Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-08-05

al on for steadfastness against this great
delusion.
Bui no. In his diving hour he begs the
Intd ,Sus Christ for mercy. Powerful
del isien. all conquering dclusion. earth
qEIk,ng dcluSion Of the Christian re-
ligion. Yea. il goes on II is So impcrii-
nent ana it is - ovcrhcaring. this
chimeia of the gospel that. having con
qucrcd the great picture galleries Of the
world the old masters and the young
masters. il is not satisfied until il has
conquered the music OF the world Look
over the programme of any magnificent
musical festival and see what are the
great performances and learn that the
greatest of all the subjects are religious
subjects. What was il when 5000 voices
were accompanied with a vast number
Of instruments? Israel in Egypt"
Yes. Beethoven dcludcd until he wrote
the high mass in - major. Haydn de
luded with this religion until he wrote
the Creation" Handel dcudcd until
he wrote the oratorics of "Icphthah"
and Esther" and Saul and Israel In
Egypt" and the Messiah" Three thou
sand dcludcd people singing OF dclusion
to 5000 leludcd hearers.
pcrmancncy of the Gospel.
Yes. this chimcra OF the gospel is not
ratisiied until il goes nn and builds itself
into the most permanent architecture. So
il seems if the world is never to get
rid Of it. What are some of the finest
buildings in the world? ST. Paml's. ST.
Peters aud the churches and cathcdrals
of NIL ChriSicudom Yes. this impcrti-
hence Of the gospel. this vast dclusinn, is
not satisfied until il projects itself and
in one wear gives. contributes. Si.25oN00
Ia foreign missions. the work of which
is 10 make ounces aud fools on the other
side Of the world people We have never
seen. Dclndcd doctors 30 physicians
meeting week 10y week in London in the
I Mon Medical Prayer circle To worship
God.
nclnded lawyers Lord Cairns. the
highest legal authority in England. the
cx-adviScr of the throne spending his
vacation in preaching the gospel ~ Jesus
Christ to the poor people of Scotland.
Frederick T. Frclinghuy~cn Of New Jcr-
scy, once secretary Of state. an old fash
Toned Evangelical Christian. an elder in
the Reformed church: John Bright. a
deludci Quaker: Henry Wilson. the vice
president of the United States. dying a
dcludcd Methodist or Con.rcgaiionalist:
Earl Of kintore dying ,lcndcd presby-
terrain
The cannibals in South sea. the bush
men Of TERRA del Fucgo. the wild men
of Australia putting down the knives Of
their cruelty and clothing themselves in
decent apparcl-ai under the power az
this dcluSion. .ludson aud poiy and
Ahcr and Campbell and Williams and
th,. 5000 missionaries Of the cross turn
ing their backs on home and civilization
aud comfort and going ont amid the
squalor Of hcaiheniSm 10 relieve il. Ia
save il. Ia help il. toiling until they
dropped into their graves. dying with no
earthly comfort about them and going
into graves with no appropriate cpitaph
when they might have lived in this coun-
try aud lived for themselves and lived
luNuriously and been Mt last put into
brilliant >cpnlchcrs. What dclnsion,
Yea. this dclusion Of the Christian re-
ligion shows itself in the fact that il
goes ,o those who are in trouble. Now.
Il is bud enough Ia cheat n man when he
Is we'll and when he Is prosperous hut
this religion comes To- n man when he is
after awhile you are going into land
where there are no coughs and no rcu
riSicS and no consumpiinns and no Ian
gushing: take courage and bear up"
Yea this awful chimcra of the gospel
comes 10 the poor. and IL says to them.
Won are on your way To vast estates
and Ia dividends always derlarahlc.
Comfort 10 the ncrcavcd.
This dclu~ion Of christianity comes 10
the hcrcfi. and /, talks of reunion before
the throne and of the cessation of all sor
row. and then. 10 show that this dclusion
will stop az absolutely nothing. |, goes 20
the dying bed and fills the man with an
ticipaiions. How much better II would
be- 70 have him die without any more hope
than swine and rats and snakes. Shovel
him under That Is all. Nothing more
left Of him. lie will never know any
thing again. Shovel him under. The
soul is only a superior par, Of the body.
and when the body disimicgratrS the soul
lisinicgratcS. Annih 'lation. vacancy. cv-
crlaSing blank. ohl,cration. Why not
prcscn, all that beautiful doctrine to the
dying instead of coming with this hoax.
this swindlc ~ The Christian religion. and
filling thu dying man with ant ,ipation> of
another life until some In the last hour
have clnppcd their hands. aud some have
shouted. and some have sung. and some
have been so ovcrwrought with joy that
they could only look ccslatic? Palace
gates opening. they thought diamond
coroncts flashing. hands reckoning. or
chcStras sounding. Little children dying
actually believing they saw their depart
cd parents. 81 that. although The little
children had been weak aud feeble and
sick for weeks they could not turn On
their dying pillow. M the last in purox-
ysm Of rapture uncomfortable. they
sprang to their feet and shouted Moth
or. catch me- am coming"
Aud to show the immensely of this
dcluSion. this awful swindlr of the gos-
pei Of Jesus Christ. | open a hospital
and bring into that hospital the
death beds of great many Christian
people, and | take you 10y the hand
and ! walk mp and down the wards Of
that hospital and | ask few questions.
! ask. Dying stephen. what have you
| to Sayy Lord. Jesus. receive my
spirit" dying John Wesley. what
! have You To say?" The best of all is
God is with Us" Dying Edward Pay
son. what have you To say" II float in
a sea of glory" dying John Bradford.
what have you Ia say?" IF there be-
any way Of going To heaven on horse
hack or in a fiery chariot. it is this"
dying Ncandrr. what have you tu
say:' Il ann going To sleep now. good
night Diving Mrs. Florence Foster.
what have you 10 say?' "a pilgrim in
the valley. hut the mountain tops are all
agleam from peak to peak Dying
| Alexander Mather. what have you TO
say?" The Lord who has taken care
Of me 10 years will not east me off now:
glory be To God and To the Lamb,
Amen. amen. amen. amen dying
John TowSon. after preaching the gos-
| pei 80 many years. what have yam
To say? My death bed is n bed OF
roses" Dying DR. Thomas Scott. what
have you t" say This is heaven be-
gun" Dying soldier in the last war.
what have You To say?" Boys. am
going 10 the front" Diving telegraph
operator on battlefield Of Virginia.
whai have Won To say?' The wires are
All laid and the poles are up from Stony
/ Point - headquarters Dying Paul
what have Won to sayE'' II am now
'eady To he offered and the time Of my