The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-03-11

and Sabbath-schools of all the churches
Of all denominations. Pugilism now
made unlawful by congressional en-
the brutal custom knocked
out in the first round. Corruption at
the ballot-box, by law of registration
and other safeguards, made almost i'm
possible. Churches twice as large as
the old ones, the enlarged supply to
meet the enlarged demand. Nihilism
getting stunning stroke by the sum
mary execution of it's exponents after
they had murdered the policemen in
Chicago, received it's deathblow from
the recent treaty which sends back to
Russia blatant criminals who had been
regurgitated on our American shore.
The very things that have been quoted
as perils to this nation are going to
help its salvation. Great cities, so
often mentioned as great Obstacles
the center of crime and the reservoirs
of all iniquities-are to lead in the
work of gospelization. Who give most
to the home missions, to asylums, to
religious education, to all styles of hu-
manitarian and Christian institutions?
The cities. From what places did the
most relief go at the time of the Johns
town flood, and Michigan fires, and
Charleston earthquake, and Ohio fresh
cts? From the cities. From what
place did Christ send out His twelve
apostles to gospelize the world? From
Il city. What place will do more than
any other place, by its contribution of
Christian men and women and means,
in this work of taking America for
God? New York City. The way Paris
goes, goes France. The way Berlin
goes, goes Germany. The way Edin-
burgh goes, goes Scotland. The way
London goes, goes England. The way
New York and couple of other cities
go, goes America. May the eternal
God wake us up to the stupendous
issue.
Another thing quoted pcssimistically
is the vast and overtopping fortunes
in this country, and they say it means
concentrated wealth, and luxurious
ness, and display, and moral ruin. 1t
] is my observation that it is people who
| have but limited resources who make
the most splurge, and / ask you, Who
are endowing colleges and theological
seminaries? Did you ever hear OF
Peter Cooper. and James Lenox, and
sainted William E. Dodge, and the
Lawrences, Amos and Abbott, while ]
refrain from mentioning living bene'
factors who, quite as generous and
Christian, are in this assembly at this
moment planning what they can doin
these days, and in their last will and
testament in this campaign that pro
poses taking America for God? The
widows mite, honored of the Lord, il
to have its part in this continental
capture; but we must have more thai
that, and more right away. Many o
the men that expect to get the BLESSING
for bestowing the widows mite vii
not get the blessing. In the first place
they are not widows, and in the mex
II place, they have no might"
But now what are the weapons b
which, under our omnipotent Leader
the real obstacles in the way of on
country's evangelization, the 1000
mile Sebastopols, are to be leveled? Th
) first columbiad, with range enough
; sweep from eternity to eternity, is th
Bible, millions of it's copies going ou
millions on millions-this, the monarc
: of books, that has made all the diffe,
ence between China and the Unite
States, between Africa and America;
book declaring in every style of phras
! ology that all nations are to be col
verted, and does not that include OIL
/; nation? If the Apocalyptic angel is
fly across the continents will he not f
across this continent? The worst il
suit / could offer you would be
; doubt your veracity, and shall v
doubt Gods promise? Then there al
all the gospel batteries, manned
10000 pastors and home missionarie
over the head of each one of whom
!, the shield of divine protection, and
the right hand of each one the CLEAR
ing, two-edged sword of the Infni
{ Spirit! Hundreds of thousands of pl
vate soldiers for Christ, marching II
: der the one-starred, blood-striped fiji
/ of Emmanuel On our side, the gre
i and mighty theologians of the Ian
: the heavy artillery, and the hundre,
of thousands of Christian children, Il
i infantry.
They are marching on! Episcopac
+ with the sublime roll of its liturgie
n Methodism, with its battle-cry of "Tl
q sword of the Lord and John Wesley
n the Baptist church, with it's glorio
navy sailing up our Oregons and Sacr
!. mentos and Mississippis; and Presb
), terianism, moving on with the battl
: cry of "The sword of the Lord al
a John Knox" And then, after awhil
will come the great tides of revivi
! sweeping over the land the 5000
n conversions in 1857 eclipsed by the S;
4 vation of millions in a day, and T.
Il four American armies of the Lore
o host marching toward each other, t
h eastern army marching west, the yves
e ern army marching east, the northe
4 army marching south, the southe
U army marching north; shoulder
i shoulder! Trampl Tramp! Trampl U
q til they meet mid-continent havil
J. taken America for God!
IS The thunder of the bombardment
+ already in the air, and when the Ia
" bridge of opposition is taken, and t
e last portcullis of Satan is lifted al
1t the last gun spiked, and the last tow
!! dismantled, and the last charger
81 iniquity shall have been hurled ba