Milford chronicle., 1903-04-10

cross, where the Satanic forces are un-
limbering their heaviest artilleries and
where every blow struck for Jesus can
rebound with the best of all resultsl
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The City and the Country.
But while l congratulate you because
/ you are able to testify for Jesus in a
( large city l also east my eyes over the
hills and send forth gospel congratula-
tiOn to the Christian farmhouses that
are helping us in this Christian strug-
gle. A city is great human reservoir
which collects its streams of life from
everywhere. Many of those streams
trickle down from country hills. where
cattle are lowing and horses neighing
and sheep bleatlng and harvests way
ing. These country streams of human
life are the brooks which clarity the
muddy waters of large metropolis.
The country farmer and his wife ure
very apt to fear that their BOYS and
their girls will be swallowed up in
large city and never heard from again.
But l want to tell you that the major
ity of the mightiest workers for Christ
in the large cities have been born upOn
a farm. short time ago thirty-eight
prominent business men of New York /
city sat at a banquet in the Union /
League club on Fifth avenue. How /
many Of them do you suppose came .
from the country? Thirty-six out of .
the thirty-eight A history of promi-
nent lawyers ministers, doctors and
in a large city was once
Eighty per cent were found
to come from the country. Thus. We
farmers and farmers wives. do not
mourn whenever your stout limbed
boys and beloved girls leave you for
the great cities. Remember that YOU
ire giving them to the service of Jesus
Christ. Remember that your prayers
md Christian training are now to
'ring forth their gospel results in the
'lace where they are most needed.
When my father, then young coun-
ry minister, was called to large city
hurch, my grandfather. David Tai
mage. protested against his going. He
aid: DE Witt, you are doing well now
n your little country church. Why do
ou 90 into that large city where your
influence will be swallowed up and no
ne ever hear from you againY But
|e Witt Talmage answered: Father. l
lust 20. 1t is my duty to go. be- ;
eve God is calling me to that field. J
nd if l go in his name he will bless !
le." God did bless him. And so. |
lrmers and farmers wives, God will
$50 bless and is blessing the Christian [
Ork of your Christian children in the Il
ime way if he has called them to live Y
a great city. /
Palm Sunday emphasizes the fact $
at the easiest way to capture city "
r God is to so after the masses. Who Il
e the masses? They are the most of W
lks. They are the common people t'
no for the most part fill our churches. y
nd yet they are the common people Il
hO today. if they are only reused with W
ly enthusiasm, can conquer this old "
lrld for Christ. They can do it as w
silly as the common people who came pi
t to greet Jesus on Palm Sunday l
lde the Pharisees and the high O
tests hirelings at that time afraid to al
their threatening fingers or to do II
sus any harm. Today that religious 81
which is most spiritually III
iuential for Jesus is the church OF
lich appeals-t to the employee as well III
to the employer, to the poor mans OF
t as well as to the rich mans pal
>, TO the artisan and the mechanic
j the laborer as well as to the mer-
INT prince. the capitalist or the man ,
,ssed in brOadclOth. -