The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-10-14
promises; but 1t has Just as great raclnty for

promises: but 1t has Just as great raclnty for
breaking theml
A Christian life is the only cheerful. life,
while life of wicked surrender is re-
morse, ruin, and death. It's painted glee is
sepulchral ghastliness. In the bright4k days
of the Mexican empire, Montezuma said he
felt gnawing at his heart some thing like a
canker. Sin, like monster wild beast of the
forest, sometimes licks over his victim in
order that the victim may be more easily
swallowed; but generally sin rasps, and
gals, and tears, and upbraids and files Is it
not so, Herod? Is it not so, Hildebrand? Is
it not SO, Robespierre? Aye, ayel 1t is so,
it is So "The way of the wicked He
turneth upside down" History tells US
that when Rome was founded, on
that day there were twelve vul-
lures flying through the air; but when a
transgressor dies the sky is black with whole
flocks of them. Vulturesl vulturesl vul-
turesl When 1 see sin robbing so many of
my hearers, and l see them going down day
by day and week by week, / must give a
plain warning. dare not keep it back lest
/ risk the salvation of my own soul. Rover
and Pirate pulled down the warning bell on
Inchcape rock, thinking that they would
have a chance to despo1 vessels that
were crashed on the rocks; but one
night his own ship crashed down on
this very rock, and he went down with all
his cargo. God declares; "When I say to
the wicked thou shalt surely die, and thou
givest him not warming that same man shall
die in his iniquity, but his blood will require
at thy hands"
v learn from this subject what a sad
thing it is when the church of God loses its
metall These Philistines saw that if they
could only get all the metallic weapons out of
the hands of the Israelites all would be well,
and therefore they took the swords and the
spears. They did not want them to have
single metallic weapon. When the metal of
the Israelites was gone their strength was
gone This is the trouble with the church of
God to-day. II is surrendering its courage.
1t has not got enough metal. How seldom it
is that you see man taking his position in
pew or in pulpit OF in c religious society and
holding that position against ali oppression,
and all trial, and all persecution, and oil
criticism.
The church of God to-day wants more
backbone, more defiance, more consecrated
bravery, more metal. How often you see a
man start out in some good enterprise, and at
the first blast of opposition he has collapsed,
and all his courage gone, forgetting the fact
that if a man be right, all the opposition of
the earth pounding away at him cannot do
him any permanent damage. 1t is only when
a man is wrong that he can be damaged
Why, God is going to yindicate His truth,
and He is going to stand by you, my friends,
in every effort you make for Christis cause
and the salvation of men.
Go forth in the service of Christ, and do
your whole d uty. Yon have one sphere. 1
have another sphere. "The Lord of hosts is
with us, and the God of Jacob is our refuge.
Selah." We want more Of the determination
of Jonathan. do not suppose he was a very
wonderful man, but he got on his knees and
clambered up the rock, and with the help of
his armor-bearer he hewed down the Phil
istines; and man of very ordinary intel
lectual attainments on his knees can storm
anything for God, and for the truth We
want something of the determination of the
general who went into the war, and as he
entered his first battle his knees knocked to-
gether, his physical courage not quite up to
his moral courage; and he looked down at his
knees, and said: "Ah, if you knew where
was going to take you, you would shake
worse than that!"
There is only one question for you to ask,
and for me to ask-what does God want me
to Go? Where is the field? Where is the work?
Where is the anvil? Where is the
prayer meeting? Where is the pulpitl And
finding out what God wants US to do, 60
ahead and do it-an the energies of our body,
mind and soul enlisted in the undertaking.
Ny brethren, we have but little time in which
to fight for Godl You viii be dead soon
Put in the Christian cause every energy that
God gives you.
what thy hand findeth to do, do it with
oil thy might; for there is neither wisdom
nor device in the grave whitber we are all
Opportunities Of usefulness gone
forever; souls that might have been bene-
fted three months ago never again coming
under our Christian influence. Oh, is it not
high time that we awake out of sleepi
Church of God, lift up your head
1T the coming victeryl The Philis-
tines will go down and the Israelites will go
up. We are ON the winning side. 1 think
just now the kings horses arc being hooked
up to the chariot, and when he does
ride down the sky there Will be such
a hosannah among his friends and such
a wailing among his enemies as will make the
earth tremble, and the heavens sing. l see
now the plumes of the Lords cavalrymen
tossing in the air. The arehangel before the
throne has already FURNISHED his trumpet, and
then he win put its golden lips to his
own, and he will blow tho long,
loud blast that viii make all the nations free
Clap your hands, all ye peoplel Hark! Ihear
the falling thrones, and the dashipg down of
demolished iniquities. ''Hallelujah the Lord
God omnipotent reigneth! Hallelujah, the
kingdoms of this world are become the king
1oms of our Lord Jesus Christi