Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-12-08


counting room and the clerks at the
counter ard the draymen at the door
way and the errand boy on his rounds
and the messenger who brings the
mail and the men who open the store
In the morning, as well as those who
close 1t at night, all look as II they
were satisfied and well treated. No
swallowing up Of small houses Of mer-
chandise by great houses. No rulnous
underselling until those In the same
line are bankrupt and then the prices
lifted. No unnecessary assignment to
defraud creditors. No overdrawing OF
accounts. No abscOndings. No sharp
practice No snap judgments. But the
manufacturer right In his dealings
with the wholesaler. and the wholesal-
er with the customer. No purchasing
of goods that will never be paid for.
All right behind the counter No repe-
tltion Of what Solomon describes when
he writes, 'It is nnught, 1t Is naught.
saith the buyer; but when he Is gone
his way. then he boasteth."
But what Is yOnder row OF build
ings. majestic for archltectureY' The
spirit of the twenty-frst century says.
"Those are our legislative halls and
places of public trust. and. II you
would like 1t. will show you the po-
litical circles, the modes Of preferment.
the styles of election. the character
of public men in this century" Thank
you" reply. 81 can easily under
stand how gospelization would I'm
prove Individual life and social life
and commercial life. but | would like
TO see what 1t can do for political life"
Let me tell you" says the spirit Of
the twenty-6rst century. that have
read about political chicanery and cor
rupton Of more than n hundred years
ago-the nineteenth century. In which
you lived here-but the low political
caucus has gone from the face Of the
earth, and the stuffed ballot box, and
the bribery by money and by promise
of office. and the Jobs got through legis-
latures and congresses by lobbyists.
The last corrupt judge OF election was
buried 80 years ago. the preacher 9th.
ciating at the obsequies taking for his
text Proverbs K, Z, The name Of the
wicked shall rot or jeremiah xii. 10,
He shall be buried with the burial OF
an ass. drawn and cast forth beyond
the gates Of jerusalem
"Our laws are good and well exc
J a L., m
to wade chin deep through moral slush
in order to gain Office"
End of InHdelity.
As in company with our escort we
pass down from the heights on which
/ these buildings stand. | see 4 dis
mounted cannon planted on the side OF
| the hill. and | 20 to examine IT, and
read the inscription. cut In letters OF
bronze; This is the last gun that was
fred in che last battle of the last war
that will ever be fought. Presented
| by the last regiment OF war Just before
! dsbanding. Glory to God in the high
est and on earth peace, good will to
men" Then look up. and our escort
saysi DO you see that large structure
on onr right? That was a fortress. but
now it is a college, and instead Of guns
aiming out Of the portfolios are looking
the students OF higher literature and
a wiser science and a grander ciyiliza-
ton than the world ever before imag-
lned. And those students are taught
by a professorate OF men as renowned
for piety as for science. Archeolo-
gists hammer and geologist's crow
bar and chemists laboratory and
explorers journey have Joined In
a confirmation OF the truth Of the
Holy Scriptures until there is not
an unbeiever in all the earth.
The astronomer through hls telescope
has seen the Morning Star Of the Re
deemer. and the geologist has found
the Rock Of Ages. and the geometri-
clan has demonstrated that heaven Is
the city which 'lieth four square, and
the length and the breadth and the
height Of II are equal
WHAT say to our escort. mo
skepticsY No infidels? No agnostIcsY'
His reply is: Absolutely none. The
last fool who said in his heart there is
no God was buried a half century
ago without any liturgical service"
In response to my question as to
what had wrought all this change
obliterated all the evil and fully In.
augurated all the good-our escort. the
spirit OF the twenty-frst century. tells
me that gospelization had directly or
Indirectly done II. II was a practical
gospel that had not only changed the
heart. but made the man hOnest-a
practical religion. which did not ex-
pend all its energy in singing Fly
abroad. thou mighty gospel" but gave
something TO make 1t ny.
Sin ObIiterRted.
The good work was helped on by the
fact that il became a general habit
among mIllionaires and multimllllon-
aires to provide churches and schools
and institutions OF mercy. not to be
built after the testatOrs were dead.
but built so that they night be present
st the laying Of the cornerstone and At
the dedication and leave less induce
ment for the heirs at law to prove Ia
orphans court that when the testators
made their last will and testame
they were crazy. The telegraphic wires
in the air and the cables under the sea
thrill with Christian invitation. Pho
nographs charged with gospel ser
mons stand in every neighborhood
The 5000. 100000 Of the worlds inhab
itants in that century are 5,0OO.0OO.OOC
disciples.
"But," | say to our escort, the spirit
Of the twenty-first century. you have
shown us much. But what about In
ternatonal conditions? When we lived
on earth. 1t was a century that blec
with Marengo and Chalons and Lod
Bridge and Lucknow and Solferinc
and Leipsic and Waterloo and Sar
Juan" Our escort replies. Come with
, me to this building Of white marbl'
and glittering dome" AS We pass "
and on we are taken into room where
the mightiest and best Representatives
, Of all nations are assembled to settle
| A xay0 n