Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-07-29
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Ain God knows and we know that q
great deal of Christian attack amounts to
nothing simply because we do not take
good aim. Nobody knows and we do
not know ourselves which point we want
to take, when we ought TO make up our
minds what God will have us to do, and
point our spear in that direction and
then hurl our body, mind, soul, time,
eternity at that one target, In our pull
pits and pews and Sunday schools and
PRAYER meetings we want to get Il repu-
tation for saying pretty things, and so
we point our spear toward the flowers;
or we want a reputation for saying
sublime things, and We point our spear
toward the stars; or we want TO get
a reputation for historical knowledge,
and we point our spear toward the past;
or we want TO get a reputation for great
iberality, SO we swing our spear all
around; and il strikes all points OF the
horizon, and you can make out OF IL
whatever YOU please; while there is the
old world, proud, rebelLous, and armed
against all righteousness; and instead OF
running any farther away from its pur-
suit, we ought to urn around, plant our
foot in tie strength Of the eternal God.
lift tie old cross and point it in the di-
rection If the worlds conquest ill the
redeemed Of earth, marching up from
one side, and the gloriiled Of heaven
marching down from the other side, the
last batIlemeut Of sin is compelled 10
swing out the streamers Of Emanuel.
Oh, church of God, take aim and con-
quer.
| have heard il said: Look out for 4
nj who has only one idea, l,c - IRE
sistible." say: Look for the man who
has one idea. and that a determination
for soul saving. / believe God would
strike Inc dead if | dared to point the
spear in any other direction. Oh, for
some of the courage and enthusiasm Of
Joshual He flung two armies from the
tip Of that spear. II is sinful for us to
rest, unless il 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
ure? There is n work for all Of us. Oh,
that we might stand up side by side and
point the spear toward the cityl 1t ought
TO be taken. Ii will be taken. Our
cities are drifting off toward loose reli-
gion or what is called ''liberal Christian
ity," which is SO liberal that il 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
tan men, have to do, and, in the strength
Of God, go to work and do il.
1t is comparatively easy to keep on a
parade amid a shower Of bouquets and
hand clapping, and the whole street full
Of enthusiastic hU2zas; 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, march,
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 n parade day. and al
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 a 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 a great many people
who drink toe much. And we open the
battle against profanity, and we find or
our own side a great many men who
make hard speeches. And we open the
battle against infidelity, and 10! we find
on our " side a great many men who
are not quite sure about the Book Of
Jonah. And while we ought 10 BE rlass-
ing ON troops, and bringing forth more
than the united courage of Austerlitl. and
Waterloo, and Gettysburg, we haye to
be spending or time IN hunt.
ing up ambuscades. There are a
great many in the Lords army
who would like 10 % out on a campaign
with satin slippers aud holding umbrellas
over their heads 10 keep off the heavy
dew, and having raiions II canvas back
ducks and lemon custnrds. II they
cannot have them they want togo home.
They think it is unhealthy among So
many bullets!
believe that the next twelve months
will he the most stupendous year that
heaven ever saw. The nations arr quut-
ing now with the coming Of God. 1t
viii be a year Of successes for the men of
Joshua, but Of doom for the men # Al,
You Put your ear 10 the rail track and
You can hear the train coming miles
away. So ! put my Ear 10 the ground
aud i hear the laundering on of the
lightning train OF Gsd's mcrcies aud
Judgments. The mercy Of God is first to
BE- tried upon this nation. II 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 lie "mcrcy."
But suppose they do not accept the of.
fer OF mercy-what thcny Then God
In -. .,,ti IL.