The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-22

where. by its locality and its political
influence, it stretches forth one hand
toward the north and the other toward
the south, and a mighty work OF grace
starting here would probably be ma.
tional awakening. Georgia wouio
clasp the hand of New Hampshire ana
Maine the hand of Louisiana, and Cali
fornia the hand of New York, and say:
"Come, let us go up and worship the
God of Nations, the Christ of Golgotha,
the Holy Ghost of the pentecostal three
thousands"
1t has often been said that the only
way the north and the south Will be
brought into complete accord is to
have war with some foreign nation,
in which both sections, marching side
bv side. would forget everything but
the foe to be overcome. Well, If you
wait for such foreign conflict. you
will wait until all this genera
ton is dead. and perhaps wait
forever. The war that will make
the sections forget past controversies
is war against unrighteousness, such
as a universal religious awakening
would declare. What we want is
battle for souls, in which about forty
million northerners and southerners
shall be on the same side, and shoulder
TO shoulder. In no other city on the
continent can such a war be declared
so appropriately, for all the other great
cities are either northern or southern.
This is neither, or, rather, it is both.
Again, it would be especially advan-
tageous if a mighty work of grace
started here, because more representa-
tive men are in Washington than in any
other city between the oceans. OF
course there are accidents in pol
itics, and occasionally there are men
who get into the senate and house
of representatives and other i'm
portant, places who are fitted for the
positions in neither head nor heart;
but this is exceptional and more ex-
ceptional now than in other days.
There is not drunkard in the nation
al legislature, although there were
times when Kentucky, Virginia, Della
ware, Illinois, New York and Massa-
chusetts had men in senate or house
of representatives who went maud
lin and staggering drunk across
those high places. Never nobler
group of men sat in senate or
house of representatives than sat there
yesterday and will sit there to-mor-
row, while the highest judiciary, with
out exception, has now upon its bench
men beyond criticism for good morals
and mental endowment. So in all de-
partments of official position, with
here and there an exception, are to-day
the brainiest men and most honora BILE
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 be cleo
trical? More than that: it would be
omnipotent! Do you say that such
learned and potent men are not
wrought upon by religious influ-
ence? That shows that You have
not observed what has been go-
ing on. Commodore Foote, repre-
senting the navy; Gen. Grant and Rob
ert f. Lee, representing the northern
and southern armies; Chief Justice
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 capt. al
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 eloquence becoming the
tongues of fire in another Pentecost.
There are on yonder hill those who by
the grace of God will become John
knoxes, and Chrysostoms, and Fene-
Ions. and Bourdeleaus, when once re-
generated. There is an illusion have
heard in prayer meetings and in pull
pits, that soul is soul-one
soul worth as much as another.
l deny it. The soul of man
who can bring 1000 or 10000 other
souls into the kingdom of God is worth
1000 times or 10000 times more than
the soul of man who can bring no
one intU the kingdom. A great ont
pouring of the Holy Spirit in this cap
ltal, reaching the chief men OF Amer
lea. would be of more value to earth
and Heaven than in any other part of
the nation, because it would reach all
the states. cities, towns and neighbor-
hoods OF the continent. On. for the
outstretched right arm of God Almighty
in the salvation of the capital.
Some of us remember 1857. when at
the close of our worst monetary dis
tress this countay has ever felt. com.
pared with which the hard times of the
last three years were a boom of pros
perity, right on the heels of that com
plete prostration came an awakening in
which 100000 people were converted IN
different states of the union. Do Won
know where one of its chief powers was
demonstrated? In Washington. Do
you know on what street? This street
Do you know in what church? This
church. i picked up an old book few
days ago, and was startled. and thrilled.
and enchanted to read these words
written at that time by the Washing
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