to mention is to praise, remarked: "We see
Christianity as yet but in its infancy. It has not already reached the
great ends it is intended to answer and to which it is constantly
advancing. At present it is but a grain of mustard seed and seems to
bring forth a tender and weakly crop, but be assured it is of God's
own right hand planting, and He will never suffer it to perish. It
will soon stretch its branches to the river and its shades to the ends
of the earth. The weary will repose themselves under it, the hungry
will partake of its fruits, and its leaves will be for the healing of
the nations. Those who profess the name of Jesus will delight in
contemplating the increase and grandeur of His kingdom. 'He must reign
until He hath put all enemies under His feet.' The religion of Jesus
is not the religion of one age or of one nation. It is a train of
light first put in motion by God, and which will continue to move and
to spread till it has filled the whole earth with its glory. Its
blessings will descend and its influence will be felt to the latest
generations. Uninterrupted in its course, and boundless in its extent,
it will not be limited by time or space. The earth is too narrow for
the display of its effects and the accomplishment of its purposes. It
points forward to an eternity. The great Redeemer will again appear
upon the earth as the judge and ruler of it; will send forth His
angels and gather His elect from the four winds; will abolish sin and
death; will place the righteous forever in the presence of his God, of
their God, of his Father, and their father."

"As the waters the depth of the blue ocean cover,
So fully shall God among mortals be known;
His word, like the sunbeams, shall range the world over,
The globe His vast temple, and mercy His throne."

Christianity, though not persecuting, has been bitterly persecuted;
yet it has triumphed--and triumphed, too, in spite of all its foes.
Like Moses' bush, it was unconsumable by fire; and rose up amid the
flames and prospered. And like the eagle--the imperial bird of
storms--it will continue securely to soar amid every tempest. All
attempts to impede its progress will be as powerless and vain as
attempts to drive back the flowing tide with the point of a needle.
When infidels can grasp the winds in their fists, hush the voice of
the thunder by the breath of their mouth, suspend the succession of
the seasons by their nod, and extinguish the