Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-01-23
NO.. 6.

tian missions Christian universities gather
| un Ter their wing OF benediction a host OF
the young men of this country. Bombay
| and Calcutta. the two great commercial
| cities Of India. feel the elevating power OF
| an aggressive Christianity. Episcopalian
liturgy, and Presbyterian Westminster cate
| chism, and Methodist anxious seat. and Bap-
| tist waters Of consecration now stand where
| once basest idolatries had undisputed sway.
The work which Shoemaker Carey inaugu-
rated at Serampore, In lila. translating the
| Bible inte forty different dialects. and leav-
| ing his wornout boty amid the natives
| whom he had come to save, and going up In
| to the heavens from which he can better
| watch all the feld-that work will be CON.
| pleted In the salvation OF the millions OF In-
dia, and beside him gazing from the same
| high places stand Bishop Hsber and Alexan-
| der Duff and John Scudder and Maokay,
who fell at Delhi. AM Moncrieff, who fell at
Oawnpur, and Polehampton, who fell at
| Lucknow, and Freeman, who fell at FUttf-
Sarb, and all heroes and heroines VITO for
Christ's sake lived AMI died for the Christi
hization OF India, and their heaven will not
be complete until the GsDges that washes
the CHATS OF heather temples shall roll be-
tween churches OF the living Goi. ami tho
| trampled wonanhood of Hindooism shall
have all the rights purchased by him who
amid the cuts and stabs of his own sssasss-
nation cried out, "Behold thy motherr' and
from Bengal Bay TO Arabian Ocean, and
from the Htmalayas to the coast OF Coron-
andel there be lifted hosannas to Him who
died to redeem all nations. In that day
Rlephanta cave will bs one OF tho places
where idols are "cast to the moles AM
BATS"
II any clergyman asks me, as an unbe lev
Ing minister OF religion once asked the Duke
OF Wellington, "Do you not think that the
work OF converting the H!ndoos Il all q
practical farce?" answer him a. Welltax-
ton answered the unbelievoi minister,
LOOK to your marching orders, sirT' Or
II any one having joined in tbs gospel at
tack feels like retreatins 1 say to him, a.
Gensrsl Hsveiock said TO a re,reatIng regi-
ment. "The enemy are In trout, not In the
rear" and leading them aoaAn into the
light, though two horses had been shot un-
der him.
Indeed the taking Of this world for Christ
Tth be no holiday celebration. but as tre-
mendous as when In India during the
mutiny OF 1857 a fortress manned By sepoys
was to be captured by Sir Colin Campbell
md the army OF Britain. The sepoys hurled
upon the attacking columns burning mis-
siles and grenades, and nred on them shot
and shell. and poured on them from the
burning oil until writer who Wit
messed il says, "It was picture OF pande-
monium." Then Sir Colin addressed his
troops, saying, "Remember the women and
children must be rescued r. and his men re-
pliei: aye, aye, Sir Colini We stood by
And then came the triumphant assault OF
the battlements. SO in this gospel cam
psign, which proposes capturing the very
last citadel Of idolatry and sin and hoisting
over it the banner of the cross We may have
hurled loon US mighty opposition an scorn
and obloquy, and many may fall before toe
work is done, yet at every sail for new onset
let the cry Of the church be-: "Aye, aye,
great captain OF our salvationI We stood by
.hee in other conflicts, and we will stand by
hee to the l.st." And then, II not in this
world, then from the battlements OF the
lext, - the last Appolyonic fortiacation
hall crash into ruin, we will join in the
hout, ''Thanss be unto Go !, who giveth US
he victoryr' "Hallelutah, for the Lord Goi
>mnipotent reigneth!'