The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-05-06

were born to God in ono day; such
times as were seen in this country when
Edwards gave the alarm, when Tennent
preached and Whitefield 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
blacksmith shop, and factory, and en-
CINE house, and the auctioneers cry of
"a half, and a 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 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 the theme and pour the living
truth of God upon an aroused auditory
crying out to the righteous sit shall
be we'll with you'll" and to the wicked
"Woe 1t shall be i'll with you" In
those days the singing will be very diff
terent from what it is now. The music
will weep and wall and chant and tri-
umph. People then will not be afraid
to open their mouths when they sing.
The man with cracked voice will risk
it on "Windham'' and "Ortonville" and |
"Old Hundredth." Grandfather will
find the place for his grandchild in the
hymnbook, or the little child will be spec
tacles for the grandfather. Hosanna will .
meet hosanna and together go climbing .
to the throne and the angels will hear,
and God will listen, and the gates Of .
heaven will hoist, and it will be as
when two seas meet-the wave of earth
ly song mingling with the surging an
thems of the free.
o my God, let me live to see that
day Let there be no power in disease
or accident or wave of the sea to disap
point my expectations Let all other
sight fail my eyes rather than that l
should miss that vision. Let all other
sounds fail my ears rather than that [
should fail to hear that sound. want
to stand on the mountain top, to catch
the first ray of the dawn and with fly
ing feet bring the news. And, oh, when
we hear the 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
dismounts let it be amid the huzza,
huzza of world redeemed
Where and when will that revolution
begin? Here and now. In your heart
and mine. Sin must go down; our
pride must go down; our worldliness
must go down, that Christ may come
up. Revolution Except a man be
born again he cannot see the kingdom
of God" Why not now let the revolu-
tion begin? Not next Sabbath, but now. ,
Not tomorrow, when you go out into
commercial circles, but now. s
Archias, the magistrate of Thebes
was sitting with many mighty men, '
wine. A messenger came in,
bringing a letter informing him of i
to end his life and warning
him to fee. Archias took the letter,
but instead of opening it put it into his +
pocket and said to the messenger who f
brought it, Business tomorrow. The :
1ex6 day he died. Before he opened the
letter the government was captured. q
When he read the letter, it was too late, d
Today put into the hand of every man
and woman who hears or reads these :
words message of life. 1t says, "To- y
lay, if ye will hear his voice, harden
1ot your heart" Do not put away the
Message and say, "This business tomor- S
'ow." This night thy soul may be re- h
luired of thee. r.