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Show NIKkTlH ASU OiKHSU. In hla aermon at Ibe Central Chili-tlan Chili-tlan ohurch In Oakland, Cel., oa Buu-diy Buu-diy night, lha pattor, I lev. Kdwarda Divla, after referring to the Jndgmeul pronounced upon Nineveh, bed the lollowmg tony of lb ell wbare be makea bla home: II Ii no leea reatnnehl" thnt a ipcr-lnl Juflunient ahuuld be can uu Oakland than on N Ineveh. In the eeteral clilee of ihe eaeltldeitf the bay Ibore are, aa lu Ibe aiiolent city, "alx ecore thnuaand per-enna per-enna ihtt cannot dttnnrn beiween their rliht band and their left haudt and alio much oaille." In title olljr, thai with poailcal liceute haa been called the Athene of the Woil, there le more poverty pov-erty lhan wf-altb, uinre Igtinrance than .luoalltm, mure Iniquity lltau rlghteoue ut-te, muro bytHHiiiay than iluoerlty. mtrro bigotry lhan pure relfirlon. And what la worae, our uiilverailv, cnllegea anil aolioi.lt, political ludgr a ami lltrmry awleliia. anil apleiiiliil church hulhllhipi, wllh lowerlnir aletlea, deceive Ihe uncritical un-critical with their material eamblaace f oullure, pauiullaru and aplrll'jallly, Uaklaud may be a pretty tough place; we aball aot dlipule Mr. Davli't ward upon lhat point, .-luce be llv,a there aad oaghl lo knew boat. Hut we feel ataured thai, If Ihe epeclal Judgment be refer to were to oouie, there would be no danger of a further parallel wllb Nineveh than tbe reverend gentleman baa drawn. We would act look for III people to "p" elalm a fail aad put on eaekololii, from Ibe grealeit of them even lo Ihe lent of them," "aud turn every eoa from bla evil way, and from Ihe violence vio-lence Ibat la In their bandi," aa did Ike Nlaevlloa when tbe Prophet wool In Ibelr mtdet, however deelrable auob a ohaugo In conduct might be. In that lime, Nineveh aa n city bad mire regard for the voloe of Ibe Lord revealed re-vealed through Hli i'ropbet Ibaa do tbe cltlea of modern Chrlilendom. |
