The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-28
the shscheaites, and the complete
overthrow of the temple OF tho god
Berth. Then there went up q shout


and swarthy chests Of Abiue,ech and
his uen, as they stood snid tho sshe,
and the Dust, crying; "victory! Vic
tory" Or, ~ the text has il: "And
Abimelech gat him up to Mount zsl,
mon, he and all the people that were
with him; and Abinelsch took an AKA
In his hand aud cut down b,pgh
iroin tue trees, aud took 1t and laid Il
on eis shoulder, and said unto the peo.
PIE that we're with him: what va have
seen ne do make haste and do A
nave done,' And all the people like
wise cut down every man his bough
and followed Abimeleoh and put them
10 the hold, and set tho hold on flra
upon thsm, 80 that all the men of the
tower OF Shochem diod.n
Now, l lOarn first 'from this suhieo,
the folly of depending upon any one
iorin OF tactics In anything We have 60
DO Tor this world or for God. Look
over the wesponry OF olden tim,s--
laveiins, oaltle-axes, habergeons, ana
show me single weapon with which
Abimelech aud his msn could have
gained such complete victory. 1t is
no essy thing to take tsmple thus
armed. Isaw house whore, darina
revolutionary tunes, man and hi,
vile Kept back whole regimen,
hsur after hour, because they were Ia.
side tho housc. and the ssstultine
ssldiers were outside the house, Yet
mere Abimclech aud his army come
up, they surround this temple, aud
thoy capture II withou. tho loss of a
single man on the part OF Abimeleen
although l suppose rome OF tho old
lsraeliiish heroes told Ahimelsch,
"fou are only going up there to se
cut 70 piecss." Yet ysu are willins
10 testify to day that by
no other mode - certainly moi
by ordinary modes--couid that to,nsls
30 easily, 30 thoroughly, have been
taken. Fathers and mothers, brethren
and sisters, in Jesus Christ, what the
church naont wants to learn thin dav.
Is TINT any plan IL right, is lawful, IA
best, which helps to
OVERTHROW THE TEMPLE opslN
and capture this world for God, Wa
are very apt to stick 10 the old moaes
OF attack. Wo put on tho cid style
costo mail. We come up with the
sharp, keen, glittering steel spear OF
argument, expecting in that way to
take the castle; but they have thous-
and spears whero We have ten. And
80 the castle of sin stands. Oh, NV
friends, we will never capture this
werld inr Goa by any keen sabre of
sascssm, by any gIittering lsncss of
rhetoric, by any sspping and mining
OF profound disquisition, by any gun
po~dcry explosiona OF indir.
nation, by sharp shoot
ings OF wit, by hov,,.
zers OF mental strength made TO swing
shells five miles by cavalry horse,
aorpaon a,xy c,nr,soraa s>.,,
H. - .p ,"p',.oiiou p""inH the air
IL VAN ali-ihe attenpts on the part OI
thego eccleAiastical foot soldiers. ligh,
horsemen and orspsd,ers -
My friends, propose this morning
q different style of tactics. Lot each
ono 80 to the forest OF Gods promlsa
ana invitation and hew down q branch
all come arouud thess obst,na,a ,n,n,i ,Js W
tiea. and than v,;,t, yo''.n".9 ~" IN, iuiqui,
by the iiros OF a holv zsal ,G ernu'ea anb te q
flames OF a connscra,3d iisa -. -. III, su9
burn them out. What stsel y osnnos ""ml, ! !,
nounca wvss,@i, rav sn ,morh,hg an.
rellgions s,saeL ,s., f ., y "ny pan of
plan of religious at,.ck hooa, ~
cal boSavsr oSI hn Dowo'.a rae
lar. howsver hos,i, ""Popu'
eli the cnnvo,,,ns,,,' s,o 10
OF ch.rsh and s,a,a 10 , OF
nrsyer do. M, a" ,h vno s'yie OF
trv another stvls ,sah s W., 40, w
Aid of To-day dnas NOT sa, ,h IN nu-
Ihen l.t us maIse th ,.ami, sss snT ,lo.pry,
mack wood. chnrn. S , VIA
iny NJ 10 I'm fha avo,ia Moet'
cesd. I,t N, hava ona aoos NY sue
morning N, Sho, ' 10. eaIiy ~ lhs
wrss,l,n1 'Iscnh sn, NM, & "ssoi iouna
a serman Wiz ~ ~ ",uun ,n"a ior nIn, II
neads does M, da ,ha 'oo W" s"tuorlasu
ts nave .e,mon with 90 ,non 40. 10Y
head az ali. Wa want ,aora na a." a''
our song, more heart in our al,ns.s,v.
lag, more heart Ia our pravers' ,.nra
hsart In our preaching, or. for ,asS rr
Ablm mnleoh's swol q aud more M M.
m lochs conilagrAtion, Ihnya o,,cn
heard
"rHERE IL A FOUNTAIN FiII.rp vtru
RLoopp
sung artisticsuy by four blrds
porohod on their snndav
rOOsL in the gallery rntii
tsought of Jenny Lind. and Nilsson
na Souias, ana all tho o,her WA, ble,s. |.
bat there cs,no not ono tear 10 my owe
nor ono mSst1r emotion 70 my hoart'
blt ono night | vent down 10 the
African Mothodist meeting house, ip
fhiledelphis, aud ~ tho close of the
sstvice a olsok woman, la tho midst OF
the audience, began tn sing thar hvmn