Milford chronicle., 1896-02-14

places who are fitted for tho positions in
+. neither head nor heart, but this is excep-
tiOnal and more exceptional now than in
other days. There is not a drunkard in
the national legislature, although there
4 were times when Keniucky, Virginia,
/, Delaware, Illinois, New York and Messa-
ohusets had men in senate or house Of
representatives who went maudlin and
staggering drunk across those high places
Never nobler group of men sat In senate
! or house of representatives than sat there
I, yesterday and win sit there tomorrow,
while tho highest judiciary, without ex-
ception, has now upon its bench men be-
yond criticism for good morals and mental
endowment. So in ali departments Of
official position, with here and there an
exception, are today the brainiest men and
most honorable men of America. Now,
suppose the Holy Ghost power should fall
upon this city and these men from all
parts of America should suddenly become
pronounced for Christ Do you say the
effect would DO electrical? More than that.
It would be Omnipotentl Do you say that
such learned and potent men are not
II wrought upon by religious influence? That
shows that you have not observed what
has been going on. Commodore Foote,
representing the navy; General Grant and
| Robert 70. Lee, representing the northern
and southern armies; Chief Justice Chase
representing the supreme court; the Ere
linghuysens Theodore and Frederick, rep-
resenting the United States senate; VIII
liam Pennington and SORES of others, rep
resenting the house of representatives,
have surrendered to that gospel which be
fore this winter IS out, will in this capital
! Of the American nation, If we are faithful
| in our prayers and exertions, turn into the
/ kingdom of God men Of national and in
/ ternational power, their tongues Of elo-
! quence becoming the tongues of fire in an
other Pentecost.
There are ON yonder hill those who, by !
the grace OF God, will become John Knoxes
and Chrysostoms and Fenelons and Bour- !
deleaus when once regenerated. There is |
an illusion l have heard in prayer meet |
ings and heard in pulpits that soul is a
soul-one soul worth as much as another !
deny it. The soul of a man who can /
bring 1 900 or 10000 other souls into the |
kingdom Of God is worth 1000 or 10, 600 |
times more than the soul of man who
can bring no one into the kingdom. A |
great outpouring of the Holy Spirit in this
capital reaching the chief men Of Amer
lea, would be of moro value to earth and
heaven than in any other part Of the Ia
ton, because it would reach all the states,
cities, towns and noighborhoods of the
continent. Oh, for the outstretched right
arm of God Almighty in the salvation of
this capital
A Call TO Repentance.
Some of us remember 1857, when, at
the close Of the worst monetary distress
this country has ever felt, compared with
which the hard times of the last three
years were boom of prosperity, right on
tho heels Of that complete pros5Tation
camo an awakening in which 500, 600 PEG
pie were converted in different states of
the Union. Do you know where ono of
its chief powers was demonstratod2 In
Washington. Do you know on what
street? This street. Do you know in
what church? This church. picked up
an old bouk few days ago and was star
tied and thrilled and enchanted TO read
some words written at that time by the
Washington correspondent of a New York
paper. He wrote: " The First Presbyterian
church can scarce contain the people.
Requests are daily preferred for an interest
in the prayers offered, and the reading of
these forms one of tho tenderest and most
effective features of the meetings. Par
ticular pains ara taken to disclaim and OK
olude everything like soctarian feeling.
General astonishment is felt at the unex-
pected rapidity with which the work has
thus far proceeded, and we are beginning +
to anticipate the necessity Of opening an {
other church" Why, my hearers, net {
have that again, and more than that2 S
There are many thousands more of inhab-
itants now than then Besides that, since {
then are the telephone, with its semiomni-
presence and tho swift cable car, for as !
sombling the people, ! believe that the t
inightiest revival of religion that this city :
has ever seen is yet to come, and the earth
will tremble from Capitoline hill to tho a
boundaries on all sidos with the footsteps i
Of God as he comes to awaken and pardon u
and save these great populations. [
People Of Washington, meet us next v
night at half past O'Clock to s.
pray for this coming Of the Holy Ghost &
not for a penteoostal 5000, that have re- c.
erred to, but 30,000. Such u fire. as that g
you'd kindle light that would be seen p
orm the sledges crunching through the Is
nows of Labrador to the Caribbean sea, b
where the whirlwinds arc born. Let our
ny be that of Habakkuk, the blank verse
,oet of the Bible: 80 Lord, revive thy Il
work in the midst of the years; in the Sc
midst of tho years make known; in wrath III
emember mercy" Let the battlecry be ul
for God, the United States for III
iod, America for God, tho world for God b.
Vo are ali tired Of slSirmishing. Let us N
ring on a general engagement. We are q
ired of fishing with hook and line. With I'll
ne sweep Of the gospel net let us take in be
many thousands This vast work must yC
egin somewhere. Why not hore2 Some ot
ne must give the rallying cry. Why may U
ot I, one of the Lords servants? BY iii
rovidential arrangement am every week IN
fu
ity, town and noighborhuod Of this coun- ia
~, and now give the watchword to q,
orth and south and east and west. Hear ID
nd see it, al people-this call to a for 30
ard movement, this call 10 repentance W
nd faith, this call to a continental awak til
lingl ne
Work For the Nations Salvation. In
This generation will soon be out Of N
gilt. Where are the mighty mon Of the dc
ls5 who trod your Pennsylvania avenue 60
ld spake in yonder national legislature
al decided the stupendous questions of
le supreme judicatory? Ask the sleepers
the Congressional cemetery. ASK tho
ausoleums all over the land. Their
ngues arc speechless, their eyes closed,
eir arms folded, thoir opportunities
me, their destiny fixed. How soon time
orogues pariiaments, and adjourns SEN
esi ana QIsDanuS CHDlncls, ana elnPtles
llpits, and dismisses- generationsl What
g wouIu 40 we muse 40 quIcKIy or nos
, at ALL I call upon people who cannot
mo forth from their siokbeds to implore
e heavens in our behalf from their mid
ght pillowl, and l call upon the aged
no cannot oven by the help Of their STAFF
tier the churches to spend their last
lys on earth in supplicating tho salvation
this nation, and ! call upon all men ard
omen who have boon IN furnaces Of trcu-
e, as was Shadraoh, and among lions, as
as Daniel, and in Dungeons Of trouble,
was Jeremiah, to join in the prayer,
ID let the church Of God everywhere lay
Id Of the Almighty arm that moves ma
ms,
Then senators Of the United States will
nounce TO the state legislatures that sent
an, bora and ,,,a,,I,ors of fto bo,-o ~