Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-05-02

ana BISHOP lay ". Win MS hanu or Srli
supporting missionaries, have done their
work, and the A,lantis ANA ScHcgamhl-
ans shall know Christ as woll as you know
him. and there shall hc on the banks of
the Milo and the Nigorn Decentralization
than is now 10 hc found on the hanks of
the Potomac .r the Hudson. Ihcn Christ
will divide up that continent among his
friends Wait until China. which is half
as large as all Europa, shall have developed
her capacities for rico and tea and sugar
among Cdihlcs, and her amethyst and
sapphire and topaz and opal and jasper
and porphA among precious stones, and
her rosewood and ebony and camphor and
varnish trees among precious woods, and
turned up frum her depths u half dozen
Pcnnsy lvaniaS Of coal and iron, and 20
Ncvadas Of silver, and 30 CALIFORNIA; Of
gold, and her 5O0, Ou0. 600 Of people shall
be evangelical. Then the Lord will di-
vide 1t up among tho good.
The Eternal Truth.
If my tex; BE- not "a deception, but the
eternal truth, then tho time j. coming
when all he farms will ho owned by
Christian farmers. and all tho commerce
controlled hy Christian merchants, and all
the authority held hy Christian officials,
and all tho ships commanded by Christian
captains, and all the universities under the
instruction II Christian professors; Chris
tian kings, Christian presidents, Christian
governors, Christian mayors, Christian
common council Yet what n securing
outl What an upturningl What a dcmoli-
tion! What resurrection must prcccdo
this new aprnriionmcnt!
i do not undorratc tho enemy. Julius
C1sar got his greatest victories by fully
estimating the Nastncss of his foes and
prepare his mon for their greatest tri-
umph by saying, Tomorrow King Juba
will hc here with 81. 00u horses, 100, 900
skirmishcrs and SEQ elephants. do not
undcrratc the vast forces Of sin and death,
but do you know who commands usf .Ie-
hovahjirch. And the reserve corps behind
us ARE all the armies Of heaven and earth,
with hurricane and thundcrbolt. The good
work of the worlds redemption is going
on every minute. Never 80 many splendid
men and glorious wOmgn on the side OF
right as to-day. Never so many good people
rs now. DiOgencS has been spoken of ms n
wise man because he went with u lantern
at MONDAY, saying he was looking for an
honest man. II he had turned his lantern
toward himself he might have discovered
n crank. Honest men by the ten thou
sand Through the international series Of
Sunday school lessons the next generation
all through Christendom are going to be
wiser than any generation since the world
stood. Tho kingdom Is coming. God can
do It, No housewife with a chamois cloth
ever polished a silver teaspoon with more
ease than Christ will rub off from this
world the tarnish and brighten II up till
II CLOVIS like heaven, and then the glorious
apportionmcnt! for my text is rc-cnforccd
by score nf other texts, when il says OF
Christ lie shall divide the spoil with the
strong"
But yol SAY, this Is pleasant TO
think OF for others, but before that timo
shall have passed up into another exist
cncc, and shall! get no advantage from
that new appcriionmont." All, you have
only driven mo % the other moro exciting
and transporting consideration, and that
is that Christ Is going to divide up heaven
in the Same way. There are old estates in
tho celestial world that have been in the
possession Of the inhabitants for thousands
Of years, ANA they shall remain Us they are.
There are old family mansions in heaven
filled with whole generations Of kindred,
Of the Nictors from earth haNc already got
their palaces, and they arc pointed out 10
those newly arrived. Soon after our get
ting there We will ask to be shown the
apostolic residences and ask where does
Paul live ana John, and shown the patri-
archal residences and shall say, where
does Abraham live or Jacoh:' and shown
the martyr residences and say, Where
IL. L. a
will want Ia SEQ the boulevards where the
chariots NJ conqucrurs roll. l will want
to see the garden where the princes walk.
We will want To SEQ Music row, where
Handel and Haydn and Mozart ana
Charles Wesley and Thomas Hastings md
Bradbury have their homes. out of their
windows, ever and anon, rolling some
snatch of an earthly orntorio or hymn
transported with the composer. We will
want To see Revival terrace, where White
field and Netilcton and payson and Row
land Hill and Charles Finncy and other
giants Of soul rcaping are resting from
their almost supernatural lahors, their
doors thronged with converts just arrived,
coming To report themselves.
Distribution of Spoils.
But brilliant rs the sunset and like the
leaves for number are tho celestial homes
yet to DO awarded when Christ to you and
millions Of Others shall divide the spoil.
What do you want thcrcf You shall have
1t. An orchards There it is-l2 manner
Of fruits, and fruit every month. DO you
want river scenery? Take your choice on
tho banks of the river, In longer, wider,
deeper roll than Danube or Amazon or
ing into tho sea Of glass, mingled with
fire. Do you want your kindred back
againg Go out and meet your father and
mother, WITHOUT the. ta:T or the stoop, and
your children IN "a dance of immortal glcc.
Doyou want IA thruneg Select II from the
1000, 600 FURNISHED elevations Do you
want crownf Pick II out Of that noun
tain OF diamondcd coroncts DO you want
your old churcl. friends of earth around
your Begin To hum an old revival tune.
and they will flock from all quarters TO
Tevel with you in sacred "Reminiscences.
All the earth for those who aro here on
earth nj the timo Of continental and plan
etary distribution, and all the heavens for
those who are there.
That heavenly distribution Of spoils will
be a surprise to many. Hero enters heaven
the soul III u man who took up a great deal
Of room in the church on earth. but sacri-
feed little, and among his good works
sclfishncSs was evident. Hc just crowds
through the shining gate, but its very
tight squeeze, 50 that the doorkCcper has
20 pull hard TO get him in. ana this man
expects half Of heaven for his share Of
trophies, and he would like monopoly Of
all its splcndor. and To purchase lots In
the suburbs, 80 that lac could ret advantage
of the growth Of the city. Well little by
little he gets grace Of hcart, just enough
To get him through, and To him IS given u
secondhand crown, which one OF the
saints wore ut the start, bat exchanged for
"A brighter one ~ hc went on from glory to
glory. And ic Is pat in an old house once
occupied rs al ana, who was hurled ont
Of heaven at the Tine ~ sl;an's Rebellion.
Right "f;,r linn come, soul that
makes a great stir among the celcstials
and the angels rush To the scene each
bringing to hrr dazzling coronct. Who
is She: over what realm un earth was sho
queen: In what great Dusseldorf festival
was She the cautatrice! Neither. She WAS
an invalid who u,ytr loit her room for 20
years, hut She W.. strong in prayer and
She prayed Gown revival after revival aud
pcntccost after pcntocu>t lon tho churches
and with her pale hands She knit many
mittcn or tippCt for the poor, and with her
contriyanccs she added jos t. many a Holt
day festival, and now with those thin
hands So strong for kindness and with
those white lips 81 strong for supplicatiun
She has won coronation and inthroncmcnt
and jubilee And Christ said To the angels
who have brought each crown for tho
gloriiicd invalid: No, not these they are