The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-10-27

this fight. We 4aat no coulter that car
not "trip up the glSbe We want no axc that
can not fell the rsss. We want no goad
that can not start che rxyteam Let ~
gststhe very best grindstones we can iind,
though they, he il pcs session OF the Philis'
tines, compelling them'to turn the crank
while we bear down Fts,, all our might on
the swift-revolving wheel, until all our
energies and faculties shall he brought
up to bright, keen, sharp, glittering
edge.
Again my subject teaches rs on what
q small allowance Philsine iniquity puts
a man. Yes, these Philistines shut up the
mines, then they took the hlacksmitAs,
then they took the griristonss, and they
took every thing but file. Oh,fhat,iNt3s
way sin works; It graba every thing !vIt
begins with robbery, and ends With rob.
berry. II fespoiis this faculty, AMI That
faculty, and keeps a until the whSe -.
ture is gone. WastRs man O, Quot
fore, 1t generally ic'sens hts tongue. q
he nne in personal appearance, It niHf5 De
visage. Was he afii,ent. It sepdss ne
sheriff to sell him out Was hss iAaudo-
tial, it destroys his popularity. Was he
placid aud genial, and lovinr, II makes
him splensticTand cross; and so utterly
Is he changed that you can see he is sar-
castle and raspihg. and that the Philis'
tines have left him nothing but file.
oh, ..the way of. tho transsressas-is
hardw His cup is bitter His night is
dark. His pangs are deep. His end il
terrific. Phihstihs iniquity says to that
man:
snow, surrender to me, and wal give
you ALL you want--music for the d apGasxyift
steeds for the race. imperial Acoud b
slunber on, and You shall be refre1 bed
with the rarest fruits in baskets OF COHEN
flagree."
He lies. The music turns out to be- a
groan. The fruits hurst the rind with
rank poison. The filagree is made up Of
twisted reptiles. The couch IL grave.
Small allowance OF rest. small allowance
Of peace, small allowance Of comfort.
Cold, hard, rough-nothinr but iile
A Christian life 1, the only cheerful iifc,
while life Of wicket surrender isl -
morse, ruin and death. ftsFpsinted tss
10 sepulchral ghastlfness. In the brighsS
est DAYS Of the Mexican Empire Monte
yuma said he felt gnawing at his heart
something like a canker. Sin. like
monster wild beast Of tho forest, some
times ticks all over It's victim In order that
the victim may be more easily swallowed:
but generally sin rasps, and gals, and
tears, and upbraids, an files. Is IL mot
so, Herod? Is IL not 80, Hildebrandf Il il
not so, Robespierre! Aye! ayei 1t isso,
II Is so.
The way ofthe wicked lie turneth upside
down.
Ilearn from this subject what -
thing it Is when the Church Of God loses
Its metal These Philistines saw that ~
they could only got all the metallic
weapons out of the hands Of the Israelites
all would be we'll, md, therefore. they
took the swords and the spears. Thsv
did not want them to have single mctal-
lie weapon. When the m stall Of the Isrenl-
ties was gone their strength was gee.
This Is the trouble with the Church Of "a
to-day. II Ii surrendering It's courage ~
has not got enough metal. How sel1en
II 10 that you see . man taking his posi-
ton In pew or In pulpit or in religious
socity and holding that position agajnst
all opposition, and oil trial, and all perss.
cution, and all criticism. ~ sa
The church Of God To-day wants more
backbone, more defiance, more consecrSt-
ed bravery, more metal. How often you
J sec q, man start out IN some good enter.
J prise, and at the drst blast of opposition
he has collapsed and ell his courage gone,
forgetting the fact that il A man b right,
all the opposition Of the earth pouhdiny
J away 1t him can not do him any perma-
nent damage. 1t Is only when man ~
} wrong that 10, can be damaged., Why,
i God is going 10 vindicAtei His truth, And
He is going to stand BY ypp, my afsisaaf,
! in every sRore you make for Chrl&i
cause and the salvation OF men. EIs
Go forth in the service Of Christ, and4i =
} you whsle dutys You have one sphsfs.s {
have another sphere.
The Lord Of Hosts IL " ith MS. and the God
Of JAG OBJ Is our refuge. Selah' ,t,gn w
II We want more Of the determinatioa AZ
} Jonathan. 4 do n I suppose be was q very
wonderful man, but he got on his knees
and clambered up the rock, and with ,ths
help Of his armor bearer he hewed down
the Philistines; and man Of very prdi-
nary intellectual attainmepts on his kne1s
, can storm any thing for God. and fof. }he
truth. We want something Of the dAter4
mination Of the general who went into tho
> war, and as he entered his first battle lis
knees knocked together, his phvsiosl seps,
age not quite up to his moral couraget ~
> he looked down at his knees and said!se
"Ah, II you knew where was going Il
; take you, you would shake worse thaI
thatI" 81 FlgRr sfftE Ia
There is only ono question for yca b
ask, and for me 10 ask--what does 80
l want me to dol Where Is the ntl1l
a Where Is the work. Where Is the anvil!
Where 10 the prayer.meetingP Where %
J, the pulpitf And. 1ndihS out Whist God
a wants US to do, 60 ahead and do it--all
the energies Of our body, mind and souI
o enlisted In the undertaking. OF bretAren,
l We have but little time In which 10 ~
. for God You will be dead soon. Puols
}, the Christian cause every energy that Coz
. gives you. Al-ff +t.r 49,
? What thy hand nndeth to do. do II With Ill
+ thy might; for there Ii neither wisdom, moi
r device. in the graves whittier we are a
Fastening. sPs a AsN
v Opportunities of 81, usef ulness gone -,
!. ever; souls that might have been benellte<
!. three months ago never again coulIAI
a under our Christian influence. Oh, y
q not high time that we awake out Of seoop
1t Church of God, lift up your head ID ~
n coming victory! The Philistines wiz g
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