El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-16

| Rev. Ill. w. Moore.
At the Presby gerian church yester
day morning the pastor preached from
the text: Thy Kingdom Come.
Matt WHO. Part of the sermon il
given below:
A student with half an eye can Sc,
that we have reached crisis in tht
world 3 history. Old things are pass
ing away and all things are becoming
new. Mr. Gladstone said few year
| ago that the human race had IN de
more prog ress between 1870 and 1885
than during all the previous ages OF
the worlds history. We are tApping
the earth and t is Ohedient to us il
gushing wells of oil and gas. The sub
tie fluid electricity swings its splendor
,ver our city aJd drlve- oar cars
apace. The very seas have become
whispering gallery. Limbs once am
putated are sirdightf ned and strength
ened. Giant explosives or nitrO-g v
cerine aud dynamite are quarrylng our
metals and clearing the earth of its
bris. Politically things are chang
ing. Under every throne today Is the
power of self government. Economi-
| ally we are disturbed. Capital and
| laOor are having hand to hand con-
| est. Socially we are nearing crisis.
| Our nelghbor is no Longer the mao
of distant Continents Theologic ally
we are Tired. The bible is being
searched by arch light of historical
criticism, and grows brighter 10 the
flame. The whole world is rapidly be-
ing divided into believers and unbe-
lievers. The eingdom is coming. The
world is in its 'ra isiIion stage and ous
of the unrest Of tee LIONS Is coming
the glorious worlds tomorrow.
~ fir, il In hi In
this world there has Nn"n CROWN
since Abrat am began to i've the life
of faitn. d kingdom. 1t has spread ana
widen ed until it will gain the upp-r
nand and dominate the who'e earth
with righteousness and peace. l. re-
trOgr AIDED and progressed under the
kingdoms OF Israel ana Juuah. Il
grew in numb-rs until there were
thousands who never bowed the knee
TO Baai. Isaiah and Habakkuk aud
Daniel sang of the glorious future
when the earth should be filed w tn
The knowledge of the glory of God or
the waters cover the sea. John the B sp-
fist took up the cry: Repent for the
KINGDOM of heaven Is at haod." Jesus
said pray Thy kingdom come" He
said seek ye first the kingdom of
God" Except We be born az ain ye
,.aunot see he kingdom of Cod The
way to enter this kingdom s repen
lance Il, faith. Its subjects are to
cut off their sins, forgive, love, make
sacrifices, be KIND. be ruled by Coo
md his word. 1t is to include all ma
tions for ''they shall come from north
and south and east AID west and sit
down in the kingdom of Cod In hi-
present Crisis Lowell bailed the
day. In his ''Locksley Hail." Tenny-
son saw II afar off ana sang:
Then the comm sense of most shall
hold fretful realm in awe
And the kindly earth shall slumber
lapt in universal law
For the bringing about this kingdom
Edward Bellamy, Henry George,
Eugene Debs, Sir Thomas More and
Plato all have put forth their id AS.
rhe Christian scheme differs from al,
others n this. These men lay stress
ON law. They approach humanity
from the outsice. Jesus approaches
humanity from the inside. Jesus con-
mands h change of heart. Chris tiani'y
cries: wash ye. Put away your evil
doings." Jesus has conquered the
world by repentance, love. self sacrl-
ice. Athens based her wisdom on
Intellectual culture and Voitaire tried
TO get France to worship the Goddess
of Reason. Both schemes failed to
influence conduct. Chris Slanity bases
Is WISDOM on conscience which GOES
influence conduct.
The kingdom is coming. Gcd is using
science, comm cree, priu ting. electr lefty,
literature, music, to usher in the grand
day. Japan, China, cry aloud: Come
with your gospel of love- Mexico.
India, all the islands and Africa have
been opened by the keys of commerce,
medical science, war, common schools,
diplomacy. Why do our war vessels
plough the St a today and our sOss ar
brothers hasten to the front? To
stablish the kingdom of justice, hu-
mainly, rig tie BUSINESS. War has slain
tyrAnnies and opened up the.way for
tue onward march OF ma tiOns 1t is not
yet time for the sword to r. turn to its
ocabbnrd. This war with Spain is one
of FIRE dom against despo.ism: humani-
ty against massacre: intelligence
against the swollen tumor of ignor-
ance and vanity. Spain stands for
principles aud policies which all
christendom should frown on. She has
always been cruel. Her Sunday bull
fights have made her people cruel
without knowing it. Because of Spain's
cruelty and m.sgovernment sha has
lost the Nethe andS, Southern Italy,
Naples, Portugal, Peru, Mexico. Sar
Domingo, the Philippines and God IS
raped his gavel on the thr me saying
she shall lose Cuba. In this all staud
serene. GID is putting out of The Way
al that stands in the way of the adj
vance-of righteousness and humanity.
The kingdom is coming. Glorious day
come quickly. We already hear the
many notes OF grander chorus TO be
sung by aud by. Heads up, Our God
ia marching on. Never let your heart
fail or your hand grow weary Come
and enter this kingdom by repentar,e
and faith. There are but two, the
kingdom of God and the kingdom of
Satan. The last rampart5 OF Satau's
kingdom are being hOmbarded AID
when the flag of God floats triumphant
" over Satan's battle ments may you,
ard you, and you, be able to say: Il
helped to put it there. | helpe to
put it there"
Raw w. O. MiIljcan