Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-02-13


was Daniel, and in dungeons Of trouble,
rs was Jeremiah, to join In the prayer,
and let the church of God everywhere lay
hold of the Almighty arm that moves ma
tions.
Then senators of the United States will
announce to the state Legislatures that sent
them here and members Of 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
ments of national service will write home,
telling all sections of the country that the
Lord Is here, and that he Is on the march
for the redemption of America. Hallelu-
iah, the Lord is oomingl hear the rum
bling Of his chariot wheels. I feel on my
cheeks the breath of the white horses that
draw the Victori see the flash of his
lanterns through the long night Of the
worlds sin and sorrow!
A New Awakening.
We want in this country, only on a
larger scale, that which other centuries
have seen of Gods workings, as in the ref
ormation of the sixteenth century, when
Martin Luther and Philip MelGnChthon led
on; as in the awakening of the seventeenth
century, when Bunyan and Flavel and
Baxter led on; as in the awakening of the
eighteenth century, when Tennant and
Edwards and the Wesleys led on; as in the
awakening of 1867, led on by Matthew
Simpson, the seraphic Methodist, and
| Bishop MacIlvaine, the Apostolic Episco-
palian, and Albert Barnes, the consecrated
Presbyterian, and others, just as good, in
Ill xxylI v1nf Of
those glorious souls of the past come down
and help usp Come down off your Thrones
Nettleton and Finney and Daniel Baker
and Edward Payson and Truman Osborne
and Earle and Knapp and Inskip and
Archibald Alexander-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 agonize 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. But more
than all--and overwhelmed with reverent
emotion we ask it-come, thou of the
deeply dyed garments Of Bozrah, travelling
in the greatness OF thy strength, mighty
to save! Lord God of Joshua! Let the
sun Of this century stand still above Glib
con and the moon above the valley Of
Ajalon until we can whip out the five
kings Of hell, tumbling them down the
precipices as the other five kings went
over the rocks of Bethhorom. Ha, ha! 1t
will SO surely be done that l cannot re-
strain the laugh of triumph.
Washington Needs Revival.
From where the seaweed is tossed on the
beach by the stormy Atlantic to the sands
laved by the quiet Pacific this country
will be Emanuel's land, the work begin
ming at Washington, If we have the faith
and holy push and the conservation req
uisite. First of all, we ministers must
get right That was startling utterance
of Mr.. Swinnock when he said, ut is u
doleful thing to fall into hell from under
the pulpit; but, oh, how dreadful thing
to drop thither out of the pulpit" That
was an all suggestive thing that Paul
wrote to the Corinthians, LEST that by
any means, when have preached to 9th
ers, myself should be oastaway." That
was an inspiring motto with which White
field sealed all his letters, "We seek the
stars" Lord God Wake up all our pull.
pits and then it will be as when Venn
preached, and it was said that men fell be-
fore the word like Stacked lime. Let us
all, laymen and clergymen, to the work.
What Washington wants most of all is an
old fashioned revival Of religion but on a
yaster scale, SO that the world will be COM
PEELED to say, as of old, 1--WE never saw 1t
on this fashion," But remember there Is
human side as we'll as divine side to a
revival Those of us brought up in the
country know what is called "a raising
the neighbors gathered together to lift
the heavy frame for new house after the
timbers are ready to be put into theiI
places. 1t is dangerous work, and there
are many accidents. The neighbors had
gathered for such a raising, and the beams
had all been fitted to their places except
one and that very heavy. That one, or
the long pixies of the men, had almost
reached its place, when something went
wrong, and the men could hoist it nc
higher. But If it did not go in it's place |,
, would fall back upon the men who were
lifting it. 1t had already begun to SETTLE
back. The boss carpenter shouted: "Lift
men, or die ALL together Yo-heavep
With mightier push they tried to send th'
beam to its place, but failed. Still they
held on, all the time their strength lessen
ing. The wives and mothers and daugh
{ ters stood in horror looking on. Then th'
boss carpenter shouted to the women
"Come and helpP'
, They came, and womanly arms became
r the arms of giants, for they were lifting tt
Q save the lives of husbands and fathers ant
= SONS as well as their own. Then the bos
Q carpenter mounted one of the beams ant
4 shouted: "Now! Altogether! Lift or die
0 Yo, heayep And with united effor
r that almost burst the blood vessels tn
! great beam went to it's place. and will,
s huzza was heard. That is the way 1t some
Q times seems in the churches. Temples 0
b righteousness are to be reared, but there
q halt, q stop, catch somewhere. A few
t are lifting all they can, but we want NOR
9 hands at this raising and moro hearts
7 more Christian men to help-aye, NOR
Y Christian women to re-enforce. II til
( work fail, it means the death of man
= souls. All together! Men and women O
: God! Lift or die! The top stone mus
0 come to it's place with shoutings of grace
r grace unto it." God is ready to do hi
: part. Are we ready to do our partP Their
Q is work not only for the knee of prayer
: but for the shoulder of upheayal.
The Door of Mercy.
And now l would like to see this hou
Il that which have never seen, but hope t
o sea- whole audience saved under on
9 fash Of tho Eternal Spirit. Before you g
Q out of any of these doors enter the door O
4 mercy. Father and mother, come in an
S bring your children with you. Newl
Q married folks, consecrate your lifetime +
r God and be married for eternity as well a
!, time. Young man, you will want Co
s before you get through this world, an
Q you want him now. Young woman, with
: out God this is hard world for women
8 One and ALL wherever you sit or stand
t lift my voice so that you can hear it, ou
in the corridors and on the street, and say
3 In the words of the Mediterranean shi