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THE PULPIT. AN ELOQUENT SUNDAY SERMON BY THE REV. EDWARD NILES. % Subject: "Recent Religious Rerl\?ls." Brooklyn, N. Y.?The Rev. Edward Niles, pastor of the White (Busliwick A Avenue Reformed) Church, preached Sunday on "The Recent Religious Revivals." The text was from II. Samuel v:24: "When thou hearest the sound of marehincr in the tops of the mulberry trees, then thou shalt bestir thyself; for then is Jehovah gone out before thee to smite the host of the Philistines." Mr. Niles said: David and his little kingdom were sore beset by the enemy. Former victories had only brought them temporary relief. Many of the troops were discouraged. Very likely some advised patching up terms of peace with the Philistines which would stop the perpetual conflict, even if much would needs be yielded. It was a crisis, and David did the best thing possible. He inquired of Jehovah. The reply of the oracle was a strange one. The order was not to go openly against the foe, but to equip his forces, and, thoroughly prepared for attack, put them in ambush opposite a grove of mulberry trees. Then, when the sound of an angel army was heard rustling over the tops of those branches, to bestir j himself, and, according to the account in Chronicles, go out to battle. How thrilling the promise which followed the direction, "for then Jehovah is gone out before thee to smite the host of the Philistines." He did as he was told. Jehovah led the way, the Israelites followed. Both smiting together won the battle. David had faith to adopt God's plan of at tack. His faith was manifested oy nis [works. The result was glorious peace. Preparation. Expectation. Realization. These three words tell the story. I believe this tale from the Old Book is full of lessons to us. Certainly we 1 are hummed in by influences threatening most dangerously our spiritual independence. The work of the churches in Brooklyn is not going forward as it should. Defensive tactics are too much in evidence. Many in our ranks are seeking after compromise with evil, the abandonment of our spiritual integrity, accommodation to the demands of the world. . The times are desperate and earnest souls have followed the example of the Shepherd King, inquiring of Jehovah [what shall be done. The answer has come, in no uncertain tones. Equip yourselves with shields of faith, swords of the Spirit, breastplates of righteousness, helmets f salvation. Omit no preparation. Expect great things. When thou hearest the sound of heavenly allies marching, bestir thyself. Strike, "for I, Jehovah, am with you." unristians nave ueen licaimg ouv.u messages for mouths. Sermons, prayer meeting talks, Sunday-school instruction have laid ever deepening emphasis on the necessity of being alert to the help from heaven -which will warrant the command, "Go forward." Now I believe it has come. As one of the captains of the sacramental army I repeat the order, "Forward, march!" During the past week my desk was strewed with clippings from both religious and daily papers telling of the "sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees." "Gypsy Smith!" It is an outlandish name. But it tells of a man who succeeded where Rhodes, Kruger, Milner ?' and all the other "statesmen" signally failed. From London comes the echo of the angel's footsteps, forcing back its sin, shame and poverty that the churches, charging shoulder to shoulder, may carry in triumph the cross of Christ to the very darkmost heart of that metropolis of Christendom and Satan. With thrilling distinctness I hear the reverberations of the marching in Liverpool. Almost incredulous I ask, "Can it be, in this twentieth century, when we have been so often assured that revivalism is dead, that the greatest com, mercial centre of the greatest commercial nation of the world is stirred as never before in its history by the story of Jesus?" "Yes," comes the answer from many witnesses. Policemen have strangely few calls to take people to the stationhouses and are bringing them instead to gospel meetings, wrestling with them in prayer, rejoicing with them in salvation. One hundred and fifty street car conductors are bound together in a praying band. Messenger boys and brokers in the Stock Exchange talk with each other of God and join together in prayer. The very whistling 011 the streets is of gospel hymns. Twelve thousand people night after night pack the Tournament Hall to hear and give their testimonies, led by a recently notorious prize fighter and gambler. Nearly 5000 have publicly given their hearts to Christ in that one city and 57.000 in England since our American evangelists. Torrev and Alexander, be gun their meetings in England. - The sound of marching on the top of the mulberry trees has been so Iohd in Wales that even our daily papers this side of the Atlantic have heard, and found place to record it in their columns. In a little Welsh town, eight miles from the nearest railroad, a Christian Endeavor meeting was being held a few months back. The leader urged upon those present to tell their own spiritual experience, when a fourteen-year-old girl, who had never taken any part before, startled every one by rising with beaming face. "0, I love Jesus with all my heart," were her only words. The effect was electric. One after another testified to the greatness of their sins and the infinitely greater greatness of Christ's pardon. The religions contagion spread to other villages in fast widening circles. Evan Roberts, once a ringleader in debauchery, had recently given up coal mining to study for the ministry, and came home for a little rest. He was inspired by the changed life 6f his town to proclaim the gospel with a power unheard of in a theological student. Scores came to him for advice, whom he led to the cross. His services were asked for here, there and another place. Wherever he went the way had bean prepared by faithful effort. No halls were large enough to accommodate the crowds, and the meetings were held out of doors in many places. Every Sunday-school, every Christian t Endeavor meeting became a revival meeting. The preachers were dis-esV tablished. The people conducted tlie gatherings as they saw Songs, exhortations. prayers followed or mingled with one another, yet all without such confusion as would mar **ie one impression of each meeting?ihe evident presence in power of the Holy Spirit. Such a Christinas time has never been known in Wales. Instead of drunkenI ness, hymn singing; the theatres deI serted. their players stranded, religious conversation the prevailing topic, sa| loons with no patrons. The revival is distinctively ethical, confirmed enemies of years standing reconciled in the meetings, old and forgotten debts remembered and paid, the baneful effects of the great strike disappearing as master and workman labor together in bringing to the anxious bench the unsaved or as they seek together for Iiirlit and peace. "It is the most remarkable spiritual upheaval this generation has witnessed. I believe it is destined to leave a permanent mark on the history of our country. It seems to be rocking Welsh life like a great earthquake," says Lloyd George, a member of Parliament. Over 34.000 people are already enrolled as converts, and the movement shows no sign of abatement. "Will this revival marching of God's army cause Americans to bestir themselves? Is it not the sign from God that we go out to battle?" Such was the query that came to a minister of the Reformed Church in Schenectady. He rallied rhe Christian forces of that city, and their first onslaught was successful beyond what they had faith to expect. I That city is full of men and women to-day who have made their peace with God. of those who are asking, "What must, I do to be saved?" and, equally important, of those who have already found an answer to the question, "What can I do for others,'' ana are doing it. Practically every church in the place has been stirred as never before in this generation. From the economically and politically distracted Statfe of Colorado I hear the tramp, tramp of marching! not now of deported miners, nor of armed troops quelling riots. It is the tread of God's messengers, their feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of Peace. The level-headed business men of Denver declared over and over a few weeks back that, whatever might be done elsewhere, a revival there was inconceivable. What did I read in the paper a week ago yesterday? Five hundred business houses closed for two hours thatemployersand employed might attend prayer meetings! The public schools, the municipal buildings shut because of the revival. The State Legislature, more interested in Jesus Christ than in deciding who should be the Governor, adjourning to attend church in a body on a Friday! Already new Christians are numbered by the thousands and hundreds of people * * 1 1 1 in WHO Had. Kept men." cuuieu icucia their trunks have presented them and renewed their Christian work. Are not such sounds of marching of angel's footsteps in South Africa, in London, in Liverpool, through the length and breadth of Wales, in Schenectady, in Denver, in many places, signals that we should bestir ourselves and go down with them to the attack? I can interpret these glorious facts in no other way. Other places liave been freed from the thralldom of indifference to things spiritual. Why should not we? Is there any reason why the work should not commence now. quickening the frozen, illumining the darkened, lifting all. up to a higher plane of thought, giving juster conceptions oi responsibility, causing us to act with wiser regard for the glory of God and the welfare of souls? The only reason lies in ourselves. Who votes against a revival? The ~ -nnf fA>* if TrllA Ui'id li&iJl HUU piclj O JUUC XVI Alt " ?V works not for it. When I see a vacant seat in the prayer meeting or church, when I see a class in Sunday-school left without a teacher, a healthy church member who is not also a worker, I say: "There is a vote against a revival." How do you vote? Yes? Then all you need to do is to use the means. The first is self-examination. Am I, as a professed Christian, a bright and shining example of the benefits of being a Christian? The second means is prayer. Begin your first conscious moment of the day with a "God. pour out Thy spirit on ! the white church." Pray during the day, though your j feet may be walking and your eyes are open. A certain place in the dome of the Capitol is called the whispering gallery because a word, even though only whispered there, is distinguishable in J the farther corner of the rotunda. The | various meetings for prayer in this | sanciuar,y are ixie 5uuvnv.u where are most quickly heard the sound of the marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, j The third means is joy. According j to our faith it be done to us. The Holy I Spirit never failed to come where He ! was confidently expected. The simple, uninterrupted joy of Evan Roberts is a striking phase of his spiritual power. So far as equipment is concerned, our preparation for the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees is complete. Because we have heard it in so many directions and our expectations have become realizations, "shall we go out to battie?" "God has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat; ! He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment seat, j O be swift, my soul, to answer Him; be jubilant, my feet! ; Our God is marching on." i - ! The Guidinc of Providence. I Being forbidden to preach the Gospel in Cape Town, Barnabas Shaw bought J a yoke of oxen and a cart, and putting his goods into the wagon, he and'his wife seated themselves therein, and headed the lowing kine toward the interior of the country, not knowing j whither they went. Thus they jour- | neyed on day after day, till they had traveled 300 miles. On the twentyseventh day of their journey they encamped for the night. They discovered a company of Hottentots halting near them. On entering into communica- | tion with them, they learned to their astonishment that this band of heath- I ens, headed by their chief were jour- ' neying to Cape Town in search of a j missionary to teach them "the great ! Word." as they expressed it. Had | either party started a half day earlier ! or later they would not have met | I PEACE TALK REVIVED. Many Diplomats Believe Czar Will Be ! Forced to End War as Result | of Disaster at Mukden. A Washington special says: Wher. [ the czar calls his war councij he wiT j be able to inform them that Japan will welcome peace on reasonable terms and will promptly name her j conditions, provided she receives trustworthy assurances that they will be J seriously considered. This the emperor has learned from AIIV.UUXJ' vuauvviivi 1^0 IU JUUJI do well as the general terms acceptable J to Japan. These, it is said, include the retention by Japan of Port Arthur, a Japanese protectorate over Korea and an indemnity. From a high official the Associated Press hears that Russia has recalled her second Pacific squadron. An attache of a Russian embassy in Europe is quoted as expressing the belief that Kuropatkin's recent defeat i will force Russia to ask for peace. Rrioflv thoco wpra tha rp.rvnrtc r?nr rent in the diplomatic corps Monday, and as a result of this important information official Washington now believes that Russia and Japan are on the verge of peace. If it be true that the second Pacific squadron has been recalled, even the most optimistic of Russia's friends admit that this is ft strong indication that Oyama's mighty blow has made for peace. Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador at Washington, is the notable exception in the group of foreign envoys at the capital. "However generous th^ terms which Japan might offer," the ambassador said, "Kussian prestige is not among them. That is one thing for which the war will be fought to the end. Victory for the Russian arms will alone make peace. If not at Tie Pass, then at Harbin; Russia will assemble another army mightier than before and with that army she will settle the issue. It may be six months, a year or perhaps two years. Time will be no consideration." At the Japanese legation it is declared that St. Petersburg and not Tokio is the capital from which the world must hope for peace proposals. Mr. Takahira, the Japanese minister, said in the most emphatic -manner that Japan had not directly proposed peace. He did not deny mat tne neutral powers through their envoys from time to time had sounded Japan as to the terms on which she would accept peace, but these he said necesI sarily changed with the progress of hostilities, the intimation being that Russia could have obtained better terms after the fall of Port Arthur than after the capture of Mukden. If the Japanese government were assured that peace proposals would be entertained by Russia, there is author, ity for the statement that Japan would respond immediately. But she will insist that these assurances must be of the most positive character. Japan's experience in the negotiations preceding the war, it is said, will make her exceedingly cautious In the future. She will insist that such assurances shall come from the Russian govern *- - * A /\? norfv IDGIll, EI1Q QUI lruiii mid ui mat 9 or this or that friend of the emperor. A St. Petersburg dispatch says: The announcement made in the name of the government in the face of the overwhelming disaster suffered by-General Kuropatkin that a fresh army would be raised and the war proceed and the haughty attitude assumed by Japan may after all be simply a aparr| ing for position which is the prelude ! r>f noar>o Sn -far as? the Dublic in S't. I Petersburg is concerned peace is the j only thing talked of, the sentiment be| ing that if diplomacy can now bring the warring powers into negotiatibns peace will follow. HOLDING COMPANY ORGANIZED. . All Plans for Retiring Two Million Bales Perfected at New Orleans. I The Planters' Cotton Holding and Commission company was perfected at the meeting in New Orleans held on the 10th instant, officers elected and plans made for the proper time retiring two million bales of cotton from the market until next October. OLD WAR PRISON BOUGHT. Daughters of Confederacy Purchase Johneon's Island for $1,200. The confederate war cemetery on Johnson's Island, across the bay from Sandusky, Ohio, was sold Monday afternoon to the Robert Patton Chapter United Daughters 01 tne uomeu| of Cincinnati for $1,200. The chapter contemplates improving and beautifying it. A small piece of land adjoining the cemetery was also bought, which will be converted into a park. Johnson's Island was one of the war prisons of the north during the civil war. FIFTEEN GO THROUGH BRIDGE. I Dozen People Supposed to Be Drowned J in Accident at Los Angeles. A bridge over Los Angeles river at Los Angeles, California, fell Monday, carrying with it into the flood-swelled river twelve to fifteen persons, twelve of whom are believed to have drowned. The high water in the river had attracted a number of sightseers to the bridge. J Lillian Russell's Debut. "Now, when I am drawing the largest salary I have ever had. It seems odd to remember that for mv first appearance I drew $50 a week. It was Tony Pastor who met me at a friend's house and to whom I confided my desire to go on the stage. He said he'd give me a position at once. Then I thought of my mother's disapproval: but Mr. Pastor suggested that I come down in my ordinary attire, sing a few ballads, and even then I could get back home before anyone missed me. It was a great temptation and I agreed. In; order to keep it a secret. I took the stage name of Lillian Russell?my own was Helen Louise Leonard: but there was mother to be considered. For two weeks I went unsuspected, and then a newspaper man said pleasantly to my mother: 'You ought to see Lillian Russell, that English girl down at Pastor's.' Can you see me in a cold sweat? My mother went down to the performance: I hurried home, and reached there before she did; then I waited in terror until she arrived. She came in. looked me over, and said: "Well, I think you can af ford to pay for your own music lessons,"?and after that I had to. I pot $50 a week, and my first week's wages was advance3 to get ra5 the gown I wanted: and I paid it back, $10 each week. Now, when my salary is forty times as much. I haven't any more left."?Lillian Russell in National Magazine. HONEST. Client to Lawyer?Don't you 'Chink you bellowed a good deal in your speech to the jury? Lawyer?Yes, but you see my argument was so slim that I had to use force to make them swallow it.?De trolt Free rress. THOSE BOSTON GIRLS. Gertrude?Do you think a woman is justified in using deception in order to fiecure a husband? Frances?For mercy's sake, how do you expect a woman is ever going to get married, I should like to know 7? Boston Transcript. I Why He Crossed, Washington was asked why he crossed the Delaware on the ice. "I couldn't commit an anachronism." he explained. "It would have spoiled the painting utterly. Perceiving the wise foresight of their leader, the soldiers cheered him on.? Judge. Catarrh Cannot Be Cored With local applications, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional crease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surface Hall's Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years, and is a regular prescription. It is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. Cheney k Co., Props., Toledo, 0. Sold by druggists, price, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation Loon Overcome by Cold. E. E. Skinner, caretaker at the town farm, found a large loon in the road yesterday near bis>house. He caught the bird, carried it home aud fed it. It seemed to be suffering from hunger and the severe cold.?Berlin Correspondence Hartford Courant. Beet Yield Thirty-seven Tons . Per Acre. The biggest yield of beets we have heard of so far this year is from W. H. Smith. We had an item in the Chieftain a few weeks ago telling about Mr. Smith getting twenty-seven tons from one acre. That was considered a pretty good yield, but as his harvest has progressed he has found several acres of his field that are yielding thirty-seven tons per acie. Now, let us figure a little on this. Thirty-seven tons at $5 per ton makes $1S5 per acre. The expenses of growing and marketing, the most of the work being done by Mr. Smith himself, is probably $35 per acre. This would leave him a net profit of $150 per acre. Such results as this ought to open the eyes of those who have been claiming that there is no money In growing beets.?Holly Chieftain. g^tatlantat^ 150 words per minute in Byrne Shorthand In seven to twelve weeks. Bookkeeping without theory. Write for catalog B. 8., Atlanta. Ga. I" ^ ' A I . , You want only the best Cotton Gin Machinery j Ask any experienced Ginner about Pratt, Eagle,Smith Winship, Munger We would like to show I f'ou what thousands of. ife long customers say. Write for catalog- and testimonial booklet. r* m? I ftft^ i l/Ontincniai um tu i *"chariotte^?^Cr^ Birmingham, Ala. Memphis, Tenn., Dallas, Tex. r I V MISS FIOEEI'iC? K Miss Florence E. Kenah, 434 Maria stree "A few months ago I caught a scvei and remained there so persistently th cine without benefit, until my digestii and back began to ache severely and ft "I was advised to try Peruna, and sick that I was ready to try anything once, and 1 felt that I had the rljht mt I was completely restored and have er\ "I now have the greatest faith in P The cold wind Beware o? and rain> slusb Contracting Catarrh. an(* mud of winii ii ter are especial ly conducive to catarrhal derangements. Few women escape. Upon the first symptoms of catching cold * * * * ' <* ^ - - iU/V Peruna should be tafcen. it ioruues cue system against colds and catarrh. iPe-ru-na for Colds and Catarrh. 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