The Progress., 1897-01-02

William E. Dodge then a membe Of con-
gress. There are now more Christian men
IN the national Legislature than ever be-
fore Why Will they not band together in
religious movement which before the An
auguration of the next president shall on
throne Christ in the hearts Of this nations
They have the brain, they have the elo-
Quence. they have the influence God
grant them the grace sufficient! Who in
congressional circles will establish the
capitoline prayer meeting IN 1897 Let
the evening of the last decade Of this CEN
tury be irradiated with such q religious
splendor. There are the opportunities for
national and international charge, oil
brid!ed and saddled. Where are tho riders
to mount them?
Full of Speed.
The cavalry suggests speed. When onco
the reiDs are gathered into the hands Of
the soldiery horselnan and the spurs are
struck into the tanks, you hear tho rata
plan OF the hoofs. Velocity ,s tho word
that describes the movement-acceleratio
momentum-and what we want in rot
ting into the kingdom Of God il celebrity.
You see, the years are 30 swift, and the
days are 80 swift, and the hours are so
swift and the minutes are 80 swift, We
need to he swift. For lack Of this appru.
pirate speed many do not get into heaven
at all. Here we are in the last Sabbath Of
the year Did you ever know a twelfth
month quicker to be gone? The golden
rod of one autumn speaks to the golden
rod OF the next autumn, and the orocus OF
one springtime to the crocus Of another
sprlDgtime, and the snowbanks of adjoin-
Ing years almost reach each other in up.
broken curve. We are In too much hurry
about most things Business men In too
ruin them and ruin others People move
from place to place in too great haste, and
they wear out their nerves and weaken
the hearts actioD. But the only thing In
which they are afraid of being too hasty 10
the matter Of the souls salvation Yet did
any one ever got damaged by too quick 10
pentance or too quick pardon or too quick
emnncipations The Biblc recommends tar
dincss, delibcration and suaiIlike move
ment In some things, as whom it enjoins
us to be slow to speak and slow 70 wrath
and slow to do evil, but IT tells us, ''Thc
kings business requirsth haste" and thnt
our days arc as the flight OF IL wes.ver's
shuttle, aud cjnculatcs: ESCAPE for thy
life. Look not behind thee; neither stay
thou in all the plain" Other cavalry
troops may fall back, but mounted years
never retreat. They are always going
ahead, not on an easy cnnter, but ut full
rum Other regiments hear the command
OF "Halt"' and pitch their tents for tho
night. The regiments Of the years never
AeaE the command OF HHtt!' and mover
pitch tent for the night.
The Cavalry Procession.
The century leads on its troop OF 100
years, and the year leads OH It's troop OF
865 days, and the day leads on its troop OF
"a hours, and the hour Lends on its troop
OF 60 minutes, and ali are dashinR out OF
sight. Perhaps there are two years In
which we are most interestcd-onr FIRST
and our last Held up in our mothers
arms, We watched the flight OF the first
With wondering eyes we all watch tho
comtpg OF the last The name OF that nd
vanbdng year we cannot call. 1t may be in
the piDettes Of this century, 1t may he Ia
the tons Or twenttes or thirtics Of the neg.
century, but 1t Is coming at full gallon.
WIFI what mood will we meet iti In j0-
costly, as did Thomas Hood In his Inst
moment, saying, Il Am dying out Of char
aty TO the undertaken, who wishes to earn
o lively Hood. ~ Or IN fear, as did Thomas
Paine, saying in his last moment, "Oh,
how dread this mysterious leap In the
dark!' Or In boastfulness, as did yespa-
sian, saying in his last moment. .Ah.