The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-05-12

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[o Rsvs.psioa! ne prids oe tAs church
must come down. The exclusiveness of
the church nust come down! The
financial boastings Of the church must
come down! II monetary success were
the chief idea In the church. then I
ssy that the present mode Of conduct
ing finances b the best. II II 10 60 see
how many dollars you can gain. then
the present mode u the best But u II
10 the saving Of souls from sin and
death and bringing the mighty popu-
lstions OF oar cities 70 the knowledge
Of Goa. then I cry revolution! II 10
coming fast. I feel Il in the cir. I
hear the rumbling OF an earthquake
that shall shake down In one terrible
crash the arrogaace Of our modern
Christianity.
The sea 10 covered With wrecks., and
muititudes are drowning. We come out
with the church lifeboat,, and the peo-
pie begin to Chamber in. ana we shout
stop! stop! You must think II costs
nothing to keep . lifeboat. Those
seats at the PROV are 81 apiece. those in
the middle s cents and those seats In
the stern two shillings. Please to pay
up or else founder on a little, longer
till the mission boat whose work It II
to save you penniless wretches shall
come along and pick you up. We save
only flrst-class sinners IN this boat
The talk Is whether Protestant
churches or Roman Catholic churches
are coming out ahead. tell you. Prot.
estants, this truth plainly-that until
your churches are as free as are the
Roman Catholic cathedrals they will
beat you. In their cathedrals the mill
ionaire and the beggar kneel side by
side. And until that time comes
In our churches we cannot expect the
favor Of God or permanent spiritual
prosperity.
Revolution! It may be that before
the church learns its duty to the masses
God will scourge 1t and come with the
whip Of omnipotent indignation and
drive out the money changers. 1t may
house and blackshop and factory and
engine house. and the auctioneer's cry
Of "a half, and half. and half" was
drowned out by the adjoining prayer
meeting, In which the people cried out.
Men and brethren. what shall we do?"
In those days Of which am speak
be that there is to be a great day Of
upsetting before that time shall come.
If it must come. o Lord God, let 1t
come now.
In that future day Of the reconstruct
ed church of Christ the church building
will be the most cheerful Of all build
ings. Instead Of the light of the sun
stained through painted glass until an
intelligent auditory looks green and
blue and yellow and copper colored,
We will have no such things. The pure
atmosphere Of heaven VIII sweep out
ohC ictio otHhoophCiC that oCCh
kept in many Of our churches boxed up
from Sunday to Sunday.
The day Of which I speak will be a
day Of great revivals. There will be
such time as there was in the par
ish OF Shott. where five hundred 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 Whitefeld
thundered. and Edward Payson prayed;
such times as some of you remember
in 1857. when the voice Of prayer and
praise was heard in theatre and ware
ing 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 the theme and pour the liv-
ing truth Of God upon an aroused audi
tory. crying out to the righteous, ut
shall be we'll with you." and to the
wicked, Woe! II shall be Ill with you"
In those days tbs singing will be very
different from what it is now. The
music will weep and wall and chant
and triumph. People then will not be
afraid to open their mouths when they
sing. The man with a cracked voice
will risk vt on "Windham" and "Orton-
vile" and "Old Hundred" Grand
father will find the place ror his grand
child in the hymn book, or the little
child will be spectacles for the grand
father. Hosanna will meet hosanna
and together go climbing to the throne.
and the angels Of heaven will hoist.
and 1t will be as when two seas meet
the wave OF earthly song mingllng with
the surging anthems of the free.
Oh. my God, let me live to see that
day! Let there be no power in disease
or accident or wave Of the sea to dis
appoint my expectations. Let all other
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