The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-02

planted, those fortresses are full,
built they may all do their work ii
~ hours. The world sometimes de
rides the church for sIowness Of move
ment. Is science any quicker? Did
not take science $3.50 years to find GU
SO simple thing as the circulation o
The human blood? With the earth ant
the sky full Of electricity, science tool
$500 years before it even guessed tina
there was any practical use that nigh
De made of this subtle and mighty ele
ment. When good men take posses
sion OF all these scientific forces, anC
all these agencies of invention, 1 dc
not know that the redemption of the
world will be more than the work
OF half day. Do we no,
read the queens speech at the
prorouguing of parliament the day
before in London? If that be SO,
is it anything marvellous to believe
That in "a hours a Divine communica.
ton can reach the whole earth?a Sup
| pose Christ should descend on the ma
tlons-many expect that Christ will
come among the nations personally
suppose that tomorrow morning the
Son OF God, from lowering cloud,
should descend upon these cities.
Would not that fact be known all the
world over IN "a hours? Suppose He
should present His Gospel in few
words, saying: II am the Son OF God,
came to pardon all you sins and to
heal all your sorrows; to prove
that am a supernatural being, have
just descended from the clouds. Do
you believe me, and do you believe me
now?' Why, all the telegraph sta
lions OF the earth would be crowded
as none of them were ever crowded
just after a shipwrecz.
| tell you all these things to show
you it is not among the impossibilities
or even the improba bilities that Christ
will conquer the whole earth, and do
1t instanter, when the time comes.
There are foretohenings in the air.
Something great is going to happen.
L do not think that Jupiter is going to
run us down, or that the axle of the
world is going to break; but mean
something great for the worlds bless
ing and not for the worlds damage is
going to happen.sI think the world
has had it hard enough Enough,
the famines and plaques. Enough, the
Asiatic choleras. Enough, the wars.
Enough, the shipwrecks. Enough, the
CONGREGATIONS. think the world
could stand right well a procession of
and triumphs. Better be
On the lookout Better have your OBJ
servatories open toward the heavens,
ind the lenses of your most powerful
telescopes well polished. Better have
your Leyden jars ready for some new
oulsation of mighty influence. Better
nave new fonts of type in your print
ng offices to set up some astounding
good news. Better have some new
banner that has never been carried
'eadv for sudden professions. Better
nave the bells in your church towers
veil hung, and rope within reach,
hat yon may ring out the marriage of,
he Kings Son. Cleanse all your court
louses, for the Judge of all
he earth may appear. Let all
our legislative halls be gilded,
or the great Law-giver may be |
bout to come. Drive off the thrones
t despotism all the occupants, for the
ling of Heaven and earth may be !
bout to reign. The darkness of the
light is blooming and whitening into
he lilies of morning cloud, and the
lies reddening into the roses of
tronger day-it garlands, whether
White or red, for Him on whose head
re many crowns. 1.-THE day is at
and"
Beloved people, | preach this sermon
ecause l want you to toll with the
might in your faces. l want you
Id men to understand before you die
lat all the work you did for God
lille yet your ear was alert and your
rot fleet is going to be counted up in
lie final victories. l want all these
ounger people to understand that
hen they toll for God they. always win
he day; that all prayers are answered
i'd all Christian work is in some way
fectual, and that the tide is setting
the right directions, and that all
eaven is on our side-saintly, chez
Ibic, archangelic, onnipotent, chariot
Id throne, doxology and procession,
inequalities and dominion, he who
lth the moon under His feet, and all
e armies of Heaven on white horses.
Brother! brother! all am afraid of
not that Christ will lose the battle.
ltthat you and I will not get into it
lick enough to do something worthy
our blood-bought immortality. o
rist, how shall l meet Thee, Thou of
e SCARED brow and SCARED back and
e Scared hand and the Scared foo,
d the Scared breast. If l have. nj
ars or wounds gotten in Thy serv.
!? 1t shall not be so. l step ont to-
v in front of the battle. Come on,