The Russellville Democrat., 1889-07-25
You arc going to bs more than con.

You are going to be more than con.
 Fl. who have so many ailments and heartaches. going to be more than con. querorfs
 Yes. unless you are 50 elf-cenceited that yoss want fo manage all the etfairs of your life yourself, instead of letting God manage them. Do you want to drive and have God take back seats Oh, no, you say; l want God to De my leader We'll, then, you will be more than conqneror. ! our last sickness will come, and the physicians in the next room will be talk ing about what they will do for yoH. What difference will it make what they do for yoEf You are going to be well, eyerlasfiHgiy well. And when the spirit has fled the body your friends will be talking as 10 where they shall bury you. What difference does it make to you where they oury yous The angel of the resurrection can pick you out of the dust anywhere. and all the cemeteries of the earth are in Gods care.
 Oh, you are going to be moro than con- queror. Don't you think we had better begin now to celebrate the coming vic- tory7 In the old meeting house at Sum. merville my father used to lead the sing ing. and he had the old fashioned tuning fork, and he would strike it upon his knee. and then put the tuning-fork to his ear 10 catch the right pitch and start the hymn. But. friend, don't you think ws had better be catching the pitch of the everlasting song, the song of victory when we stall be more than conquerorsf Had we not better begin the rehearsal on earthy "They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the lamb which is in fhe midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them to living fountains of water; and God shall wipe all tears from their eyes"
 City of Eternity, to thy bridal halls
 From this prison would fee;
 Ah, gioryi that's for you and me
 Ny text brings up one step further. II ays go forth into the mount and fetch olive branches, and pine branches. and myrtle branches, and branches of thick trees. Now, you know very well that booth or arbor made Of slight branches would not stand. The first blast of the tempest would prostrate it. So, then, the booth or arbor must have four stout poles to hold up the arbor or booth; and hence for the building Of the arbor or booth of this world we must have stout branches of thick trees.
 And so it is in the Gospel arbor. Blessed |. God that we have brawny Christianity. not one easily upset. Tue storms of life will come upon us, and we want strong doctrine; not only love, but justice; not only invitation, but warning; IL is a mighty Gospel; it is an omnipotent Gospel There are the stout branches of thick trees.
 Iremember what Mr Finney said in school house in this State. The village was so bad it was called Sodom, and 1t was said to have only one good man in all tine village, and he was Lot; and Gr. Finney, preaching, described the destruc- tion of Sodom, and the preacher declared that God would rain destruction upon his hearers unless they, too, repented. And the people in the school house sat and ground their teeth in anger and clinched their fists in indignation; but before he was through with his sermon they got down on their knees and cried for mercy while mercy could be found. Oh, it is a mighty Gospel; not only an in- vitation, but a warning; an omnipotent truth, stout branches Of thick trees.
 Well, my friends. l have shown you here is the olive branch of peace. here is the pine branch Of evergreen Gospel con- solatiop, here the palm tree branch of usefulness and victory, and here are the stout branches of thick trees. Tho Cos pei arbor is done. The leaves rustic with the gladness of Goa. Come into the ar bor. l went out at different times with fowler to the mountains 10 catch pigeons; and we made our looth. we sat ill that booth and watched for the pigeons to come. And we found docks in the sky, and after awhile they dropped into the net and we were successful. So come now to the door of this Gospel booth and I look out, I see flocks of souls flying hither and flying thither Oh, that they might come like clouds and as doves to the window. Come into the booth. Come into the booth