The Monitor-register., 1897-01-01

by the church people generally through
out the State to the proposition that will
be submitted to the coming Legislature.
in the effort to secure more equal taxation
to tax church property. 1t is claimed
that the present exemptions are entirely
too large, which may be true, but 1t
hardly seems that houses of worship are
the proper place to begin in curtailipg
the list. 1t Is said that there is large
of personal property in some Sec
lions, and especially in the cities in the
northern end of the State, that escapes
taxation, by the ease with which some of
the wealthy residents thereof can cross
the boundary line and likewise manipu-
late their assets. The Dominic took
strong ground against such change,
and since he is-as member of the commit
tee of the Ministers Association of too
New Jersey Conference to look after the
matter before the Legislature, his utter
ances may be regarded as outlining their
opposition to thu proposed measure.
Jacob House, executor of James
Reeves, dec5tssd, sold at public sale. y i,
Saturday rise and lot in Asnceess To-
Margaret K 4..sstora fth6eey gallop the better
# like it. NJ, sskeener the 1ances they
fling ehe..-. ). ~ '.1iiis them. We care
not what s.xentiouality they infract
il they cHlys gssh Ne ctosy. Moody
and Chapman ~ad zl4s... -t4d Jones' and
4 Harrison a. Mnnhail and Major Cole
and Crittenden and hundred others
are now making the cavalry charge. and
they are this moment taking New ork
and Philadelphia and Cincinnati for
God, and l wish they might take our
nations capital. Hear the tremendous
facts: There are now in this country
nearly 100000 chufoa Congregations
( with nearly 81, 600, 0e0 commandments
and seating capaci y in church for more
than $4,000, 900 peopIe~-in etheraFcrds,
room in the ckr--hesf for three fourths
Of the population aintry. and
about one third of the population of this
country already GEE a. IpN-N.her
words, we will yl,f 80 ..serage
House, was married on Sat .conntrv Is ne.
ing to,Mr. W. Fl. Dobb' ..naer the power
/ Of the holy Ghost. brf- two souls to
God in three years? AsSeemapy will
i bring hundreds and thousands to God,
most Of you aaye .. 80 8 only one soul
to God and the gospel campaign for this
continent Will be.ended. If yor cannot
bring one soul to God, or two scT .,f
three souls, in three years, you are no
Christian and deserve yourself to be
shut out of heaven. The religious pes
simists of this country are all the time
depicting the obstacles as so great and
our forces as so small that we half of
the time feel that we are attempting an
impossibility.
Take out of your prayers and preach
ing some of your stuffing of groans and
put in something Of reclamation and
triumph, and the United States will be
gospelized, and If the United States be
gospelized America will be gospelized,
and, America gospelized, we will take
Asia from the Pacific beach and Europe
from the Atlantic beach, and not far
s from now the lost star we live on will
take its place among the consultations
that never fell. Let the more than a. !
900, 900 communicates, as they lift tIs
sacramental cup to their lips, take oath
that they will not rest until the other
100000, 900 are saved. The opportunities
are all saddled and bridled. Where are
the men and women TO guide them? II
Twill deliver thee 1000 horses ifthou be
able to set riders upon them" What
two men can do for good Or evil. ia i'm.
pressed upon me by the fact that, two
Scotchmen going to Caiiforniag esd'
took something that would remind nm
of his native country. The one took
thistle, the national emblem of Scot
land. The other took q hive of bees.
Years went by, and The work of the two
Scotohmen is widely seen. The curse of
the Pacific slope is the, thistle. and the
fQ&essing of the Pacific Alnafs the honey
found everywhere in WOODS and fields.
FL yeuffile are you responsiblefor honey
or thistles, and II one man can do SO
much good and another SO much evil,
how much could be done for the ransom
Of this country by 81, 100000 people all
consecrated?
Pull Up the Blinds.
Get out of the way with your dolor.
GUS foreboding and change your diirges
for what we have not done fot. the grand
march of what we mayflo and will do.
The woman at Sedan, in whose house
Napoleon the last was waiting to make
J surrender OF himself and bis army, said
! TO the overthrown French emperor.
ssVVhat can 7 do foy vonp, A,d az AZ
sna;r;,,o r,,,a,,.....,.s -, - ~
but draw down the blind 81 frat .s'sss
not be stared at. q In this gospel can, .
paign we have plenty to draw down the
blinds. In Gods name, I saw. mil mn
the blinds and let the morning sun Of
the coming victory shine upon us What
we want in this campaign for God ID
the self abnegation and courage Of the
IsH5En Qf Sir Colin Campbell. who. al
Lord Bshop Cowie of New Zealand.
once chaplain of his army, told ne. said
to the troops: "Men, no retreat from this
place. Die right here. " And they shout
ed: Yes, Sir Colin. We will do Il. ),
And they did
Temporary defeats ought not TO dis.
hearten. What is Bunker Hill NOM.
mentp Monument of defeat. But from
that bloody mount American indenend.
ence startled for its grandest achieve
msnt, and all the defeats Of the oauss Of
God are incipient victory.
Thy saints in all this s,or;ons NO..
Shall conquer. though they die.
They seq the triumph from afar
49, anu ss'4s AZ w.'h 'nelr eye
n. anu now, standing as I do in this
10, na', Lula. capital let me say that what
r ms man; N tne senate and house OF rep
nenteoosta ~ s anu lne supreme court is a
pOAoooostdl blessing that will shake the