The New York herald., 1871-07-31
NEW MONDAY. Bn.-w1rH SUPPLEMENT.

ana alter repeated encouragements no blew his
trumpes and 81 ovo men OF Israel answered the oal.
III snuuber WA subsequently, reduced to lv 00) and
still further To 800 picked men. who with pitchers
and lamps went up TO The camp OF their enemies.
sword clashed with sword and the Midianltes ned
before tho sword Of the Lord ami ofGideon. Gideon
saces cut OF his way and gave him victory over his
enemies
Another Important truth which appears In this
connection is tnat tbs Church or Christ shoul move
right on without waiting for special orders. And the
Church OF today Is losing great deal by this wait
ing when sne should be marching. What God wants
Is that We move right on. Illustrations drawn
from tue exodus OF the Jews from Egypt and the
war. Won Moltke was the presiding genius OF the
Prussian armies and relied implicitly upon his sa-
gacity and foresight and moved stesdly on 70 VIC
orders OF the Captain OF our Salvation until the
sironghods Of the enemy shall fall ana His nag shall
wave in peace aud triumph over AL the eartn
We learn further frOm TINS history that II the
Church will 60 forward she must receive neD from
every part and those who refuse TO assist VIII pe
punished. When Gideon with his three hundred
men pas sed over Jordan,
FAINT YEr rURsUING THEIR ENEMIES
and sought rcfreshment and aid from their brethren
In Succoth they were rudely refused; but Gideon
Kept his word with them and when he had returned
with the MidianitiSh chiefs captlves ne scOurGea
those ungratoiul men OF Sucooth and their flesh
with brIers and th0rns OF the wilderness. Gou mas
modern Ninevehs OF the world aud 70 proclaim aus
word against them, and ir VIC refuse we may expect
TO share a terrible disaster with JONAH.
Another important lesson contained In this mar.
ratiye Is thar those who stand In the way aud op-
nose God and HIS Church must be swept away. he
ithe preacher never cnyled the man who aims
dart OF Gods Church. The mghtest thrones and
Kingdoms ana monarchs Of the world that have set
themselves against God and HIS Church have been
swept away. LOOK at the Assyr1anS ana the Midian-
ites-the latter perhaps the migntlest nation that
ever occupied the East leeing before 800 me1. and
its name and place Of Its greatness passed away
from the earth. Look at Beishaz2ar and at the
Hcrods, and later ut the great Roman empire
where is 1t and where are theyr There are men and
women in this city and in New Encland and every.
wnere to-day trying 70 overthrow the Church OF God;
but Will they do tf lac did not believe 1t; and were
he the only man In the land
WITH THE BDLE IN u18 HAND
and faith IN hs neart he should not fear for the sue
cess OF the ministry. Though princlpalitles and
powers are on the other SIDE. one feeble prayer and
one weak voice raised TO God would be more than all
that could oppose, and Christ should finally be
crowned Lord Of ali. When we knelt 10 pray In the
church Of Cod the eyes Of ten thousand angels are
nxed upon US, and II we should eyor be called upon
TO fall as stephen did, Christ Will part the clouds
and meet and greet mis- servant Nothing that we
can DO for God can go unrewarded. and he hoped
tnat this new temple In which they now w0rshipped
would rcsound with prayer ana praise as the old
oue never did, and that the gorS OF the latter house
should be greater than the former.