Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-02-15

ItStuNiHk tit Ilttu SUITES senate, VII
liam Pennington and scores Of others, rep
rcsenting tho house of representatives
have surrendered 10 that gospel which be
fore this winter is out, will in this capital
Of the American nation. if We ara faithful
In our prayers and cxcrtions, turn into the
Kingdom OF God men of national and in.
tcrnational power, their tongues of elo-
quencc becoming the tongues of fire In an
other Pcniccnst.
There are on yondcr hill those who. by
the grace Of God, will become John knoxcs
and Chrysustoms and Fcnelons and Bour-
dclcaus when once rcgencraied There Is
an illusion have heard In prayer meet.
ings and heard in pulpits that a soul IS II
soul-onc soul worth as much rs another.
l deny it, Tho soul of man who can
bring 900 or 10. 900 other souls into the
kingdom Of God is worth 900 or 10. 000
times more than the soul nf man who
can bring no one into the kingdom. A
great outpouringof the Holy Spirit in this
capital. reaching the chief men Of Amer
lea. would he Of more value to earth and
heaven than in any other part of the ma
tion, because 1t would reach all tho states,
cities, towns and ncighhorhoodS of the
continent. oh, for the outstrctchcd right
arm of God Almighty in the salvation Of
/ this capital
A Call To Repentance.
Some of us remember 1857, when, at
the close of the worst monetary distress
this country has ever. felt. compared with
which the hard times of the last three
years were u boom of prosperity, right ON
the heels Of that complete prnstration
came an awakening in which 800, 600 pco-
/ pie We're converted In different states Of
/ the Union DO you know where one of
its chief powers was demonstrated? In
I Washington. do you know on what
street: This street. Do you know in
what church? This church. picked up
an old book u few days ago and was star
tied and thrilled and enchanted to read
some words. written at that time by tho
Washington correspondent of New York
paper He wrote: The First Presbyterian
church can scarce contain the people.
Requests are daily preferred for an interest
in the prayers offered, and tho reading of
these forms one OF the tcndcrcSt and most
effective features of the meetings. Par
ticular pains are taken 10 diSclaim and OK
cludo everything like scctarian feeling.
General establishment is felt at the unex-
pccted rapidity with which the work has
thus far proceeded, and we are beginning
To anticipate the necessity of opening an
other church" Why my hearers, not
have that again. and more than that?
There are many thousands more of inhab-
itantS now than then. Besides that, since
then are the telephone. with its semiomni-
presence. and the swift cable car for as
scmhling the people. | believe that the
mighti,st revival of religion that this city
has ever seen is yet to come. and the earth
will ircmhlc from Capitoinc 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 al half past O'Clock to
pray for this coming of the Holy Ghost
not for Il pcriccusial 3.0O0 that | have re-
fcrrcd to, but 30, 900, such fire ms that
would kindle light that would be seen
form the Slcdgcs crunching through the
SHOWS Of Labrador TO the Caribbean sea-
where the whrlwinds are born. Let our
cry he thar Of Habakkuk. the blank verse
poet Of tho Bible % Lord, revive thy
work in the midst ri the years; in the
midst of the years make known; in wrath
remember mercy Let the battlecry DO
Washington for God. the United States for
God America for God. the world for God |
bring on "a general engagement We are
tired of fishing with hook and line. With
one sweep of the gospel net let US take In
many thousands This vast work must
begin somewhere. Why not hcres Some
one must give the rallying cry. Why may
not /, one Of the Lords servants? by
providcntial arrangement am every week
in scrmunic communication with every
city. town and ncighborhood Of this coun-
try and | NOW give the watchword to
north AMI south and east and west. Hear
and see il, all peoplc-this call tn n for
ward movement, this call to repentance
and faith, this call to IA continental awak
Ining.
Work For the Nations salvation.
This generation will soon he out of
sight. Where are the mighty men OF the
past who trod your Pennsylvania avenue
and spakc in yundcr national legislature
and decided the stupendous questions Of
the supreme judicatory? Ask the sleepers
In the Congressional cemetery. Ask the
mauSolcumS all over the land. Their
tongues are SpccchIcsS, their eyes closed,
their arms folded, their opportunities
gone, their destiny fixed. How soon time
prorugucS parlamcn,s, and adjourns som
ateS, and disbands cabinets, and empties
pulpitS and dismiSscs gcncrationsi What
We would do we must do quickly or not
do at all. call upon people who cannot
come forth from their sickbcds to implors
the heavens in our hchalf from their mid
night pillows. and | call upon the aged
who cannot, even by the help Of their staff
enter the churches To spend their last
days on earth in supplicating he salvation
OF this nation, and call upon all men and
women who have been in furnaces of trou-
BILE, as was Shadrach, and among lions, ms
was Daniel, and in dungeons of trouble,
rs WAS Jeremiah, to join in tho prayer,
and let this church NJ God everywhere lay
hold Of the Almighty arm that moves no
tions
Then senators Of the United States will
announce tn the state legislatures that sent
them here, and members uf the house OF
representatives will report to the congress
sional districts that elected them, and the
many thousands Of men and women now
and here engaged In the many depart
mcnts of national service will write home,
telling all sections Of the country that the
Lord is here, and that hc j. on the march
for the redemption Of America. lIallelu-
iah. tho Lord is coming, / hear tho rum
bling Of his chariot wheels. ! feel on my
checks the breath Of the white horses that
draw the Victor | scc the flash of his
lanterns through the long night Of tho
world 5 sin and sorrow
A New Awakening.
We want in this country, only on
larger scale, that which other centuries
have seen 0f God : workings, rs in the ref
ornation Of the sixteenth century when
Martin Luther and Philip Mcanchthon led
ON as in the awakening Of the seventeenth
century, when Bunyan and Flavcl and
Baxter led on; rs in the awakening Of the
eighteenth century, when Tenant and
Edwards and the Wcsleys led on: rs in the
awakening of 1857. led on by Matthew
Simpson, the scraphic Methodist. and
Bishop Macllvainc, the Apostolic Episco-
palian, and Albert Barnes the consecratcd
Presbyterian. and others. just rs good in
all denominations. Oh. will not some of
those glorious souls of the past come down
and help us: Come down OF your thrones
Nettlcton ana Finnry and Daniel Baker
and Edward Paysun and Truman Osborne
and Earle and Knapp and lnskip and
Archibald Alexandcr-that Alexander the
Great Of the Christian churches Come
DOWN How can you rest up there when
the world is dying for lack Of the gospel.
Come down and agonizc with us In prayer
Come down and help us preach in our
pulpitS. Come down and inspire our cour-
age and faith. Heaven can get along with
out you better than we can. Bat moro