Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
America Is Being watched.

America Is Being Watched.
The great Australian colonies are
supposed to belong to Great Britain.
Their political 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 mantelpiece was that Of
George Washington. and the most con-
spicuous books on his shelves were the
Congressional Records of our own ma
tional capitol. The eyes of all nations
are watching us industrially and gov
ernmentally. The peace conference Of
The Hague showed the trend of inter
national thought The time will yet
come when the nations will cease. TO
submit their quarrels TO the arbitra-
ment of the sword Justice and right
eOusness 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 doing for temporal JUS
tice our American church is doing for
Christ in a spiritual way. All nations
shall yet follow our Christian leadings.
if America becomes truly Christian.
Let the American church take America
for Christ. ana it will capture the
world for Christ.
Oh, my friends with such Il glorious
outlook for our coming gospel cam
oaign. should not the church of Christ |
Is a whole and our own individual |
,hurches go forth into this winters !
strong in Cod strong in /
'aith, strong in holy zeal? For the |
most part have been talking about |
low God is going to bless the great
American church as Il whole. Will he
'less our own individual churches to
which we have given our allegiance
S he will bless other churchesY Yes
we 90 into this gospel conflict as we
ught to go Are you and / willing by
ur own cOnsecrated lives to let our
hurch. our dear individual church,
With its glorious past. take the position
a the church army on the front line
f battle where she ought to stand?
the open door which God
pened for the Philippan church was
OF a doorway off in the distance but
ear at hand And so the open door
gospel opportunity of our church is
ght at hand As COnseCrated. Holy
Dirit inspired, earnest Christian
lurch members will you and | join
day in the forward march for Christ?
The Macedonian Call.
oh, the Macedonian call for the phys
al and mental and social and spiritu-
salvation which is coming through
e open door of the American church
ON sin struck and a dying world!
be whole world groans under the
lrden of sin. 1t is here; it is every
here. The only way of deliverance is
at ChriSt's church set itself to the
SIX in the power of his Spirit. Begin
ng at its own doors, it must lead the
Sault and. uniting with the churches
other cities and states. work faith.
lly and bravely for the emancipation
this land and Of the whole world. \
W years ago the wife of native In
an prince was dying. BY the hide
und MOhammedan laws it was i'm.
ssible to let an English surgeon see
r, because no white man under any
nditions is allowed to enter the room
a MOhammedan woman of the up
r classes. AT last. in despair. her
sband sent for a missionary lady,
SIS Batlly, who was working among
P natives of Lucknow When she Ell. {
ed the invalid'S room the sick WON. q
said: When you 90 back to Eng =
nd l want you to meet your good
Ieen Victoria. | hear that she is a
cd queen. Tell her how we poor In.
IN women have to suffer when we
sick and how we have to die. Tell =,
ur good queen that and then ask her II
me to send MS help"
'ut ii was not in the good queens
wer to send the only help that could
effectual. The gospel and that alone 4
avail. Let our cry go to no earth
throne, but to the throne that is set
the heavens. and from that throne 4
u come the power that will enable Z