The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-09-03

the Almighty, and he TALKED with God un.
ul the very heavens were bowed down
into tho sitting-room. Oh, II were dying
would rather have plain Petsr Croy kueel
by my bedside and oommsnd my immortal
spirit 70 God than tho greatest Archbishop
arrayed In costly oanonicals. Go preach
this Gospel. You say you are not licensed.
In the name Of tho Lord Almighty this
morning l license you. Go preach this
Gospol-preaoh ID hn the Sabbath schools,
In tho prayer meetings, In the highways
In the hedges Woe bo unto you II you
preach II not
DARH NOT TO BECOME DISCOURAGED.
Iremark again that In order 10 be quail.
fed TO meet your duty In this particular
age you want unbounded faith In the tri-
umph OF tho truth and tho overthrow OF
wickednoss. How dare the Christian
Church ever get discouraged Have wo
not the Lord Almighty on our side2 How
long did II take God 10 slay the hosts of
bennachorlb or burn Sodom or shake down
Jorlchoi How long will II take God, when
Ho once arlses In His strength, TO over.
throw all the forces of iniquityY Between
this time aud that there may DO long sea.
sons OF darkness the chariot wheels OF
Gods Gospel may seem TO drag heavily,
hut there Ia tho promise and yonder 10 the
tlrone, and whom omniscience has lost
its oye-sight and omnipotenco falls
back impotont and Jehovah Il
driven from His throne, then the
Church OF Jesus Christ can afford TO be
deBpond nt-but never until then. Despots
may plan and armies may march, and the
congresses Of tho nations may seem 10
think they are adjusting all the affairs Of
tho world, but tho mighty men Of the
earth are only the dust Of tho chariot
wheels OF Gods providence. And think
that before tho sun Of this country shall
set the last tyranny will fall, and with Q
splendor Of demonstration that shall be
the astonishmont OF tho universe, God viii
Bot forth tho brightness and pomp and
glory aud perpetuity OF lis eternal gov.
ornmont. Out OF tho starry flags and ON.
blaDoned insignia OF this world, God win
mako path for His own triumph. and
returning from universal conquest HS win
slt down, the grandest, strongest, highest
throne Of earth, His footstooL
"Then shall all nauons song asoend
10 Thoo, our hulor, Father Friend,
It'll Hoayen's hiEA arch roeounds again
With 'pcAoo ON earth, good will 10 mon.'~
nARoH oHi MARcH oNi
Ipreach this sermon because want 10
encourage all Christian workers In every
possible department. Hosts OF tho living
God, march onl march onl His spiriA
will bless you His shield will defend you.
His sword will strihe for you. March oni
march onl Tbs doepotsms will fall and
pagAniSn viii burn Ia idols, and MohAm.
mechanism Will give up Ito false prophoA
And Judaism win confess tho true Mes.
siah, and tho great walls OF super.
ptltion will come down In thundoE.
aud wreck at tho long, loud blAai
OF tho Gospel trumpet. March ont
march on Tho bealsgSment will
soon DO ondod. Only fow moro steps ON
tho long way; only few moro sturdy
blows; only few moro battle crles, then
God will put tho laurel upon your brows,
and from tho fountains OF Heaven viii
batho Off tho sweat and the heat and the
dust OF tho conflict. March on march onh
For you tho time for work will soon be
past, and amid tho outtiashlngs OF the
Judgment Throne, and tho trumpOting Of
resurrection angels, and tho upheaving Of
n world OF graves, and the hosanna and
tho Groaning Of the saved and the lost, We
shall DO rewarded for our faithfulness or
punished for our stupidity. Blessed bo the
Lord God Of Israel from everlasting Ia
everlasting, aud let tho whole earth Be
nllod with His glory. Amen and anon.