The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-07-26

man who has only one idea; he is ire
sistible. say: Look for the man who
has one idea, and that determination
for soul saving. I believe God would
strike me dead if dared to point the
spear in any other direction. Oh, for
some Of the courage and enthusiasm of
Joshua! He flung two armies from the
up OF that spear. It is sinful for us to
rest, unless it is to get stronger muscle
and fresher brain and purer heart for
Gods work. feel on my head the
hands OF Christ in a new ordination. Do
you not feel the same omnipotent press
are? There is a work for all of us. Oh,
that we might stand up side by side and
point the spear toward the city! 1t ought
to be taken. 1t will be taken. Our
cities are drifting off toward loose reli-
gion or what is called ''liberal Christian
ity,' which is SO liberal thMt it gives up
all the cardinal doctrines Of the Bible, SO
liberal that it surrenders the rectitude of
the throne of the Almighty. That is
liberality with a vengeance Let us de-
eide upon the work which we, as Chris
tian men, have to do, and, in the strength
of God, go to work and do it.
1t is comparatively easy to keep on a
parade amid shower of bouquets and
hand clapping, and the whole street full
of enthusiastic huzzas; but it is not so
easy to stand up in the day of battle, the
face blackened with smoke, the uniform
covered with the earth plowed up by
whizzing bullets and bursting shells, half
the regiment cut to pieces, and yet the
commander crying, Forward, marchi"
Then it requires old fashioned valor. Ny
friends, the great trouble of the kingdom
OF God in this day is the towards. They
do splendidly on parade day, and at
the communion, when they have on their
best clothes of Christian profession; but
put them out in the great battle
OF life, at the first sharpshoot-
ing of skepticism they dodge,
they fall hack, they break ranks. We
confront the enemy, we open the battle
against fraud, and 10! we find on our
side great many people that do not try
to pay their debts. And we open the
battle against intemperance, and we find
on our own side great many people
who drink too much And we open the
battle against profanity, and we find on
our own side great many men who
make hard speeches. And we open the
battle against infdelity, and 10! we find
on our own side great many men who
are not quite sure about the Book of
Jonah. And while we ought to be mass
ing our troops, and bringing forth more
than the united courage of Austerlitz, and
Waterloo, and Gettysburg, we have to
be spending our time in hunt
ing up ambuscades. There are a
great many in the Lords army
who would like to go out on campaign
with satin slippers and holding umbrellas
over their heads to keep off the heavy
dew, and having rations Of canvas back
ducks and lemon custards. If they
cannot have them they want to 60 home.
They think it is unhealthy among SO
many bullets
l believe that the next twelve months
will be the most stupendous year that
heaven ever saw. The nations are quak-
ing now with the coming of God. 1t
will be year OF successes for the men of
Joshua, but of doom for the men of Al.
You put your ear to the rail track and
you can hear the train coming miles
away. So I put my ear to the ground
and hear the laundering on of the
lightning train of Gods mercies and
judgments. The mercy Of God is first to
be tried upon this nation. 1t will be
preached IN the pulpits, in theatres,
on the streets. everywhere, People
will be invited to accept the
mercy of the Gospel and the story and
the song and the prayer will be "mercy. /"
But suppose they do not accept the Of
fer of mercy-what then? Then God
will come with his judgments, and the
grasshoppers viii eat the crops, and the
freshets will devastate the valleys, and
the defalcations will swallow the money
markets, and the fires will burn the
cities, and the earth will quake from pole
to pole. Year of mercies and of judg-
ments Year of invitation and of warn
ing. Year of jubilee and of woe, Which
side are you going to be on? With the
men of All or the men of Joshua2 Pass
over this Sabbath into the ranks of
Israel. would clap my hands at the
joy of your coming. You will have a
poor chance for this world and the world
to come without Jesus You cannot stand
what is to come upon you and upon the
world unless you have the pardon and
the comfort and the help of Christ.
Come over. On this side is your happi-
ness and safety, on the other side is dis
quietude and despair. Eternal defeat to
the men of Al! Eternal victory to the
men Of Joshua!