Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-06-09
REV. DR.. TALMAGE.
THE BROOKLYN DfVINE'S SUNDAY
SERMON.
subject: .-oIdieT- In the Time offence.
Preached by Chaplain T. De Wit
TnlmnCe 10 the I3thIttgi
pent. y. T.. -. \. y.

topping all the ut, # .l.ru-aI.m stood TIN,
ancient armory allied the lower ~ David
Advance and give tie count f-iGn 10 The
armed guard and pas right III under the
archway Instead of the moirrn arrang"-
ment # til. arm9rv IN which The members Of
q regiment stow away their equipment tins
old arfnorV IF the text has the Wrap IL hung
ny along the wa III SIGHT II al til" people.
Shields. helmets. l~avclln>, bows that Needed
athletic arms to bend them and ar
rows whose sting were death. Some
IF them are new and polished, others
have cen terrific service. Look at that snllt
helmet II "asfhr work ot q battle axe III
fngodi. Look a. This SHIELD II j, dentei IN
III. middle b. n stout stoke of the spear and
crevaoS-i from side 10 SIDE hv n sharp sword.
The edge Of that slliol1 i doubled no by a
stone Sung by the regiment Of singers.
This bow Is twisted by the grll Of a mailed
hand This iuck!er Is SCARED and clipped
an blood spattercd. showing that the var
the onset. Count them AM Won find
that there are lust = thousand shields.
They fe!Ong 10 Il complete regiment III time
Of pence The Tower Of I'avlI, build 4 for
AN arInorv. wherein there hum a thousand
bucklers. all -hI,fl, of mighty uIen.
Officers and nlcrui.l> OF III" Thirteenth
Regiment SolI come u II ght from one Kind
Of armory t~elun.u4 tDtte Stat INTO another
kind Of nrrnory tslon!luC to the Lori, and
If We have oanntlii"t IMAGINATION enough We
can sec all Ifr~t- IDlT Ndii1 rom MOOR u cell
ing covered nlth ,"oids, ami he NETS and
shield, 81 mighty mon WHO have fought their
last battle tor tot and thor cou.trv, and
hive for braEr service been hOnorably dis
charged from earthly combat Their weary
march Is ended and thelr arm, are stacked
and they are resting II the Ian OF eternal
peac liul<a for them But some OF these
weapon, that hang around rs. son ny til" eye
of fnIth, Al" those which YOU are to CaIr. and
s"ield, and the lmIortanti question is what
use viii you make Of them
FoI the FIRST tim W" confront each other
in religious service rs chaplain and regiment
The figure IF II shepherds crook III my
shoulder strap means, | think, pastoral
service. Glai an | that by governmental
regulation tire ab>urlitv OF a chap!a.ns
sword has been abolished. Why should q
minister Of the gospel Of peace haze any
to cut but to heal And surely !, who
would 60 a mil barefoot 10 help my worst
enemy, would not III any eSiganry II I'd a
sword D~yerpoWering all otltr questions
TO night Is tie on " hat i,c can we bet to each
other IN our newly formed relation, 1t
IS not n mere play >I"ll or a meaning
less coming together TIL graceful
crossing OF golden cords over YOUR breast
does not hide from me the fact that YOU have
beneath them n hearttull of affections, hopes,
ambitions and sorrows The cpaulct on your
shoulder does not not make me forget that
there are heavy burdens on that shoulder to-
night, look beyond the so!di,r and see
the man And will keep tn secret no
longer III my heart, but out with with it here
and now, that when pray for tins church /
pray for this regiment and that | am planning
how can be most encouragement and rem
t0rcenlent to Won III the struggles of this life,
ana how can be sure OF your eternal com
panlonshil III a better world, when we break
camp and go home TO be with God. And
those who We're 50 good and lovely that we
could yN4 A,,fr. ham t.,,, l,A,a- 49, Ill -
at the shining gate to see Us come III. They
used TO come skipping down at eventida to
welcome rs, and when our day Of life is done
ana 1t is for ,s five O'Clock, six O'Clock. Sven
O'Clock III the cventile. they viii conne out t.
repeat the old time salutltionS. But until
then We are to live III a world of conflict and
the conflict i III It's six thousandta year.
There IS something absorbing n IT.. mill
tary science IT the Scriptures. In olden
times all the men between twenty and fifty
years of age We're enrolled in the army and
then n levy was made for Il special
service There were only three or four
classes exempt Thos" who had luilt n house
hld hah not occupied IT, THOSE who had
planted a garden and had not reared the
fruit OF II, those who We're cncu.s cd to he mar.
RED and ye' had not led the bride to the altar.
those who were vet III the first wear of we'd
Died life, those who We're 50 nervous that they
could not look upon an enemy but they fled.
and could not look upon blood hut they
tainted The army was in three divisions
tte entire, and right aud left wings The
weapons Of defence were Helmet. shield
hreastplate lucklcr The weapons Of offence
were sword, spear, Javelln, arrow. Cata
putt which was merely n bow swung hv
machinery. shooting arrows n vast distances,
great arrows, one arrow rs large as several
men could hit AMI hal,lsta which
was n sling SWING Nv machinery. hurting
great rocks ani large pieces of lead to vast
distances.
The shields were made Of woven willow
work with three Weaknesses Of hide. and s
loop INSIDE through WHICH the arm of IN,
warrior might ir thrust and when the>.
soldiers were marching u attack an cnrn,
on IN" level all the~r shields touch 4 eacl
other, making a Wall. MOVING. INT Immnn
trahle, and then when thrv a'taekei a Tor
fr'spand trlei toaFprnacha hattIem"nt. thi
shlelt WIS lifted OVER thu head 50 a. To- rr>is
The falling missiles Tho breast plate wa
cred. enc piece falling over the breast
The other fllln- Otcr the back. n
the side ~ tn warrior the two piece.
fastened with buttons ar clasps. The how
we're s. tout AMI >tttf AMI strong that War
riorS often challenged each othcrfo bend ,le
lie strings ot the bow We're made from m,
sine"s "f oxen \ ,l>c Ike an my ertti ryra
mld "a> fastened t. the ia K. that ca, con
tanning III" arrows. 81 that when tile warrior
"ant"i an fsrn" he would lut hr> arm owe,
- 'N'AA ann lJI ltEtn the at row Tor Int
tight. Tt" ankle of tur foot had an lroI
boot
hen d wall was to lie as>2uit"l a batter
ing ram was brought w \ latterinc ran
wa great beam >wun- cu CHAINS III y,jul
NtiIum The attciln-ram would l.
troiGht close III 10 the wall and then a Crea
number OF men sui taxi hold o I'll sicam
push u hack a far a> they could nni thel
ley 20, and the l-am became a great swing
ing pendulum IT Destruction Twenty d
forty men would stand III a movable tovp
On N" back II an elephant. tie elelhan
mai" drunk with VIM. and then heal-l =
ward the enemy. and what with the heav
feet ami the swinging lrebc>, i. anti ~
Iolsontbt arrows shot from the movabl
tower the destruction Was appalling Wa
Clarlot> were III VOGUE AMI th-> vere on ~
wheels 50 they c,u,i t1>ll. turn. >uar
was fastened 10 the Iolp between the ior4A
50 when they went ahead the sword thrust
and when they turned around II would NOV
down The armies carried las beautifully
embroidered. lrih" ct Judah carried a 81.
embroidered with a lron tribe II Eeuhen
on" embroidered with n man. tr Ia 81 Ian
embroidered with chtrutlm. Tie NOISE -
the host as they moved on WAS oNtrvh tlrnin.
ami what with the %clatter OF shields emf ~
rumhilnS OF wheels AMI the shout 4 the an
tallS amt the NoClf.ratIan OF the aitit3. host
the prophet Saws Il was like the roaring q
the sea Because the arts ~ war have hee,
advancing All fhtSp ypors y1ayara No.. In rEu