St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-11-14

uildine, but after il is constructed

building, but after it is constructed
1t may do all its work in q
minutes. Christianity has beer
planting its batteries for nine
teen centuries, and may 60 on in the
work through other centuries; bu,
| when those batteries are thoroughly
! planted, those fortresses are fully
built, they may all do their work in
| - hours. The world sometimes de
rides the church for slowness of move
ment. Is scieuc. any quicker? Did i,
not take science 5,652 years to find out
SO simple thing rs the circulation OF
the human blood? With the earth and
the sky full of electricity, science took
$500 years before it even guessed that
there was any practical use that might
be made of this subtle and mighty ele.
ment. When good men take posses
sion of all these scientific forces, and
all these agencies of invention, do
not know that the redemption of the
world will be more than the work
of half day. Do we not
read the queens speech at the
prorouguing of parliament the day
before in London? II that be SO.
is it anything marvellous to believe
that in "a hours Divine communica-
tiOn can reach the whole earth? Sup
pose Christ should descend on the ma
tions-many expect that Christ will
come among the nations personally
suppose that tomorrow morning the
Son of God, from q lowering cloud,
should descend upon these cities
Would not that fact be known all the
world over IN "a hours? Suppose He
should present His Gospel in . few
words, saying: II am the Son Of God;
l came to pardon all you sins and to
heal all your sorrows; to prove
that am supernatural being, have
just descended from the clouds. Do
you believe me. and do you believe me
nowY" Why, all the telegraph sta
tions of the earth would be crowded
as none of them were ever crowded
just after q shipwrcck.
tell you all these things to show
you it is not among the impossibilities
or even the improba bilities that Christ
will conquer the whole earth, and do
it instantcr. when the time comes.
There are foretokenings in the air.
Something great is going to happen.
do not think that Jupiter is going to
run us down, or that the axle of the
world is going to break; but mean
something great for the worlds bless
ing and not for the worlds damage is
going to happen. I think the world
has had it hard enough. Enough,
the fa,nines and plaques. Enough, tho
Asiatic cholcras. Enough, the wars.
Enough, the shipwrecks. Enough, the
l think the world
could stand right well a procession OF
and triumphs. Better be
on the lookout. Better have your OBJ
servatories open toward the heavens,
and the lenses of your most powerful
telescopes well polished. Better have
your Leyden jars ready for some new
pulsatioD of mighty influence. Better
have new fonts of type in your print
ing Offices to set mp some astounding
good news. Better have some new
banner that has never been carried
ready for sudden professions Better
have the bells in your church towers
well hung, and rope within reach,
that yon may ring ont the marriage Of
the Kings Son. Cleanse all your court
houses, for the Judge Of all
the earth may appear. Let all
your legislative halls be gilded,
for the great Law-giver may be
about TO come. Drive off the thrones
Of 6espotism all the occupants. for the
King of Heaven and earth may be
about to reign. The darkness Of the
night is blooming and whitening into
the lilies of morning cloud, and the
lilies rcddcninR into the roses Of
stronger day-6t garlands, whether
white or red, for Him on whose head
are many crowns. 1.-THE day is ut
hand"
Zone more ray of the dawn see in
fact chronological and mathematical.
Come now, do not let us do another
stroke of work until we have settled
one matter. What is going to be the
final issue of this great contest be-
tween sin and righteousness? Which
is going to prove himself the stronger,
God or Dia bolus? Is this world going
% be all garden or all deseit? Now, let |
IS have that matter settled. II we be- |
ievc Isaiah. and Ezekiel, and Hosea.
md Micah, and Malachi, and John, and
Peter, and Paul. and the Lord himself,
We believe that it is going to be all gar. |
IN. But let US have it settled. Let
IS know whether we arc working ON
Owa-d assuccess or toward . dead fail
ire. Is there is child In your house |
lick, and you are sure he is going to |
ret well, you sympathize with present |
,ains, but all the forcboding is gone.
: you are IN q cyclone OF the Florida |
,oast, and the captain assures you the |
'essel is stanch and the winds arc |
hanging for better quarter. and he |
5 sure he will bring you safe into the |
larbor, you patiently submit to pres
mt distress with tho thought Of
afe arrival. Now, want to know
whether we are coming ON to-
Yard dismay. darkness and defeat,
r on toward light and blessedness.
1ou and l believe the latter, and if
o, every year we spend is one year
ubtracted from the worlds wQe,; and
very event that passes, whether
right or dark. brings us one event
carer q happy contamination. and by
II that is inexorable in chronology
nd mathematics l commend you to
'ood cheer and courage. II there
, anything in arithmetic, II you
ubtract two from Ave and leav6
hree, then by every rolling sun
re dre coming on toward , mag
ifcent terminus. Then every winter
assed is one severity less for our poor
7orid. Then every summer gone by
rings us nearer unfading arbores-
ence Put your algebra down on tho
op of your Bible and rejoice.
Brother! brotherl all am afraid Of
!, not that Christ will lose the battle.
ut that you and will not get into It
uick enough to do something worthy
I our blood-bought immortality. O
hrist, how shall meet Thee, Thou Of
he SCARED brow and Scared back and
be SCARED hand and the Scared foot
nd the Scared breast, IL / have NO