Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-08

preach2 In the minister's house where I
prepared for college, there was man who
worked by the name Of Peter Croy. he
could neither read or write; but he was Q
man Of God. Often theologians would stop
in the house-graye theologians-and at
family prayer Peter Croy would be called
upon to lead; and all those wise men sat
around, wonderstruck at his religious eff
cheney. When he prayed he reached up
and seemed to take hold Of the very throne
Of the Almighty and he talked with God
until the very hesvsns were bowed down
into the sittingroom. oh, if | were dying,
l would rather have plain Peter Croy kneel
by my bedside and commend my immortal
spirit to God than the greatest Archbishop
arrayed in costly canonicals. Go preach
this gospel. You say you are moi. licensed.
Go preach the gospel. In the name of the
Lord Almighty, this morning license you.
Go preach this gospel-preach it in the
Sabbath schools, in the prayer meetings, in
the highways in the hedges. Woe be unto
you il you preach il not
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 over
throw of wickedness. How dare The Chris
tan church ever get discouraged Have
we not the Lord Almighty on our side!
How long did it take God to slay the hosts
of Sermachererib or Burn Sodom or shake
down Jericho. How long will it take God,
when he once arises in his strength to over
throw all the forces Of iniquityf Between
the time and that there may be long seasons
of darkness, the chariot wheels Of Gods
gospel may seem TO drag heavily; but there
is the promise and yonder is the throne, and
when omniscienee has lost its eyesight and
omnipotence falls back impotent
and Jehovah is driven from
bis throne than 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 provi.
dence. And | think that before the sun Of
this centu.S shall set, the last tyranny will
fall, and with splendor Of demonstration
that shall be the astonishment OF the uni.
verse God will set forth the brightness aud
pomp and glory and perpetuity Of bis eter.
nal government. Out Of the starry flags
and the emblazoned insignia Of this world
| God will make q path for his own triumph
and returning from universal conquest
BE will cit down, the grandest strongest,
highest throne Of earth, his tootstool.
Then shall all nations song ascend
To thee oar Ruler, Father, Friend,
| Till heavens high arch resOund, again
With peace on earth, god will to men"
preach this sermon because | want
To Encourage
all Christian workers in every possible de-
partment. Hosts of the living God, march
on! march on His spirit will bless you.
His shield will defend you. His sword will
strike for you. March on The despotisms
will fall and paganism will burn It's idols
and Mahomedanism will give up its false
prohet 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 on The besiegement
will SOC Re ended. Only a few more steps on
the long way; only few more sturdy blows
only few more battle cries, then Godl will
put the laurel upon your brow and from the
living fountains Of heaven will bsthe of the
sweat of the heat and the dust Of the con-
fict. March on March onl For you the
time for work will soon be passed, and
amid the outhashings Of the Judgment
throne and the trumpeting Of resurrection
angels and the upheaving of world oi
graves and the hossnns and the grosninR
| OF the saved and the lost, we shall be re
warded for our faithfulness or punished for
our stuT idity. Blessed be the Lord God Of
Israel from everlasting to everlasting and
let the whole earth be filled with his glory,
Amen and amen.