Milford chronicle., 1903-08-21

But is not the gospel banner just as
beautiful in symbol? Does it not make
MS one with God? Like a chameleon,
II continually changes It's cOlors. one
dov it is all red. reminding us that we
are one with God, through the blood OF
the cross. Another day it is all whlte'
suggesting purity as Christ is pure.
Another day it is all blue. That sig
nifies our infnity of divine resources
as space itself is filled with blue. on
the glorious, the transcending, the IN
spiring thought that we are fighting
under Gods banner!
The GoapeI Work Never Dies.
God is with living Christian workers
in the continuity Of service. He VIII
never allow the gospel work of past
generations to die. Christian work has
immortality. Like the government Of
England il goes on uninterruptediy
from generation to generation. When
King william ~. breathed his last the
archbishop Of Canterbury Immediately
hurried to the home Of young girl
He knocked at the door of her palace
until it was opened. Then he sum
moned this young girl TO arise ana
come down and meet him. When she
entered the parlor he bowed to her,
saving: THE king is dead! Long live
the oueenr When that young girl,
after she had grown to be an old WoIn-
an of eighty-six. lay dying the watch
ers stood anXiously about her bed. As
soon as she had brcathed her last ana
the attending physician pronounced her
dead her eldest son, Edward was
greeted with the acclamatiOn, Long
live the kingr' Rulers may come and
rulers may 90. but the government goes
on. no matter what human hand may
grasp the sceptcr. When our first mar
tvrad president fell in Ford's theater,
James A. Garfield who twenty years
later dropped under an assassin's bul-
let. powerfully said, abraham Lincoln
may be shot, but the government ut
Washington still lives" Like true
government. the gospel work Of the
Dast generations SHAH never die. 1t
must live on in the world 1t is for us
to continue it in our gospel faith and
i'm eur Christian liycs.
In the fourth chapter Of Mark. Christ
compares Christian work to a sower
Going forth to sow. Some of that seed
will surely fan upon good ground
which VIII yield some thirty some
sixty. some hundred fold. 1t must
rcpr Guce itself mUltipotcntly in the
human lives of the succeeding genera
tfons. When Dwight L. Moody died
did his work die? Without doubt Mr.
Moody was the greatest evangelist of
/ tha past century. His personality not
only appealed to sinners, hut also TO
/ the greatest Christian workers Of his
dav. His vc.c2 and pen raised Tast
sums Of money for Christian work.
He was q gospel messenger who
Stirred ENGLAND and America on his
evangelistic tours. He built the famous
Moody institute at Chicago. He built
the famous institutes at Northheld. lie
gathered among the Massachusetts
Hills COLLEGE men as well as ministers
in annual conference for prayer and
communion with God and for the study
of the Bible. suddenly, aye, rs flash,
Mr.. Moody was struck down by the
death angel. one day on his way 10
hold great evangelistc services in Kan
sas C.ty. the next day upon his death
| bed What was the result Of Mr.
NIcodv's death? Has any great evan
relist been found to take his place
An. no." you answer; mot one, no
onew Wei, my friend, if no one has
baen able to take Mr. Moody's place
can tell you this one truth-Mr MOODY
when living was never as powerful ai
MIR Moody when dead The Chicago
institute and Moody church have neve
been so great as they are today. Th
institutions ut Northtield We're neye
doing better work than at the presen
time. And. what is mere, the very sum
mer after Mr.. Moody died the miS2ties
Northneld conference ever known u
TO that time was held, in spite OF IN
fact that the most eloquent tonSu
and the best poised brain and the bis
gest heart Mortified ever produce
we're living silent in the grave. Nj
Mocdy's gospel seed planting yielde
forth some thirty. some sixty an
some hundred fold. 1t was God
work. ard Gods work alone.
, GOD VIII Bless Our work.
When Charles ii. SpurSeon Cied di
his work die? Oh, no. God is sti
blessing the mission of tie Metropo
: itan tabernacle and of the Londc
, Pastors college. lie is still blcssln
,Le work of Charles II. Spurgeon L
: cause it was intr,nsically inspired /
= The Holy Spirit. Ee is blessing
9 through spurgeon's successors. CO
n Will raise US up as mcdern Joshuas
! we only live for him. lie will bless
! our lives the work of the Christ!f
! men ana women with whom we ha'
4 come into contact In the past. He w
. make US an essential link in gre
q chain Of Christian influences whit
q shall reach through all eteruity.
. God VIII bless the lives of mode
Christian workers even through t
death Of his servants. Death is Oft
il a spiritual pruning hook. 1t lops
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