The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-10
HOODS
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braniest men and most honorable 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 Christi
DO yOn say the effect would be electrician
More than that, ii would be omnipotenti
DO you say that such learned
and potent men are not wrought
upon by religious influence? That
shows that you have not observed what
has been going on Commodore Foote,
representing the navy; Gen. Grant and
Robert r. Lee, representing the northern
and southern armies; Chief Justice Chase,
representing the supreme court; the Ere
linghuysens, Theodore and Frederick, rep
resenting the United States Senate; Will
liam Pennington and scores Of others,
representing the House of Representatives.
have surrendered to that gospel, which
before this winter is out, will, in this cap
ital of the American nation,if we are faith
full in our prayers and eXertions, turn in
to the kingdom of God men of national and
International power, their tongues of elo-
quence 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 Fenelons, and Bourdelcaus when once
regenerated. There is an illusion | have
heard in prayer meetings and heard in
pulpits, that a soul is a soul-one soul
worth as much as another. 1 deny 1t. The
soul of "A man who can bring a thousand
or ten thousand other souls into the
kingdom of God, is worth a thousand
times more than the soul of a man who
can bring no one into the kingdom. A
great outpouring of the Holy Spirit in this
capital. reaching the chief men of Ameri-
ca, would be of more value to earth and
heaven than in any other part of the
nation, because 1t would reach all the
states, cities, towns and neighborhoods
of the continent. Oh, for the out-stretched
right arm of God Almighty in the saliva
ton of this capital
Some of us remember 1851 when, at the
close of the worst monetary distress this
country has ever felt, compared with
which the hard times of the last three
years were a boom of prosperity, right on
the heels of that complete prostration
came an awakening in which 100000 peo-
pie were converted in different states of
the union. DO you know where one OF
its chief powers was demonstrated? In
Washington. DO you know on what
what church? This church. l picked up
an old book a few days ago, and was
startled, and thrilled, and enchanted to
read these words, written at that time by
the Washington CORRESPONDENT of a New
York paper. He wrote: The First Pres
byterian church can scarce contain the
people. Requests are daily preferred for
an interest in the prayers offered, and
the reading of these forms one Of the ten
derest and most effective features of the
meetings. Particular pains are taken TO
disclaim and exclude everything like sec
tartan feeling. General establishment is
felt at the unexpected rapidity with which
the work has thus far proceeded, and we
are beginning to anticipate the necessity
of opening another church." Why, my
hearers, not have that again, and more
than that? There are many thousands
more of inhabitants now than then. Be
side that, since then the telephone, with
its semi and the swift ca
BILE car, for assembling the peo-
pie. l believe that the mghtiest
revival of religion that this city
has ever seen is yet to come, and the earth
will tremble from Capitoline Hin to the
boundaries on all sides with the footsteps
of God as he comes to awaken and pardon
and save these great populations. People
night. at half-p2st seven O'Clock, to pray
for this coming of the Holy Ghost-not
for pentecostal three thousand, that
have referred to, but thirty thousand.
Such a fire that would kindle a light
that would be seen from the sledges
Crunching through the SHOWS of Labrador
to the Caribbean Sea, where the whirl-
winds are born. Let our cry be that of
Habakkuk, the blank verse poet of the BIZ
BILE: 80 Lord, revive thy work in the
midst Of the years, in the midst of the
years make known: in wrath remember
mercy" Let the battle-cry be, Washing
ton for Cod the United States for God!
America for Cod the world for God! We
are all tired of skirmishing. Let us bring
on a general engagement We are tired
sweep of the Gospel net let us take in
many thousands. This vast work must
begin somewhere Why not here? Some
one must give the rallying cry, why may
not /, one of the Lords servants? BY
providential arrangement. / am every
week in sermonic communication with ev-
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country, and l now give the watchword
to north and south. and east and west
Hear and see 1t. all people-this call to a
forward movement this call to repent
ance and faith. this call to continental
awakening!
This generation will soon be out of
sight. Where are the mighty men of the
past who trod your Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and spake in yonder national legis-
lature, and decided the stupendous ques-
tons of the supreme judicatory? ASK the
On ,es.w
Ask the mausOleums all over the land.
Their tongues are SpeechleSS, their eyes
closed, their arms folded, their opportu-
mites gone, their destinies fixed How
soon Time prorogues parliaments, and ad-
iOurnS SenateS. and diSbands cabinets
and empties pulpits, and dismisses gen
erationsi What we would do, we must
do quickly or not do at all l call upon
people who cannot come forth from their
sick-beds to implore the heavens in our
behalf from their midnight pillows and
] call upon the aged who cannot, even
by the help of their staff. enter the
churches to spend their last DAYS on earth
in supplicating the salvation of this ma
ton, and | call upon all men and women
who have been in furnaces of trouble
as was Shadrach, and among lions as was
Daniel, and in dungeons of trouble as
was jeremiah, to join in the prayer and
let the Church of God everywhere lay
hold of the Almighty Arm that moves
States Will announce to the state legis-
latures that sent them here, and mem
befS VI ltit i1puSt VI representatives Will
report to the congressional districts that
elected them, and the many thousands
of men and women now and here en-
gagged i'm the many departments of ma
tional 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. Halleluiahi
the Lord is coming! l hear the rambling
of his chariot wheels feel
on my cheeks the breath of
the white horses that draw the
Victori ] see the fash of his lanterns
through the long night Of the worlds sin