Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-12-09

such sneak ~ that All the boys give w
what they git on his job. I'd like to catch
any Teller sneaking on sick boy, would "
The reporter gave him a twenty-five cent
| piece aad said, "You keep ten cents for
yourself and give the rest to Jim." "Can't
do 1t, sir. It's his customer. Here, jim"
| Such big souls as that strew all the lower
depths Of the cities, and, get them converted
| TO God, this would be the last full century OF
the worlds sin and but little work of
evangelization would be left for the next
century. Before this century expires let
there be q combined effort to save the great
cities Of America AMI Great Britain and Of
all Christendom. What an awful thing it
would be for you!
Odying century, to bequeath to the COM
ing century, as yet innocent and unsecured
with q single sin or burdenei with a single
sorrow. the blasphemy, the lawlessness. the
atheism, the profigacy and the woes OF great
cities still unevangelized. What we oaght to
see, dying century, is revival OF religion
that would wrap the continents in con1agra-
lions OF religious awakening. and that would
make legislation and merchandise and all
styles OF worldly business wait awhile at the
telegraph of1ces and the telephone Offices
because they are occ1pied with telling the
story of cities and Nations born in Il day.
Nearly all the centuries closed with some
thing tremendous. Why may notthis century
close In the salvation OF Americl? / do not
know whether our theological frien H., who
have studied the subject more than 1 have,
arc right or wrong when they say Christ
will come In person to set up His Kingdom
in this world; but though we would be- over
whelmed with our unworthiness would like
to see Christ descend from heaven in one OF
the clouds of this morning. and planting His
feet on this earth, which He came centuries
ago to cave, declare His reign of love and
mercy and salvation on earth begun. And
what more appropriate place-t say It rev.
erentially-for such a divine landing than
the capital OF a continent never cursed by
the tyrannies and supersitions of the Old
World?
What has this dying nineteenth century to
tell US before he goes? We all love to hear
sepiuagenarians. octogenarans, nonagenar-
iaus and centenarians talk. We gather
around the armchair and lise till ii is far
on into the night and never weary of hear
ing their experiences. But Lord Lyn hurst.
at eighty-ei9ht years OF age, pouring into the
ears of the House OF Lords in a four hours
address the experiences OF lifetime, aud
Apollonius, at 100 years OF age, recountiug
his travels to thrilled listeners. and Charles
Macklin, at LOT years OF age. absorbing The
attention OF his hearSrs, aud Ralph F..rhhnm
OF our country, at 107 years. telling the
Prince of Wales the story Of Bunker Hill. can
create no such interest as this dying centen-
arian II he will only speak.
Tell US, nineteenth century before
you go in a score Of sentences, some Of the
things you have heard AMI seen. The
Thomas Jefferson riding in unattended
from Monticello. only few stems from
where Won stand dismonnt from bis horse
and hitch the b-idle to a post, and on yon-
der hill take the oath of the presidential
Office. I saw yonder capital ablaze with
wars fncendiarism. saw the nufY Of the
first steam engine in America. l heard the
thunders of Waterloo. of Sepastonol and
Sedan and Gettysburg. 1 was present ut
all the coronations of the kings and queens
worlds palaces. I have seen two billows
roll across this continent and from ocean
to ocean-a billow of revival ioy in 1857
and a billow of blood In 1864. I have seen
four generations of the human race march
across this world and disappear. / saw
their cradles rocked and their graves dug.
l have heard the wedding bells and the
death knells of near a hunire1 years. I
have clappe my hands for millions of ioys
and wrung them in millions of ayonies
saw Macready and Edwin Forrest act aud
Edward Payson pray. L heard the first
chime Of Longfelow's rhythms, and before
anyone else saw therI I read the first line of
Bnnvroft,s history anu the nrsr Verse OF
Bryant's "ThanatopsIs" and the first word OF
Victor Hugo's almost supernatural romance
heard the music of ali the grand marches
and the lament of all the reauiems that for
nigh ten decades made the cathedral win
dows shake 1 have seen more moral and
spiritual victories than all of nv ptedeces-
sors put together. For all you who hear or
read this valedictory have kindled all the
domestic fresides by which you ever sat and
reused all the halloos and roundelays and
merriments you have ever heard and un-
rolled all the pictured sunsets and starry
banners Of the midnight heavens that you
have ever gazed at. But ere go take this
admonition and benediction OF dying CEN
tury. The longest life like mne must
close. Opportunities gone never come back
rs could prove from nigh hundred years
OF observation. The eternity that will soon
take me will soon take you. The wicked
live not out half their days. as have seen
In 10, 900 instances.
The only influence for making the world
happy is an influence that 1, the nineteenth
century, inherited from the first century of
the Christian era-the Christ of all the CEN
turies. Be not deceived by the fact that I
have lived 80 long. for a century ia n large
wheel that turns 100 smaller wheels. which