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232 JESUS IS COMING.
mouth. a There is to be a dearth of faith especially in
regard to the coming of the Lord. "Nevertheless, when
the Son of Man cometh shall He find the faith on the
earth?" Luke 18:8.
An aged minister once said that he did not believe the
Lord was coming for 60,000 years. I concluded that he
could not be watching for it.
Post-Millennialists say very little about the coming of
the Lord. An elderly Methodist clergyman in Florida,
said that he had never heard only five sermons on the
Lord's coming, and he preached them all himself. In many
large audiences where an expression has been taken it is
surprising to see what a great majority have never heard
a single sermon on this Blessed Hope, which finds so large
a place in the Holy Scriptures.
There is a notable dearth of power in the preaching of
the Word to-day! Men descant on how to reach the
masses but the masses go on unreached.
of hard times and business
Every period depression
heretofore, has been followed by a wonderful revival. But
not so this last time. Why so few conversions during this
last era of hard times? There is evidently one answer.
The attacks by Higher Critics upon the inspiration of the
Bible have found so many adherents in the ranks of the
and their
clergy theological professors who proclaim
doubts that the faith of the masses has been undermined
and the great truths of the Bible have no longer that firm
hold upon their consciences which has heretofore stimu-
lated the disciples to faithful service, and brought sinners
to repentance. With the great Greek church wedded to
politics, the Catholic church worshiping Mary in the place
of Christ and pronouncing blessing upon those who idola-
trously kiss the toe of the image of Agrippina and Nero,*
*In the church of Saint Augustino, in Rome, is a marble
statue of a woman and child, which, it is generally claimed
represents Agrippina and Nero. This is denied by the
Roman Church, but it appears to be evidenced, by the fact
(3) Rev. 3:16. So then be- neither cold nor hot, I will spew
cause thou art lukewarm, and thee out of my mouth.