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TEXAS CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE.
January 30, 1902.
it.”
Rev. J. M. Steadman, in the Nash- classify them into the good, better,
Would ye say mass demoralizes so that many who were the best talent, the most energetic
question?”
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dom used to meet there, and in it many ture, two stories and a half high and
relics-of former ages.
facing up the street,
The crown, though it bears the
and the second which is like unto it, appointment, defeat, perhaps disgrace.
liant and showy uniforms, preparing philippics against the proposed
mar- as their oracle.
second prime cause of the evil under
reader will readily see that we have
made some progress in spelling since
inscriptions in large Roman letters:
“The first and great Commandment,
riage of Queen Mary to Lord Darnley;
and at the same time he denounced the
nobles and other leaders of the congre-
gation for betraying the cause of God.
tion: “Do not the times demand a gen- mands the best ministerial service is
eral Domestic Board similar to the left as experimental ground for test-
Foreign Board to study this pressing ing the qualifications of new men. If
initials of James V, is supposed to be
as old as the days of Robert Bruce.
The last monarch crowned with it was
all that is
led by the
ko matter
the
ter.
these ungrateful children.
In this commercial age, the result
of unjust and oppressive legislation,
all are madly running after the golden
fered by the goddess Gold are only
gilded baubles, vanishing as they are
approached.
Having entered the charmed circle,
a mission or circuit becomes weak and
and their declivities are not the most land. On the east side of it is the roy- same street, is the house in which change?
H-—t
been selected for a city of that charac- great English guns were looking omi- the wame o’ ye!
In Edinburgh: The Ancient Capital of Scotland
By The Editor.
great city could not be found. But aft- leaders of the Clans were born there, stool at the head of the Dean of Edin- ville Advocate of same date, points best. The good we put down as a mis-
His solution, we may infer, is an ex- open the doors to the itinerancy so as
tension or abolition of the “time lim- admit all classes of talents and quali-
opment, and all
only thing in the way of a monument can a general board eradicate the evil, stances, it is now poor and worthless,
that I saw in Edinburgh to the memory however much it might do toward as- and is denied the privileges of the
of .L: the greatest man Scotland has sisting in meeting conditions created gospel altogether. These people have
8 ‘by migration. It is an evil, whether unfortunately become poor, and they
ever produced. But he needs no monu- viewed from a social, political, moral are abandoned as though unworthy to
natural advantages that a castle was narrow room. On the south side of the as worn out and exhausted by his ex- senile and decrepT
contours of these hills and ravines in 1476. This old gun has figured in ment, and the Scotch people are aware or religious standpoint. The only rem- receive the blessings our Savior offered
and rich in the most thrilling history Chambers of Her Majesty’s Board of ing, bearing the name of Knox. I had
My last communication left me in for service in South Africa. We were
peculiar emotions as I stood and gazed
upon the place where this wonderful
man lived. In fancy I could hear that
ter. It occupies a group of verirregu- nously toward the east, the west, the at my lug?” This raised such a storm of service to the Church in the country worker, the most spiritual, patient and
lar hills, separated by deep ravines, north and the south. Back of these against the introduction of Episcopacy take no interest whatever under the painstaking pastors.
and it is thus made the center of an is the Armory, filled with more than into Scotland that no further attempt romdonditons Inposicbie teygaretsem hrionasanedstosthmtssssnorrcarder
exquisitely beautiful landscape. From thirty thousand stands of arms, and was made to impose the liturgy upon to enter the town churches, as a rule.” preacher, thence on like condition to
the north it is bounded by an arm of immediately to the rear of this is the the people. The incident occurred July His remedy is suggested by his ques- the station. Thus the work that de-
out some of the evils growing out of sion preacher; the better, we call cir-
this migration in these words: “An- cuit preacher; the best we assign to
other discouraging feature is that this the station, losing sight of the fact
change from country to town too often that our circuits and missions demand
the days of the great reformer. On an with unholy zest they plunge into the
angle of the old building, near the win- whirl of vice and sin by which they
pleasures around them, they forget their
religious training, and abandoning all
thought of God, they gradually sink
into the lowest depths of sin and deg-
radation. They, in a word soon be-
come fit subjects for the penitentiary
or the asylum. No wonder their ser-
vices are lost to the Church. They are
surrounded on all sides by a natural usually goes is Parliament Square,
forest, and inhabited mostly by the which is now largely devoted to build-
elk, the wild boar and the wolf, this ings connected with the Courts of Law.
magnificent city has come to be the There you find the Exchequer’s offices,
pride of Europe. It is a great seat of These have many special departments,
into a fine state of habitable devel- many conflicts, but she now rests from of this fact. Scotland and its religion edy for any evil is to find its cause and to all, whether rich or poor, high or
and through her labors as a mere curiosity, as well make the monument to John Knox. removeitWhatis thecauseofthis low. i ti' .2
.. ’ . . ... , evil? Why do people rush from coun- Perhaps I have put this rather
and under them, well paved streets as a reminder of other days of death His preaching and his writings sowed try to town? In earlier days the re- strong. I want to nut it so strong that
and bridges are now in evidence, and slaughter. It is thirteen feet the seeds of Calvinism so deep in the verse was the rule. Every professional it will cause reflection by our people,
the east side is Crown Room, where the its balcony he used to stand and preach ting and leaving God, who has done
ancient regalia of Scotland are kept as to street congregations, such was the idomisci townsandcityshnndalmst
They consist of interest of the people in his instruc- seek it there, for the purpose of offer-
inviting to foot-men. Far back in the al apartments where a long line of sov- Knox lived. It is one of the oldest 1 will notice two of the primecauses does this affect the question under dis-
. .1: ;cn, hah • . , , c, :1. ■ I, o;o •+ Producing this change. The first is cussion? Many thus situated are will-
centuries past, this site was not a hab- ereigns were born and where many of buildings in the city. He occupied it political; the second, ecclesiastical or ing to make any sacrifice for their
itation for man. But it was on the them died. On the ground floor, at the in 1559, but it was an old house even religious. children. These dear ones having a
Edinburgh, the ancient capital of permitted to see everything, and the Here is where King James VI wor-
Scotland. I spent an evening, a night view from the Castle is one of the shiped. and at times he would rebuke
and the most of a forenoon in that most magnificent and inspiring over the ministers for the utterance of such
it. Just adjoining the house is a new
an_ somewhat modern church build-
Charles II. There are also several ‘LUFE GOD ABUFE AL AND YI They find the imaginary pleasures of-
So out of a few mean, straw-thatch- Hill, and there are other points of in-
ed huts, occupying the upper section terest up there, but I have dwelt long
of the central ridge of the three emi- enough on this one spot. _
nences on which it is now situated, The next place to which the visitor dow, looking out from his private room, rnsnratndedempheynfan t-enl te
is a small effigy of Moses kneeling, and pected; but they do find that fashion
resting one hand on the table of the and the pursuit of pleasure exact from
built upon the highest point over- Great Square is the Great Hall of the traordinary labors of body and anxiety
looking the country and the arm of Palace. The Parliament of the king- of mind.” It is an antiquated struc-
The Duty of the Church to Home Missions
By Judge Geo. W. L. Fly.
In the Texas Advocate of January 2, discussion. As a Church, we discrim-
1902, Rev. J. W. Hill presents, perhaps, inate too much against sparse in favor
the most serious problem of the day, of dense populations. We have too
to-wit: What is our duty as a Church, many “giraffe stalls” and too many
in view of the great migration from would-be giraffes seeking to occupy
a degree of coldness that makes them
feel as strangers in a strange land.
They become discouraged and turn in
other directions for pleasure. They
drift, drift, away from Gd into sin
and folly. Their children, for whom
they have sacrificed so much, are not
encouraged to attend Sunday-school or
other services of the sanctuary. They,
too, drift, drift, away from the Church,
above the level of the sea. Running on King. Then, there stands the Gover-
south and back of these, the country nor’s House, said to have been erected
slopes rather precipitously until it in the time of Queen Anne. Oppo-
reaches other heights of various alti- site, and on the King’s Bastion, stands
tudes. Of course, centuries of im- Mons Meg, the famous piece of ord-
provement have brought the rough nance, forged at Mons, in Belgium,
Admitting the truth of Bro. Stead- unable to support a pastor, no matter
man’s statement, which-all must do, what has been its past history, it mat-
this migration is an evil that can not ters not how much it contributed in
be remedied by any legislation with its prosperous days to the support of
reference to the time limit. Neither their brethren in destitute circum-
are the following gaudy pleasures, the youth of the
royal banquets were celebrated. On jutting out in the street slightly. From image; and as a nation we are forget-
law, while with the other he points them expenses far beyond their earn-
to the name of God emblazoned above ings. Disappointed, but lured by the
After surveying its topographical en- to the interest of the scene, the spot sermons. It was in the south end of
vironments, my first impression was has associated with it the history of the transept of the church that the
that a more unsightly location for a Scotland. Kings and Queens and redoubted Jenny Geddes hurled the
NYCHTBOUR AS YI SELF.”’ The
have described. But enough. How
beautiful and most interesting city, which my eyes ever wandered. To add tilings as he did not approve in their the country to our towns and cities? these favored positions. We throw
of the world. Its prominent places of Works, the Court of Session and the
great public interest are numerous Signet Library. In the center of the
and imposing. The Castle is about the Square is a splendid equestrian statue
first one that the visitor selects. It of Charles II, in bronzed lead, erected
looms up on the most prominent ele- in 1685. In the great Hall of Parlia-
vation in the city—in fact, it looks like ment are some fine oil paintings of the
a gloomy old fort wrapped in the soli- great many men in Scotch history,
tude of hoary antiquity. It is now Since the country was united with
used exclusively as a military garrison. England, no Parliament has met in
It is accessible from the rear, but when this room. It looks now like a picture
you reach its topmost summit there is gallery. In the midst of these great
an abrupt drop on the northern side of buildings is the St. Giles’ Cathedral,
nearly four hundred feet. From here the greatest church building, I pre-
you get a splendid view of every part sume, in Scotland. The church, as it
of the city and of the country in the now stands, is the work of many pe-
vicinity, in so far as the distant moun- riods, but no part of its architecture
tains will permit the vision to wander, indicates an earlier time than the four-
As you come within the reach of the teenth century. Jno. Knox, the great
military inclosure, there are several reform preacher of Scotland, was once
stone buildings and smaller towers ad- pastor of this celebrated church. From
jacent to the Castle. These are all for its .pulpit is where he hurled his thun-
military purposes. In the midst of derbolts against the wickedness of
them are drill grounds, and the morn- royalty and the extravagance of public
ing that I stood there the Scotch High- officials. On one occasion he delivered
landers were on muster in their bril- one of the boldest and most vehement
country are leaving the honest,
healthy, manly pursuits of the farm
and rushing to the towns, to meet dis-
crown, the sword and the seep- tions. Over nearly the entire front, ing their homage. In pursuit of its
earnest prayer that used. to come from lost not only to the Church, but to so-
his burdened heart during the days of ciety and the State. This is a sad pic-
his struggle: “Give me Scotland, or I ture, but is it not true of a large num-
. „ Tr. g ... . , ber of our people? The State alone
die. His fidelity was rewarded with can remedy this evil by legislation, or
the success of his cause. Stern, true rather by undoing the legislation of a
and unswerving, his eyes never looked half century that has produced this
into the face of a man or a woman result. The Church can aid in this
, , , political reformation not by engaging
whom he feared. He had in him the ' m 1 • 1! 1 . . 212 .
as a Church in political strife, but by
stuff out of which martyrs are made, inculcating by precept and example
Hence he did not hesitate to face royal- the true principles of Christianity, the
ty and nobles and hurl at them the outgrowth of which is the Golden Rule
biting truths of God’s Word when they 41Do as you would be done by." Let
this principle be instilled in the heart
strayed from the paths of righteous- of every voter, and soon corruption
ness. He even bearded Queen Mary in in politics will cease, and the corrupt
her den at Holyrood Palace and threat- Politician, whose motto is that “might
ened her with God’s wrath if she did makes right ’’ will disappear from our
,, , , , , legislative halls, and unjust and op-
not mend hei ways and rule her people prbe legislation will cease. With
in justice, in virtue and in holiness of theVTsappearance of unjust legislation
life. And, to-day, John Knox is inter- will cease that condition which ren-
woven with the warp and woof of derslife in the country so disagreeable
.-12 m,.1 . . , and burdensome, and thus will end the
Scotch civ ilization. The theology which migration from country to town.
he taught is the dominant religion of Second—Not the legislation of the
those people, and they still look to him Church, but its practices, forms the
fications. Having received them, we
frontier of the country, and first be- southeast corner, is the room occupied then. Here the great reformer wrote First—Legislation by the Govern- gospel privileges, their parents s
came a sort of military post. Those for a long time by Mary and it was in his history of the Reformation; here ment has been such as to sap the very flee their comfortable homes anda
early Scots had a liking for rough this gloomy room where James I of he no,row escaped the bullet ot an der-thatdoohesperstursinirt ‘X to tbsestathoyshavene 4
places as a natural means of defense England was born, June 19, 1566. The assassin, which Struck the candlestick pered and fed. The protection of our privileges Can we blame25
against invaders and roving maraud- room is practically as it was in that near where he was sitting, in silent “infant industries” has been carried to thisdn. think not. But wS
ers. So, upon these rugged heights, far-off time. It is a very small affair, meditation; and here it is where he such an extent that the infants have t"nIn town? They fa
they arranged their crude fortifica- its greatest length being eight feet, died at 11 o’clock on the night of the grown to be stalwart giants, who dezmunerative wages. Th8
tions. By and by a community grew she and Lord Darnley, her husband, 24th of November, 1572)at the age of of (thataFit 98 reaeng-pboramosneted. Pe
up around them, and such were the had many stormy scenes in that little, 67, “not so much oppressed with years, self-sacrificing ighmhce has become to church, where they are met
the sea from below. This afterward
grew into David’s Tower, and then be-
came a royal palace. As the years
passed on James III came to the
throne, and under his administration
the hamlet grew into a town and the
population spread out over the ravines
and through the valleys. Churches
and schools developed, and Edinburgh
became a city. To-day it has a popu-
lation of 300,000, whose thrift, intel-
along their fronts picturesque long, twenty inches in diameter and consciousness and civilization of Scot- and business man in town was looking but with no intenion of bringing re-
sites are the locations of dwellings, weighs five tons. Turning westward is land that nothing has ever been able, forward to the time when he would proach upon our beloved Church—only
business houses and public build- the Ancient Palace, the stronghold of and never will be, to root it up. Just nab1e Einmtlatedienowsh inoheruitt, tocalhattntonntonamistakcthattsee
ings. Many of the streets are steep, the former Kings and Queens of Scot- a block or so below this, and on the happy life of a farmer. Why this I know of just such localities as I
away from God, away fro^.
holy and ennobling. _Att
gaudy pleasures of Soclet,
how vile, they drift into sin'and dis-
grace. The entire family becomes de-
moralized. Church letters are hid
away. “It is impossible to them to
enter the town Church.”
I have in a feeble way presented
two of the prime causes of this migra-
tion from country to town, and some
of its effects. The important question
is, How shall we remedy the great
evil? History of the past is for in-
struction of the present, for the benefit
of the future. Let us look into the
history of our country and Church for
lessons which may be of benefit in
solving this problem. The history of
the past twenty-five years shows a de-
cline in the spiritual progress of our
Church. Why has it declined? How
can it again be put upon a forward
movement? I think the cause of the
decline is the same cause that has just
been discussed as resulting in a mi-
gration from country to town.
This decline has caused the Church
to pray earnestly to God _ that he
would bare his arm for the salvation
of the people and for a manifestation
of his Spirit as in days gone by. Has
the arm of the Lord been shortened,
that we should thus pray? Is not he
the same God yesterday, to-day and
forever? In answer to our prayers,
does he not say, “Awake, awake, put
on thy strength, O Zion?” (Read the
fifty-second chapter of Isaiah.) Are
we not asleep, as a Church? As the
Lord has been with us in the past, so
he will be with us always if we but
comply with his command, “Preach to
every creature.” As the past twenty-
five years show a condition so much
regretted, let us go back one hundred
years, to a time when God’s blessings
were poured out upon us, and thence
learn of our mistakes. In those days
we had men advancing the cause of
Christ’s kingdom in the face of diffi-
culties such as have not been met since
apostolic times. Asbury, Lee, Webb,
Strawbridge, King and other noble
co-laborers, cheered by such godly
women as Barbara Heck, with no mis-
the sea, from the shores of which the old Sally Port, to which Viscount Dun- 23, 1637. Just between the Cathedral
ground slopes back toward the south dee is said to have scrambled up to and the Parliament House, and about
until it rises abruptly into the Pent- hold a conference with the Duke of midway the space, is a small surface-
land Hills. These undulating heights Gordon before setting out to raise the bronzed stone fixed in the ground, with
rise three hundred and eighty feet Highland Clans in favor of James, the the following initial inscription, “J.
ligence and enterprise are known royal jewels kept in this room. There
throughout the whole world, are several acres included in Castle
learning, the home of great scholars, such as the Court of Judiciary, the
er a more critical investigation, I and many of them made it their per- burgh when he attempted to read the
came to the conclusion that it was the manent home. And from all its port- collect for the day, exclaiming as she
very best location that could have holes, and mounted upon its turrets, did so, “Colic, said ye? The deil colic
K.” Underneath this spot sleep the
remains of John Knox, and this is the
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