Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-09-26

USuL We must Ahu our cnurcn' Plain
of Esdraelon and its Marathon pass
America is to be the geographical plai,
of gospel maneuverings for the Ameri
can church. 1t is the foremost natio,
In the world today, and its power an,
influence are rapidly growing. In ener
gy, in wealth. in enterprise, II take,
the lead among the nations of TN.
world. If it boldly takes its stand 70,
Christ and declares that the principle,
of Christ are its guide and that he Z.
its supreme ruler the effect on tn,
world will be overwhelming. An enor
nous step will then have been taksr
toward the conquest of the Who'll.
world for him. America is the stra
regic point in the Christian campaign
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
supposed to belong to Great Britain.
Their political allegiance is given to
King Edward VII. Yet, when a 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 I saw
over his study mantelpfece was that of
George Washington, and the most con-
spicuous books on his shelves were tho
Congressional Records of our own No.
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 vet
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 orr
land, whose influence Is ALWAYS fos
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 headings.
II America becomes truly Christian.
Let the American church take America
for Christ, and it will capture the
world for Christ
Oh, my friends, with such glorious
outlook for our coming gospel cam
paign, should not the church of Christ
as q whole and our own individual
churches go forth into this winters
strong in God, strong in
faith, strong in holy xeal7 For the
most part / 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 as we
ought to 60. Are you and willing by
our own eonsecrated 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 doorway off In the distance, but
near at hand. And SO the open door
IF gospel opportunity Of our church is
light at hand. AS consecrated, Holy
Spirit inspired, earnest Christian
church members will you and I join
.oday in the forward march for Christ?
The MaceAonfau Can
Oh, the Macedonian call for the phys
cal and mental and social and spiritu-
II salvation which Is coming through
he open door Of the American church
rom sin struck and a dying world.
The whole world groans under the
burden Of sin. 1t Is here; it is every
where. The only way Of deliverance is
hat Christ's church set itself to the
ask in the power of his Spirit. Begin
hing at its own doors, it must lead the
assault and, uniting with the churches
n other cities and states, work faith
ully and bravely for the emancipation
If this land and of the whole world. A
'ew years ago the wife Of a native In
Ian prince was dying. By the hide
pound Mohammedan laws 1t was i'm
possible to let an English surgeon see
Ter, because no white man under any
conditions is allowed to enter the room
# a Mohammedan woman Of the up
yer classes. At last, in despair, her
husband sent for a missionary lady,
Mss Bailly, who was working among
he natives Of Lucknow. When she en-
cred the invalid's room the sick WON
IN said: when you go back to Eng
and l want you to meet your good |
lueen Victoria. / hear that she is a |
,ood queen. Tell her how we poor In |
Ian women have to suffer when we
re sick and how we have to die. Tell
our good queen that and then ask her
or me to send us help"
But it was not in the good queens |
ower to send the only help that could |
e efectual. The gospel and that alone
an avail. Let our cry 60 to no earth |
? throne, but to the throne that is set
4 the heavens, and from that throne
Till come the power that will enable
g to win the whole world for Christ.
hat appeal which, raised In Maeedo i
ia. reached the ears of the anostle