The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-12-19

NlRASl0R RQSSGlllj address. He had
- large audience
and attentive hearing. His text was
from Isaiah Xvi. 8. respecting the
birth of nation Ia day. He said:--
In my childhood days every penny
Il could save was devoted to Foreign
Missions. The Hawaiian Islands and
the Fiji Islands. were prominent be-
fore the Christian world us missionary
fields. II. remember well that the es-
tablishment OF civilized government
s in these Islands was hailed as the full
filment OF the text I, have chosen-"a
nation born In day" The thought
then was that thus speedily the world
would be converted and the glorious
promises of the Hebrew prophets full
filled. How earnestly we labored and
prayed, 'Thy Kingdom come" think
ing all the while that we we're bring
ing the Kingdom OF God to earth and
fulfilling the Lords Prayer
Alas! we are having rude awaken
ing from such dreams We are finding
that If the Kingdom of God must be
established by human power 1t will
never be established. We are finding
that the worlds population is doubling
every century. If we double our mis-
sionary enterprises every century we
would only be keeping pace with the
natural increase Of the human family
Statistics show US that there are
twelve hundred millions of heather
fndayr that
were only half as many. Alas! those
missionary hopes Of ours have gone
glimmering.
But the awakening has done us good !;
it has taught us to think a little. We
are now sensibiy inquIring. Suppose
we should convert all the heather and
make the whole world n Christendom
of the same sort that we have in Eu-
rope and Americal What then2 Would
Gods will be done on earth ms II Is
done In heaven-perfectly2 Could we
thus hope 10 bring In the glorious con.
'ditions prophesied. In which not only
the knowledge OF God would 1ll the
whole earth. but additionally every
knee should bow and every tongue con
fess In such manner rs TO be to the
glory of God? We see that such hopes
would be worse than foolish. they
would be ludicrous. Thus our awaken
ang has done us good. and sent VIZ agaiu
to Gods Book 20 zee wherein we erred
in our expectations.
What Say the Soriptures7
The disilusion respecting great works
of our own humbled IN before God aud
made us realize eur dependence upon
Him for the fullilmeut OF the glorious
prophecies We have read our Bibles
afresh. We have taken from our minds
the spectacles OF our forefathers with
the color and gtoss which they handed
down TO VIZ, We are now rending God 3
Book In iis own light. allowing God to
be His own Interpreter and Himself
to make Il plain. And what do we
hnd? All! wonder OF wOnders We
find the Divine Plnn wider and deeper
and higher thnn we had ever dreamed.
We find that the present Age. from,
Calvary and Peu,rcost to the second
coming OF .Iesus. X not Coda time for
dealing with the world. opening theft
blind eyes. unstopping their deaf ears
and making every knee to bow and ev'
cry tongue TO confess II Ii merely
His time for the gntbering out from
every nation. people, kindred aud
tongue "lttle iocll" OF such IN have
the nearing ear and the appreclatlvc
heart. to become the ncide -of Christ
aud His JolntsheirS In His glorious
Kingdom. the establishment Of which
will mean the blessing of all the faml
lies of the earth. M WIS promised Il
Father Abraham.
Well may we reason that II our Go,
waited for four Thousand wears befor,
He sent His son to redeem the world
and has since waited two thousunt
more for the selecting OF the Bride o
Christ. He must intend thnt the gren
Kingdom ~ His Sou. thc Messiani'
reign of thousand years. IL 20 do
great work for mankind In general
Such broad foundations, such deep lai,
plans and arrangements foretell
grand and glorious outcome. Evident
iy Gods Word shaft be fulfilled. whicI
He spoke. saying, MY Word that 90
eth forth out OF My mouth shall no
return unto Me void. but II shall ac
'complish that which please, and shnl
prosper In the thing whereunto | ser
g."
The message aent forth ia primar
sense In Eden. when God declared tha
s11yentuHliy the seed OF tue w0ma