The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-08
DIR. TALMAGES SERMON,
SUNDAYS DISCOURSE BY THE NOTED
DIVINE.

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sup1ect' 1he Woriu a. ~ VIII pe-im
proveinent In Human conditions Ate
the Earth Has Been Heveiutionise
For Good-The Coming Century.
tcopyriEhti Louis hiopsch. issaI
W~AaHrsorov d. C.-By a novel mode Dr.
Tahnare IN this discourse shows how tb,
| wot,d viii iook after 1t has been reyolu
| tionized for good: text. II Peter M. 10
~ yew earth wherein dwelleth righteous
ness.s
Down N the struggle to make the vorlt
better and happler Nc sometimes get de.
| pressed with the obstacles to be overcome
, and tho work TO bB Accomplished, VIII 4,
not ID a tonic and an inspiration tolook
| NJ The world "A ii Will b. when ii hns beer
rough hnck "a nnradisaicai ronditIoni
So jef us for a few moments TRANSPORT our.
selves into the future and put ourselyes
| forward il the conturiss and see the world
In It's rescued and perfected state. as W.
! wifi sec It II n thoseitmes we are permit.
led to eyIsl this planet. as l am sure w
| viii. We ali want 10 see tho world after ii
has been ~tborougllly gospeIized and ali
wrones have benn ricbted. We will want
10 dome bnck and We will come bac ID
look.upon the refulpent concentration to.
I ward which we have been on larger Of
smaller scale tolling. Having heard the
! opening 81 the orchestra on whose strings
some discords travelled. we will want "a
hoar the last triumphant bar Of tho Der.
fected oratorio. Having seen the picture
as the painter drew its first outlines upou
canvas WA wiIl wnnt Is lea II when II Il a.
| complete az Reubens' "Descent From the
| Crossv or Michael Angeles Last Judp.
ment.'' Having seen the world under the
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| want to SEQ ii when. under the full shining
| Of the sun OF r1~ebteousness. the towers
shall strike II at noon,
There win Sc nothing illthat coming CEN
kury 81 the worlds perfection TO hinder
| orr terrestrial visit. our power and yelo.
| city Of locomotion Will have been improved
Infinitely. Il Will not take Us long 10 come
here. toweye far OF In Gods universe
| heayer NAV be-. Tho Bible declares Thai
such Visitation is going ON now. Are they
not ali ministerinr spirits sont forth ia
| minister ia those who shall be heirs OF sal.
| yatioufp surely the gates OF heaven viii
not be boltcd after the world rs EdenIzed
10 as to hinder the redeemed from descend.
ing for a tour Of inspection and congratu.
tation and triumph.
You know with what interest we look
upon ruins-ruins Oh Keniiworth castle,
| ruins Of Melrose abbey. ruins OF Rome
| ruins OF Pgmpeif. 80 thIs world In rnjns Il
an enchantmenf "a LOOK at. but We want Il
| SEQ ii when rebuilt. repillared retowered,
reaItered. rededfcntcd. The exact dato 81
The worlds moral restoration 1 carnot
~foretelj. II nav be- that through miuhty
~Awekeninps Ii will 4 Mace IN the middle
II tbe nearby fwenfieth century. If may
be ~ the opsnfnv Of the twenty-arst cen.
ltnrv Snut III wonId nof he surnrIsinp if n
t3ok more tbnn 100 vears to correct The
~iavaRes OF sin which hare ragged for 6OOO
wears, The chlef missionary and evanrel-
i,tic enternrises were started In this can.
larry. and 10 NOT dismayed II it takes 4
ooupie Of centuries 10 overcome evils that
ave had full swing for sixty centuries. l
lake no responsibility in saying on what
page OF the earthly calendar 1t will roll In,
but Gods eternal veracfty Is sworn to 1t
hint 1t will roll in, AND as the redeemed In
eaven dc as they please and lave all the
facilities OF transit from world 10 world,
you and I. my nearer or reader, will come
Ind look at what my lex calls "A new
earth wherein dwelleth righteousness"
l imagine that we are descending at that
period Of the worlds complete gospeliza-
lion. There will be no peril In such ade-
scent. Great heights AMI depths have no
rd}urm for glori11ed spirits. We can ONE
dVnnthrough chh4ins between worlds
without growing dizzy and across the
spaces OF half the universe without losing
our way. Down and farther down we come.
As we approach this world We breathe the
perfume OF fllfinitable gardens. Florallza-
lion thai In centuries past was here and
there walled In lest reckless and dishonest
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