Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-11-18

right. and we 60 up. DO wrong. and
we 60 down. I am not so anxious 20
kno.s what this statesman or that war
rior thinks we had better do with Cuba
and Porto Rico and the Philippines as
I am anxious 20 know what God thinks
we had better do. The destiny OF til.
---soa -s; zas % Sys.s.s.- - -
eapitoline hill or at Manila or a tic
presidential ballot box. for "a viii be
settled in Heaven.
Another thing decided IN the hifh
places OF the universe is that this world.
with or without Us. will be mace over
into a scene Of arborescence and purity.
DO not think that such consUmmaiion
depends upon our personal adelity. Il
will be done anyhow. Gods cause does
not 20 a-begging. II all the soldiers ct
Jesus Christ now living should become
deserters and 20 ove- 10 the enemy, that
would not defeat the cause. \ large .
mart OF the Ivble is taken up with tell /
inc us what the world viii be. There is .
a large army. human and angelic. now .
in the field. but Gods reserve forces are
more numerous aud more mighty than
hose now al the front, and ~ lie could
fnlUeOn
with a crash OF crockery. and II He
couldin Shamgar's time overcome 81 host
with an OK goad. and II in Samsons
time He could defeat an army with
bleached iawbone. and IL the wals Of
jericho went down under a blast OF
perforated raw horn, and n M thrist
dav blinu eyes were cured 10y olnt-
ment OF spittle. then God can do any
thing lie saws lie will do A. yet lie
has taken only one sword out of whole
armorv OF weapons. DO not get nervous,
as IL the Lord were going 10 be osieat-
ed. The redemption of these hem
isphercs was settled in Heaven. and
Isaiah and Ezekiel and Habakkuk and
Malachi and ST. John only reported
what the Lord God Almighty had de-
ciaed upon. Ny only fear is that our
regiment will not get into the fight 10
lo .omething worthy OF the Christ who
redeemed US and we be left in lazy en-
campment at Tampa when We ought
10 have been at Santiago.
Oh. that coming day Of the worlds
perlectioni The earth will be 80
changed that the sermonology will os
changed. There will be no more calls
10 repentance, for all will have re
pented: no more gathering OF aims foI
the poor. for the poor will have beer
enriched; no hospital Sunday. for dis
sointed bones viii have been set ans
! the wounds all healed. and rhe In
durable diseases Of other times vii
have been overcome by materia med
lea and a pharmacy and dentistry an'
a therapeutics that have conquere'
! everything that afflicted the nerve O.
= lang or tooth or eve or imb-health
: ology complete and universal. The poul
tice and the ointment and the panace
= aud the oatholicon and the surgeon
= knife and the dentists forccps and III
= scientists Y ray Will have fulfilled thei
mission. The social life of the worl
u will be perfected. In that millennial ag
J. / imagine ourselves standing in iron
l, OF house lighted for levee. We ents
e among groups flled with gladness an
= talking good sense and rallying eaC
o other in pleasantries and IN every po
D sible way forwarding good neighbo
IA hood; no looking aslcsnce. no whisFcr'
backbitings, no strut OF preteusion. 1
ie oblivion OF some ones presence b
ST cause you do not want 20 know hin
N some one else happy; words of hone
n appreciation instead Of hollow fatter
Is suavities and genialities instead of
le. fations and pomposities; equIps
be and upholstery and sculpture and paiI
at ing paid for; two hours OF mental 4
nd moral improvement; all the guests al
3; 20 walk as steadily down the steps
M that mansion as when they ascend
of them; no awakening next morning W
30 aching head and bloodshot eye and
nj competent Cor the days duties;
Ith social life as perfect as refinement a
we common sense and culture and prosp
tly 'ty and religion can make il; the eai
En- made better than II was at the sta
&c, aad al through gospelizing infiuenS
ips directly or indirectly.
ere suppose the greatest tidal wave Z.
IN ever rolled the seas was that which
The 1868 was started by the Peruvian ear
sw- quake Az AFRICA, Peru. the wave '
ent SO feet high and swung warships a Il
nds forward on the land. At San Pee
IGN Cal, the wave was 60 leet high.
has moved on TO the Sandwich islands
ans submerged some of them and
ala, against the shores of New Zealand
'ted rolled up the beach of Japan
the stopped not until il had eneircled
reat entire globe. Oh, what wave!
the the earthquake that shook the me
here tain where our Lord died starte'
80 higher and swifter and nightier I
and wave that will roll round and TO
one the earth until all its rebellions
la nominations have gone under.
uins r,.. - an sxcitino scene after
ing. h.,,ls ot Rosworth. which was for
Of 49, rrr "a ,ha 81,