The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-08-10

tioi1. and there is so MUCH VI ING - n
i T dripping from that speer-tp. that an
sronnd the horizon they see it. Ii was az
~nncb as to saw: 'FThere is the city. 4ake
- Take il now. Roll down from the West
Surge IL from the north. It is ours, the Guy
of Al. God knows ard we know tna' Sie
deal of Christian attack amounts 70 DotninE
eimnlv because we do not take goou 3tip,
Melody knows and we do not know ourselves
which point we want to take, when we ougnt
to make up our minds what God VIII nave Us
to do, and point our sp3a- IL tnAt 1.i tiT,e
and then hurl our body, mind Soclj i,ne,
eternity at that one target In our pulplts
and news and Sunday-schools and prayer
meetings we want to get reputation ~.
saying pretty things, and so we
t~int MIR spear toward the flowers; or
be want a reputation for saying sublime
things and we point our spear TOWARD tue
stars: or we want to get reputation 1or MS
torical knowledge, and We point OUT speat
toward tie pasti or we want to get rePuta-
ton for great liberality, so we SWING our
smear all around: and it strikes all points OF /
the horizon, and YOU can make out Oh u |
whatever YOU please; while there is the olu |
world. proud, rebelliOus and armed againse |
all Righteousness; and instead OF running any |
further away from Its pursuit, we ougut
turn around, plant our foot in the strength OF
the eternal God, lift the old cross aud polut ~
in the direction of the worlds conquest Iii
the redeemed of earth, marching up Irotn QUE
side and the glorihed OF heaven marcnInS
down from
ment of sin is compelled to swing out tne
streamers of Emanuel. Oh, Church OF Gou,
take aim and conquer.
have heard it said: "Look out for q man
Who has ONLY one ideai he is irresponsible"
saw: Look out for the man who has one
! idea. and that determination for soul saving,
believe God would strike me dead i uareu
| to DOiut the speare IN any OtneT uTactlou'
| Oh. for some of the courage ana enthusiasm
! of Joshua! He flung two armies from Tue llp
1 -, 1f,,If tn H.
! less it is to get stronger muscle ana IresheE
brain and purer heart for Gods work. L feel
| on nv head the hands Of Christ Ill new Or
dination. Do you not feel the same omnlpo-
tent pressure! There is q work Tor all OF US
| Oh that we might stand up side by SIDE anu
point the spear toward loose religion or what
IS called ''iiberal Christianity" which is so
liberal that it gives up all the cardinal doc,
trims of the Bible, SO nberal
that tn 1t t sur5eeders Of the the Amghty :
That is lberality with vengeance. Let us
decide upon the work which we as Christian
men, have to do, and, in the strength OF O'..
| 90 to work and to it,
1t is comparatively easy to keep Oh parade
amid q shower of banquets and hand-clap-
ping. and the whole street full OF enthusiast
| tic huzzas: but it is not so easy TO stand up
in the day of battle, the face blackened WIN
smoke, the uniform covered with earth
plOughed up by whizzing bullets ana pursI-
ing shells, ualI tue feHlIneHL Cut " PlCNSo'
and yet the commander crying "ForWard'
marchp' Then it requires Old-fashioned val
or. Ny friends, the great trouDIe OF the
kingdom of God in this day Is the towards.
They do spleudidly on parade day, ana at
the communion, when they have on their best
clothes of Christian professions; but put them
out in the great battle of life, at the 1rst
sharpshOOtng of skepticism they Dodge they
fall back, they break ranks. We confront the
enemy, we open the battle against fraud ana
| II 4 i]n nPODle
that do not try to pay their debts. AND we
omen the battle against intemperance, and we
find on our own side great many people Wn'
! drink to much. And we open the DattlC
: against profanity. and we find Oh our owl
side a great many men who make marc
+ speeches And we open the battle agalns
t inhdelity and 10! we find on our own side
t great many men who arc not quite sure aoou
< the Book of Jonah. And while we ought I.
G be massing our troops, AMI bringing 1ortl
G more than the united courage OF AusteTlltZ
i and Waterloo, and Gettysburg, we nave T.
n be spending our time in hunting up ambus
t cades There a great many In the Lord'
n army who would like to go out on a cam
e paign with satin slippers anu b nold
r to keep off the heavy dew, and having ration
o of canvas back ducks and lemon custards. L
c they cannot have them they want to go home
!, They think it is unhealthy among SO man
| bullets!
u be the most stupendOus year that heaVe
G ever saw. The nations are quaking now VIII
i the coming of God, 1t will be year OF SUI
cesses for the men of Joshua, but OF doom Il
1t the men of AT You put your ear to the raj
ID track aud you can hear the train comm
lie miles away So | put my ear to the groui
ut and hear the laundering On OF the Igh
it ming train of Gods mercies and judgment
; The mercy of God is first to be tried upon Ill
We nation 1t will be preached in the pulpit
lie in theatres. on the streets, everywhere. re
N | ple will be invited to accept the mercy OF u
IS GOSPEL and the story and the song ana L
at PRAYER will be mercy" But suppose IN
lie do not accept the offer of mercY-what the
d. Then God will come with His judgments, al
n the transformers will eat the crops anu u
st frcshets will devastate the valleys anu Z
il defalcatiOns will swallow the money marke'
re and the fires will burn the cities, ana |
d earth will quake from pole to pole. Year
es mercies and of judgments. Year OF lnvitatl
M and of warning. Year of jubilee ana OIL we
k Which side are you going to be onF WI
m the men Of Al or the men OF Joshua! II
il over this Sabbath into the ranks OF Israel.
nd wouId clap nv hands at the JOY of your co
en- inr. You will have poor chance Tor 1
is world and the world to come without Jes
ia You cannot stand what is to come upon
and upon the world unless you have the D
&c. don and the comfort and the help OF ChrI
IN Come over. On this side is your happin
an and safety, on the other side Is dlsquletu
for and despair. Eternal defeat TO the men
-as Al Eternal victory to the men Oh JoSnI