Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-03-19


the work of Slater and Peabody funds,
and Sabbath-schools Of all the churches
OF all denominations Pugilism now
made unlawful by congressional en-
actment, the brutal custom knocked
out in the first round Corruption at
the ballot-box, by law of registration
and other safeguards. made almost i'm
possible. Churches twice as large as
the old ones, the enlarged supply tc
meet the enlarged demand. Nihilism
getting stunning stroke by the sum.
mary execution OF it's opponents after
they had murdered the policemen in
Chicago, received its deathblow from
The recent treaty which sends back to
RUSSIA blatant criminals who had been
regurgitated on our American shore.
The very things that have been quoted
as perils to this nation are going 10
| help it's salvation. Great cities, so
often mentioned as great Obstacles
the center of crime and the reservoirs
Of all iniquities-are to lead, in the
| work Of gospelization. Who give most
| to the home missions, to asylums, to
religi ous education, to all styles of hn-
| maritarian and Christian institutions
| The cities. From what places did the
most relief oat the time of the Johns
town flood, and Michigan fires, and
Charleston earthquake. and Ohio fresh
cts? From the cities. From what
place did Christ send out His twelve
apostles to gospelize the world? From
a city. What place will do more than
any other place, by its contribution Of
Christian men and women and means.
in this work of taking America for
God? New York City. The way P'ris
goes, goes France. The way Berlin
goes, goes Germany. The way Edin-
burgh goes, goes Scotland. The way
London goes, goes England. The way
| New York and couple of other cities
go. goes America. May the eternal
God wake us up to the stupendous
issue.
Another thing quoted pessimistically
is the vast and overlapping fortune,
in this country, and they say it means
concentrated wealth, and luxurious
ness, and display, and moral ruin. 1t
is my observation that it is people who
have but limited resources who make
the most splurge. and ask you, Who
are endowing colleges and theological
seminaries? Did you ever hear of
Peter Cooper. and James Lenox, and
sainted William K. Dodge, and the
Lawrences, Amos and Abbott, while /
refrain from mentioning living bene-
factors who, quite as generous and
Christian, are in this assembly at this
moment planning what they can do in
these days, and in their last will and
testament in this campaign that pro-
poses taking America for God? The
widows mite, honored of the Lord, is
- have it's part in this continental
capture; but we must have more than
That, and more right away. Many of
the men that expect to get the blessing
COR bestowing the widows mite will
not get the blessing. In the first place
they are not widows, and in the mex,
place, they have no might"
But now what are the weapons by
which under our omnipotent Leader.
the real obstacles in the way of on
conntry's evangelization, the 1905
mile sebastopols are to be lcveleda The
FIRST colum bad, with range enough q
sweep from eternity to eternity, is the
Bible, millions of its copies going out.
millions or millions-this, the monarch
OF books, that has made all the differ
ence between China and the United
States, between Africa and America;
book declaring in every style Of phrase.
ology that all nations are to be con
verified, and does not that include our
nation? If the Apocalyptic angel is to
fly across the continents will he not fly
across this continent? The worst in
suit l could offer you would be to
ioubt your veracity, and shall we
doubt Gods promise? Then there are
all the gospel batteries, manned by
10000 pastors and home missionaries
over the head of each one of whom is
he shield of divine protection, and in
The right hand of each one the gleam-
ing, two-edged sword of the Infinite
spirit! Hundreds of thousands Of pri-
yate soldiers for Christ, marching nm
Ter the one-starred, blood-striped flag
If Emmanuel! On our side, the great
and mighty theologians of the land.
he heavy artillery, and the hundreds
IF thousands of Christian children, the
infantry.
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They are marching on! Episcopacy.
yiSh the sublime roll of its liturgies:
Nethodism, with its battle-cry of ''The
sword of the Lord and John Wesley;-
Tho Baptist church, with it's glorious
lavy sailing up our Oregons and Sacra-
nentos and Mississippis; and Presby-
,erianism, moving on with the battle
Try of THE sword of the Lord and
John Knox" And then, after awhile,
will come the great tides of revival.
weeping over the land the 100000
conversions in 1857 eclipsed by the sal
ration Of millions in day, and the
our American armies Of the Lords
host marching toward each other, the
eastern army marching west, the west
ern army marching cast, the northern
army marching south, the southern
irmy marching north; shoulder to
shoulder! Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! I'M
Til thew meet mid tinant hav;nn