Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-03-22

How many volumes of that book are pub
lished? Well, you say, 5000 How many
copies of that book are published? A hun
dred thousand. Which is the more popr |
lar? Why, of course the ne that has 100 COO .
circulation. And if this book has more cop
les abroad in the world, if there are five
times as many Bibles abroad AS any other
book, does not that show you that the most
popular book on the planet today is the
Word of God?
oh" say people, "the church is n colloC
ton of hypocrites, and it is losing its pow
er, and it is FADING out from the world Is
it, \ bishop of the Methodist church told
me that that denomination averages two
new churches every day OF the year. There
are at least 800 new Christian churches
built in America every year. Does that
look as though the church were fading ont,
as though it were defunct institution
Which institution stands nearest the hearts
of the people Of America today? / do not
care in ,chat village, or in what clay, OF
what nciEhborhood you go, Which insti.
tuition is it? Is it the postoflicc? l. 1t the
hotel? Is 1t the lecturinX hall? All, you
know it is not. You know that the insttu
ton which stands nearest to the hearts Of
the American people is the Christian
church. II you have ever seen church
burn down, You have seen thousands oi
people standing and looking at it-peopiC
who never go into church-tno tears rain
ing down their checks. The whole story i
told
AN UNPOPt LAR BELIEF.
You may talk about the church being q
collection OF hypocrites, but when the dipl.
liberia sweeps your children of whom 10
you send for? Ine postmaster, the ajtor-
noy general, the hotel keeper, alderman:
NO. you send for minister OF TINS biplI
religion. And II you nave not room III
your house Tor The ohScqUieS what building
do You sohc.t: -" you say hlNe me lHe
finest room III the ho'cIF 10 you say
Give me thai heater: DoNou say, O'lN'
me place IN TINT pEhhc building where
can lay my dead for II niue "hile uhtl' We
say a prayerover IT, NO. You say GIVE
us the house Of God
And II there Is song to he sung AZ th'
ohsequleS what GO You want: hat uceH
anybody want me NarS'lllillNc hymn
God save the Queen;' Our own grand
national air? NO. They want the hymn
with which they sang their old Christian
mother into her last sleep, or they Nsut
sung the Sabbath school hymn which then
little girl sang The last SABBATH afternoon
she was out before she got thai awful SEX
ness which broke your heart. appeal to
your common sense. 1uu Know the most
endearlng institution On earuh, the most
popular institution on earth today, Is the
church OF the Lord Jesus CHRIST.
The lnildelS say, lhhdelIty SHOWS ll9F"c-
cesses from the lact that II IS everywhere
accepted, and 1t can say what II Will
Why, my friends lnhde!tY Is not nan 80
blataut in our day as II was IL the Gays "l
our fathers u" you know 'haI III 'hcu H!s
of our fathers there were prohoUuceu mn
dels in pubic authority, ana thcy co'IIu get
any political position? Let man today de-
I clare himself antaS Jnlstlc to ne ChriStiah
religion, and what city wants MN Tor may
or, what state wants MN 1oE governor
what nation wants nm Tor president or Tor
king? Let man openly proclaim himself
/ the enemy OF our glorious ! hristiahity' ana
! he cannot SeI u'aJOIIIg vi Noteo ~ any
/ state IN any Guy, III any county, III any
"afu OIL America
ftl""IoN AM SoIfN'h'
10 you 'hlnh 'H"V s"cii 9celte cOu'u nc
enacted now as was enacted III the Gays d
kobeHplerre' WhVii sll''iileI'o9 woman ""'
elevated as Il souoes' anu was c"rr'cu III
golden chair TO d c"'Leur8i' NiieTe iIcehst
was burned TO ber, ana people bowed uoWl
'DNi''N -
place OF the iloie ana uou Ann 8hty' "hiIt
III the corridor Of that ca'hedlal Wereehat'
Ell auch scenes OF ur"ii hen''eNS ana ucp'ucN
cry and ohscenlty aS nave never oteh VIII
messed? 40 you believe Sucn 'hihS co,,l0
possibly occur III ohrls'eHuoti TO-DAY 40
sir The police, whether OF farls or New
OK, would SWoop on IT,
| know inhdelity MAKES Go"H deai o.
talk IL our DAY III Is on the pllhc!pie tha'
Ii a man jumps overheard from Ouhar'
steamer he makes mora excitement 'uai
all the 800 people that stay on the decks
But the fact th@t ne jumps overheard Toe
that stop tine SNIP DOES 'haI wreck lh'
500 passenger? III makes great 'NclteMth
when man Jumps from occurring plat
form or from the puIplU INTO liuutA'y' hu
does thau Keep inc bloie ana 'he churci
from carrying lhelr lhllHoha OF passenger
INTO the SKIES
They say--these men-tlat science Is over
COMING religion in our day. They locl
, through the SpectacieN of the inildei scien
tist-, and they say: III Is Impossible tha
this book can DE true. People are finding i