The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01

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Richmond. Va. who addresses himself to
the possibilities OF the gospel during the
next one hundred years and urges Chris
tians TO grid themselves for the work
which lies before them. Nowhere I'm the
country has DR. Hawthorne more admir-
ers than in Atlanta. where the cause OF
the Master was for many years gIorified
Through his labOrs In the pulpit and on
the pip:fo-m and where tho echoes af his
cOnsecrated eIoluence stili abide This
Impressive and Timely discourse was de-
livsrcI at the Grove Avenue Baptist
church yesterday morning at II o'clock
Taking as his text the passage Of scrip
turc found i'm Mathew. Kill. >. ''The field
Is the world Dr. Hawthorne spoke with
marvellous power as follows:
Standing here today at the close of
the nineteenth century crowded with
achievement I'm science. I'm government.
in the practical arts of life. and In Chris
tian enterprises. beyond all preceding
eras and on the threshold ~ the twen-
tieth century. anticipated for many gene
ratfous as the epoch II almost unimagi-
rabIe progress in all that makes for the
higher welfare Of mankind. IL viii he in
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the Te5d Tor our Christian activities.
a. Wow the magnitude of the work already
acc1Ea nsfshod and To deliberate upon the
opport unitIes and possibilities of the fu-
tura
.-Thc ssIl Is ,h. world" When the
ancient jew spoke of .'the world his
thourh cump1ssed only the country lying
around che Mediterranean This was as
far as his knowledge of the earth and its
Inhabitants extended But when Jesus
said. .'The iieli is the world ard Go ye
into AT the vyD~lI and preach the gospel TO
every cr,atuve.'' n had before his mind
eve every continent. nation. kindred.
tongue asssl tribe The field which his
fu=s then living an the earth and their
sucressors 60 tine end # time.
As q man develops in spiritual life. his
vision. sympathies and plans ~ usefulness
enlarge. Growing I'm grace IT. grows In
benevolent splicitudc ard activity for hui
runulry every where under the sun The
individual who IS concerned only about his
own welfare ard the nation which looks
only a. her own interests have adopted
the ieuoh.e ethics of cain. who said.
Am { nay brothers keeper The man
v h1 Says. II am responsible only Tor my
self auI the country which repudiates
other countries confess a. a narrowness
ana saErashue~s which provokcs the dis
r,lo.s-ars- og t5asg ana duouss them to weak
mess. poverty Gud wrcscheiness- How un-
worthIIy such man ant such nation
sll,sstrf,.. ths spirit ~ that divine com
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