Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-22

A church," Tho south That means Ven.
ezuoln, New Grenada, Ecuador md Bo-
livla. The SOUTH That means tho tor.
rid zone with all It's bloom and all It's
fruitago and all its cxubernnoo, tho red.
olenco Of llllmitnblc gardens, the music
OF houndless groves, the lands, the seas
that night by night look up to tho south-
ern CROSS which In stars transngures tho
midnight heaven rs you look up at 10 all
tho way from tho Sandwich Islands to
Australia. They shall como from tho
south"
Religion In the East.
But | must not forget that my text
takes In another cardinal point Of the
compass II takes IN tho cast. / have 10
report that IN q journey around tho world
thoro Is nothing so much impressos one
as tho fact Tint the missionaries, diylnoly
blessed, arc taking tho world for God, Tho
horrible war between Japan and China
VIII leave tho last wall OF opposition dat
In tho dust. War Is bnrbnrism always
and everywhere Wo hold up our hands
In nmnzwnont Mt the massacre at Port
Arthur as though Christian nations could
never 20 into such dlnbollsin. We forget
Fort Pillow. We forget tho fact that dur
ing the war both north and south rcioiced
when there were 10000 more wounded
and slain on the opposite side. War,
whether In China or the United States, Is
hell let loose, But one good result will
como from tho Jnpanese Chinese conflict
those regions will bo more open to oiyi.
liantiun and Christianity than over before
When Missionary Carey put before an AZ
scmbly Of ministers at Northampton, Eng.
land, his project for tho oynugollzation Of
India, thuy laughed him out Of the house
From Calcutta now on tho east Of India
to Bombay on tho west there Is not
nclghbgrhood but directly or indirectly
fools tho gospel power Tho JupgOrnHut,
which did It's awful work for centuries,
fow weeks ago was brought out from tho
place whcro 1t has for years been kept I'M
dor shed as curiosity, and thuro was no
ono rcycrontally to greet it. About
1900, 600 of Christian souls in India arc
the advance guard that viii lead ON tho
600 GOO, 600. Tho Christians Of Annoy and
Poking and Canton GRO the advance guard
that will lead the $40, 600, 900 Of China.
"Thcy shall como from tho onst" Tho
last mosque Of Mohnnmodnnism will DO
turned into u Christian church. The last
Buddhist tumplu will become a fortress OF
light Tho last idol Of HlndoUism will
DO pitched into tho IRE.
The Christ who came from tho east will
yet bring all the east with him OF
course there nro high obstacles to 10
overcome, and great ordcnls must DO passed
through before the contamination, as wit.
ness tho Armonlnns under tho butchcry Of
the Turks. May that throun on tho banks
Of the Bospuru5 soon Crumblcl The timo
has already come when the United States
government and Great Britain and Ger
many ought TO lntuu0 the Indignation Of
all civilized nations. Whilu II Is not req,
ulsito that arms ho sent there to uycngo
tho wholesale massacre Of Armcninns, 10
is requisite that by cable under the seas
md by protest that shall thrill the wires
from Washington and London and Berlin
to Constnutinopln tho nations annthcmu-
tl2o tho diabolsm for which the sultnn OF
Turkey IA responsible. Muhnmmcdanlsm
is curse, whether in Turkey or New
York They shall como from the cast. "
And they will como at the call Of the love
Hest and prandcst and best mon and WON
I'm Of all time / mean the missionaries
Diasoluto Americans and Englishmen who
have gone TO Calcutta and Bombay and
Canton to mnko thoir fortunes defamo tho
missionaries because tho holy lives aud
purc households OF those missionaries arc
- constant rchuEc to the American and
English llbortinCs stopping there, but tho
mon hud women Of God there stationed 10
ON gluriuu-ly with thuir work-pooplo
Just as good and self denying as was Mis-
honnry Mollnt, who, when nslcd 10 writo
Ia an album wrote these words;
Ny album Is IN savage hrcnstl,
Whore passion rriGps und darkness roats
Without one ray uf light.
To wrlio tho name OF jesus there.
To point 10 worlds both bright and fair,
And SEQ tho pagan bow IN prayer,
Is all my souls delight.
In all those regions arc mon nnd women
with tho conservation OF Melville b. Cox,
who omhArking for tho missionary work
In Africa, said TO n fellow student, III /
die In Africa, como and write my Cpl
tnph. "Whnt shall I write for your cpl
tnph'' said tho student White" snid
he these words; Lot u thousand fall be-
fore Africa be given up "
Christianity In tho West.
There is another point of tho compass
that my text includes. They shah como
from the west" That means America 70.
deemed, Everything between Atlantic
and Pacific oceans to DO brought within
the circle Of holiness and rapture. WIN 1t
DO done by worldly reform or evangelism
WIZ 1t bo law or RospelI | am glad that
a wave ot reform has swept across this
land, and all cities arc feeling the advnn.
taeo OF tho mighty movement. Let the
good work 60 ON until tho last municipal
own Is oStirpatod.
About 10 years ago the distinguished cdi.
tor OF Now York daily newspaper said to
mo In his editorial room; You ministers
talk about evils of which you know moth,
Ing, Why don't You 60 with tho officers
OF the law and explore Tor yourself so
that when you preach against sin You can
speak from what you have seen with your
own oyosi" said, Il will" And In
company with commissioner OF polloo
and captain Of police aud two elders OF
my church explored tho dens and hlding
places of all styles OF orlmo in New York
and preached series OF sormons warning
young men and setting forth the work
that must DO done lest tho iudgmpnts Of
God whclm this city with more awful
suhmergcmont than the volcanic deluao
that buried Heroulanoum and Pompon
received as nearly as can remember
several hundred columns Of nowspaper
abuse for undertaking that exploration
Editorials OF dcnunciAtion, double loaded
and with captions In great primer tyne
entitled Tho FAN OF Talmago," or "Tal. /
mage Makes thO Mistake OF His Life. or
Down With ralmago." but | still live
and am In full sympathy with all move,
nonts for municipal publication.
but movement which ends with orimo
exposed and law executed stops half way |