Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-05-06

other religion, for when did the followers
of Brahma, or Vishnu, or Buddha, or Con-
fuoius, or Mohammed ever demonstrate ike
interest in people on the opposite side Of the
world? Having taken the bread of this life
from our hands, they will be more apt to
lnEe from US the bread Of eternal life. The
missionaries of different denominations in
India ut 40 stations are already distribut-
ing relief sent through The Christian Her
aid. Is it not plain that those missionaries,
after feeding the hunger of the body, will
bo at better advantage to feed the hunger
of the soul9 When Christ, before preach
ing to the 5000 in the wilderness, broke
for them the miraculous loaves, he indi-
Gated that the best way to prepare the
world for spiritual and eternal considera-
tions is first to look after their temporal
interests. Oh, church of God in America
and Europel This is your opportunity.
We have on occasions of Christian patriot
ism CRIED sAmerica for God!" Now let
us add the battle shout, "Asia for God"
In this mo ement to give food to starving
India I hear the rustling of the wings of
the Apocalyptic angel ready to fly through
the midst of heaven proclaiming to all the
searchable riches of Jesus Christ.
A Divine Circle.
And now l bethink myself of something
| I never thought of before. / had noticed
that the circle is God s favorite figure, and
upon that subject addressed you some
| time ago, but it did not occur to me until
now that the gospel seems to be moving in
circle. 1t started in Asia, Bethlehem,
an Asiatic village; Jordan, an Asiatic
river; Calvary, an Asiatc mountain. Then
this gospel moved on to Europe; witness
the chapels and churches and cathedrals
and Christian universities of that conti-
nent. Then 1t crossed to America. 1t has
prayed and preached and sung its way
across our continent. 1t has crossed to
Asia, taking the Sandwich Islands in its
way, and now in all the great cities on the
coast of China people are singing Crock
of Ages" and "There Is Fountain Filled
With Blood" for you must know that not
only have the Scriptures been translated
into those Asiatic tongues, but also the
evangelical hymns
My missionary brother John translated
some of them into Chinese, and Mr.. Glad
stone gave me copy of the hymn, "Jesus,
Lover of My Soul" which he had himself
translated into Greek. The Christ who il
seems spent 16 or 1S years of his life in
India is there now in spirit, converting
and saving the people by the hundreds Of
thousands, and the gospel will move right
on through Asia until the story of the
Saviour's birth will anew be made known
in Bethlehem, and the story of Saviour's
sacrifice be told anew on and around
Mount Calvary, and the story Of a Saviour't
ascension be told anew on the shoulder ol
! Mount Olivet And then do you not SCI
the circle will be oompletep The glorious
circle, the circle of the earth. This OLE
planet, gashed with earthquake ant
scorched with confagration and torn will
revolutions, will be girdled with churches
with schools, with universities, with mil
lennial festivities. How cheering and how
inspiring the thought that we are, wheth
er giving temporal or spiritual relief
working on the segment Of such a circle
and that the Christly mission which start
ed in Asia will keep on its way until i
goes clear around to the place where i
started. Then the earth will have demon
strated that for which Ii was created, ant
as soon as world has completed Its mis-
sion it dies. Part Of the heavens is Gem
+ etery of dead worlds. Our world, built t.
demonstrate to the worlds which hay
! been loyal to God the awful results of dis
, loyalty, so that none of them may ever at
! tempt it, say our world, having finished
its mission, may thon go out Of existence
The central fires of the world which ar
burning out rapidly toward the crust ma,
have reached the surface by that time ant
Z the Bible prophecy be fulfilled, which de
! clares that the earth and all things tina
, are therein shall be burned up. The ran
! somed human race at that time on eartl
will start unhurt in those chariots of fir
a for the great metropolis Of the universe
the heaven, where the redeemed of tn
i, Lord shall talk over the famines, and th
: plaques and the wars which this cart
suffered and against which we struggles
a and prayed as long as there was any breat
q in us. Glorious consummationl
3 Christian Generosity.
b May 10, 1850, was memorable day
/ for then was laid the last tie that con
t nected the two rail tracks which united tn
8 Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The Centra
d Pacific railroad was built from Californi
n eastward. The Union Pacific railroad wa
i built westward. They were within arm
Q reach Of meeting, only one more piece 9
!, the rail track to put down. A great audi
n enoe assembled, midcontinent, to see tn
Q last tie laid. The locomotives of the east
t ern and western trains stood painting O.
: the tracks close by. Grafton explained tn
Q occasion, and prayer solelnnized 1t and mu
9 sic enchanted 1t. The tie was made q
4 polished laurel wood, bound with silve
n bands, and three spikes were used-a gol
o spike, presented by California; silve
t spike, presented by Nevada, and an iro
r spike, presented by Arizona. When, al
q heads uncovered and all hearts thrillin
0 with emotion, the hammer struck the las
J, spike into its place, the cannon doomed
;, amid the resounding mountain echoes, an
;. the telegraphio instruments clicked to al
4 nations that the deed was done. M
0 friends, If the laying Of the last tie tina
d bound the east and the west of one cont
d nent together was such resounding occa
y sion, what will 1t be when the last tic Q
d the track of gospel influences, reachin
s clear round the world, shall be laid ami
t the anthems of all nationsp The spike
Q will be the golden and silver spikes fash
:, ioned out of the Christian generosity Q
o the hemispheres. The last hammer strok
h that completes the work will be heard b
I all the raptured and piled up galleries @
: the universe, and the mountains of cart
= will shout to the thrones of heaven: "Hal
: leluiahl For the Lord God omnipoten
4 reigneth. Halleluiah For the kingdom
n of this world have become the kingdoms Q
Q our Lord Jesus Christi"
l
Q Strawberries are often served wit
+ orange juices. Cover the berries wit
sugar and juice of several oranges. LIE
L them chill in the refrigerator for hal
Y an hour and serve with powdered ice.
n A French autograph collector say
n the signature Of Christopher Columbu