The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-04-27
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out at midnight there is cry, Behold
the bridegroom Come We forth to meet
him. (Matt. XIV. q. X. W
Dear ! rethrcn: A. "pnrtakcrs with YOU
In the tribulatIon aud kingdom and patience
OF Jesus Christ may we bo permitted TO
suggest for your consideration the present
urgent need for sounding forth an alarm tn
slumherin9 church. and to the world that
Iieth tn the wicked one. in view Of the accu.
mulatng indications that "thc Lord Is at
naud''
!. The strings among The Jewish people
OF national life that has laid dormant for
many many centuries, but which is now
displayed aud asserted IN various quarters
of the world and under manifold n.pect-,
point to the blo-somiug Of the long barren
IL tree, and 10 early fulfllment Of the thirty.
seventh chapter oi Ezekiel Meanwhile, IN
the spiritual sphere, We are witnessing the
conversion not Only of some notable wit.
ncsscs To- the Mcssiahship ~ Jesu. ~ NnZar
eth, but of considerable number, of Jews IN
places widely apart, To- the Joy Of mission.
aries who hsd long lahurod amongst them
without much Visible fruit of their ahors.
=. What lover OF th, gospel truth can shut
hi' eyes to The great falling away into super
stitiou and Journalism on the one hand, and
unto uuhclict on the other, which has char
actcrizcd the past generation. n well a. the
time Ia which we nov iivey MANY are drawn
tasy, many more into doubling the authority
Of Holy scripture. Rome i. working cease
lc>-y, with vast army ~ devoted follow.
ers to complete her destiny and
then to meet her doom: whilst
In protc.t,ut churches and colleges
Christ : toes air found 10 his own household.
And lest We shou Il Ice charged with taxing
an iu.u.Hr and narrow view uf the position
OF the church ot Christ, we have but To turn
to America aud 10 the continent OF Europe,
To convince Ourse,ye- that the prc,eu~ions Of
the PHpuCy were never more aular. ously
pushed forward, whilst Puritan simplicity IN
iic aud worship Ma never At 50 low an ebh
IN nations which formerly were perncated
with pure >crlpturnl teaching.
.. II, ~ We lCllcyC, the early rain wn
at Penteco.t. is not the world now receiving
the latter rain" before the harvest j. all In.
glthcredy IJamcs y. :. So What Il the
present uutuur-t OF missionary activity on
behalf 81 the Jews. the Mohamn cd ms and
the henthen but further confirmation and
sign that We orc RAPIDLY approaching the cOu.
sumatiou of the Christian era The blessed
hope and appearing q; the glory OF our great
God aud Saviour Jesus Chri-'' Titus u. IL
II. - eNerts mo-. lowCriul ,woioid tn-
tuencc ~ on believing hearts. II {, an in.
contve a. holiness; Everyone that hath thi.
hope set ou him, purihrth himself even a. he
Is pure, q John iii. -. Il. "; and it il the
greatest stimulus tp missionary zeal and
self sacrihrs. We seem to hear a proc ami-
ton of the word IN Revelation xix. -. The
marriage ot the lamU i, come. and his wife
b. I'll made hrrscli ready. 90 every successive
conference Tor promoting >criptural hOli-
ness aud surely W. b'hl d Oh. a eucr on IN
uuwontci sca.c to our saviour, parting com.
:raud, "GO ye into oil the world aud preach
the gospel o the whole creation Marx xvi.
l1', - witness the numerous offer. Of -sr-
Vice On most peri!Ou- field, uf labor from
men aud women iu every rank of society.
We appeal 20 yov, therefore, beloved
friends, to take into your urrycriul con
sidcratiOu the value ~ a united testimony %
the inmiurute OF the -tuppudOu- event.
which attend aud follow our Lord, appear
NJ, aud, II lt seem good tu YOU. % make he
Second Coming ut Christ o central subject 10
Your conference lu the wear l>y1, n So be-
that God by his blessed spirit may honor
such testimony 20 the coming glory Of his
dsar Son, for he aruu,ius ~ vas, number
q believers ONT OF Wurdliucs, and ,lOth,
md that 4 multitude ut the uu.uvpd who
have hearts failing them Tor tyir and tor
looking after those thing, which are coming
On the earth amid The Increasing insecurity
Ct property aud the development of anarchy,
vet ''may he accounted worthy tu escape AL
these thlus' that shall come to pass. and to
stand cture the >1u ut man luke XXI. -T.
ou,I bv ayiug hold ~ the hope set before
'hem.' Heb. 81. = whilst the ily uf ,a'yn-
tiou sti shines upon them. We are. iea,
brethren. vOur servants for Christ sake.
=. \. b.lCkWuDd. a. \. Buuur, -, D.,
Hubert Brooke VI. a.. T.. W. Bu'linger, y.
u. J. L. Cumming. -. h.. = u. G. Douglas,
NJ. A., \. Il. Fau,,,t u. D.. ". Fuller
GOoch, Geo. &. Grubu. NJ A., n. g.. GUM
ness u. d.. Jas f. Aathiysou, Eobt. McKil-
ham, VI. -, f. b. Meyer. y. 4. r. &. Nor
gan. J. +. Morton, rhos. Neatly. W. b.. n.
Sinclair Paterson NJ H., Mark Guy prar-e.
| @. II. Pember VI. A.. J. Hudson Taylor VI.
K. &. :, II. W WcJD rcp.o-, NJ. A., John
| Wilkinson.