Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-03-22

oSoh ou7orfation OF nave not p1asou under
observation" These men warning with
each other-Darwin warning against La
marche, Wallace warning against Cope,
even Herschel denouncing Ferguson.
They do not agree about anything. They
do not agree on embryology; do not agree
on the graduation Of the species What do
they agree ont Herschel writes q whole
chapter on the errors Of astronomy. La
Place declares that the moon was not put
In the right place. He says that II 1t had
been put fsur times farther from the earth
than tits now there would be more harmony
IN the universe, but Lionville comes up just
In time 70 Prove that the moon was put In
the right place.
How many colors woven into the hghti
Eeven, says Isaac Newton. Three, says Da-
vld Brewster. How high Is the aurora bore
alist Two and half miles. says Lias. One
hundred and sixty-eight miles, says Twin
Ing. How far Is the sun from the eartht
6eventy-six million miles, says Laealla
Eighty-two million miles, says Humboldt
Ninety million miles, says Henderson One
hundred and four million miles, says Mayer.
Only q little difference Of S,0oo, 900 milesi
All split up among themselves, not agree
Ing on anything. They come and say that
the churches OF Jesus Christ are divided on
the great doctrines. All united they are
In Jesus Christ, In the divinity Of the Scrip
tures. While they come up and propose to
render their verdict, no two Of them agree
on that verdict.
Gentlemen Of the jury, have you agreed
on verdictw asks the court or the clerk Of
the jury as they come in after having spent
the whole night in celebrating. II the jury
say. YES, we have agreed" the verdict Is
recorded. But suppose one of the iurymen
says, II think the man was guilty Of muir
der" and another says, ~ think he was
guilty Of mAnslaughter in the second de-
gree" and another man says, II think he
was guilty of assault and battery with in
tent to kill" the judge would say: "Ge
back to your room and bring in verdict.
Agree on something. That is no verdict"
NO GROWTH TO INFIDELITY.
here these 1nfidel scientists have impan-
eieo themselves as jury to decide this
trial between inndelity, the plaintiff, and
Chrlstlanlty, the defendant, and after be-
ing OUT for centuries they come In to render
tneir verdict. Gentlemen OF the jury, have
you agreed on verdicty No, no. Then
go pack tor another QUO years and dellDer-
ate ana agree on something. There Is not
poor miserable wretch In the Tombs court
tomorrow that could be condemned BY Q
Jury that did not agree ON the verdict, and
YET you expect us to give up our glorious
Cnrlstianlty 70 please these men who can
not agree on anything.
An, my friends, the church OF Jesus
CnfisS' instead OF Ialing back, Is on the ad-
vance I am certain IL Is on the advance.
y LORD doo, take tiny sword from thy thigh
ana noe lortn 10 the victory.
am mlgntlly encouraged because hnd
among otner Things tnat while this Chris
tianity mas been bombarded Tor centuries
lnnoenty has not destroyed one church, or
crppieo one minister. or uprooted one verse
Oh one cnap0er Oh all tne 6lole. Inc church
aii tne time gettlng tine victory, and the
snot ana shell Oh lts enemies nearly ex-
nausteo-
have been examining their ammunition
lately. l have looked all through their
cartridge boxes. They have not in the last
~ years advanced one new idea. They have
utterly exhausted their ammunition in the
battle against the church and against the
Scriptures, while the sword OF the Lord
| Almighty Is as keen as 1t ever was We
are just getting our troops into line They
are coming up In companies, and in regi-
lnents, and in brigades, and you will hear q
shout after awhile that will make the earth
| quake and the heavens ring will" "Alleluia"
IL Will De this, Forward, the whole linep'
And then find another most encourag-
ing thought in the fact that the secular
printing press and pulpit seem harnessed
IN the same team for the proclamation Of
the gospel Every Wall street banker to
morrow In New York, every State street
BANKER tomorrow In Boston, every Third
street banker tomorrow In Philadelphia,
every banker IN the United States and every
merchant Will have In his pocket treatise
on Christianity, call to repentanee-10,2 20
or 30 passages OF Scripture in the reports of
sermons preached throughout these cities
and throughout the land today. 1t will be
80 In Chicago, so IN New Orleans, 30 in
Charleston, SO In Boston, so in Philadel-
phia, 80 everywhere.
know the tract societies are doing a
grand and glorious work, but l tell you
there Is no power on earth today equal to
the TACT that the American printing press
Is taxing up the sermons which arepreached
TO rev nundreo or rev Thousand people,
and on Monday morning and Monday even
ing, in the morning and evening papers,
scattering that truth TO the millions. What
atnought1tlsl what an encouragement for
every Chr1stian mani
| AFAcr WORTH NOTING.
Besides tnat nave you notlced that dur
.hg tne pasS lew years every one OF tne doc-
trnes OF tne olDle came unoer discussion
III .ne secular press, 10 you not remem bei
Ie" years ago wnen every paper IN The
onieeu oExtes nso an eoiGorial @ on ene SUB
!ecs. - Anere Sucn . lnlng as future
runisnment, al IL was tne strangest thlne
enn', .nele shooiu ne discussion IN tne
seculA, pape[s on tna. suDJece' ouc every
paper IN 1le on,Teu I've 81. Tsa1es auu IN Gnrlsten- VI
Gon ulseus.eo Is Ahefe oucn 1hing as
Netrioutiohs know snese were small
WIS VINO maoe bpore Oh the discussion, out
tnefe was Aos an ln'elligene man on eartn
Wno' %s sne Lesui' VI 'nae discussion, olo