Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-09

cupird by the church.
NEW YORK, March 3.-Public inter
est in the services at the Academy Of
Music Is something phenomenal AL
though the arrangement il an innova-
ton In religious methods in New York,
both rs TO time and place, there is no
church in the city 10 which so many
people 20 or where so much eagerness
10 secure admission is displayed The
usual immense audience was present
this afternoon 10 hear the famous
preacher DIR. Talmage's subject was
New Ground" and his text Romans
Ky. 20, Lest | should build upon an
other mans foundation.
After. with the help Of others. had
built three churches in the same city,
and not feeling called upon TO undertake
the suporhnman toll Of building fourth
church Providence seemed TO point to
this place as the field in which l could
enlarge my work. and | feel sense Of
relief amounting 20 cxultation. Where
unto this work will grow | cannot
prophecy. Il j. inviting and promising
beyond anything ! have ever touched.
The churches are tho grandest institu.
tions this world ever saw, and their pas
tors have no superiors this side Of heav-
en-, but there is work which must DO
dome outside the churches. and 10 that
work join myself for awhile, Lest I
build on another mans foundation .
service In the Open Field.
The church is a fortress divinely
built Now, fortress is for defense. and
FOR drill. and for storing ammunition. but
an army must sometimes bc on the
march far outside the fortress In the
campaign Of conquering this world for
Christ the time has come for an advance
movement. ION - general engagement. Z"
for ma>simg the troops. for an invasion
of tho enemies country. Confident that
ihc forts are we'll manned by tho ablest
ministry that ever blessed the church.
prapo... with others, for awhile. 20 join
the cavalry and move out and on for
service in the open field.
IN laying out the plan for his mis-.
.iOnary tour Paul. with more brain than
any OF his contemporaries or predeces-
sors or successors. sought out towns
and cities which had not yet been
preached IN lie goes 20 Cornith. a city
mentioned for splendor and vice, and
Jerusalem. where the priesthood and
sanhedrin were ready 10 leap with both
feet upon the Christian religion. He
feels he has special work 20 do. and
he means 10 do IL. What was the RESULT
The grandest life Of usefulness that man
ever lived. We modern Christian work
ers are not apt 20 initiate Paul. We
huild on other peoples foundations. II
we erect "A church. We prefer TO have IL
filled with families all OF whom have
been piuus DO we gather n Sunday
school class. we want good boysand girls.
hair combed. faces washed. manners at
tractiyc, 50 church in this city is
apt tn he built ont Of other churches
Some ministers spend all their time in
fishing ia other peoples ponds. and they
throw the line into that church pond
and jerk cut n Methodist. and throw tho
line into another church pond and bring
ont a Presbyterian. or there is a religious
row IN some noighboring church. and
tho whole school Of fish swim off from
hat pond, and we take them all in with
one sweep Of the net What is gained?
Absolutely nothing for the general cause
~ Christ. lt is only rs in an army,
when regiment Is transferred from ono
division 90 another, or from the Four
iconth regiment 20 tho Sixty.niDth rogi.
mont What strengthens tho army Is
now recruits
This L. - Big World.
Tho fact il, this l. a big world When
in cur scboolboy days wo learned tho
diameter and circumference Of this
planet. wo did not learn half IL Is the
latitude aud longitude aud diameter and
circumference Of want and WOO aud sin
that no figures can calculate This one
spiritual continent Of wrotchcdncss
reaches across all zones. and IL I were
rallied give rs geographical boundary
! would ray u IL bounded on tho north
and south AMI east aud west by the
great heart 81 Gods sympathy aud love.
Oh. ~ IL goat world. Since o'clock
this morning nc least 80. 900 have boon
born. and all these multiplied popula.
lions are ~ ho reached 81 tho gospel.
Ia England Or Ia eastern American cit.
ioa wc arc being much crowded. aud an
acre 81 ground isof great value. but out
wet 800 acres Is a small farm. and 20. &.
600 acr@ sno unusual possession. There
isa vast iiold here and everywhere un0c.
cupicd, plenty ~ room more. not build.
iug On another mans foundation. Wc
need as churches 10 stop bombarding tho
old ironclad sinners that have been proof
against 30 years - Christian assault.
md aim for tho salvation Of those who
have never yot had ono warm hearted
and point blank invitation. There are
churches whose buildings might be-
worth 5000. 900. who are not averaging
iyo How converts year and doing less
g0od than many log cabin meeting
house with tall0w candle stuck IN
wooden socket aud minister who ha.
meyrr fcon college or known the diff.
ference bDtwccn Crock and Chociaw.
We need churches 90 got into sympathy
withihogroat ouisidoworld.a and lotthcm
know that none are 50 broken hearted or
hardly 'rtcnd that they will net bo
welcomed Nu'" says somo fnstidous
i'bfistian II dnu't like 10 be- crowded
% church Don't put any one in my
yew Ny brother. what will you do Ia
acaycny When Is great multitude that
uo man can number aBsoiublcs. they will
put 80 ~ your pew What are tho Pc.
'ooi fow today assembled IN the Chris.
iian churrh,- compared with the
fnlghiirr millions outside ~ Them
Atlenst -. 0n0. 000 people in this clns.
tr " scaloafd cities. aud not more than
200. 900 ~ The chnfchc- Many ~ tho
Churches are Ike "a hospital that should
advertise that lea patients must have
nothing worse than tooihacho Or run
ufonnds. bat no broken heads. no
crushed nnkles. NJ fractured thighs.
Gifo a. for trent nent moderate sinners.
velvet c1ntci sinners and sinners with
- gloss On. Il BE- ne though n man had u
farm ~ 1900 acres and put all his
work ~ our acre, llo may raise never
~ largo cars ~ corn. never ~ bis heads
~ wheat. be- would romain poor The
church ~ God has bcatowod its chief
faro On ono aero aud has raised splendid
iuon and women IN that small iBcio.
sure. bat tho fiold 81 tho world. That
means Moth and South America. EG.
f0pe Asia and Africa aud oil tho H.
lands OF the sra
something 80 knos.
Il Is ~ though after Rruat baltic