drift Of the subject and
decide quite well whether it Is about
Moses or Paul or some one clse-instead
Of that yoa will have coming from the
theological seminaries all over the land
young ministers with voice enough to
command the attention Of nm audience
Of 90 coo people. That is the reason that
tae Lord gives NJ two lungs instead Of
one. II Is the Divine way Of saying
physiolosicslly. BE hesrdr'
That il the reason that the New Tes-
lament In beginning the account of
Chrisf's sermon on the mount describes
our Lords plain articulation aud re-
sound Of utterance by saying. "He open
"A his mouth" In that mighty concert
hall aud preaching plase which sug-
gest for ths nineteen hundredth ami
FersaTy ics music crown our Lord.
Bring AL ths orchesfras. all the orato-
rios. 81 thu Philharmonic and Handel
M Haydn societies.
Then givc ~ IIaytin's oratorio II the
Creation. f9r cur Lord took part in
universe building and without him.
Jays John. was not anything made that
as made AID HANDLES Aes<iah" aud
Beethovsn's ''symphonies- and Mcndsls-
sohnr Elijah. : the prophet that typ
Sci our Christ and the grandest compo-
stions u German and English and
American masters. living OF dead. All
Instruments that can hum OF roll or
whisper 90 harp or futs or clap or
trumpet or thunder the praises II the
Cord joined - All ytacrs that can chant
Or wsrhle or precenfor multitudinous
worshipers What an aroasing when