The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-06
For tho Reporter
THE THREE CONFESSORs

Shadmch, Meshnch. and Alcdncgp. nm.
sWorod md said 60 the king. O Nchuvhud.
ucEErr, Ne ARE not careful tu nnsWor theoF
.tu this matter. liit hc 90. our God whom
We serve ls Hb'e 90 deliver ua from the
burning hrry furnace. and he will doliyerI
us out "I my hand, . king But II not
b. u known unto thee, o king. that we
VIII not serve thy gods. nor worship the
golden Image which thou hast set up Dan.
j. 1918. These heroes belonged to the
Royal family Thor Hebrew names woreh
ilauhuluh, The grace ul the Lord hish.
ac, lie that is the strong God Agariah
Tho Lord Is my help % make them re-
mumhur the God ut their fathers. thrl
gtito Of their youth There was come
thing Of God OF ja4 iu these names. Bat.
instead oi these uamrs. their enemies rave.
them names that sHvored Of ChAldcnn
idolatrN Shadrach, Tho inspiration OF
the sun Moshach, of the goddess SAaeh.
' euus. Abotnvgp, The servant oi the
shining IRE, Those gods the ChAldoauB
worshlped aud th1ugh they dad not force
tho llSbfrNs from their Religion. they did
all they could, hy fair mcaus, 10 Wrau
them from 10 and ins,ll idalutry. At the
dedication at an image Of Bel. NtTodach,
however. The kiug became oppressive and
sguv. \ Eo.4ea Image Is set up o. bc
worshippcd general convention %! tie
states be- summoned TO attend tho dedica.
uoR OF this image A proclamation is
made, commanding all, on signal given,
u fall down PROSTATE and worship theI
image, under the style and title Of IN5l
golden image Nr5urtrG4r-ryr Ftr t.uy Hasl
SCI aH. Three Hebrew wurthivs, however
would not worship the image Informal
ton Z, hruIgAI 90 tho king by certain
ChaldeNns that those three gentlemen
would not obey the kings edict Dan. 8.
$ These three pious jews were immedl-
ately brought before the king aud Arralgh.
ed and examined on Ihta information A
short way is takVu. VIII You comply or
not. Thus the matter lay in little COM
pass, :lrH, ur barn They chose the lat.
ter. Music could not allure them aud
fiery furnace could uot frighten them.
And the sequel showed tina, tho God they
trusted ln could and did deliver them.
The writer wishes 90 draw the attention,
especially olyeuHg men, 90 few pr0mi,
nenl traits Of character ln this noble trio
OF q. L, Martyrs. ! meuliaa, therefore,
!. Fidelity. They ici that Gods law !
was absolute that they should obey God I
rather Than man. the King nol excepted. I
Their principle was. that in matters Of re- I
,igion, God only must be obrycd. And on |
this principle, they pat their condgcI, in /
The face OF danger and death. and ilunll
on, that fidelity viii 10 rewarded.
. S,uEulafGY. They were kind oil
non-cuuiurmislz They did 20, alopt thsI
motto Cuwullaas error fatlt .as-Whatl
all do must be right No, they stood alone. |
Aud they had courage enough TO dare tol
do right EyeFy young mans mo.ioI
should bo Do right. il every other mani
docs wrong. Lei the populacc cry si,gu. !
ar.tg as much rs they please Christi
saws Go thou sul dulkewise.
B. Integrity. These men valued Il /
good conscience. d conscience void OF OF. I
Tense towards God and man more than
they tld all the objects Of ambition. and
!as j. they dared 10 risk reputation. TEN.
pasa. good AID even life itself ThryI
wen, ln Tor rendering 20 Caesar the things
tha. are Caesars. and 10 God the things
that are God and conscience lg Cue of.
The thing, Jla, Gr.4.gs 10 God alJue, aud
no man haa nj gLt 90 DO violence % any
mans conscience, the king on his lAr9uel
uut excepted
& Confidence Oar God whom we
,rr'c. c'y., cAU deliver ls from the fiery
furnace. or il we die, death ". 80 bo gain
We viii rather die than worship false
gods
g. Resolution. Resolutions are station,
along iAc way ~ lie. Gt which We take ia
fresh -vTgl l.us oj lao'. wafer, etc. These
three yuarg gaailemcu were enabled %
adopt such resolutions as the occasion de-,
maudcl. and by The grace Of GOD thew
carried them U4L Let every young man
DO as those young men did and lho devil.
wlil have 90 Ey-ho would not attempt 20
break through good HAyk>HoN EB resolu.
lions. Tho habit OF using Nh4ky, t9tLg-
co, swearing, etc, would al! have % .gg,
cUWo before tvm se-o,GN4r.
q. Cuu.Is,6rly. IEtGe HolreWs seem
ol 10 sea.i-c that consistency b. a. Ways
jewel. a, homo and abroad, Ia church and
vui aI j, Among christians or hea,hcu.
and their good consistent christian con.
4ag; las literally readrryt them immur,
! l-.. They a.il never die.
- CulgsrCy. Tho 1rmuess @! the
minds O!thcse brave men in their suffers
! logs, their stability In iAilh and love and
| devotion, can not be psra.le.gd There Is
| nothing mi.Iakab.o or Ecklc about them.
| What an ll.-sIrIuas example there IL be.
fore Us! ltshs4ld Alig.y and draw like a
magnet.
Remarks.
] We should be wholly consecraicd to
IGod-a.l our talents, powers, money, body
| and soul.
! >. We should not be time,s.rviug
/ Ichr,s,.@as-we shogld no! complyWigb the
| sJirit and hamoys o. men "a power. We
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