The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-03-07
compassion on her when no others

| But in larger vision see the ndtons
/ in some kind of trouble ever since the
! world was derailed and hurled down
the embankments. The demon OF sir
came to this world, but other demons
have gone through other worlds. The
demon of confagration, the demon OF
volcanic disturbance, the demon OF de-
| struction.
have thought that this particular
age in which we live may be given up
to discoveries and inventions by which
through quick and instantaneous COM
munication all cities and all countries
and all lands will be brought together,
and then in another period, perhaps.
these inventions which have been used
for worldly purposes will be brought
out for Gospel invitation, and some
great pic,phet of the Lord will come
and snatch the mysterious, sublime
and miraculous telephone from the
hand of commerce, and all hands
and Kingdoms connected by wondrous
wire, this prophet Of the Lord may,
through telephone communication, in
an instant announce to all nations
pardon and sympathy and life through
Jesus Christ, and then, putting the
wondrous tube to the ear of the Lords
prophet, the response shall come
back: Il believe in God, the Father
Almighty, Maker of Heaven and
earth, and in Jesus Christ, His
only begotten Son." You and
may not live to see the day. think
those of us who are over forty years Of
age can scarcely expect to see the day.
| expect before that time our bodies
will be sound asleep in the hammocks
of the old Gospel ship as it goes sailing
on. But Christ will wake us up in
time to see the achievement. We who
have sweated in the hot harvest-felds
will be at the door of the garner when
the sheaves come in. The work for
which in this world we toiled and
wept, and struggled and wore our
selves out shall not come to con-
summation and we be oblivious of the
achievement. We will be allowed to
come out and shake hands with the
visitors. We who fought in the earlier
battles will have just as much right to
rejoice as those who Redeemed their
feet in the last Armageddon- Ahl
yea, those who could only give
a cupful of cold water in the
name of disciple, those who could
only scrape handful of lint for
wounded soldier, those who could only
administer to old age in it's decrepitude,
those who could only coax poor wait
of the street to go back home to her
God, those who could only lift little
child in the arms of Christ, will have
rs much right to take part in the ova-
lion to the Lord Jesus Christ as
Jhrysostom. 1t will be your victory
Ind mine, as well as Christ's. He
The conqueror, we shouting in
His train, Christ the victor will
pick out the humblest Of His
disciples in the crowd, and, turning
half around on the white horse of vic
'ory, He shall point her out for APP
oroval by the multitude as He says:
She did what she could" Then, put
ing His hand on the head of some man
who, by his industry, made one talent
10 the work of ten, He will say: Thou
1ast been faithful over few things,
will make thee ruler over ten cities"
Two different theories about the full
illment of this promise.
There are people who think Christ
will come in person and sit on throne.
Perhaps He may. / should like to sea
'he Scared feet going up the stairs of
| palace in which all glories of the AL
and the Tai Mahal and the
st. Marks, and the winter palace
ire gathered. l should like to see
he world pay Christ in love for what
t did to Him in maltreatment l
would like, to be one of the grooms Of
he chargers, holding the stirrup as
he King mounts. o! what. a
glorious time it would be on
,arth if Christ would break
through the heavens, and right here
where He has suffered and died have
his prophecy fulfilled: unto Him
hall the gathering of the people be-"
But failing in that, bargain to meet
vou at the ponderous gate of Heaven
IN the day when our Lord shall come
pack. Garlands of all nations on His
'row-of the bronzed nations of the |
outh and the paid nations of the north
Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South
America, and the other continents that |
nay arise meantime from the sea, to
AXE the places of their sunken prede-
essors; Arch of Traja Arch of Titus,
Arch of Triumph in the Champs Ely
ecs, all too poor to welcome the King
# Kings, and Lord of Lords, and Con-
Iueror of conquerors in His august arri-
al. Turn out all Heaven to meet Him.
lang all along the route the flags of
arthly dominion, whether decorated
With crescent, or star, or eagle, or
ion, or coronet. Hang out Heavens