Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-01-08

what we may do aud will do. The woman
at Sedan in whose house Napoleon the last
was waiting 10 make surrender of himself
and his army, said TO the oyerthrown french
Emperor, "What can l do for youy" And
the despairing eX-mOnarch replied, "Noth-
ing but draw down the blind so that | can
not be stared at" In this Gospel campaign
we have plenty to draw down the blinds. In
Cod name. | say, pull up the blinds and let
the morning sun of the coming victory shine
upon us. What we want in this campaign
for God is the self abnegatiOn and courage
ofthe men Of Sir Colin Campbell, who, as
Lord Bishop Cowie OF New Zealand, once
chaplain OF his army, told me, said to the
troops: "Mnn, no retreat from this place.
Die right here. And they shouted: Yes,
Sir Colin. We will do it," Aud they did
Temporary de eats ought not to disheart-
en-. What is Bunker Hill monument? Mon
ument of defeat. But from that bloody
mount American independence started for
its grandest achievement aud all the de-
feats Of the cause OF God are incipient vic
tory.
Thy saints in all this glorious war
Shall conquer, though they die.
They see the triumph from atar
And seize it with their eye.
Aud now standing rs do in this National
capital, let me say that whut we want in tho
Senate ana House Of Representatives and
the Supreme Court Is prnticOstal blessing
that will shake the continent with divine
mercy. There recently came into nv hands
the records oftwO Congressional PRAYER meet
ings, on the rolls of which were the names
Of the most eminent Senators and Repre-
seDatyes who then controlled the des-
TIMES Of this repubic-the one Congressional
prayer meeting In 1857 and the other in 500
The record is in the handwriting of the phi
lanthropist, William L. Dodge, then mem
Der OF Congress. There are now more Chris
titn men in the National Legislature than
ever before Why will they not band to-
gether in religious movement which be-
fore the inauguration Of the next President
shall enthrone Christ in the hearts Of this
Nation? They have the brain, they have tho
elOquenca, they have the influence. God
grant them the grace sufficient. Who in
Congressional circles will establish the capi-
toline prayer meeting in 1887? Let the even
ing of the last decade Of this century ba
irradated with such a religious spIendor.
There are the opportunities for National
und international charge, all brdled and
saddled. Where are the riders to mount
them?
The cavalry suggests speed. When once
the reins are gathered into the hands OF the
sO,diery hOrseman, and the spurs are struck
into the Hanks, you hear the rataplan OF the
hOofs. Velocity is the word that describes
the movement, acceleration, momentum. and
what we want in getting into the kingdom of
God is celebrity. You see the years are so
swift and the weeks are so swift, aud tho
DAYS are SO swift, and the hours are so
swift. and the minutes are so swift
we need to be swift. For lack OF
this appropriate speed many Onot get into
heaven at all. Here we are in the last Sab
bath of the year. Did you ever know twelve
month quicker to be- gone? The goldenrod
Of one autumn speaksto the goldenred of the
next autumn. and the crocus Of one SPRING
time TO the crocus of another springtime,
and the snowbanks Of adjoining years almost
reach each otherin unbrOken curve. We are
in too much hurry about most things Bust
ness men in too much hurry rush Into spec
ulatiOns that 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 action. But the only
thing in which they are afraid OF being too
hasty is the matter of the souls salvation
Yet did any one ever get damaged by too
quick repentance or too quick pardon or too
quick emancipation? The Bible recon-
mends hardness, deliberation and snail-like
movement in some things, as when it enioins
US TO be slow to speak and slow to wrath aud
slow to do evil, but it tells us. THE Kings
business requireth haste" and that our days
arc ttS llC hight VI u WtuNtE y shuttle ant
calculates: 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 ars
always going ahead, not on an easy canter,
but at full run. Other regiments hear the
command of "Halt!" and pitch their tents
for the night. The regiments of the years
never hear the command Of "Halt," and
never pitch tent for the night.
Tho ppptnrv Lon 1g Nc Of
years and the year leads on its troop of 365
| days, and the day leads on its troop of
| "a hours, and the hour leads on its trOoD of
| go minutes, and all are dashng out of sight
Perhaps there are two years in which we are
most interested-Cur first and our last Held
up in our mothers arms, we watched the
| flight of the first. With wondering eyes we
| all watch the coming Of the last. The name
| OF that advancing year we cannot call. 1t
may be in the nineties of this century, itmay
be in the tens or twenties or thirties of the
next century, but it is coming at full gallop.
With what mood will we meet it? In TO-
costly, rs did Thomas Hood in his last mo-
ment, saying, II am dying out of charity to
the undertaken, who wishes to earn q 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
boastfuIness, as did Yespasian, saying in his
last moment, "Ah, methinks am becoming
god" Or in frivolity, as did Demonax
the 1nildel philosopher. saying in his last
moment, "You may go home; the show is
| over" Or conscience stricken, as did
| Charles TX, of France, saying in his last mo.
ment: "Nurse, nurse! What murder! What
blood" Or shall we meet it in gadness Of
| Christian hope, like that of Julius Charles
| Hare, who said in his last moment,
"Upward, upward" Or like that of Rich
ard Baxter, in his last moment saying. "Al-
most WELL" Or like that of Martin of Tours,
saying in his last moment, II go to Abra-
hams BOSOM" Or like that of polished
Addison, who said In his last moment. "See
with what ease Christian can die" Or
like that of George Whiteaeld, who felt that
he had said all that he could of Christ, decar-
ing IN his last moment. "I shall die silent. Or
like that OF Mrs. Schimmelp ennich, who said
in her last moment: "Do you not hear the
voices? And the children's are the loudest."
Or like that of Dragonuatti, saying in his
last moment; "Stand asidel 1 see my faith
er and my mother coming to kiss me"
Or as did the dying girl who, having few
evenings before sat on bench in London
mission, was seen to have tears of contrition
rolling down her cheek, and who, departing
from the room, had put in her hand by a
Christian woman Bible, with the passage
marked, "The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth
from all SIM" Though having promised to
be at the next meeting, she did not come.
Inc Christian woman who gave her the BLDG
was visiting the hospital, and the nurse said
to her: 81 wish you had been here little
while ago. We had young woman who
mad been run over by wagon. Poor thing,
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