The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-08-03

know when they are to stop their fight and
advance3 There must be some s-igns--asignal
to stop the one division and start tbe other.
Joshua with a spear, on which were ordinarily
hung the colors of battle, points toward tLt
city. He stands in such a conspicuous posi-
tion, and there is so mueh of the morning
Light dripping from that speartip, that all
around the horizon they see it. lt was as
much as to say: There is the city. Take it.
Take il now Roll down from the west. Surge
up from the north. 1t is ours, the city of Al,
iod knows and we know that a great deal
attack amounts to nothing, sim
because we do not take good aim. Nobna.
knows, and we do not know ourselves, which
point we want TO take, when we ought 70
make ftp our minds what God viii have to do,
and point our spear in that direction and
then hurl our body, mind, soul. time, eternity
at that one target. In our pulpns, and peNs,
end Sunday schools and prayer meetings we
want to get a reputation 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 to.
ward the glars; or we want to get a re-
putation for historical knowledge, and
we point our spear toward the
past; or we a to get a reputa-
ton for great liberality, so we swing our
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the horizon, and you can make out of it
whatever you please: while there is the old
world, proud, rebellions and armed against
all righteousness; and instead drumming any
further away from it's pursuit, we ought, 20
turn around, plant our foot in the strength
of the eternal God, lift the old cross and
point it in the direction of the worlds con-
quest till the redeemed of earth. marching up
from one eide and the glorifed of heaven
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hattlement OF sin is compelled TO swing out
the steamers of Emanuel. Oh, Church of God,
take aim and conquer.
Ihave heard 1t said. 'Look out for a man
who has only one idea: he is irresistible" /
say: Look out for the man who has one idea,
and that a determination for soul-saying.
| believe God would strike me dead if ! dared
TO point the spear in any other direction.
Oh, for som Of the courage and enthusiasm
Of Joshua. He flung two armies from the tip
of that spear. 1t is sinful for us to rest, un-
less it is to get stronger muscle and
fresher brain and purer heart for Gods
work. 1 feel on my head the hands Of Christ
a new ordination. Do you not feel the
same o~muipotent PRESSURE There is q work
for all Of us. Oh, that we might stand up
side by side and point the spear toward the
eity. 1t Ought to be taken, 1t viii be taken,
Our cities are drifting on toward loose re-
iigion or what is called Liberal Christian
tty," which is so liberal that it gives up all
the cardinal doctrines ofthe Bible, so liberal
that it s~uPrenders the rectitude Of the throne
of the Almighty. That is hberality with a
vengeance. Let us decide upon the work
which we, Christian men, have To do, and, in
the strength of God, go to work and do it.
1t is comparatively easy tokeep on parade
amid a shower of bouquets and handicap.
ping, and the whole street full Of enthusiastic
huzzas; but ii is not so easy to stand up in
the day of battle, the face blaciened with
smoke, the uniform covered with the earth
ploughed up by whizzing bullets and burst
ing shells, half the regiment cut to pieces,
and yet the commander crying Forward
march," Then it requires old-fashioned val.
or. My friends, the great trouble OF the
kingdom Of God in this day is the towards.
They do splendidly on a 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
6rst sharpshooting of skepticiSm they dodge,
they fall back, they break rapks! We con-
'front.' the enemy, we open the battle against
fraud, and lol we find on our side a great
many people that do not try to pay their
debts. And we open battle against intern
perance, and we find on our own side a great
many who drink too much. And we open
the battle against profanity, and we find
on our own side a great many men who make
hard speeches. And we open the battle
against inidelity, and loi we find on our own
side a great many men who are not quite
sure about the book of Jonah. And
while we ought to be massing our
troops and bringing forth more than the
united courage of Austerlitz, and Waterloo,
and Gettysburg, we have to be spending
time in hunting up ambuscades. There are
a great many in the Iard's army who would
fke1o 20 out on a campaign with satin slip
pers and holding umbellas over their heads
to keep off the heavy dew, and having RAJ
lions of canvasbaek ducks and lemon Gus
tards. If they cannot have them they want
TO go home. They think il is unhealthy
among so many bulletsl
/ believe that the next II months viii be
the most stupendous year that heaven ever
saw. The nations are quaking o with the
coming of God. It will be a year on successes
for the men of Jos but of doom for the
men OF All. You put your ear to the rail
track and you can hear the train coming
miles away. SO ! put my ear to the ground
train or Gods mercies and judgments.
The mercy Of God - first to be tried
upon this nation. 1t win be preached
IN the puIpits, in theaters, on the streets,
everywhere. People viii be invited TO accept
the mercy OF the gospel, and the story, and
the song, and the prayer viii be mercy.
But suppose they do not accept the offer Of
mercy-what then7 Then God viii come
with his judgments, and the ~grasshoppers
will eat the crops, and the freshets viii devas-
tate the valleys, and the declarations viii
swallow the money markets, and the fires
win burn tine cities, and theearth win quake
from pole to pole. Year Of mercy and judg-
Hientt. Year Of initiation and of warning.
Year ofjubiIee and of woe, Which side are
D going to be on2 With the men of All or
the mea OF Joshua9 Pass over THIS Sab.
bath into the ranks of Isreal. / would clap
my hands at the joy Of your coming You
viii have a poor chance for this world and
the world to come without Jesus. You can
not stand what is to come upon you and up
on the world unless you have the pardon,
and the comfort and the help af Christ.
Come over. on this side is your happiness
anu safety, on the other side is disquietude
and despair. Eternal defeat to the men o.
Ali Eternal victory to the men Of Joshua.
Thinning Potato Hills.