The Progress., 1894-03-24
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fine nineteenth century would become
extinct The century is nearly rone
and os tbrrc hovc bcrn moro Hihlc,
published in the latter part of the cen,
furv than in the former pnrt Of Tn,
century, do Won thinI, thc Bible will
become extinct in the next six years.
have to tell Won that fine room in
which Noltare wrote that prophecy.
not LONG aro was crowded from noor tC
ceiling with Bibles from Nwjtzrr
land. Suppose the congress Of
the United States should pas.
law that there should be nc
more Bibles printed in America, and nc
more Bible, read If there are TO-
00o. O00 grown people in the United
States, there would be 10. 900. 900 people
in an army to put down such a law
and defend their RIGHT to read the
Bible But suppose Tie congress OF
the United States should make law
against the reading of the publication
of any other book, how many people
would 90 out on such crusade? Could
YOU get 40, GOO, 600 people TO go out and
risk their lives in defense Of Shake
spcarc's tragedies, or GIadstonc's
tracts, or Macaulays history Of Eng
land You know That there are Il
thousand men VINO would "'c III "'-
tense Of TINS BOOK, Where 'here Is nov
more Than one man VINO would ol' III
defense OF any other book on Try
10 insult my common sense ny tc'''l'H
me the hlple Is lao'h@ ouU from VIC
world, 1t IS the most popular DOCK OF
the century. How do know lt'
know II just as kno" III
regard to other BOOKS no"
many volumes OF that book are pun
llshed? WE'LL you say, hve thousand
How many copies OF That BOOK are
/ published? hundred thousand
Winch Is the more popular? why OF
course the one That mas a hundred
thousand circulation. Ana II inns
book has more copies abroad IN the
world, II there are hVc Tunes as many
Bibles abroad as any other Dook, does
rot that show you that the most pop
/ ular DOCK on the planet To-Day Is Inc
Word OF God?
"Oh," say people, 'the church is a
collection of hvpocrites, and it is los
ing its power and it is fading out from
| the world" Is it? A bishop Of the
Methodist church told 1nc that that
denomination averages two new
churches every day of the year.
There are at least fifteen hundred new
Christian churches built in America
every year. Does that look as though
the church were fading out as though
it were defunct institution? Which
institution stands nearest the hearts
Of the people of America to-day? | dc
not care in what village or in what
city, or what neighborhood you go.
Which institution is it? Is it the post
Office? Is it the hotel? Is it the lectur-
ing hall? All, you know it is not.
You know that the institution which
stands nearest the hearts of the Ameri,
can people is the Christian church. II
you have ever seen church burn
down, you have seen thousands OF
people standing and looking at it
people who never 60 into a church
the tears raining down their cheeks
The whole story is told
You may talk about the church be
ing a collection of hypocrites bu
when the diphtheria sweeps your chill
dren off, whom do you send for? TIL,
postmaster? the encouragement? the
hotel keeper? alderman? No, yo,
send for minister of this Bible relig
ion. And il you have not room il
your house for the obsequies, VIVA
building do you solicit? Do you say
Give me the finest room IN the hotel?
Do you say: GIVE me that theater?
Do you say; Give me place IN tina
public building, where | can lay m!
dead for little while until we say
prayer over it?' No; you say: "Glv'
us the house OF God - And II there
a song to be sung at the oosequle
what do you want? what does any
body want" The Marselllalse hymn
God Save the Queen? Our own CRANE
national air? No They want Thu
! hVmn with which they sang their Oh