The Globe-republican., 1899-12-14

then took into the kingdom Of God
everything between the Alta, tic and
Pacific, between the Pyrenees and the
Hirlalayas." The evils that good peo-
pie were in the nineteenth century try
ing to destroy have been overcome by
celestial forces. What human weapon
~ failed to accomplish. has been done
by omnipotent thunderb0lts.
The good work was helped on by
| the fact that it became a general habit
among millionaires and mult;-million-
| aires to provide churches and schools
and institutions of mercy. not to be
built after the testators were dead, but
so that they might be present at the
laying of the cornerstone, and at the
dedication, and leave less inducement
/ for the heirs at law to prove in
| orphans court that when the testatOrS
| made their last will and testament
they were crazy. The Geographic wires
in the air. and the cables under the
Photographs charged with gospel ser
mons stand in every neighborhoOd.
The 5000, 000. 900 OF the worlds in
habitants in that century are $780,
100000 disciples.
But" say to our escort the spirit
or the twenty-first century, you have
shown US much; but what about in
ternational conditions? When we lived
on earth it was century that bled
with Marengo. and Challons. and Lodi
Bridge. and Lucknow. and Solferino.
and Leipsic, and Waterloo, and San
Juan. Our escort replies: Come
with me to this building Of white mar
Die and glittering DOME" As we pass
up and on we are taken into a room
where the mightiest and best repre-
sentatives of all nations are assembled
10 settle international controversies.
AS We enter hear the presiding officer
opening the council Of arbitration.
reading the second chapter of Isaiah:
Ihey shall beat their swords into
piowshares, and their spears into
up sword against nation. neither shall
they learn war any more" Questions
winch IN our long-past nineteenth
century caused quarrel and bloodshed.
DIS when Germany and France were de-
Gliding about Alsace and Lorraine. as
when the United States and Spain were
deciding about Cuba-such questions
IN this twenty-frst century settled in
hVe minutes. one drop of ink doing
more than once could have been ac-
complished by river of blood
And now you and l have left our
escort as We ascend, for the law of
sraVitation has no power to detain
ascending spirits. Up through i'm
hensltles, and by stellar and lunar and
solar splendOrs, which cannot be de-
scriDed by mortal tongue, we rise
hlsher and higher. till We reacn the
SHINING gate as it opens for our re-
turn, and the questions greet us from
all sides: What is the news? What
oId you find in that earthly tower?
what have you to report in this city
OF the SUM-" Prophetic. apostolic.
sanity inquiry. And standing on the
steps OF the house with many man
slons, we cry aloud the news: Hear
IT, all We glOrified Christian workers
OF all the past centuries, We found
your work on earth was successful.
whether on earth you tOiled with knit
ting needle, or rung a trowel on a ris-
oh
lowed university. or swayed a scep-
ter; whether on earth you gave a cup
Oh cold water in the name of a dis
cipie, or at some pentecost preached
1900 souls into the kingdom. In that
world we have just visited the deserts
are all abloom, and the wildernesses
are bright with fountains. Sin is ex-
tlrpated. Crime is reformed. Disease
Is cured. The race is emancipated.
The earth is full of the knowledge Of
God, as the waters cover the sea-
The redeemed of the Lord have come
TO Zion with songs and everlasting Joy
upon their heads The Lord God
Omnipotent reigneth. and the king
doms OF the world have become the
OF our Lord Jesus Christ
Let the harpers OF heaven strike the
glad tidings from the strings of their
harps. and the trumpeters put them
IN the mouth of their trumpets. and
he orchestras roll them into the grand
march of the eternities. and all the
cathedral towers of the great capital
of the universe chime them all over
heaven"
And now l look up and see the cast
ng down of the bejeweled and radiant
crowns at the sacred feet of the en-
.hroned Jesus. Missionary Carey is
tasting down before those feet the
'rown of India saved. Missionary Jud-
ION is casting down the crown of Bur-
nah saved. Missionary Abeel cast
ng down the crown of China
'aved. David Livingstone cast
ng down at those feet the crown of
africa saved. Missionary Braiperd
asting down the crown of this coun-