The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-02-21

climates. 1t brings together the tw
styles of population. 1t is not onl
right, but beautiful, that people shout
have especial love for the latitud
where they were born and brough
up. With what loving accentua
ton the Albanian speaks of hi
orange groves! And the man iron
Massachusetts is sure to let you know
that he comes from the land of the
Adamses-Samuel, and John, ant
John Quincy. Did you ever know ;
Virginian or Ohioan whose face did no
brighten when he announced him
self from the southern or northern
state of presidents? If man doe.
not like his native cline, it is be
cause, while he lived there, he die
not behave well. This capital stands
where, by it's locality and it's political
influence, it stretches forth one hanc
toward the north and the other toward
the south, and mighty work of grace
starting here would probably be ma
tional awakening. Georgia would
clasp the hand of New Hampshire, and
Maine the hand of Louisiana, and Cali
fornia the hand of New York, and say:
"Come, let us go up and worship the
God of Nations, the Christ of Golgotha,
the Holy Ghost of the pentecostal three
thousands"
1t has often been said that the only
way the north and the south will be
brought into complete accord is to
have war with some foreign nation,
in which both sections, marching side
by side, would forget everything but
the foe to be overcome. Well, if you
wait for such a foreign conflict, you
will wait until all this genera
ton is dead, and perhaps wait
forever. The war that will make
the sections forget past controversies
is war against righteousness, such
as universal religious awakening
would declare. What we want is a
battle for souls, in which about forty
million northerners and southerners
shall be on the same side, and shoulder
to shoulder. In no other city on the
continent can such war be declared
so appropriately, for all the other great
cities are either northern or southern.
This is neither, or, rather, it is BOTH
Again, it would be especially adva1-
tageous if a mighty work of grace
started here, because more representa-
tive men are in Washington than in any
other city between the oceans. OF
course there are accidents in pol
tics, and occasionally there are men
who get into the senate and house
If representatives and other i'm
oortant places who are fitted for the
positions in neither head nor heart;
but this is exceptional and more ex-
,eptional now than in other days.
There i. not drunkard in the nation
u legislature, although there were
lines when Kentucky, Virginia, Della
ware, Illinois, New York and Massa-
,husetts had men in senate or house
If representatives who went maud
in and staggering drunk across
hose high places. Never nobler
,roup of men sat in senate or
house of representatives than sat there
and will sit there to-mor-
ow, while the highest judiciary, with
tut exception, has now upon its bench
men beyond criticism for good morals
nd mental endowment. So in all de-
'artments of official position, with
lere and there an exception, are to-day
he brainiest men and most honora BILE |
nen of America.
Now, suppose the Holy Ghost power
fol asf
men from all parts of America should |
become pronounced for Christ!
10 you say the effect would be cleo
rical? More than that; it would be
Do you say that such
earned and potent men are not |
upon by religious infu-
nee? That shows that you have |
OF observed what has been go
lg on. Commodore Foote, repre-
enting the navy; Gen. Grant and Rob-
TT E. Lee, representing the northern
nd southern armies; Chief Justice
base, representing the supreme court;
he Frelinghuysens, Theodore and
frederick, representing the United
tates senate. William Pennington
nd scores of others repre- senting the
ouse of representatives, have surren-
cred to that Gospel which, before
his winter is out, will, in this capital
the American nation, if we are
in our prayer and exertions,
urn into the kingdom of God men of
ational and international power, their
ongues of eloquence becoming the
ongues Of fire in another Pentecost.
here are on yonder hill those who by
ne grace of God will become John
-noxes, and Chrysostoms, and Fene-
,ns, and Bourdeleaus, when once re-
enerated. There is an illusion have
card in prayer meetings and in pull
its, that a soul is a soul-one |