St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-11

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Some of the finest monuments il
Greenwood and Laurel Hill an6
Mount Auburn are to doctors who
lost their lives battling with southern
epidemic.
But now I turn the leaf in my sub
| ject, and I plant the white lilies and
the palm tree amid the magistrates
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. Now
l can travel from Manitoba to New
York IN less than three days. In
other tines /. 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 800 ears.
Blessings of intelligence: The Sal
mon P. Chases and the Abrah 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 astrsn-
omy while watching the cattle.
knowledge rolls it's 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 q
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 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 infdelity 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 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 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
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-
gyman told me in the northwest that
for six years he was a missionary at
the extreme north, living 400 miles
from postofdce, 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: II 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 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
md 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-
'loration as it is by Gospel proclama-
ion. You can get no idea of it unless
1ou can ring all the church bells in
me chime and sound all the organs in
me diapason and gather all the con-
of Christendom in one
Gloria In Excelsis." Mighty camp
meetings.! Mighty Ocean Groves!
Eighty Chautauquas! Mighty conven-
ions of Christian workers! Mighty
,eneral assemblies of the Presbyteri-
n church! Mighty conferences of
he Methodist church! Mighty associ-
tions of the Baptist church,! Mighty
onventions of the Episcopal church,
here may be many years of harG
york yet before the consummation,
ut the signs are to me so encourage
ng that I would not be unbelieving
saw the wing of the apocalyptic
NIGEL spread for it's last triumphant
light in this days sunset or if to-
borrow morning the ocean cables
hould thrill us with the news that
hrist the Lord had alighted on
fount Olivet to proclaim universal
ominion.
All dead churches, wake up! Throw
ack the shutters of stiff ecclesias-
icism and let the light of the spring
Forming come in! Morning for the
md! Morning for the sea! Morning
+ light and love and upeace! Morn
lg of day in which there shall be
o chains to break, no sorrows to as
uage, no despotism to shatter, no