Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-18
INFIDELITY REFUTED
DIR. IALMA6E'S SUNDAY SERMON.
TIE Church of Christ is the nost En-
dear;ng Institution on~Earth-lts
Wonderful Growth.
lCopyright 1901.


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WAsRINGToE, D. G.. - Although DR..
Taimage was hindered from attending the
great annual meeting of the Christian En-
deavor Society at Cincinnati, his sermon
shows him to be in sympathy with the
great movement; text, Amos tx, IL, BE
hold the days come, saith the Lord, that
the p!owman shall overtake the reaper"
Unable because of other important du-
ties to accept the invitation to take part
III the great convention of Christian En-
deaVOrers at Cincinnati, / preach a SER
mon of cQngra tuation for all the members
or that magnificent association, whether
now gathered in vast assemblagc or busy
in their places of usefulness, transatlantic
and clsatlantic. And. as it is now harvest
time IN the fields and sickles are flashing
in the gathering of great crop, 1 find
mighty suggestiveness in my text.
1t Is picture OF tropical cline, with
season 50 prosperous that the harvest
reaches Clear over to the planting time
and the swarthy husbandman, busy cut
ting the grain, almost feels the breath of
the horses on his shoulders, the horses
hitched to the pillow preparing for n new
crop. Behold the days come. saith the
Lord, that the Dlowman shall overtake
the reaper" When is that? That is
now. That is this day, when hardly have
yoa done rcaDing one harvest of religious
result than he p!owman is getting ready
for another
In phrascology charged with al venom
GddI ,'Du3J I anu ca lca'Ire hnoW t1at IN
Chrstianit,, Eas caIiona a IT, ,bo P SI'So
Is an obsGlcte hooly mt no Cbr;st;ao
church - on the retreat. | shall answer
that wholesale charge to-day.
Between 100000 and 100000 Endeay-
LII d %" ~ l''Rh nTdEen IhaC tney
III ~ E rd, t'i[ o C C;tt "a taNe 1itt[ica for
CoJan ynt 10 I $50 au G fEi
A. ratr "' t Te aSs i'iUro VI
t"v ',mlr ro 20 'L,e "griGtura' ngure OF my
t,In i ,Ilra tlnn 'tG ",
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H. ~ 'h"i d. any Iliic III
i,nt no" leI US sec "ncther the BOOK ls
q a. I"at A."L f'E'" h ~ 81 us see "hcthtf
.mr tlt'.i'n oi ,'oH IS pun Run retreat
aii antteh1 ana haFGrSackS streW
in G e., ,mr ~ ne gICaI fIl3ilsn llIStol
,',i ,I.o ne' man % VAST lsdEhln8
an aftorrcv '( ~ ys ~ b;s46S; man. o;r nS
tb;s o,,cr,, .t"3;4;n r'an, E''Io
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&c "'ia 81 ~ 'ile nuiiioer
r. th 60 80 -od n1n GHL :GituI ~.
tho sncd 600 600 lLsti"nS' "a
Inc tbrJ centr 06S 0oo G ,.iS',"' ~;
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~ tho az, * 600 COO ;St"ns'
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i;o,o !; t'a o;1I'H' 90 o0a nG,
Christians, in the ninth century 10000 600
Christians, in the tenth century $4,000 coo
Christians. in the eleventh. century TO-
100000 Christians, in the twelfth century
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century $4,000, 900 Christians, in the four
tcenth century S0,G00,o00 Christians. in the
fifteenth century l00,0Oo,000 Christians, in
the sixteenth century $4,000 600 Chris,
tlani, IN The seventeenth century l55,00o-
600 Christians. il the eighteenth century
zoo, OGO,00) Chri&tians-a decadence, az You
o tL IN Only on" one century ana more
VIZ I"1 ht"t "p III Ihe ioIloWihE centuries,
WhHc 1t IS thG uS,l2l computation that
there were at the ct0'e or tie nineteenth
10 beleVc IhHt BEFORE, tins century IS
close the pE:'c2nn'9 VIII have started It's
bo3m ana "a hi,cH rs 70 sH1ha. o.,
ioor ChI!stI3ntE " Dat q pity 1t has