Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-08
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bath schools, in lettings, IN
the highways, in the lie -. woe DeunIo
you if You preach it notl
! remark again that in order to be quail
fed to meet your duty in this particular
age, you want unbOunded faith IN the
triumph Of the truth and the overthrow of
wickedness, How dare the Christian
/ church ever get discouraged? Have we
/ not the Lord Almighty on our side? How
/ long did il take God to Stay the hosts Of
/ Seunacherib or burn SOdom, or shake
down Jerichof How long will it take God
when he once arises in his strength to
/ overthrow all the forces of iniqutty? Be
tween this time and that there may be
long seasons of darkness, the chariot
wheels of Gods gospels may seem to drag
heavily; but there is the promise and
yOnder is the throne aud when Omns-
clence has lost its eyesight and Omnipo-
tence falls back impOtent and Jehovah is
driven from his throne, then the church Of
Jesus Christ can afford to be despOndent--
but never until then. Despots may plan
and armies may march and the Congresses
Of the nations may seem TO think they
are adjusting all the affairs OF
the world; but the mighty men Of the
earth are only the dust Of the chariot
wheels Of Gods providence. And | think
that before the sun of this century shall
set the last tyranny viii fall, and with
splendor Of demonstration that shall be
the establishment Of the universe. God
will set forth the brightness and pomp
and glory and perpetuity of His eternal
government Out of the starry flags and
the emblazOned insignia of this world
God Will make path for his own triumph,
and returning from universal conquest
He will sit down, the grandest, strongest,
highest throne Of earth His footstool.
Then shall all nations song ascend
To Thee, our Ruler, Father, Friend
I'M Heavens high arch resounds again
With Peace on earth, good will to men,"
l preach this sermon because | want to
encourage all Christian workers in every
possible department. Hosts of the living
God march on! march GU! His spirit will
bless you. His shield Will defend you.
His sword will strike tor you. March on!
march Onl The despOtisms will fall and
Paganism will burn its idols, and MOham-
mechanism will give up its false prophet,
and Judaism will confess the true Messiah,
and the great walls OF superstition will
come down in thunder and wreck at the
long, loud blast of the gospel trumpet.
March on! march Onl The besegement
VIII soon be ended. Only few more steps
on the long way; only few more sturdy
blows; only few more ba5tle-cries, then
God will put the laurel upon your brow,
and from the living fountains of heaven
Will battle Oft the sweat and the heat and
the dust Of the conflict. March on! march
on! For you the time for work will soon
be passed, and amid the outflashings of
the judgment throne and the trumpeting
of resurrection angels, and tue upheaVing
of world Of graves, and the hOsanna and
the grOanin of the saved and the lost, we
shall be rewarded for our faithfulness or
punished for our stupidity. Blessed be
the Lord God OF Israel from everlasting to
everlasting, and let the whole earth be
filled with His glory. Amen and amen.