The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-17

cessity of municipal reform by increasing
organized labor. Only in this way can we
save ourselves from this untoward genera
tion.
IF We shall conserve the liberties of the
Nation. 1t will depend on the manner In
Of the gospel is not injected into the body
polite We will perish. The very sinews or
our power will become the means or our
destruction. The CHASTITY skeletons OF our
national life will be tumbled into the COM
mon ditch of dead empires
I'm Asia Minor the Mohammedans are
seeking the word of God, but hiding il for
fear OF persecution. One bought the Scrip
lures in Spanish and learned the language
walked one hundred miles and paid $50
for copy, all he could spare from years
work. India is not only a missionary field.
other fields. The foreign work is 10 US Gods
high school of patience, but it is worth all
that il costs teaching us to master time
by wearing il out.
Another of the manifestations OF divine
power is Gods call TO women into every
form OF mission work. She. like her Master.
time, the Lord i'm His house has appointed
her work-a new extended sphere OF serv-
lee In the circle of practical osa y, work n, the
ing cheap labor. The Roman Catholic
Church has been built up and sustained by
it, We have more skilled labor going to
waste for want of an opportunity than any
other church. We do not plead for any
particular mode of utilizing it. but for its
devise. We have thousands of intelligent
and godly women, single and widowed, with
wealth and without it. who are looking
hopelessly for something TO do TO take
away the ennui of unoccupied existence,
who would go into homes and institutions
where they could do mission work. Such
institutions are numerous in England and
Germany and are managed by the most
cultured women.
erty, was distinguished by an educated
ministry. The standard ought TO be high.
but the cost of hghly-educated ministry
in time. money and vital force must De con-
sidered. No church has so many educated
laymen. gifted with ability 10 teach and
eloquent in speech. who thirst to serve God:
not as bushwhackers, but with the approval
and authority of the presbytery. Why not
examine them on the Scriptures. as inter-
preted by our standards, and license them?
Shut the door to ordination all the tighter.
as toward it there is dangerous tendency
by a class which is rot qualified for II. Ii
we had followed this New Testament ex-
which resulted in the Cumberland Presby-
terian Church. The utilization OF lay labor
Southern Presbyterian Church and when
the entire church extends the gospel call
TO its laymen. there will be only amaze
holden to this obvious duty.
I'VE have come now 10 the watch tower
and the sentinel service for TT the command
individual commission. For what l say
unto unto you, ! say unto ALL watch, !,
We are 10 Watcn me signs OF
the times to fit us both for the
work and for the coming Lord. These
are wonderful days in which we live. We
should thank God that we nave come TO the
kingdom for such time as this The arms
OF God are around this generation and he
has opened TO us the doors of opportunity.
The force of twenty centuries appears in
the close of this one. AS the century plant
pours the strength of its hundred years
into the unfolding of its last hour. so we
look for the Outfiashng glory OF the
nineteenth century. in its ending. We seem
slrcady TO hear the whlrring OF the wheels
in the clock of destiny as il strikes out the
nresent to bring in the more glorious future
The men OF the next century will step up
ward from our graves end and In what
ever else we may have failed. will con-
tribute this much to their preparation for
the coming of the Son of man.
The sermon was closely listened to by
the large audience After the sermon tho
commissioners went to the Fourth-avenus
Baptist Church, where lunch was served.