Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-10-01

graphical region in which we are to
fight. We must find pur church's Plain
of ESdraclon and its Marathon pass.
America is to be the geographical plain
OF gospel maneuverings for the Ameri-
can church. 1t is the foremost nation
In the world today. and its power and
influence are rapidly growing In encr.
gy. III wealth. in enterprise. ii takes
the lead among the nations of the
world IT II boldly takes ITS stand Cor
Christ and declares that the principles
OF Christ are its guide and that he is
its supreme ruler the effect on the
world will be overwhelming An .nor-
nous step will then have been taken
toward the conquest 81 lie whole
world for him. America IS the stra-
:egic point in the Christian campaign
Let every Christian church II This
country realize ,hat fact and ante 10
win this fair land for the Prince OF
Peace.
America u Being Watched.
The great Australian colonies are
supposed to belong To Great Britain
Their politica; allegiance is given TO
King Edward VII. Yet. when IL few
years ago was in sydney. in the home
of Sir Henry Parks. the Gladstone OF
Australia. the most honored states
man of that island continent and the
thrice premier of New South Wales.
the most conspicuous picture ! saw
over his study mantclpiece was that of
George Washington. and the most con-
spicu0us books OH his shelves were tue
Congressional Records OF our own M
are watching us industrially and gov
ernmentaliy. The peace conference Of
The Hague showed the trend of inter.
national thought. Tile time will yet
come when the nations will cease TO
submit their quarrcls to the arbitrl-
ment of the sword. Justice and right
eousness shall he the standard of the
peoples and when that time comes our
land. whose influence is always for
peace. will be at the front. And what
our country Is doing for temporal jus
tice our American church is doing for
Christ In spiritual way. All nations
shall yet follow our Christian lca,lugs.
II America becomes truly Christian.
Let the American church take America
world for Christ.
Oh. my friends. with such glorious
outlook for our coming gospel cam
paign, should not the church of Christ
as whole and our own individual
churches go forth into this winters
campaign strong in God. strong in
faith. strong I'm holy zeal? For the
most part I have been talking about
how God is going to bless the great
American church as whole Will he
bless our own individual churches to
which we have given our allegiance
as he will bless other churches? Yes.
II we go into this gospel conflict rs we
ought to go. Are you and ] willing by
our own cOnsecratal lives to Let our
church. our dear individual church.
with its glorious past. take the position
In the church army on the front line
Of battle where she ought to stand?
Remember. the open door which God
opened for the Philippian church was
not q doorway of in the distance. but
near at hand. And so the open door
of gospel opportunity of our church is
right ut hand. AS consccratcd. Holy
Spirit inspired, earnest Christian
church members will you and join
today in the forward march for Christ :!
The Macedonian Call.
oh. the Macedonian call for the phys
ical and mental and social and spiritu-
al salvation which is coming through
the open door of the American church
from sin struck and dying world.
The whole world grOans under the
burden of sin. 1t Is here; II is every
where. The only way of dclvcrance is
that Christ'S church set itself To the
task in the power of his Spirit. Begin
ming at its own doors. ii must lead the
assault and. uniting with the churches
in other cities and states. work faith
fully and bravely for the emancipation
Of this land and Of the whole world. 4
| few years ago the wife of Il native In
dian prince was dying. BY the hide
bound Mohammedan laws ii was i'm
possible TO let an English surgeon see
her. because no white man under any
conditions Is allowed to enter the room
Of q Mohammedan woman of the up
per Glasses. At last. III despair her
husband sent for missionary lady.
Miss Bailly. who was working among
the natives Of Lucknow. When she Ell,
tered the invalid'S room the sick WON
an said: when you 20 back to Eng
land ] want you TO meet your good
| Queen Victoria. hear that she Is -
| good queen. Tell her how we poor In.
dian women have to suffer when we
| are sick and how we have to die Tell
| your good queen that and then ask her
| for me to send us help"
But II was not in the good queens
power to send the only help that could
be effectual The gospel and that alone
can avail. Let our cry go to no earth.
| ~ throne. but to the throne that is set
in the heavens. and from that throne
will come the power that will enable
| us to win the whole world for Christ
That appeal which. raised in Maccdo-
MIA, reached the ears of the apostle
1 Il