Milford chronicle., 1896-02-14

on; as in the awakening OF the seventeent
century, when Bunyan and Flayel an
Baxter led on; as in the awakening Of tn
eighteenth century, when Tonnant ani
Edwards and tho Wesleys led On; as in tn
awakening Of 1857, led ON By MATTHEW
Simpson, the seraphic Methodist, ant
! Bishop MacIlyaine the Apostolic Episco
palian, and Albert Barnes, the consecrate,
| Presbyterian, and others, just as good, II
all denominations. Oh. will not some O
those glorious souls OF tho past come dow
and help usg Come down on your thrones
| Nettleton aud Fnney and Daniel Bake
1 and Edward PaysOn and Truman OSBORN
and Earle and Knapp md Inslip ans
I Archibald AlexandeT-that Alexander tn
/ Great Of tho Christian churches. Conn
/ down. How can you rest up there wheI
\ the world is dying for lack Of the gospel
| Come down and agonize with US in prayer
I Come down and help us preach in OH
pulpits. Come down ana inspire our cour
| ago and faith. Heaven can get along with
out you better than we can. But NOR,
than all-and overwhelmed with reverent
emotion VIC ask it-come, thou of tn,
deeply dyed garments OF Bozrah, travelling
in the greatness Of thy strength mighty
to savel Lord God Of Joshual 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 tho
preoipices as the other five kings went
over the rocks of Bcthhorom. Ha, hal 1t
will so surely be done chat 1 cannot re-
strain the laugh Of triumph.
Washington Needs Revival.
From where the scaweed is tossed ON the
beach by the stormy Atlantic to the sands
laved by tho quiet Pacific, this country
will be Emanuels 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.. Swinnook when he said, "It is u
doleful thing to fall into he'll 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 l have preached to 9TH
ers, l myself should be caataway." That
was an inspiring motto with which White
field sealed all his letters, I'VE 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-
ALL laymen and clergymon, to tho work
What Washington wants most of all is an
old fashioned revival Of religion, but on a
vaster scale, SO that the world will be COM
PEELED to say, as of old, I'VE never saw it
on this fashion" But remember there is
a human side as well as divine side to a
revival. Those Of us brought up in the
country know what is called "a raising"
tho neighburs gathered together to lift
the heavy frame for new house after the
timbers arc ready to DO put into their
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, on
the long pixies Of tho men, had almost
reached its place, when something went
wrong, and the men could hoist it no
higher But if it did not 60 in its place it
would fall back upon the men who were
lifting it. 1t had already begun to settle
back. The boss carpenter shouted: Lift, |
men, or diel All together YO-heavel" |
With mightier push they tried to send the |
beam to its place, but failed. Still they
held on, AL the time their strength lessen |
ing. Tho wives and mothers and daugh- |
5ers stood in horror looking on. Then the /
boss carpenter shouted to the women, /
Come and helpw
They came, and wOmanly arms became .
jhe arms of giants, for they were lifting to
iave the lives of husbands and fathers and |
sons as well as their own. Then the boss
carpenter mounted one Of the beams and /
shouted CHOW Altogether Lift or diel
70, heavel" And with a united effort
hat almost burst the blood vessels tho
great beam went to its place, and wild
luzza was heard. That is the way it some
lines seems in the churches. Temples Of
righteousness arc to be reared, but there is
halt, stop, "A catch somewhere. A few
70 lifting all they can, but we want more
lands at this raising and more hearts,
more Christian men to help-aye, more
christian women to re-enforce If the
york fail, it means the death of many
ouls. All tOgetherl Men and women Of
iod Lift or diel The top stone must
ONE to its place with shoutings Of grace,
rate unto it. 5od- is ready TO do his
art. Are we ready to do our part? There
work not only for the knee of prayer,
ut for the shoulder Of upheayal.
The Door Of Mercy.
And now would like to see this hour
rat which I have never seen, but hope to
ga whole audience saved under one
ash Of tho Eternal Spirit. Before you 20
ut of any Of these doors enter the door of
Iercy. Father and mother, come in and
ring your children with you. Newly
arried folks, consecrate your lifetime to =
cd and be married for eternity as we'll as
Inc. Young man, you will want God {
,fore you get through this world, and
III want him now. Young woman, with
1t God this is a hard world for women. {
ne and all, wherever you sit or stand
It my voice SO that you can hear it., out
the corridors and on the street, and say, {
tho words Of tho Mediterranean ship c
plain, "Cail upon thy God, if SO be that
ID will think upon US, that we perish {
1t. oh, tsbat news to toll; what news G
relate to your old father and mother; {
hat news to telegraph your friends on 2
q other side of the mountains; what
,ws with which to thrill your loved ones 7
heavenl 1t was Of such news that a G
an read in MONDAY meeting in Phila- &
lphia. He arose, and unrolling a manu-.
ript read: 9
Where'er we meet, you always say;
whats the news2 What's the news? 2
Pray what's the order Of the day9 .
What's the news2 WHAT'S tine news?" L
Oh, / have got coed news to tell o
My Saviour hath done al things well T
And triuinphed over death ard hell Ii
That's the newsl That's the newsi "A
Tho Lamb was slain on Calvary a
That's tho newsl That's the newsi
To set a world Of sinncrs free Il
That's the newsi That's the newai s,
Tho Lord has pardoned ali my sin
That's The newsl That's the newsl
feel the witness now within
That's the newsi That's the newsl
And since He took my sins away, v
And taught me how to watch and pray,
I'm happy now from day to day q
That's the newsl That's the rewsl Il
And Christ the Lord can save you, too
That's The newsl That's tho newsi
Your sinful heart he can renew
That's the newsi That's the newsi
This moment, if for sins you rieve,
This moment, if you do believe, q
A full acquittal you'll receive
That's the newsl That's the newsi OF
And now, if any one should sa-
fs1Nhat's the na1sTsp What's fha ueyve9it