Milford chronicle., 1896-02-28

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Of demonstration that whole continent
has gone down, tho Azores off the coast Of
Spain only the highest mountain Of that
sunken continent. Plato described that
continent, its grandeur, the multitude OF
its inhabitants, its splendor and its awful
destruction, and the world thought it was
a romance, but archseologists have found
out iJ was history, and the English and
tho German and tho American fleets have
como forth with archmol0gists and the
Challenger and the Dolphin and the Ca
zelle have dropped anchor, and in deep sea
soundings they lave found tho contour OF
that sunken continent.
All to Christ.
Oh, there is trouble marked on the
rocks, on the sky, on the sea- ON tho gora
and the fauna--astruaomical trouble,
geological trouble, oceanic trouble, politi-
cal trouble, domestic troublo-and stand
ing in the presence Of all those stupendous
! deyastations, 1 ask if am not right in
saying that tho great want of this ago
and ell ages is divine sympathy and om-
nipotent comfort, and they are found not
in the Brahma of the lIindoo or the Allah
of the Mohammedan, but in the Christ
unto whom she'll the gathering of the peo-
I pie ba Otasr worlds may fall, but this
morning star Will never be hlotted from
tho Leaveus 1ha earth may quake, but
I this rock OF ages will mover be shaken
I from It's foundations. The same Christ
who fed the g. coo will fred all tho worlds
/ hunger The same Christ who cured Bar
i tiiueus viii hiunino all blindness. The
| Same Christ who made tho dumb speak
will put on every tongue q hosanna. The
same Christ WHO awoko Lazarus from the
lei,
( in glorious resurrection. Il know that my
Redcemer liyeth, and that to him shall
the gathering q the people be-" All, my
friends, when Christ starts thoroughly and
quiekly to Lift this miserable wreck of a
sunken wor 1, it Will not take him long
to lift it.
have thought that this particular age
in which wo live may be given up to dis
covories and inventions by which through
quick and instantaneous communication
all cities and all communities and all
lands will be brought together and then
in another period perhaps these inventions
which have been used for worldly purposes
will be brought out for gospel invitation,
and some great prophet of the Lord will
come and snatch the mysterious, sub
lime and miraculous telephone from
the hand of commerce, and, all lands
and Kingdoms connected by wondrous
wire, this prophet of the Lord may,
through telephone communication, in an
instant Announce 10 all nations pardon
and sympathy and life through Jesus
Christ, and then, putting the wondrous
tube to the ear of the Lords prophet, the
response shall como back, 81 believe in
God, the Father Almighty, Maker of
heaven and oaFth and in Jesus Christ, his
only begotten Son
You and l may not live to see the day.
think those Of us who are over 40 years of
age can scarcely expect to sec the day.
expect before that timo our bodies will be
sound asleep Ia tho hammooks Of the old
gospel ship Us it goes sailing on. But
Christ will wake us up in tiGio to sec the
achievement. We who have sweated in the
hot harvest fields will be at tine door Of
the garner when the sheaves come in.
That work for which in this world we
toiled and Wept and struggled and wore
ourselves out shall not come to eonsum-
nation and we be oblivious of tho achieve
ment. We will DO allowed to come out
and shake hands with the viotors.
The Great victory.
We who fought in tho earlier battles |
will have just as much right to rejoice as |
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Armagoddon. All, yea, those who could |
only give a oupful of cold water in the |
name of a disciple, those who could only |
scrape a handful of lint for wounded /
soldier, those who could only administer |
to old age in its deorepitude, those who /
could only coax poor waif of the street |
to go bnck home to her God, those who 4
could only lift little child in tho arms Of |
Christ, will have as much right to take
part in the ovation to the Lord Jesus
Christ as a Chrysostom. 1t will be your
victory and mine, rs we'll as Christ's. He
tho conqueror, VIC shouting in his train
Christ the victor will pick out thu hum
blost Of his disciples IN tho crowd, and
turning half around on the white horse OF
victory he shall point her out for approval
by the multitude as he says, She did
what She could, Thon putting his hand
on the head of some man, who by his in
dustry made one talent do the work Of
ten, he will say 'Thou hast been faithful
over a few things; will mako thee ruler
over ten cities Two different theories
about the fulfllmont Of this promise,
There are people who think Christ will
come in person and sit on throne. Per
haps he may, l should like to see the
Scared fest going up the stairs Of palace
In which all the giories of the AIhambra
and tho TAI Mahal, and st. Mark S,
and the Winter palace are gathered 1
should like to ses the world pay Christ
IN love for what it did to him in maltreat.
nent. l should like to be ono of the
yrooms Of the chargers, holding the stir
'up as the king mounts. Oh, what a glo-
'ious time it would DO On earth If Christ
would break through the heavens, and
I. ..
awe this prophecy fulfilled Unto him
hall the gathering Of the people b." But
ailing in that, 1 bargain to meet you at
he ponderous gate Of heaven on the day
when our Lord comes buck. Garlands Of
N nations on his brow-of the hrnnzad
nations OF the south and tho pallid ma
ions of tho nOrth-Europe, Asia, Africa,
North and South America, and the other
Ontinents that may arise meantime from
bo sea TO take tho places Of their sunken
of Trajan, arch Of
Titus, arch Of Triumph in the Champs
Elysees all too poor TO welcome this king
# kings and lord of lords and conquerOr
4 oonquerOrs il his august arrival Turn
mt all heaven TO meet him. Hang all
long the route tho flags Of earthly do
ninion, whether decorated with crescent,
II star, or eagio, or lion, or oorOnet. Hang
mt heavens brightest banner, with its
ne star of Bethlehem and blood striped
# the cross. I hear tho procession now.
lark The tramp of tho feet, tho rumbling
f tho wheels, the Gathering OF tho hoofs
nd the shout Of the ridersl Ten thousand
lines ten thousand and thousands of thou
ands. Put up in heavens library, right
eside the completed volume of tho worlds
uin, tho completed volume % Shiloh's
riumph. This old promise struggling
Trough the ages fulfilled at last, ''Unto
i'm shall the gathering Of the people be. ("
While everlasting ages roll
Eternal love shall feast their soul
And scenes Of bliss forever new
Rise in succession to their view.
Photographing In the Dark.
Georges d'Infreville, an electrical en- /
'ineer and a scientist Of repute and ro ]
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