Woodruff County news., 1901-12-14

oIheI tnleS lG WOuld nave taken three months. In other words, three days are now worth three months of other days. The average of human life, practically greater now than when Noah lived, with his $50 years, and Methusaleh lived his 969 ears.
 Blessings of intelligence: The Sal mon r. Glasses and the Abraham Lin coins and the Henry Wilson's of the coming time will not be required to learn to read by pine knot lights or seated on shoemaker's bench, nor will the Fergusons have to study astron- omy while watching the cattle Knowledge rolls it's tide along every poor mans door, and his children may go down and bathe in them. If the philosophers of a hundred years ago were called upon to recite in a class with our boys and girls those old philosophers would be sent down to the foot of the class because they failed to answer the questions! Free libraries in all the important towns and cities of the land. Historical all coyes and poetical shelves and mag azine tables for all who desire to walk through them or sit down at them.
 Blessings of quick information; Newspapers falling all around us thick as leaves in a September equi- noctial. News three days old rancid and stale. We see the whole world twice a day-through the newspaper at the breakfast table and through the newspaper at the teatable, with an "extra" here and there between.
 Blessings of Gospel proclamation: Do you know that nearly all the mis- sionary societies have been born with in hundred years and nearly all the Bible societies and nearly all the great philanthropic movements? Christianity is on the march, while in- fidelity is dwindling into imbecility. While infidelity is thus dwindling the wheel of Christianity is making about a thousand revolutions minute All the copies of Shakespeare and of Ten 1yson and of Disraei and of any ten of the most popular writers of the day less in number than the copies of the Bible going out from our printing presses. A few years ago in six weeks more than 2,0OO,O00 copies of the New Testament purchased-not given away, but purchased, because the world will have it. The most pop ular book to-day is the Bible, and the mightiest institution is the church, and the greatest name among the nations and more honored than any is the name of Jesus.
 Wonders of self-sacrifce: A cler- gyman told me in the northwest that for six years he was a missionary at the extreme north, living 400 miles from a postoffice, the thermometer 40 degrees below zero, he slept out of doors in winter, wrapped in rabbit skins woven together. I said: 'Is it possible? You do not mean 40 de- grees below zero?" He said "I do, and I was happy" All for Christ! Where is there any other being that will rally such enthusiasm? Mothers sewing their fingers off to educate their boys for the Gospel ministry. For nine years no luxury on the tab able until the course through grammar school and college and theological seminary be completed. Poor widow putting her mite into the Lords treasury, the face of emperor or pres ident impressed upon the coin not so conspicuous as the blood with which she earned it. Millions of good men and women, but more women than men, to whom Christ is everything Christ first and Christ last and Christ forever.
 Why, this age is not so character ized by invention and scientific ex- ploration as it is by Gospel proclama- tion. You can get no idea of it unless you can ring all the church bells in one chime and sound all the organs in one diapason and gather all the con gregations of Christendom in one Gloria In Excelsis.' Mighty camp meetings! Mighty Ocean Groves! Mighty Chautauquas! Mighty conven- tions of Christian workers! Mighty general assemblies of the Presbyteri- an church! Mighty conferences of the Methodist church! Mighty associ- ations of the Baptist church! Mighty conventions of the Episcopal church! There may be many years of hard work yet before the consummation, but the signs are to me so encourag- ing that 1 would not be unbelieving if I saw the wing of the apocalyptic I angel spread for it's last triumphant flight in this days sunset or if to- morrow morning the ocean ca ables should thrill us with the news that Christ the Lord had alighted on Mount Olivet to proclaim universal | dominion.