Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-15

haps wait forever. The war hat Will
make the sections forget past controver-
sizes is a war against unrlshteOusnesS.
uch as Il universal religious awakening
would declare. What we want is a battle
for souls. in which about I0.0oo.0OO north
crners and southcrners shall be on the
same side and shoulder To shoulder. In
no other city on the continent can such Il
war be declared So appropriately. for all
the other great cities are either northern
or southern. This is neither, or rather it
is both.
One Soul Worth More than Another.
Again. il would he especially advantage
ous if Il mighty work Of grace started here
because more representative men are in
Washington than in any other city be-
tween the oceans. OF course there are ac-
cidents in politics. and occasionally there
are men who get into the Senate and
House of Representatives and other inn
portant places who are fitted for the p0-
SitiOns in i.either head nor heart. but this
is exceptional and more exceptional now
than in other days. There is not Il drunk
ard III the national legislature. although
there were times when Kentucky. Nir-
ginia. Delaware. Illinois. New York and
Massachusetts had men in Senate or
House of Representatives who went
maudlin or staggering drunk across
those high places. Never nobler group of
men sat in Senate or House of Repre-
SentatiyeS than sat there yesterday and
will Sii there Tomorrow. while tho hiaiest
judiciary. without exception. has now
upon It's bench men beyond criticism for
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in al departments of official position. with
here and there an exception. are to-day
the brainieSt men and most honorable men
of America. Now. suppose the Holy Ghost
power should fall upon this city. and these
men from all parts of America should
suddenly become pronounced for Christ
DO you say the effect would he electrical:
More than HAT. 1t would be omnipotent,
Do you say that such learned and potent
men are not wrought upon by religious in
ilucncet That shows that YOU have not
observed what has been going on. Com
modOre FOOte. representing the navy;
Gen. Grant and Robert f.. Lee. repre-
senting the northern and southern armies:
Chief Justice Chase. representing the SUI
preme Court: the FrclinghuysenS, The0-
dorc and Frederick. representing the Unit
ed States Senate; William Pennington
and scores Of others. representing the
House of Representatives. have surren-
dered to that gospel which. before this win
ter is out. will in this capital of the Amer
lean nation. if we are faithful in our
prayers and cxertions, turn into the king
dom of God men of national and inter
national power. their tongues of cloquence
+Ia .Y-,, &c frg " ,A-ln
Pentecost.
There are on yOndcr hill those who. by
the grace of God. will become John
KnOXes and Chrysostoms and Fenelons
and BOurdcleaus when once regencratcd.
There is an illusion | have heard in prayer
meetings and heard in pulpits that Il soul
is Il soul-one soul worth as much as an
other. l deny it. The soul of Il man who
can bring 900 or 10000 other souls into
the kingdom of God is worth LOCO or TO-
900 times more than the soul of Il man
who ear bring no one into the kingdom. a
great outpouring of the Holy Spirit in
this capital, reaching the chief men of
America. would be of more value 10 earth
and heaven than in any other part of the
nation, because it would reach all the
bNiilt>. ~ wv IL Illh tlSlDD iODt>
of the continent. oh. for the outstretched
right arm of God Almighty in the saliva
ton of this capital.
A Call to Repentance.
Some of us remember 1851, when. mt the
close of the worst monetary distress this
country has ever felt, compared with
which the hard times of the last three
years were Il boom of prosperity. Hght on
the heels of that complete prostration
came an awakening in which 100000 PEG
pie were converted in different States of
the Union. Do you know where one of
its cnIcf powers was demonstrated: In
Washington. Do you know on what
street? This street. Dc you know in
what church? This church. L picked III
an old book Il few days ago and was start
led and thrilled and enchanted 10 read
some words. written at that time by the
Washington correspondent of Il New York
paper. He wrote: THE First Presbyte-
rian Church can scarce contain the PEG
pie. Requests are daily preferred for an
interest in the prayers offered. and tn,
reading of these forms one of the tender
est and most effective features of The
meetings. Particular pains are taken to
ulStlIlul .ld A'lhb ~ like seq
| tartan feeling. General establishment i.
felt at the unexpected rapidity with which
the work has thus far proceeded. and W.
are beginning To anticipate the necessity
| of opening another church." Why. my
hearers. not have that again, and NOR,
than that? There are many thousand.
more of inhabitants now than then. Be
sides hat, since then are the telephone
with its scmiominpresence, and the swift
cable car. for assembling the people.
believe that the mightiest revival of re
| licion that this city has ever seen is vel
TO come. and the earth will tremble from
Capitoline hill to the boundaries on nj
sides with the footsteps of God as h,
comes To awaken and pardon and say,
these great populations.
People of Washington, meet us next
| Thursday night ut half past I o'clock tc
pray for this coming of the Holy Ghost
| not for a pentecostal 1000, that | have re
ferred to. but 10000. Such a fire rs thai
would kindle n light that would be seer
from the sledges crunching through tn,
SHOWS Of Labrador to the Caribbean sea
where the whirlwinds are born. Let oul
cry be that of Habakkuk. the blank verse
poet of the Bible: go Lord, revive Thy
work in the midst of the years; in tn,
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