The Atlanta constitution., 1896-09-14

and the hymn is read and the angels o1
God step from their throne to catch the mu-
sic on their wings. do not let us drive them
away by our indifference. j nave preacheI
in churches where vast sums OF money
We're employed to keep up the music and u
was as exquisite as any heard ON eaFti;
but | thought, at the same time. Tor All
matters practical would prefer the hearty,
outbreaking song of u backswoods Meth
odist campmeeting
Let one of these starveing fancy songs
sung in church got up before the throne or
God. how would it seem standing amid
the great doxologies of the redeemed? Let
the finest operate air that ever went up
from the church of Christ get many hours
the start. ii will he caught and passed by
the hosanna of the Sabbath school chil-
dren. j know a church where the chorr
did all the singing. save one Christian man;
who, through perseverance of the saints,
went right on, and afterwards a committee
was appointed to wait on him and ask him
II he would not please stop singing. as he
bothered the choir.
Let those refuse TO sing
Who never knew our God:
But children of the heavenly king
Should speak their joys abroad.
praise We the lord; let everything with
breath praise the Lord q" In the glorious
time coming in our cities. and In the world.
hosanna will meet hosanna. and hallelujah'
In that time also of which speak. all
the haunts of iniquity and crime and squat
or Will be cleansed and viii be Illuminated
How is 81 to be done? You say. perhaps,
by one influence. Perhaps I say by another
] viii tell you what IS my idea, and KNOW
] right in it: The gospel of the Son OF
God is the only agency that Will ever ac-
cOmplSh this.
A gentleman in England had a theory
that if the natural forces Of wind and tide
and sunshine and wave were rightly ap-
piled and rightly developed II would make
this whole earth paradise. In book OF
great genius, ana which rushed from eul-
ton to edition. he said. Fellow men,
promise to show the means OF creating 4
years.
thing desirable for human life may be had
nv every man in superabundance without
labor and without pay-where the Whole
face of nature shall be changed INTO the
most beautiful farms. and man may I'VE
in the most magnificent palaces IN 'l
Imaginable rcfinementS or luxury. anu ~
the most delightful gardens-where he may
accomplish without labor in one year more
than hitherto could lie done in thouSaudS
OF years From the houses to be bulit VII
be afforded the most cultured NleMs s tilas
can be fanCied. From the galleries, from
the roof. and from the turrets. may me tG
seen gardens as far as the eye can see i iull
10 fruits and flowers. arranged ~ hl- mos mo-.
beautiful order, with walks. coionhalss
aqueducts. canals. ponds. pIaiis ..,-,,.,.,
works paVilions, Roudolas, places OF pop
ular amusement. 20 lure the eve ana iaNC.-
All this to be done by urging lne |'t,es. ~
wind, ana the sunshine 10 their iuii ue'e'-
opment." ,
lie goes on and gives plates OF the ma
chinery by which this work - 10 b'' uoHe,
"o1n,a,,,. COM 4, Which fhe shares shall be so
corb ana ! hundred or two hundred thou
sand shall he raised Just to make speci-
~ co5on,nitv and then. this being form
ed M world win soc lfs practicahlity. and
-. -, -, ~, ~. tl,rs.s million dollars can
- ',,t,t,'., a,5 fn ten years the whole
- t-i - -, -. -. ,lfe.s Tho rfan is not
t'll lllll VIZ ~ ~ . -.-.a have heard OF
- pirlp.3, -, - .to.t- in mat COMPANY.
l'ut VII go n, ~ ~ = III ~ e,-e~ 10 done I'm
40 hol "etieNt- Ia ~ Il -i.'.i force or bv
that Way ~ ~i!S n \ me, mind ga n
any MAJ .htIS ti'.' y -, I.,- me ,.,.s--
PUT INTO play. - ,,,,,,f,,l,ta,7f ma
pel oi tne son y 80 ,Oa,rt .r5 par.lon ANA
chherN oi 10y 10y "'.N .,,,,,+rsdiea Tie ma
s'sl'auoh, tH'9 IA trovsd = fleet OF
tons. HIriliil.U t-I,o- Won know
ships cclniAS ul, ~. 0r.o+ e1ln glass,
how he did II ilN "-t . T. go ~ sIiue
history tells us. ana ~.tt .- ~ l.~o,1o-rt
came mp me ndt-1r ~ Il L., c,,...,-stl t1l,s
to bear TINS sun tsii'hat ~ >-,,- tila safs
suns rays upon tho mus. c1I tE y-.s-
are wings Of lr-. ur i-.'stn .i,-'.,,,, r-,9ss
sells sink. on llS lf.eins, "s "s' ,- - .5,t. srir,
Cf tho gospel conNe.E'i's 5i.l @ @I',' tI,s wick
Of RiEhteousueSs ui,'h siit si''. -. fher1
eGness OF the world, We Wa" ii''''N0
blaze ana expire, ... -
In that day OF which J speah, 40 3oa
1;e,-e there viii be any midnight H.tol4'---'
~ IN .Iars H. au,- Kicking of IRON tle i-.'tt,
-,o,,- ~ shiver5nE mensicantS- N Lt
-, ~ nv rfnyvashed unfcd. unconhto
ii3Tro,a VEU there be any blasphemies iu
80 ~, ~ .eit,retea WiU there be any inebriale5
,l..,..,,fr..r rasr2 No. No "itt-