The Progress., 1896-04-18

phl'iONi. driving 'h'h '-'
-uapping loose tho "hA'A. - "'' -
'no lives Of thousands 81 '"'''', '''
Jesus WHO have d'|o'eH '"''''',.
the temporal and sprl'l" '''''
the race. are monuments OF we '"'
tiln religion That shall nov q "",'''
while thc world lasts \ n''" ,,''' ~
me in the cars: 'Nh|t II I'''7'''''
Judging from the character OIL many
professors Of religion | 40 "'l ""-
mire religion l said: No" S''
pose we went to an artist n '"' Guy =,
Rome and while in MS G"I'''l "S"'
him, what is the at OF P'''',H
would he take us OUl III '''
and show us mere dau' Oh "
tender at painting? or N0'n" ~ ,''N
us down into the corridors a"" S"'" .
Us the Rubcns and tn" H2pAa''9 @'"
the Michael Ang'ioS? " he"
asked him, 'Nhat Is III" an VI
ing BE would point to me WorN' %
these great masters ana say "'c
painting. Now, y0h PROPOSE " III
the mere caricatur' OF r'i'9'oh' {" 9''"
after that which is the mere pl'''n-
sion Of a holy life. ara YOU '''i '',.',
religion. | point You TO the S'h'"o''
men and women whom 'hiS S"'P'I '''''
blessed and lifted and rr0"'l'"' f""N
at the masterpieces OF b'N1n' N'''' "
YOU want to Know what i'''7''" -
We learn also iToM lhIH S'0'f VI
/ Tcscnh that the result CT Nef'''"'l"H
I is elevation. Had it not h''h '"r HIS
! being sold into Egyptian n""""S' w
his malicious brothers. ana MS "'''
imprisonment 10 ep1 never "ou'u NAV =
. become governor, ever! 0o"2 "'
copts the promise, blessed "'' '''H
that are prosecuted Tor rl&h''o"S'''', :,
sake, for theirs is the h'hEuo" ~
Heaven" but they 90 nov ''"''"' ,'''
fact that this principle appilsS u "o''
~ as well as spiritual Success II -
true in all departments, Meh '9' ~
high official positions through HIS
representation. PHbtlC &N"'e - al '"'N
scme Of our public men nave h"d q
rely upon for their eleH3uHN' II mas
, brought to them what taien, ana eA'
ecutiye force could not maze achleNeo
, Many of those who are MAKING S''"J
effort for place ana power VIII n''''
q succeed, just because tu"| are "o' y
, enough importance 10 nH ao"S'1,
: is the nature Of nen-'h@t Is Oh d.
generous and reaSonaose memo S''''
+ or about those VINO are prosecuted 'n'
defend them, and they are apt 10 LOT
get the fault Of those VINO are 'he SUD
y jocts Of attack Whl.e attempting !
+ drive back the siandefcfS fefaecu
70 ton is elevation Helen Sunk, IN
Scotch martyr, standing with ler nus
band at the place OF execution, SAFE
"Husband, let US rejoice today; we ha'
!. lived together many happy years. III
;, is the happiest time of all our lie; 70
! see we are to be happy together 1o'
+. ever. Be brave now, be brave l WI
!, not say Good night 10 you lor we Sha
o soon be in the kl1gdoii o. our t7'h>
together" Persecution SHOWS ihe IL
~ Yoes and heroneS 80 ia'o 'ho'h'
20 department and ma mat 'hoSs gre
. denominations OF CHRISTIANS "Hl'
have been most abused nave spread Il
:. most rapidly. No good man was eV
- more violently maltreat2d than 1oi
"a Wesley-belied ana 2ar!catUTcd IL
49, slandered until one day ne 5i0ou IN
-, pulpit in London, and man arose
-, the audience and SAID: on we
49, drunk last night and John WEST
~, said: Thank God, the whole cat
~ logue is now complete. | have be
~, charged with everything but tha'
~ His followers were hooted at ana N
~, ligned and called by every 0etestaI
~ name that Internal ingenuity could
vent, but he hotter the pcfsecuti
rs the more rapidly they spread, until
!, know whaf a great host they nave
come and what tremendous force
God and the truth they are Wieldi
'o' ali the world over. 1t Was persecuti
$500 that gave Scotland to PreSDyterlanls
%" It was persecution that gave our Ia
N'I first to civil liberty and afterWard
' religious freedom. Yea, | might
.'N further back and say 1t was perse