Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-11
trial, aud all persecution, and all critI-
cism.
The church Of God. to-day wants

trial, aud all persecution, and all criti-
cism.
The church Of GOO to-day wants
MORE BACKBONE,
more defiance, n ore consecrated bravery,
more metal. How often Won see man
start out In some good enterprise, and at
the first blast of opposition he has col
lspsed Dad all his courage gone, forget
ting the fact that II man be right, all the
oppositlon Of the earth pounding away at
hin cannot do him any permanent dam
age. IL IS only when a man is wrong
that he can be damaged. Why, God is
going to vindlcate his truth, and ne is 60
ing 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
have another sphere. "The Lord of
Hosts is with us, and the God OF Jacob is
our refuge Selahln We want more
OF the determination OF Jonathan. | do
not suppose he was q 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
Philistines; and man Of very ordinary
intellectual attachments on his knees can
storm anything for God, and for the
truth. We want something Of the de-
termination of the general 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 cour-
age; and he looked down at his knees and
said; "Ah, If you knew where was go
ing to take you, you would shake worse
than thatl"
There is only one question for you to
ask, and for me to ask: What does God
went me to dor 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, 90 ahead and do it--all
the energies of our body, mind and soul
enlisted in the undertaking. o, my breth-
rem, we have but little time in which to
fight for Godl You will be dead soon.
Put In the Christian cause every energy
that God gives you. "What thy hand
fndeth to do, do 1t with all thy might; for
there is neither wisdom, nor device in the
grave whittier we are all hsstening." OPP
portunities of usefulness gone forever;
souls that might have been benefited
THREE MONTHS AGO
never again coming under our Christian
iHhuShSSs OuJ 10 ~ nut llLne LHHJ we
awoke out of sleep? Church OF God, lift
up your head at the coming victory The
Philistines will go down and the Israel
ties will go up. We are on the winning
side. think just now the Kings horses |
are being hooked up to the chariot, and |
when He does ride down the sky
here will be such hosanna |
among His friends, and such |
| WailiDp among HIS enamiea N Q will ynaLa |
he earth tremble and the heavens sing.
see now the plumes of the Lords CavaI- |
'ymen tossing in the air. The archangel |
before the throne has already FURNISHED |
MS trumpet, and then he will put It's
golden lips to his own, and he will blow
The long, loud blast that will make all
nations free. Clap your hands, all We
people! Hank! hear the falling thrones
md the dashing down of demolished mi.
luities, "Hallelujah, the Lord God ON
lipotent reigneth! Halleluiah, the king
IONS of this world are become the king
IONS of our Lord Jesus Christ"