National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-10-11

this grand farce of trying to save the world by
a few clergymen, and let all hands lay hold Of
the work. Give us In all Of our churches two
or three aroused and qualified men and women
to help. In most churches to-day five or ten
men are compelled to do all the work. A vast
majority OF churches are at their wits
nG he minister IS n6t there wReS there eSsR
to be enough pent up. energy and religious
force to make meeting go on with such
power, that the minister would never be
missed. The Church stands working the
pumps Of a few ministerial cisterns until the
buckets are dry and choked, while there are
thousands of fountains from which might be
dipped up the waters OF eternal life Before
you and have the sod pressing our eyeids
we will, under God, decide whether our chill
dren shall grow up amidst the accursed sur
inheritance of righteousness. Long. loud, bit.
ter will be the curse that scorches our grave
II, holding within the church to-day enough
men aeI the women Coward 10 the dr Sy
l wish 1 could put enough moral cx.
plosives under the conyenti0nalties and ma
jestic stupidites of the day 10 blow them to
atoms, and that then with $1,000 men and
women from all the churches knowing moth
ing but Christ and n desire TO bring all the
world 30 Him, we, might move upon the on
emy's works. For n little while heaven
would not have trumpets enough to celebrate
the victors.
sometimes do well TO take advantage OF the
worlds sharpening instruments. These Is
raelites were reduced to file, and so they
went over to the garrison OF the Phillstlnes to
plows sharpened. The Bible distinctly states
1.-THE text which read at the beginning of
the service-that they had no other instru-
ments now with which to do this work, and
the Israelites did right when they went over
to the Philistines to use their grindstones.
My friends, is It not right for us TO employ the
be logic II there Be business faculty on H the
other side, let us go over and employ 1t for
Christ's sake The fact Is, we fight with too
dull weapons, and we work with too dull im-
p ements, We hack and maui when we ought
10 make keen stroke. Let us go over among
sharp business men. and among sharp literary
men, and find out what their tact is, and then
transfer 1t to the cause OF Christ Ifthey have
science and art 1t will do US good to rub
against IT,
". Again my subject teaches us. on what
small allowance Philistlne iniquity puts
man. Yes; these Phillstines Shut up the
mines, and then they took the spears and the
swords; then they took the blacksmiths, then
they took the gTindst9nesi and they took every ~
works: II grabs everything, 1t begins with
robbery, and ends with robbery. II despoils
this faculty, and that faculty, and keeps on
eloquent before, It generally thickens his
| tongue. Was he fine in personal appearance,
| i mars his visage: Was he atiluent, II sends
| the sheriff TO sell him out. Was he influential,
| 1t destroys his popularity Was he placid
and genial, aud lowing, 1t makes HIM SPLEEN
etic and cross; and so utterly is he changed
| that you can see he Is sarcastic and rasping
| aud that the PhilIstines have left him moth
| ing but file.
oh, "lhe way of the tranSgressor is hard :"
His cup is bitter, His night is dark. His
| pangs are deep. His end is terrific. Philis
| tine iniQuity says TO that man: "NOw, sur.
| render tome, and will give you all you want
music for the dance, SWIM steeds for the race,
imperial couch TO slumber on, and yOa shall
| be refreshed with the rarest fruits in baskets
| Of golden illagree." lie lies, The music
| turns out to be groan. The hlagree Is made
| up oitwisted reptiles, The couch 10 grave;