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

,npird hN the Church.
Nrn NosA March Public inter
o-t ~ tine services 40 the Academy ~
Ng>ie Is something phenomenal. Al.
Enough ihv arrangement i, an innova.
'4au 900 religious methods is New York,
both a- 10 tm, aud place. there is no
antea in tho city to which SO many
paaple ~ ur whore 50 much eagorucss
ts urc admission is displayed The
a-Wa Immense audience WAS present
tAi- afternoon ~ hear the famous
preacher Dr. Talmagc's subject was
New Ground and his text Romans
81. 30, Lest should hu'ld upon an.
timer mans foundation
Afttr, with tho help Of others. | had
UHiif three churches in tina same city,
iiG not foclns called upon toundcrtakc
tl ip,rhumau toll of building u fourth
church. Providence seemed 10 point 10
this rlAcc -, tine noll IN which | could
enlarge my work and feel a sense Of
ielld amounting To cNultation. Whore.
Wnto this work viii grow | cannot
rluph,~v II is inviting aud promising
beyond anything | have ever touched
The churches are thu grande.t in>titu-
tlau. thi, world ever SAW. and their pas
'ars haycuo -Upcrior> this side Of hcav-
~, hut there j, "a work which must be
dome outside the churches. and to that
work Join my>clt for awhile, Lest
tuild ON another man foundation.
service In the open Field.
The chmch is . fortress divinoly
built NOW. at1rrr~t Is for defense. and
Tor drill, and for storing ammunition, hut
~ army must sometimes be ON the
nlJrci Tar outside tho fortress In the
campaign 80 couqu ring this world for
Chris; tAc time has come for an advance
movement, fora general engagement.
for ma -lus tho troops. for an invasion
ut tn uomp, country Confident that
fl, iHli- are w,ll manned ly the ahlest
eau-uv That ever blessed the church. |
-~ntoYo -' with others, for awhile, 70 join
d" cavalry and move out and on for
service ~ The open field.
III laying ont the plan for his mis-.
4unlrvtour Paul, with more brain than
Ny ~ m, contemporaries or prcdeccs.
rs or sur.s >>or,. sought ont towns
and cti,s which had not yet been
s preached &c. He goes 10 Corniih, city
mentioned ior spl,udor and wee. and
.6ru-slnm whore the priesthood and
nbediin were ready to leap with both
{ iiBp,. the Christian religion. He
tctl, hr bias special work To do, and
DE- means % do H. What was the result:
Thc gr.ul,st life q usefulness that man
,ycr lived We modern hristian work.
cr- alo not apt 10 initiate Paul We
uid ol other people 5 foundations II
,,r,ct church we prefer TO have it
f'icd with families all Of whom have
hesp r.uu,. DO we gather Sunday
school class. We want good baysand girls,
lair couhod. faces washed. manners at.
'ractiVr 50 - church in this city Is
apt tu o.. built out Of other churches
~ouo ministers spend all their time in
ii-hin. in other people ponds. aud they
pov tho line into that church pond
and ink ont Methodist and throw the
IHc INTO another church pond and bring
ut i Presbyterian. or there Is a religious
raw III some ucighboring church, and
the whole school Of fish swim of from
'iat pond and we take them all in with
ouc sweep Of the net. What is gained:
absolutely nothing for the general cause
q Christ. II Is only rs in an army,
>vhcu regiment j. transferred from one
division 10 another, or from tho Four
zenith regiment to the SiXty.ninth rcgi.
meut What strengthens tho army is
new recruits
This !, "a Zig World.
Tho lact Is, this is big world When
iii our schoolboy days we learned the
diameter and circumference Of this
ulinct, we dill not learn half. 1t is the
attitude and longitude and diameter and
circumference of want and WOO and sin
thai 10 figures can calculate This one
airitual continent Of wrotchcdncSs
arTr~- across all zones. and il | were
He'd togivc Its geographical boundary
would say il is bounded on the north
nd south and east and west by the
-r,at heart Of God 5 sympathy and love.
lh, il IL great world. Since o clock
his morning at least so, 900 have been
horn, and all these multiplied popula
lions are o. bo reached of the gospel.
IN England or in eastern American cit.
les We are being much crowded, and an
acre OF ground is Of great value. but out
wet 800 acres Is u small farm, and 90,
400 acTisis po unusual possession. There
ia vast field here and everywhere unOc-
copied, plenty OF room more. not build.
rng on another mans foundation. We
uord "a, churches to stop bombardng the
0d irunclud sinners that have been proof
against 30 years ~ Christian assault
ana aim for tho salvation Of those who
nave never yet had one warm hearted
and point blank invitation. There are
churches whose buildings might 10
worth 5000, 600. who are not averaging
live now converts year and doing less
good than many log cabin meeting
house with tallow candle stuck in
wooden socket and "a minister who las
never seen college or known the diff
ference hct"rcn Greek and Choctaw.
We Mood churches % get into sympathy
withthoprcato ut,idcworld, and letthem
Snow That mono are 80 broken hearted or
nar3ly l@ " that they will nat be
weiror, "a. N1i' says some fasiidiCus
Christians - d.u't bis. 10 be crowded
j chua.L Du'i put any onc IN my
jew NJ hlOtu"r. what VIII you do in
a,ayen. Wh,n q great multitude that
ua man can ~ iuh,r Js,rmhl,s. they will
ont in YOU, p.W What a. the sc.
ice, f,w to.i,y .,uhi,9 IN the Chris.
tian chuch'- compared with the
fuishti,r millions outside u them:
Atlca-t 3,opn. Oppreople IN this clus
tl " spahuard ciiu- ana not more than
21u. 900 IN th, rmieie- MANY Of the
caurcLc. are like b. hospital that should
advertise that its patients must have
nothing woi-o than tauihache or run
aIounds. hut no broken heads, 40
crushed ankl'-. uu fractured thighs.
tive Is FOR tgcat nent moderate sinners,
}rlyet coated sinnci, aud sinners with
CLOS on. II Is a> though man had u
fa-u Of 5000 acres and put all his
--t, 1... oi oHa aclc. lie may raise never
20 lang cars a. corn. never SO bis heads
VI wheat. ho would remain poor. The
church Of God has bestowed its chief
care OH one acre and las raised splendid
men ana women IN that small inclo-
sure. but the field is the world. That
mean, North and South America, Eu-
rope, Asia and Africa and all the is.
lands OF the sea