The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-17
THE PULPIT.
4 SCHOLARLY SUNDAY SERMON By
DR.. CHARLES EDWARD LOCKE.
Subject: The Universal King.

Brooklyn, y. Y.-Dr. Charles Edward
Locke, pastor of the Hanson Place NJ.
Z. Church, preached Sunday in the
New York Avenue NJ. E. Church on
Jesus Christ the Universal King"
The sermon was the annual one be-
fore the New York East Conference.
The text was from Revelation Kills:
; The Kingdoms of this world are be-
come the kingdoms of our Lord and of
His Christ" Among other things DR..
Locke said:
With His own hand God wrote on the
foundations of history, 1.-THE seed Of
the woman shall bruise the serpent's
head" On the radiant advent morning
the angel said to the bewildered shep-
herds, Behold, bring you good It'd
ings of great joy, which shall be to all
people," and, later, the Great Teacher
Himself announced, Il, if I be lifted
up from the earth, will draw all men
unto Mew Though Confucius died Of
a broken heart fearing he had spoken
no truths which would survive him,
and Socrates drank in dependency the
hemlock in his cave overlooking Ath-
ems, yet Jesus Christ, the worlds Great
Optimist, cried out in triumph in the
midst Of the agonies Of the croSs-"It
is fnished!' and Paradise Lost became
Paradise Regained. John, the Revela-
tor, in the seraphic isolation of his
exile, saw in his vision the fulfllment
Of all these prophecies, and exultantly
wrote, THE kingdoms Of this world
are become the kingdoms Of our Lcrd
and Of His Christ
It was long looked for psychology
cal moment when Bethlehem's star
appeared above the dimpled hills Of
Judea. Civilization had slipped down
from the hoary highlands of Bactris
to the lowlands of Hindustan; it then
moved westward, tarrying long enough
to build it's towers in Persia, its tenn
pies in Greece, its tombs in Egypt and
it's thrones in Rome. At its birth
Christianity encountered the fierce op.
position Of emperors and armies. Rome
was mistress Of land and sea. The
founder Of Christianity was Roman
subject, its chief apostle Roman citi-
zen. The whole Roman empire was
hurled across the path of the progress
of Christ. His followers suffered, but
In the sign of the cross they conquered.
Our forefathers 5ravely followed the
guiding star to the summit CT the Allie
ghany Mountains and fixed the west
ern boundary Of the new republic; but
the years pushed the frontiers west
ward, and when at last against the
prophecies Of American statesmen the
plains were crossed by the intrepid
pioneer, then autocratic lawmakers
deiantly announced that the serrated
peaks CT the Rocky Mountains would
outline the western boundary Of the
naticn, but steadily and gracefully
moved that point Of light until at last
it mingled its silver beams with the
golden embroidery of the sunset coast.
Then even the wiseSt Of modern magi
thought that the star of empire had
become a fixed star, but faithfully 1t
has pursued its noiseless tread until
to-day it is brilliantly shining above
eastern archipelagoes and continents.
We are the creatures of that star and
must keep up with it's aerial fight,
for wherever it fingers there is another
Bethlehen's cradle and another advent
hymn.
Within the lifetime Of many here
present the star appeared in the
Asiatic heavens and thS- angel choir
again sang "Glory to God in the high
est. on earth peace, good will to men,"
The year 1858 has been called the
Annns Mirabilis of modern missions,
and truly it was a year wonderful"
for the doors were opened to one thou
sand million of the human race. In
that year India was transferred from
the clutches of the avaricious East
India Company to the British crown
and Queen Victoria became Empress
of India. By the Treaty Of Tientsin
the ports and interior Of China were
opened and the people were permitted
to accept Christianity without perse-
cution, and Japan, after 200 years Of
exclusion, made its treaty with Great
Britain. Now, let US see how these
great kingdoms of the earth are becom
ing the Kingdoms Of our Lord and OF
His Christ.
India has population Of 250,0O0,000
and an area Of 1,S60,O00 square miles.
Suttee, fnfanticide and the voracious
juggernaut are gone forever. Because
of the huge reservoirs constructed by
English foresight .famineis rapidly dis
and the gradual eleyationi
Of women is taking place. India will
be Christian from the, 'Himalayas to
Ceylon, from Bombay to Calcutta.
China has had continuous authentic
history for forty centuries. The first
real character in Chinese history was
the Emperor Yu, who ruled 2204 B. c.
The Chinese are supposed to be the
descendants of Shem. the oldest son
of Noah. They settled on the banks
Of the Yellow River and established 4 |
kingdom coeval with Baby1onia and
Egypt, ard before Abraham came cut
OF Chaldea.
Four hundred and six millions CT peo-
pie and 1925 900 square miles, and has |
a coast line of $500 miles. The climate |
is very much like cur own. There are
broad rivers, lofty mountains and val |
leys of extra ordinary fertility. There !
Is vast mineral wealth. Beside iron, |
gold, silver and copper there are i'm
mense coal fields; all OF which lie al.
most undisturbed waiting for the com
ing of the higher civilization which |