The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-12-14

speak not Of the plague in the fourt
century that ravaged Europe and !
Moscow and the Neapolitan domir
ions and Marseilles wrought sue
terror in the eighteenth century
but look at the yellow fevers, an
the choleras and the diphtherias an
the scarlet fevers and the typhoid
of our time. From Hurdwar. India
where every twelfth year 10000
devotees congregate, the caravan
brought the cholera, and that on
disease slew $4,000 in IS days In tn
Bossorah. Twelve thousand in on.
summer slain by IL in India and 1875.
600 in Egypt. Disasters epidemic
Some of the finest monuments il
Greenwood and Laurel Hill ana
Mount Auburn are to doctors wht
lost their lives battling with southern
epidemic.
But now turn the leaf in my sub
ject, and plant the white lilies ani
the palm tree amid the nightshade.
and the myrtle. This age no more
characterized by wonders of disaster
than by wonders of blessing blessing
Of longevity; the average of human
life is rapidly increasing. Forty
years now worth 400 years once. New
I can travel from Manitoba to New
York in less than three days. In
other times it would have 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 p. Chases 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 astren-
omy while watching the cattle.
knowledge rolls its tide along every
poor mans door, and his children
may go down and battle in them. If
the philosophers of hundred years
ago were called upon to recite in o
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 al
coves 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 q September equi-
noctial. News three days old rancid
and stale. We see the whole world
twice 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
nyson and of Disraeli and of any ten
Of the most popular writer's 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 100000 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-sacrifice: A cler-
yyman told me in the northwest that
Tor six years he was a missionary at
the extreme north, living 400 miles
from postoffice, the thermometer 40
degrees below zero, he slept out of
loors in winter, wrapped in rabbit
skins woven together. / said: SIS 1t
possible? You do not mean 40 de-
yrees below zero?" He said: IT do,
md l was happy" All for Christi
Where is there any other being that
will rally such enthusiasm? Mothers
sewing their fingers off to educate
heir boys for the Gospel ministry.
For nine years no luxury on the table
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
dent impressed upon the coin not so
as the blood with which
she earned it. Millions Of good men
Ind 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
zed by invention and scientific ex-
as it is by Gospel proclama-
ion. You can get no idea of It unless
you can ring all the church bells in
'ne chime and sound all the organs in
'ne diapason and gather all the con-
of Christendom in one
Gloria In Excelsis." Mighty camp
meetings.! Mighty Ocean Grovesl
Mighty Chautauquasl Mighty conven-
ions of Christian workers.! Mighty