The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

b00t NO 0EI0 V04 UUAv 90 WAN t0o WuOAk
armor il We fight successfully ths
battles of our King. Tis truo that
No are not all called TO theftont amid
the advance guardsb our post may b.
in the roar or as it has sbeon truthful
" written we can gather up tht
wounded, we can carry of the dead
It matters not how little influence
we may have or, how humble We still
have our work to do, and because
some brother stands on the mountain
top We should not let. the brilliancy
Of his prosperity bind our eyes to
our duty in the valley, we are need
cd just where we are, no other can
do our work half 90 well, nor could
we anothers.
This 10 an age Of progression no,
0f moral and religious truth but oi
evil. Tho powers Of darkness keep
pace with the powers Of light, and
sometimes 10 the heart of the contest
we tremble lest Zion shall be
overcome. But then we do not
remember, that God, our God will
cover rs with his wing on tho day Of
battle; that We shalt not be left DESC
late; neither shall our enemies
triumph over US, Weare co-laborers
with God, and If we would hsve our
bulwarks strengthened, our strong
towers and rocks Of defense made
invincible; we must bring our mortar,
brick, and stone, building digilently
and we'll. Look. out now upon the
heat Of the conflict, the strife Of men,
the fierce clangor Of war Of nation
against nation, and brother with
brother, the contending array of
principles Of right with wrong, then
ask if there be no need for action,
and pray God that this part Of the
church militant may bc revived, root
and branch, with renewed energy
and neal. Ia this end we must have
able-bodied christians in the rank
and 4lc Of workers. Those who feed
upon the meat as we'll as the milk Of
the work, our pastors, must have
the Inspiration Of the holy spirit.
Our leaders be devout and humble,
and our Sabbath school teachers
overdowing with the grace Of God;
but above oil, and more necessary
than all TO our prosperity, is the IN.
fuence of christian homes. We con-
slider this the very basis, the gcrmi-
mating force off, . healthy, vigorous
christian life. Before the sower puts
in his seed he prepares his ground.
riohens and mellows his soil, that it
may early send forth the young
blade. Then obeying this natural
law, we must bring to bear in our
home cnlture, Christie teachings in
tho exempliAcations Of our own lives
qHiet example and cheorful Bible
truths; lot ns do away with dry thco-
logies and long faced sombreness in
our lessons taught to young minds,
and lot them learn to love the
Savior's name for the same reason
that they love sunshine, or the sing
ing Of birds; love is the handspring
that governs q child's nature, and
gives back responsive echoes to the
God child that WAS Graded in q lowly
manger. I wish today that / had
the eloquence of m angels tongue,
that might fully persuade parents
how fraught with delightful care ID
their position toward the little NOR
tails God has given them, and yet
how easy the work Of training them
for jesus. 10 mothers l would es
pecially appeal, standing with you
at . common altar, would we ex
change places with crowned heads
or scoptered hands, and were We
asked for our jewels, would we no
like that noble Roman mother, pre-
sent our children, but are we polish
| ing them as gems for God's crown
In the twilight do we tell them ofth,
tender voice of tho Savior, that ha
been sounding through these oentur
les OF Jesus, '.Let little children com
unto me and forbid them not for o
| such is tho. ingdom Of heaven. D,
we tell the 4 that when Judea coun
sellors hung upon his words whel
\ dignity or 3 carth's greatness, mind
| maturcd sith cultured thought an,
experience gathered about him tina
ho turned from them all to bless tn
littleones brought.him. Dc we teacl
them that the great Jehova near
beats IN unison with their childis
hearts that he carries than iik
Lambs in his bosom, that by high
or by noonday he watches owe. ,hct
moro tend, r.y thar eoen mother.
| If wo do, shall we be afrgia ,hs
our children viii goa tslusy, heoom
intidels orr Golfer. But rather wi
they not remember our teachings q
Hong as esesnity itenif eniurre. 0p
faith strong. give IIs tender haa,
Christ like fathers and moiilpr, a.,
lwo will give youla church all ali,