The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-11-30

Europe. Twenty million serfs of Russia
manumitted. ON this western continent /
can call the roll of many repubhcs-MeXl-
90, Guatemala, san salvador, Costa Iica'
Paraguay, Uruguay, Honduras, New Ora
NADIA Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, BOLIVIA,
Chill, Argentine Republic, Bra2ll. Inc
once struggling village of Washington 10
which the United States government moved
its entire baggage ana equipment packed
up In seven boxes which got lost IN
the tho woods near this place, now
fhe architectural glory of the
continent, and admiration Of the world.
A thing that needs 10 be set in order be
for the veteran century quits us, is more
thorough and all-emhracinE plan Tor the
worlds gardenizatlon. We have been try
ing to save the world from the top ana II
cannot be done that way. 1T has got to
be saved from the bottom The church
ought to be only a West Point TO drill sol
diers for outside battle. What If a military
academy should keep its students from aEe
70 age in the mcssroom ana the barracks
No. mol They are wanted at MonteZuma,
and Chapultcpcc, and South Mountain, ana
Missionary Ridge and the church Is no
place for the Christian TO stay very long.
He is wanted at the front. lie IS needed
in the desperate charge OF taking the par
apets. The last great battle for God Is not
10 be fought on the campus OF u college
or the lawn Of a church. 1t IS 70 be rouSht
at Missionary Ridge. Before TINS century
quits us let us establish the habit II GIVING
the forenoon of the Sabbath to the churches
and the evenings of the sabbath TO gospel
work in the halls, and thcaters, and
streets, and fields, and slums, and wilder
nesses Of sin and SORROW why do Chris
tians who have stuffed themselves with
Tho strong meat of the word ana all
gospel vlands on Sabbath forenoons want
10 come up to n second service and stuu
themselves again? These old gormandizers
at the gospel feast need to get into outdoor
work with the outdoor gospel that was
preached on the banks Of Jordan. and on
the fishiug-smaCks of Lake Galilee, and in
the bleak air of Assyrian mountains. ] am
told that throughout all our American cities
the second sabbath service IN "A majority
of churches IS sparscly, yea, dsgracefuily
attended. and is the distress Of the conse-
Grated and eloquent pastors, who bring
their learning and piety before peWs ghaSt-
~ for their inOCCEpaucy. W hat Is the pro-
Vidcutial meaning The greatest of all
cvangelists since Bible times recently sug-
gestcd that the evening services in all the
churches be turned into the most popular
style Of cV8ugelistic meetings Tor outsiders.
Surely II lis an experiment worth making.
If that does not succeed. then II does seem
30 mo all the churches which cannot secure
sufficient evening audiences ought to shut up
their buildings at night and go where the
people are, and invite them to come 10 the
gospel banquet.
Let the Christian souls, bontifully FED
iu the morning, 20 forth in the afternoon
and evening and fecl the multitude Of
outsiders starving Tor the bread Oi Nnicn
81 man cat ne shall never again hunger.
Among those clear down tho gospel would
make moro rapid couQuests than among
those who know SO much and have SO much
that God cannot teach or help them. IN
those lower depths splendid fellows in the
rough. ilkH tlt hi4Dtbisttks tillL a ItIi'A tti
saw near New York city hall lie asked
q boy 10 black his halqs. Tho boy came
mp TO his work provolSlngly slow. and had
just begun when a large boy showed him
aside and began the work. ana the re-
porter reproved him as ,eng bully. and
tho boy replied: oh. that's all right !
am going to do 81 for i'm. You see he's
been sick in the hospital m0re'n q month;
$50 as boys turn IN and give i'm Il lift" do
all the boys help him. asked the reporter.
''Ycs. sir; when they amt got no job them
selves and Jim gets one. they turn in and
helm i'm, for he amt strong yet, Won SEE
How much percentage does he give your
said the reporter. The boy replied, 81 don't
keep none OF IL. I ANT no such sneak as
that An the boys give up what they SIT
on hts job I'd Ike TO catch amy Teller
sueakiny on a sick boy, I would" The roo
porter gave him q 2p-cent Gee and said,
"TCu keep 10 cents Tor yourself ana give
the rest TO jim" "Nan't Go il. sir. it's
his customer Here. Jim" such big souls
as that Strew au the lower depths Of tho
cities. and yet them converted 90 God. this
would Zoe the last full century OF the worlds
sin. ana hut little work Of CHARACTERIZATION
would Dee left for the next century. Before
this century expires iet there be com
bined effort TO save the Great cities of
America ana Great Britain, ana Of al
ChrIster A,nf.