Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-09

Cathedral rose up in the distance anu
seemed to bring all the history OF re-
'iision in the British Isles very wildly be-
fore the mind I could see st. Paul
preaching the gospel there, followed by
an earnest band Of loyal Christians.
could see Augustine marching down the
road and meeting Queen Bertha at the
porch Of st. Martins and joining after
ward in the great religious work of Eng.
land. 1 recalled how little by little the
Bishop Of Rome secured supremacy over
the religious life of Great Britain, until
at last the church revoltedi and threw off
his authority, and how. after much sad
contest, there came freedom to worship
God and q great growth began. Through
all the centuries In spite Of obstacles. the
Church Of Jesus Christ had gone forward.
her eye upon the Master, her objective
point the New Jerusalem And so the
pathetic inscription, written in Latin, on
Dean Affords tomb, seemed full of mean
Ing. 1t may be freely rendered: 1.-The
wayside inn Tor the temporary lodging
Jerusalem" I could almost hear him
singing these words Of his own splendid
hymn:
Forward, ont Of error.
Leave behind the night:
Forward through the darkness
Forward into light!
Forward has been the cry of the King
to His army ever since He placed man
upon the earth. The pauiarchs led the
way; the Israelites on the shores of the
Red sea took up the anthem and sang
1t feaFless1y a s they crossed over on dry
land. The victorious nation sang II as
Palestine became the land of God. The
Psalmist sang it as he prepared the won
derfui hymns to be sung in the temple
worship. The prophets took up the re-
frain as they warned the people of dan
ger, and declared the promises of Je-
hovah. The angels made rich the har-
mony OF the same song over the Judean
hills, when the "Desire Of all nations
was born. God on earth In human form
Himself led once more the professional
as He passed over the troubled way from
Nazareth to Calvary; and His disciples,
when their King had gone back to heaven,
echoed and re-echoed the hymn as they
prea ched the Gospel throughout the world.
1t was the anthem of the early Chris
tians as they suffered persecution. 1t
was the watchword of the organized
Roman emperor in Nicaea.
The crusaders sang II as they sought to
deliver Jerusalem from the Saracens. The
reformers sang 1t as they fought for re-
iigious purity and freedom. The mission
airy church took up the refrain when she
began her work 100 years ago, and deter
mined that the world should be claimed
for Christ The Sunday schools of the
world raised their voices as they assem-
bled at Jerusalem a few years ago and
themselves to the service
Of the King. The Christian Endeavorers.
4. 100000 strong, are singing the old hymn.
and their voices are heard around the
world in every language, but with one
harmony. And today every earnest Chris
tan, as he kneels before his dear Christ.
and as he labors in his own place, lifts
heart and voice in the age-old cry: For
ward into light"
God has heard the prayer. and angels
have joined in the anthem through all the
centuries. The way has been long and
oftentimes dark. Jerusalem has not yet
been reached. and the road thereto has
many an honored 'Wayside inn" where