The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-02

be the most cheerful Of all buildings. In
stead Of the light Of the sun strainet
through painted glass until an intelli
gent auditory looks green and blue anS
yellow and copper oOlored, we will have
no suoh things. The pure atmosphere oil
heaven will sweep out the fetid atmos
phere that has been kept in many Of ouI
churches boxed up from Sunday to Sun.
day.
The day of which speak will be q
day Of great reviyals. There will be such
time Us there was In the parish of Sbotts,
where 900 souls were born to God in one
day-such times as were seen in this
country when Edwards gave the alarm,
when Tennent preached, and Whiteleld
Numbered, and Edward Payson prayed
such times as some Of you remember In
1857, when the voice of prayer and praise
was heard In theater and warehouse and
blackshop and factory and engine house,
and tho auctioneer s cry of "a half, and d
half, and half" was drowned out by
the adjoining prayer meeting, In which
the people cried out, Men and brethren,
what shall we dor"
In those days Of which am speaking
the services Of the church of God will be
more spirited. The ministers of Christ,
instead of being anxious about whether
they are going to lose their place in their
notes, will get on fire with tho theme and
pour the living truth Of God upon an
aroused auditory, crying out to the right
eous, ut shall DO well with YOU" and to
the wicked: Wool 1t shall be Ill with
you" In those days the singing will be
very different from what 1t IL now. The
music will weep and wall and chant and
triumph People then will not DO afraid
to open their mouths when they sing. The
man with cracked voice will risk 1t on
"Windham" and "Ortonville" and "Old
Hundred" Grandfather will find the
place for his grandchild In the hymnbook,
or the little child will be spcctacles for the
grandfather. Hosanna will meet hosanna
and together go climbing to the throne,
md the angels will hear, and God will
listen, and the gates Of heaven will hoist,
and 1t will be as when two seas meet-the
wave Of earthly song minglina with the
surging anthems of the free.
Oh, my God, let me live to SEQ that dayl
Let there be no power In disease or acoi-
dent or wave of tho sea to disappoint my
Let all other sight fail my
eyes rather than that should miss that
vision. Let all other sounds fail my ears
rather than that I should fail to hear that
sound. want to stand on the mountain
top to catch the FIRST ray Of the dawn and
with flying feet bring the news. And, oh.
whom We hear tho Gathering hoofs that
bring on the Kings chariot may we all be
ready, with arches sprung and with hand
on the rope Of the bell that Is to sound the
Victory, and with wreaths all twisted for
the way, and when Jesus disnounts lot 1t
be amid tho huzza! huzzal of world re-
leemedl
Where and when will that revolution be.
yinp Here and now. In your heart and |
mine. Sin must go down, our pride must |
20 down, our worldliness must go down,
that Christ may como up. Revolutionl
Except man be born again, he cannot
zee the kingdom Of God" Why not now
lot the revolution beginp Not next Sab
oath, but now. Not tomorrow, when you
20 out into commercial circles, but now.
Arohins, the magistrate of Thebes, was
itting with many mighty men. drinking
vine. messenger came in bringing a
otter informing him Of conspiracy to
md his life and warning him to fec.
Archias took the letter, but, instead of
opening it, put ID into his pocket and said
o the messenger who brought 1t, "Busi-
less tomorrow" The next day he died.
Before be opened the letter the govern
nent was captured. When he read tho
stter, it was too late. Today put into
he hand Of every man and woman who
ears or reads these words message of
ife. 1t says, "Today, If ye will hear his
dice, harden not your heart" Do not
ut away tho message and say, "This busi-
ess tomorrow" This night thy soul may
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