The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-02

hunter stalking the man eating monsters of India or Africa, the church is and must be continually on its guard. As It goes forth Into the coming winters cam paign to do the best it can and with the help of the Holy Spirit to do all 1t can for Christ, the consciousness that It's foe has almost unlimited prowess has made the church strong and confident.
 But where is the gospel campaign or this church during the coming coming to be fought? We save talked about the time. We have spoken about the one- ness of purpose and the divine strength in which We are to enter the conflict. We now speak about the geographicas region in which we are to fight We must find our churchs plain of Esdrae- lon and it's Marathon pass. America is to be the geographical plain of gospel maneuverings for the American church. It is the foremost nation in the world today. and it's power and influence are rapidly growing. In energy, in wealth. in enterprise. 1t takes the lead among the nations of the world. If it boldly takes it's stand for Christ and declares that the principles of Christ are it's guide and that he is its supreme ruler, the effect on the world will be overwhel- ming. An enormous stepp will then have been taken toward the conquest of the whole world for him. Americai Is the strategic point in the Christian cam paign. Let every Christian church in this country realize that fact and unite to win this fair land for the Prince of Peace.
 America Is Being Watched.
 The great Australian colonies are sup posed to belong to Great Britain. Their political allegiance is given to King Ed ward VII Yet, when a few years ago was in Sidney, in the nome of Sir Hen ry Parks the Gladstone Australian. the most honored statesman of that island continent and the thrice premier of New South Wales the most conspicuous pie ture I saw over his study mantepiece was that of George Washington, and the most conspicuous books on his shelves were the Congressional Records of our own national capitol The eyes of all nations are watching us industrially and sovernmentally. The peace conference of The Hague showed the trend of in- ternational thought. The time will yet come when the nations will cease to submit their quarrels to the arbitrament of the sword. Justice and righteousness shall be 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 do- ing for temporal justice our American church is doing for Christ in spiritual
 way. All nations shall yet follow our
 Christian leadngs, If America becomes truly Christian Let the American church take American for Christ, and 1t will capture the world for Christ.
 Oh, my friends, with such glorious outlook for our coming gospel campaign
 should not the church of Christ az whole and our own individual churches go forth into this winters campaign
 strong in God, strong in faith strong In
 holy zeal? For the most part | nave been talking about how God is going to bless the great American church as a whole. VIII he bless our own indlVld- ual churches to which we have given our allegiance as he will bless other churches? Yes, If we go into this gospel conflict as we ought to go Are you and
 l willing by our own consecrated lives to let our church. our dear individual church, with it's glorious past, take the ! position in the church army on the front l line of battle where she ought to stand? | Remember, the open door which God l opened for the Phillippian church was | not a doorway off in the distance. but
 near at hand And so the open door of l gospel opportunity of our church Is right | at hand. As consecrated, Holy Spirit in- spired, earnest Christian church mem l bers will you and I join today in the forward march for Christ?
 l The Macedonian Call.
 ] Oh, the Macedonian call for the phys | ical and mental and social and spiritual | salvation which is coming through me | open door of the American church from | a sin struck and q dying world! The | whole world groans under the burden of | sin. It is here it Is everywhere. The | only way of delverance is that Christ
 church set itself to the task in the power of hls Spirit. Beginning at it's owr
 doors, it must lead the assault and. unit ] ing with the churches In other cities and states, work faithfully and bravely foI the emancipation of this land and or the whole world. A few years ago the wife of a native Indian prince was dying. By
 the hide-bound Mohammedan laws 1t was impossible to let an English surgeon set her, because no white man under any conditions is allowed to enter the room of a Mohammedan woman of the uppei classes. At last. in despair, her husband
 sent for a missionary lady, Miss Bailiy