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

akfrc nofny felt tbs thrl. i there ~
a0y1h11x trua aboas oer religion. n -
that eshEr worlds are synp4kie<.c with
gkis weird 1isa Ia communicative with
II. Th4 glorih<d Of kearen wonld joan
IN such celstratioa. The generations
that foiiel 70 hsvs ne World for Chxist
woold leke part IA ss,ch 5abil&iion and
prolonged asse:at,2se.
Tsls upper galleries q Gods universe
wouA snplzna the scene. whether We
hear3 the clap q their wings and The
about u their sgices or dld n0ts hear
thsn. Prophets who predicted the Mes
siah, and apostles who TALKED with him.
aud martyrs who died for him would
take psrt ia the scene. though 70 our
poor eyefszhf they might DO invisible.
The ell missionaries Who died IA the
nalarsal swanlEs Il Africa. or were
struck down b. Egyptian typhus. CT
were bufehrel at Lucknow. or were
s,aia by Bcraesisn canuihais would come
down from fheir thrones 20 rejoice that
nc last Christ had been heard OF. and 90
speedily in all rations. At the first roll
Of the FIRST overture 81 tho first day If
that neeiing al heaven would cry
'liear, Heart
Ayei Aycl think myself such vast
procedure "A that might hasten our
Lords coming. and that The expectation
Of Inany millions Of Christians who be-
.irye IA the ssroud advent might be
realized then ag i.at conjunction OF the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
4 - IL.
bet that our blessed and adored Master.
pleased with such a plan of worldwide
observance. might say concerning this
wandering aud rebeiiions planet. .'That
world az las: shows disposition 10 ap-
PROBATE what have done for II. and
with one wave Of my SCARED hand win
bless and reciaimand cave It."
That such celebration Of our Lords
birth, kept up for days and months.
would please I'll he good Of earth and
nightly speed on the gospel chariot
and please al the heavens. sanity.
chcrubic. seraphic, archangelic and di-
vine, is beyond question Oh. get ready
fer the worlds greatest festivity! Tune
your voice. f5r the worlds greatest an
them. Lift the arches for tho worlG's
mightiest procession. Let the advancing
standard Of the army Of years, which
has inscribed on one side of it 1900
and on the other side 1901. - have also
inscribed on IL the most charming name
Of all the universe-the name Of Jesus.
Whether this suggestion Of a worlds
celebration CT the nativity be taken or
not. il has allowed me an opportunity in
somewhat unusual way Of expressing
my love for the great central character
Of all time and all eternity. He IL the
infinite nonesuch. The armies of heaven
drop on their knees before him. After
Bourdaloue. before overwhelmed au-
diences, has preached him, and Milton
in immortal blank verso has sung him.
and Michael Angelo has glorified the cell
ing Of the Vatican with his second COM
ing, and martyrs while girdled and
canopied with tho flames Of the stake
have with burning lips kissed his mem
DRY, and i'm the "hundred and forty and
four thousand" of heaven with feet on
seas of glass intershot with sunrise, have
with uplifted and downswung baton.
and sounding comets, and waving ban
ners. and heaven capturing doxologics
| celebrated him. tho story Of his lowell
-ness, and his might, and his beauty, and
his grandeur. and his grace. and his In
tercession, and bis sacrifice, and Of his
birth, and his death will remain untold.
Be his name on our lips while We live,
and when we die after we have spoken
farewell to father and mother and wife,
and child let us speak that name which
is the lullaby of earth and the transport
of heaven.
Before the crossing Of time on ths
midnight between Dec. 81, 1900. and the
LIST of january, 1901, many Of as win DO
gone. Some OF you win hear the clock
strike IL of one century and an hour
after 1t hear it strike Of another cen
fury, but many Of You win not that
midnight hear either the stroke Of the
old city clock or Of the old timepiece In
the hallway Of the homestead. Seven
years cut wide swath through the
churches and communities and nstions.
But those who cross from world to
world before Old Time In this world
crosses that midnight from century to
century viii talk among the thrones Of
the coming earthly jubilee, and on the
river bank and in the house of many
mansions, until oil heaven viii know Of
the coming Of that celebration. that VIII
fill the earthly nations with Joy and
help augment tho nations of heaven.
But whether here or there we viii take
part in the music and tho banqueting IL
wo have made the Lord our portion.
Oh, how would like 70 stand &C my
front door some morning on noon OF
night anisee The sky art and the blessed
Lord descend in person, not as be will
come in the last judgment, with FIRE and
hail and earthquake. but In sweet ten
derness 20 pardon oil sin. and heal all
wounds. and wire away all tears. and
feed eli hunger. and right all wrongs.
and iliplaine oil darkness, and break AL
t,ndave. and harmonic al diGordS
Some think he will thus come. hut about
that coming | make no prophecy. for !
am not enough learned In the Scriptures,
"a some Of ray friends are. 20 announc,
very positive opinion
But tins do know. that 10 would be
we'll for M - have IN international and
en- iuterworld celebration Of thu ami.
versary Of bis birthiay about the time OF
the birth d the new century. and that I,
VIII he wise beyond all others wisdom