Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-02-23
4 GLORIOUS GOSPEL.
THE NEW YORK ACADEMY or MUSIC
THRonosD.

IuroeG away.
NEW YORK. Feb l7.-Severai thou
sand rcrsols were turned away this
Afternoon from the doors OF the Aca6-
omy Of Mnsic after the huge building
kad tccn filed 10 oYeraowing, tie
crowds having Logan TO assemble fully
tT-o hours before the time fixed fer
opening tie services. Rev. Dr. Ta,mago
took Tor his subject Tho Glorious
Gospel. tie text chosen being. "Ac-
eordirc 70 tse glorious gospel Of tho
blessed God which was committed to
M trust ~ Timothy i. III
Tho greatest novelty Of our time Is
the gospel II Is so old that 10 is new
A. putters and artists ara now attempt
ing tn fashion pitchers and cups and
curious ware like those Of l. 900 years
ago recently brought M from buried
romreii. and such cups aud pitchers
aud curious ware are universally admir-
ed 50 any ono who can unshoyel the
real gospel from tho mountains of stuff
under which IL Inns been buried will he
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tract tho Eaze aud admiration and
adoption If all rho people. II is amazing
what substitutes have been presented
for what my text calls "the glorious
gospel " There has been hemisphere
arostasy.
shie Theological Preachers.
There are many people in this and all
wwI.r
moro idea Of what tho gospel really is
than they have If what is contained in
the fourteenth chapter If Zend- Avesta.
the Biblc cf tho Hindoc. the first copy Of
which ! ever saw purchased in Cal
cutta last September. The old gospel
Is 20 feet under, and the work has been
dono lv tho shoyels NJ those who have
been trying To- contrivo the philosophy
~ religion, There is no philosophy
about y II Is plain matter Of Bible
statement and If childlike faith. Some
81 the theological seminaries have been
hotheds ~ inhdelity because they have
tried to teach tho philosophy Of reli-
eion = ~ tho time that many young
theological student gets half through his
preparatory course no is so filed with
doubts about plenary inspiration, and
the divinity " Christ. and the questions
81 eternal destiny. that he is more ft
for thu lowest bench in the infant class
Of a Sunday school than TO become q
teacher aud leader ~ tho people. The
ablest theological professor IL Chris
tian mother. who out of her own expe-
rienoe can toll tho s-year-old how beau.
tiful Christ was on earth, and how
beautiful he now Is in heaven. and how
dearly he loves little folks, and then
she kneels down and puts one arm
around tho hoy. and with her somewhat
faded check against the roseate cheek
Of tho little one consecrates him for
time and eternity to him who said,
Suffer them 90 come unto me /" What
an awful work paui made with the ID.
u. S. and tho IL d. s. and the r. II.
SIS. when be cleared the decks Of the
old gospel ship by saying. Not many
wise mon. not many noble. are called,
hut God hath chosen the weak things Of
tho world 90 cpnfound the mighty"
a Theological Dude.
There sits tho dear old theologian
great books on inspiration and exegesis
and apologeiics for the Almighty and
writing out his own elaborate work on
tho philosophy IF religion. and his lit
tie grandchild coming M TO him for
good night kiss he accidentally knocks
off tho biggest book from tho table, and
il falls on tho head If the child. of
whom Christ himself said. Out of the
mouths If babes and sucklings thou hast
perfected praise. All. my friends, the
Bible wants no apologetics. The throne
If the last judgment wants no apollo
gctics Eternity wants no apologetics.
Scientists may tell us that natural light
is the propagation of fluctuations in an
elastic medium, and thus set in vibra.
tory motion by the action If luminous
bodies. but no ono knows what gospel
light Is until mis- own blind eyes by the
touch ~ tho Divine Spirit have opened
10 soc tho MONDAY Of pardon and peace.
Scientists may tell us that natural sound
is "thc effect Of an impression made on
the organs Of hearing by an impulse OF
the air. caused hy u collision Of bodies
or by other means. but those only know
what tho gospel sound is who have heard
tho voice of Christ directly. saying:
Thy sins aro forgiven thee. Go in
peace. Tho theological dude unrolls
mon the plush Of tho exquisitely carved
pulpit learned discourse showing that
tho garden II Eden was an allegory. and
s;olcmon's Song rather indelicate love
dirty, and the hook Of Job drama in
4. "A. \ a.
Rcnan was quarters right about
the miracles of Jesus. and that the BIZ
hle was gradually evoluted and the best
thought ~ the different ages. Moses and
David and Paul doing the best they
could under tho circumstances. and
therefore 10 be encouraged. Lord Of
heaven and earth. get us cut ~ the Lon
don fog of higher criticism.
The night Il dark. and the way is
rough. aud we have lantern which
God has put in our hands. but instead
81 employing that lantern 10 show our.
selves and others tho right way we are
discussing lanterns. their shape, their
size. their material. and which is the
better light kerosene. lamp oil or can.
dio--and while W. discuss il we stand
all around tho lantern. So that We shut
ont the light from tho multitudes who
are stumbling nn the dark mountains Of
sin and death Twelve hundred dead
birds were found ono morning around
Barthoidi' : statue IN New York harbor
They had dashed their life out against
the Lighthouse thu night before Poor
thingsi And the great lighthouse Of the
gnspel-haw many high soaring think.
pfs haze beaten all their religious life ont
against II. whie n was intended for
only one thing I'D that to show all ma.
tleus tho war into the harhor Of Gods
mercy and IL tho Crystalline wharves Of
tho heayenlr city. where the immortals
arc waiting fer rev arrivals. Dead sky.
larks. whom they might have bsen flying
seraphs
4 uue-tion 81 Belief.
Here also come. covering mp the old
gospel, snme who think they can by law
and exposure Of crime save the world.
aud from Portland. Me. across ~ San
Francisco. and back again IN New Or.
leans and Savannah, many IF the minis
ters have gone into the detective bust
ness Worldly reform by all means. but
unless il he also gospel reform u will