Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-07-16
TALrIAGE SER1ON.
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ling force in the power of numbers.
We all marvel ut the wonderful abil-
ity of observation to which the trap
pcrs and the hunters of old We're able
tn train their visual powers. For days
and weeks the Indian scouts We're able
10 follow their enemies across the west
ern prairies by the twisted blades of
grass and by other minute signs they
were able To tell how many Indians
We're i'm the war party ahead. how
many horses and cattle and squaws
and papooscs. During the Austro-
Prussian war I'm 1866 Archduke Joseph
of Austria was warned of an imminent
night attack by n gypsy soldier who
was able 10 foresce the advance of the
pursuing hosts by watching the birds
fly over the Austrian encampment.
This soldier said To Prince Joseph:
"Your highncss. birds sleep as well as
men. These birds would not be flying
about ut this time of night If they had
not been disturbed The enemy in
large numbers is marching through the
woods and has frightened them. There
will soon be fighting on our front lines"
But. though hunters and trappers have
almost miraculous seeing powers in
reference to the natural world. Ii does
not take an inspired vision to see that
we are now living i'm time of great
religious awakening How else can
you account for the thousands who. as
converts. are giving their hearts to
Jesus Christ under the consecrated Ia
bors of the evangelistic committee OF
the Presbyterian church: How else
can you account for the wonderful
meetings of Campbell Morgan in Amer
lea. and of Torrey and Alexander in
Australia and England. and the crowd
ed schools for Bible study in Winona
and Mortified and Chautauqua and
Moody's institute of Chicago! Every
where the vital question is upon every
lip. What shall then do with Jesus.
who is called the Christi! Like PLATE
before the Jewish people. you must de-
eide the question in reference To Jesus.
You must decide for Christ or against
Christ And in bringing you up to this
question cannot be far wrong In stat
ing that thou art not far from the
kingdom of God"
wonderful manifestations of the Holy
Spirits power in reference to the world
at large: Have not we seen that pow
er manifested I'm our own church? Men
and women. can you sit stolidly i'm your
pews when husbands and wives and
children and young men and women
are seeking Jesus Christ. while so
many old people and middle aged peo-
pie and young people are coming! God
will never give you n better opportu-
nifty to seek him than just now. VIII
you not come to the Saviour now?
The last time Dwight L. Moody ever
preached was ut a great series of meet
ings being held i'm Convention hall.
Kansas City Suddenly he broke down.
and The doctors told him he must stop
work ut once They bundled the great
evangelist up and started him east for
his Northficld home But. though the
doctors could silence his tongue. they
could not keep still his pen. When
they carried him to Mortified, with
his weak fingers he wrote out n tele
gram to his Kansas City friends who
were carrying on the meetings in his
stead His telegram went something
like this: Mr. So-and-so. Kansas City:
Have reached home safely. Regret ex-
ceedingly being forced to leave. Had
| been with you tonight | would have
preached on Thou art not far from
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that many may he led into the king
dom under Mr.. Torrey's preaching"
Oh. my friends. the redeemed lips OF
the sainted evangelist are pleading
with you from this text I'm this service
today. That same divine power which
brought thousands and tens of thou
sands of sinners To the fountain of
eternal life is pleading with you to
come To Christ. even now while great
multitudes are seeking him. Like
King Agrippa. are you going to be
almost persuaded and lost? Or like
Paul. the chief of sinners" are you
to be coronated and to have seat up
on throne in heaven with Jesus
Christ?
4 KNOW OF lanu Wnere the streets are
paved
With the things which we meant to
achieve.
II is walled with the money we meant TO
have saved
And the pleasures for which we gricve
The kind words unspoken. the promises
broken
And many a coveted boon
Are stored away In that land somewhere
The land of Pretty Soon"
There are uncut jewels OF possible fame
Lying there about In the dust
And many "A noble and lofty aim
Covered with mold and rust.
And. oh. this place. while IL seems so near.
Is farther away than the moon:
Though our purpose Is fair we never get
there
The land of Pretty Soon"
The road that leads to this mystic land
Is strewn with pitiful wrecks.
And the ships that have sailed from its
shining strand
Rear skeletons on their decks
IL lis farther away at noon than al dawn,
And farther away at night than at noon.
Oh. let us beware of that land down there,
The land of Pretty Soon.
rCopyrisht 1904 by Louis Klopschl