The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-03-21

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mighty to save,r and behind whom "
h fall into line to-day and march IN tn
|, campaign that is to take America fol
, God. Hosannal Hosannai Wave all thu
, palm branchesl At His feet put down
{ your silver and your gold, as in Heav
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: The very things that have beer
quoted as perils to this nation are
: going to help its salvation. Great
; cities, so often mentioned sgreat OBJ
stacles-the center of crime and the
reservoirs of all iniquities-are to lead
in the work of Gospelization. Whe give
most to home missions, to asylums, to
religious education, to all styles OF hui
manitarian and Christian institutions?
The cities. From what places did the
most relief 60 at the time OF Johns
town food, and Michigan fires and
Charleston earthquake, and Ohio fresh
cts? From the cities. From whatp place
did Christ send out His twelve apostles
to Gospelize the world? From city.
What place will do more than any
other place, by its contribution of Chris
| tian men and women and means, in
this work of taking America for God?
New York city, The way Paris goes,
goes France. The way Berlin goes,
Germany. The way Edinburgh goes,
goes Scotland. The way London goes,
goes England. The way New York
and a couple other cities go, goes Amer.
lea. May the eternal God wake ms up
to the stupendous issue!
Another thing quoted pessimistically
is the vast and overlapping fortunes
in this country, and they say it means
concentrated wealth, and luxurious
ness, and display, and moral ruin. 1t
is my observation that tits the people
who have but limited resources who
make the most splurge, and ask you,
Who are endowing colleges and
theological seminaries? Did you ever
hear of Peter Cooper, and James
Lonox, and sainted William E. Dodge,
and the Lawrences, Amos and Abbott,
while refrain from mentioning living
benefactors who, quite as generous
and Christian, are in this assembly, at
this moment planning what they can
do in these days, and in their last will
and testament in this campaign that
proposes taking America for God? The
Widows mite, honored of the Lord is
to have it's part in this continental
capture; but we must have more than
that, and more right away. Many of
the men that expect to get the blessing
for bestowing the Widows mite will
not get the blessing. In the first place,
they are not widows, and in the next
place, they have no might"
The time is coming 1t, Lord
and think you add will. see it,
when, as Joseph, the wealthy Arima-
thean, gave for the dead Christ cost
ly mausoleum, the afiuent men and
women of this country will rise In
their strength and build for our King,
our Jesus, the throne of this American
continent.
But now what are the weapons by
which, under our omnipotent leader,
the real obstacles in the way of our
country's evangelization, the 10000
mile Sebastopols, are to be leveled?
The first columbiad, with range
enough to sweep from eternity to
eternity, is the Bible, millions of its
copies going out, millions on millions
this, the monarch of books, that has
made all the difference between China
and the United States, between Africa
and America; a book declaring
in every style of phraseology that
all nations are to be converted, and
does not that include our nation? If
the Apocalyptic angel is to fly across
the continents, will he not fly across |
this continent? The worst insult ]
could offer you would be to doubt |
your veracity, and shall we doubt |
Gods promise? Then there are all the |
Gospel batteries, manned by 10000 pas |
tors and home missionaries, over the |
head of each one of whom is the shield |
of Divine protection, and in the right |
hand of each one the cleaning, two |
edged sword of the Infininite Spirit |
Hundreds of thousands of private sol, |
diers for Christ, marching under the |
one-starred, blood-striped flag of I'm, |
manuel!
They are marching on! Episcopacy,
with the sublime roll Of it's liturgiesj
Methodism, with its battle cry of 1.-THE
sword of the Lord and John Wesley"
the Baptist church, with its glorious
navy sailing up our Oregons and Sac
ramentos and Mississippis; and Pres,
byterianism, moving on with the bat
tie cry of 1.-THE sword Of the Lord and
John Knox"
The thunder of the bombardment is
already in the air, and when the last
bridge of opposition is taken, and the
last portcullis of Satan is lifted, and