The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-10-27

ng that position against all oppression and
all trial and all persecution and all criticism.
The church Of God to-day wants more
backbone, more consecrated bravery, more
metal How often you see 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 man
is wrong that he can be damaged. Why. God
is going to vindicate His truth, and He is
going to stand by you, my friends, IN every
effort you make for Christ's cause and the
salvation of men.
Go forth in the service of Christ and do
your whole duty You have one sphere. l
have another sphere. 1.-THE Lord of Hosts is
with us and the God of Ja"ob is our refuge.
Selah.' We want more Of the determination
Of Jonathan. do not suppose he was very
wonderful man, but he got on his knees and
clamberei up thu rock aud with the help OF
his armor- bearer he hewed down the Phills-
tines; and man of very ordinary ntellec-
tual attainments on his knees can storm any.
thing for God and for the truth. We want
something of the determination of the gem
eral who went into the war and as he entered
his first battle his knees knocked together,
his physical courage not quite up to his
moral courage; aud he looked down at his
knees and said: "0h, if you knew where l
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 do? Where is the field! Where is the
work? Where is the anvil? Where IS the
prayer-meeting! Where is the pulpit! And,
finding out what God wants us to do, 60
ahead and do it-all thu energies of our body,
mind and soul enlisted in the undertaking.
Oh. nv brethren We have but little time in
which 20 fight for God, you VIII be dead
soon. Put in the Christian cause every en-
ergy that God gives you. What thy
hand fndeth to do, do it with all
thy might, for there is neither wis
dom nor device in the grave whither
We are all fastening" Opportunities of use
fulness gone forever; souls that might have
b:en benefited 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 at the com.
ing victory! The Philistines will go down
and the Israelites will 60 up. We are on the
winning side. I think just now the Kings
horses are being hooked up to the chariot and
when he does ride down the sky there
will be such a hosanna among His friends,
and such a wailing among his enemies
as will make the earth tremble and the
heavens sing. see now the plumes OF the
Lords cavalrymen tossing in the air. Inc
Apocalyptic angel has already FURNISHED his
trumpet and soon he will put its golden lips
to his own and he will blow the long, loud
blast that will make all the nations free.
Clap your hands, all ye people! Harkl hear
the falling thrones aud the dashing down of
demolished iniquities. "Halleluiah. the
Lord God omnipotent reignethl Hallelujah.
the kingdoms of this world are become the
kingdoms Lord Jesus Christ"