The Progress., 1897-03-20

Itch tho very stones Of the field. The sun |
w. 1oy and the moon by night, directly or
.rd,rectly, suall favor Christianity. The
-.s-s in their courses are marshaled for Va, |
90 they fought against S1sera. Inc W1nos
% heaven are now as certainly acting in
favor of Christ as in reformation times the
;nvincible armada in Its PRIDE approach
81 the coast Of England. AS that proud
ravy directed their guns against the friends
- christ and religious liberty God said
INTO his winds, "Selze hold Of them. and
=, the sea. Swallow them" The 1ort,
nth his tempests, dashed their hulks TO-
esther and splintered them on the rocks
11nt;l the flower of Spanish pride and va@rf
iav crushed among the waves Of The sea-
beach. All are ours Aye. God The Fa-
ther. God the Son and God the Holy 0hoss
are our allies!
Precious Seed.
The Mohammedans, in their struggles
IN subiugate the world, had passages from
the Koran inscribed on the blades OF their
scimiters, an we have nothing to fear II.
approaching the inf1delity and malice th.e
oppose the J ingdom of Christ, we shaA:
have glittering on our swords the words OF
David to the giant, II come to thee In the
name of the Lord of Hosts the God Of the
armies of Israel, who thou hast defled."
Now the church goes forth bearing pr
ciors seed, bit after awhile 1t will be the
sheaf binding and reaper angels shall shout
the harvest home Now it is tents and
marching and exposure, but then, In the
ranks of PROSTATE iniquity and on the very
walls Of heaven, ''in the naIne OF God we
will set up our banners.
The earth sends up its long, deep groan
Of pain and clanks the great chains OF Its
bondage and cries by the voice of ses, and
hand and sky, How long, 0 Lord, how
long?'' There was a tradition on the other
side Of the water that the daughter of Lir
was transformed into a bird of the air, and
that she wandered for hundreds of years
over river and lake until the arrival OF
Christianity, and that at the stroke OF the
first cathedral bell her spirit was freed
Uncounted millions of our race, by the
power OF sin and satan, have been trans
formed into a state of wretchedneSs, and
they wander like the poor daughter of Liz,
but they shall after awhile be released
When the great CHI ych of Christ shall in
those darkened lands from its tower rii Z
out the glad tidings Of the gospel, then
millions of wandering souls shall find rest
In Saviours pity and Saviour's love,
transported from the kingdom OF satesn In
to the kingdom of Gods dear Son.
By and by you would hardly know the
SAi Va Al sou etfW IL. hS WoH1O 40 q WAoH9
shall be as greatly improved as the fndfvid-
ual heart by conversion. Fraud, leaving
It's trickery, will go to work for an honest
living. Knavery shall begin to make right
eous bargains. Passion shall answer tc
the control of reason. Scoffers shall be
changed into worshipers and skeptics into
Bible lovers. Christ shall begin his reign
on earth. Whether he shall descend on &c
the earth in person and establish n gov
eminent at Jerusalem, I cannot say. But
1t viii be an cra of more than Augustau
splendor. That is enough. Knowing this
We can never despair. But we see tht
church OF Christ putting ca her beautiful
garments and arising to shine we Will say
with the enthusiasm of Oliver Cromwell
who, standing before his sick and famine
stricken soldiers at Dunbar, saw tho suI
rising out of the morning mist and, point
Ing tc it with his sword, uttered praYs