The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-04-06

now it was sitting at the feet Of a
Spirit-filled man through whom the
fulness of God was torrentially pour
Ing. as Niagara flOo1s .er the g lat
Erie n Ontario. And this man
merely an ex-professional sports!
He had taken for his topic. eff
Christ Came to Washington. He be-
gan with a brilliantly imaginative de-
scription Of how Washington City
would receive Shakespeare. or Milton.
or Cromwell, or Napoleon. or the
Father Of his Country. If either or any
OF them could by any means come |
back in the flesh tomorrow. His in
depreciation of the symbolism OF
patriotism Of the Washington Monu-
! r ent was a superb piece Of eloquence |
We looked up with the speaker to it's |
five hundred and fifty-five-foot az |
and thunderously a%pplauded him as
he said it stOOd a-tiptOe in the clouds
as an inspiration to the boys of the
land to bare their breasts to the as
suits of the enemy in h country's
time of need.
Speaker Clark and I sat five feet
apart, and though WE are strangers,
we nodded to each other every now
and then i'll approval over some senti-
ment Of truth or some outburst of
~eloquence. Sunday had a sentence
INV SaA0 w "oo1t tAAAI wv
had been Christians when the twi-
light of the evening O. our lives be-
gins to melt into the purpling da Nn
of eternity and here again Speaker
Clark's eye cried hello to mine, and
then he lifted his hands and c,app d
them together noiSelessly. I nodded
back as if to say, Yes, Mr.. Speaker,
you mean you wish you had thought
Of that yourself"
Sunday said if Christ came to Wash
ington he would do what He did when
He came to earth before-go about
doing good. But it was not a ten-to-
one shot that people in Washington
!, would acclaim Him as they would
Napoleon or Washington. There are
> thousands in the capital city who
? would criticize Him for a -Oci ting
:. with such common trash and despise
Him for His obscure origin. What
would you really do if He were tc
come" he asked. Would you tele-
;, phone her and tell her you COULDN'T
meet her tomorrow? Would you cal
off any dates? Would you think about
ceasing to live that double life
Would 0 get those things out O.
q the ice-chest you usually keep there?'
"Some one, asked what he WOul(
do if he knew that Christ would com
tomorrow. replied: 4 hope He would
= find me ding M daily task % tn
best Of my ability Now wasn't t. a
fire 2" said the speaker, smilin:
serenely. isn't that what we shout,
- all be doing at such a timer
What Christ Would Tell the Senate
But there is no eff about it. H
ID has afwa-s been in Washington. H
y. was in America before even the In
I'd dams peopled it. He was in Califor
e western trails. eff Christ came t
Chicago?" Why any doubt? Why tn
y. "if?" He was there before the buffal
s. ceased to roam the plains where ar
lp now endless rows Of houses with thei
ee il tersecting streets. From everlastin
I'D tc everlasting He is God; u He weI
ST. here again He would tell you peopl
nd Of Washington. not only those VIII
er live in the slums but you people up o
a, the Avenue of the President, that yO
'ty must be born again. He has no di'
He ferent way Of salvation for Senator
- from that which He has provided IL
Mt common sinners-through faith
le- His atoning blood. It's either heave
fit or hell for all Of you. God has r
St halfway house for any Of you 7
in second chance after you once land
his hell, Pastor Russell to the contra
ly- notwithstanding.
re- In closing, Mr.. Sunday moved
chair beside the pulpit. With 0,
Ear foot in the chair and the other KIN
sh- crooked upon the pulpit, he told
Ups burning words the story of Savonar
no la as he preached in the marke
place to the Florentines. Daily Il
ord old reformer cried, People Of Fran
vas whom will you have for you Lo
MS and Saviour" And at last, und
the spell of his pleading, the Flo
ted entines cried out in reply:
hi "JeSu Christie, Dominus ct Salv
the dor
ooh, people of Washington. capt.
the of the nation" pleaded Sunds
y whom will you moose for your Lo
re- and Saviour"
,hic Mr.. Bryan seemed strangely nae
as ed by his plea. He appeared to
on struggling to keep back the tears.
had silence as profound as that of t
ng- grave fell upon the vast audience.
and was q wonderful appeal While 1t "