The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-04-05
The Christian Armour.
Mr.. Moody and the Edinburgh childre

Mr.. Moody: want you to help me
as you have done every Saturday. l
will mention some particulars and leave
you to tell me to whom 1 refer. An
old man wrote the text. He was, 1 sup
pose, about the age of DR.. Cairns, but a
good deal smaller, and he was in prison.
Do good men get into prison ?"
a Voice: Peter. Some one says,
Peter. Was he a good man? How
did he get into prison p " For preach
ing. Do they put people into pri-
son for preaching?" Yes, sir Who
was ever put into prison for preaching ?"
Paul. y Who else?" John" "Who
else? Was anyone in Great Britain put
into prison because he preached ?"
Bunyan." Was he a good man ?"
Yes, sir" "They put him into prison
because they did not want him to preach
Was that it ?" Eyes, Sill"
The person to whom refer was in
prison at Rome. Who was it ?" Paul. +"
He wrote something about armour
Where was it p In Ephesians.' THAT
little girl knows. At Ephesus there was
a little church where Paul preached
longer than at any other place He got
into trouble, and they drove him out.
Can any of you tell what he got into
trouble about?" "They said he would
destroy the temple of Diana" Was
that fine temple?' Yes, sir." Eyes
it was one of the finest in the world.
They were 200 years building it. 1t was
a magnificent temple. He left Ephesus !;
and, when lie was taken and put into
prison, he sat down and wrote the Ephe-
sian Christians letter. What was it
about towards the close ?" Armour"
That will form the subject for us to-
day"
Now, what is armour for ?" "Protec-
ton. " Do people were armour now?"
No, sir" Ibid they in those day p
Yes, sir" "What did he tell them
to do?" &c Put on the whole armour"
That is it. In Ephesians vi. IL it says,
Put on the whole armour of God, that
We may be able to stand against the wiles
of the devil. Do soldiers wear armour
now?' No, sir. d" They don't need it
now, because they have different weap-
time of Paul. They fought with arrows,
and spears; and armour was worn to
guard off those spears, swords, and ar
rows"
" If we are going to put on the whole
armour of God, it means that we are go
ing to fight, doesn't it ?" Yes, sir
" But does Jesus Christ want us to
fight ?" Eyes; fight for the truth.
Fight for the truth, little girl says.
Yes; that is the warfare in which we are
to be engaged. If we are to fight we
must have some enemies, mustn't we
Who and what are they ?" "Satan,
" Sinners" Sin" 1.-The world" "Is
the world an enemy ? and have we to
fight Satan, the world, and sinners
Yes that is So Paul says, Wherefore
take unto you the whole armour of God,
that ye may be able to Withstand in the
evil day, aud having done ALL to stand.
Do we have our enemies outside or in
side If we are to have enemies we
want to know where to find them. In a
great many wars the enemy lies con-
cealed in ambush Now, where are our
enemies?" Inside" Outside" Both
are right. We have them both inside
and outside. Therefore we have to fight
with ourselves and with the enemies
which surround us in the world.
In the 18th verse it says, Stand
therefore, having your loins grit about
with truth What does that mean II
Did you ever see a soldier with girdle
on2" Yes, sir. What is it for ?"
" To hold the sword. " For the bayonet. "
For the pouch. at is very impor-
tant, then Where do they wear it'll
Round the neck p "No round the
loins" What kind was it to be?' "A
girdle Of truth" rs That a good girdle?I
What have you got there, Mr.. Dickson?'
(Mr. Dickson produced soldiers leath-
ern girdle)
Mr.. Moody 1T was not like that
because a spear would pierce through
one made Of leather Did you ever hear
of drawing bow at venture, and the
arrow going between the joints Of the
harness and killing some one % " Ahab. ii"
"Wbo was he ," F" King Of Israel " "a
good king p " No bad king" What
good man did he think his enemy ~
Elijah" Some people think good men
are their enemies without cause don u
they 2" Yes, sir"
Now, the belt is belt Of truth. Do