The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-02-19


neither, or rather It is both.
Again, it would be especially advan-
tageous it mighty work of grace
started iiere because more representa-
tive men are IN Washington than in
any other city between the oceans.
Of course there are accidents in poll
tics, and occasionally there are men
who get into the senate and house OF
representatives and other important
places who are fitted for the positions
in neither head nor heart, but this IS
exceptional and more exceptional 30"
than in other days There IS not a
drunkacd in the national legislature,
although there were times when
Kentucky, Virginia, Delaware, LII,
nois. New York and MaSsachusets had
men in senate cr house Of representa-
tives, who went maudlln and stagger-
inc drunk across those high places.
Never nobier group ofmen sat IN scn-
ate or house of representatives than
sat there Yesterday and will SIT there
tomorrow, while the highest Judiciary
without exception, has now upon its
bench men beyond criticism for good
morals and mental endowment. So
in all departments Of official position,
vita here and there an exception, are
TODAY the brainiest men and most hon
orable men of America. Now, sup
pose the Holy Ghost power should fall
upon this city and these men from all
parts of America should suddenly be-
come pronounced for Christ. Do you
say the effect would be electrical;
More than that. 1t would be omuipot
ent! Do you say that such learned
and potent men are not wrought upon
by religious influence? That shows
YOU have not observed what mas been
going on. Commodore Foote, repre-
senting the navy; General Grant and
Robert E. Lee, representing the north
ern and southern armies: Chief Jus
tlce Chase, representing the supreme
court; the Frelinghuysens, Theodore
and Frederick, representing the United
States senate; William Pennington
and scores of others. representing the
house Of representatives, have surren-
dered to that gospel which before this
winter is out. will in this capital of the
American nation, if we are faithful
in our prayers and exertions, turn into
the Kingdom of God men of national
and international power, their tongues
of eleouence becoming the tongues Of
fire in another Pentecost.
Some Of us remember 1857, when
at the close of the worst monetary dis
tress this country has ever felt, com
pared with which the hard times of the
last three years were boom of pros
perity, right on the heels of that com
plete prostration came an awakening
in which 100000 people were convert
ed in different states of the Union
Do you know where one of its chief
powers was demonstrated In Wash
ing ton. Do you know on what street
This street. Do you know in what
church? This chrch. I picked up an
old book a few days ago and was star
tied and thrilled and enchanted tc
read some words. written at that time
by the Washington correspondent tc
a New York paper. He wrote: 1.-THE
First Presbyterian church can scar E
contain the people. Requests are dai
ly preferred for an INTEREST," IN the pray
ers offered, and the reading Of these
forms one of the tenderest and most
effective features of the meetings
Particular pains are taken to disclaim
and exclude everything like sectarian
feeling. General establishment is felt
at the unexpected rapidly with which
the work has thus far proceeded, and
we are beginning to anticipate the ne
cessity of opening another church.
Why, my. hearers. not have that again
and more than that? There are many
thousands more OF inhabitants now
than then. Besides that, since ther
are the telephone, with its semiomni
presence, and the swift cable car, fol
milling the people. I believe that
the mightiest revival of religion that
this city has ever seen is yet to come
and the earth will tremb]e from Cap
itoline hill to the boundaries on all
sides with the footsteps OF God as he
comes to awaken and pardon and save
these great populations.
People of Washington, meet us next
Thursday night at half past O'Clock
to pray for this coming of the Holy
Ghost-not for a pentecostal 5000,
that I have referred to, but $4,000.
Such fire as that would kindle a
light that would be seen from the
sledges crunching through the SHOWS
Of Labrador to the Caribbean sea,
where the whirlwinds are born. Let
our cry be that of Habakkuk, the
blank verse poet of the Bible: 30
Lord, revive thy work in the midst OF
the years; in the midst of the years
make known; in wrath remember
mercy" Let the battlecry, be Wash
ington for God, the United States for
God, America for God, the world for
God! We areall tired of skirmishing.
Let US bring on general engage,
ment. We are tired of fishing with
hook and line. With one sweep of the
gospel net let US take in many thous.
ands. This vast wolk must begin
fomewhere. Why not here? Some
one must give the rallying cry. Why
may not I, one of the Lords servants!
By providential arrangement I am
every week in sermonic communica.
ton with every city, town and neigh,
borhood of this country, and I now
give the watchword to north and south
and east and west. Hear and see it,
all people-this call to forward
movement, this call to repentance and
faith, this call to a continental awak-
ening.
This generation will soon be out OF
sight. Where are the mighty men Of
the past who trod your Pennsylvania
avenue and spake in yonder national
legislature and decided the stupendous
questions of the supreme Judiciary?
Ask the sleepers in the Congressional
cemetery. Ask the mausoleums all
over the land. Their tongues are
SPECIFICS, their eyes closed, their
arms folded, their opportunities gone,
their destiny fixed How soon time