The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-07-05
A MIGHTY WEAPON.
For Ages There Has Been Conflict
Between Worldly aud Christian
Philosophy.


BRooKLyS. N. v. June 23.-The Rev. T.
Dewitt Tnlmare. d. d. preached nj the Tab.
ernnclc this evening ON "The Mirhticst Wcn.
non Ia the Gospcl." His text was Samuel
xxi. o: There liz none like that; give it me-
The preochcr snid:
Dnyil fed from His rursucrs. The world
runs very fast when il il chasing "A man.
The country il irving 10 catch David. and
to sluy him. David goes into the house OF t,
priest and nsks him for a sword or spear
with which to defend himself Thcpricst not
beinr accustomed to use deadly wenpons
tells David TINT he cannot s,lpply him: hut
suddenly he priest thinks of an old sword
tbut had lmrn carefully wrapped up and laid
nwny-1hc very sword tha, Goliath formerly
uscd-un,l he takes down that sword, AMI
while he is unw,apping the shnrp, glittcring,
memorable blade il finishes uon Dayid's
min, TINT this was the very sword that was
used against himself when no was in the fight
with Goliath. and Duvi,l can hardly keen his
hind oil il until the priest has mn.
wound it. David stretches ou,
his hand toward That old sword
and suys "'rbcr. il non. like that. riv, il
mo" In otl,cr words II want in nv own
hnul the sword that has hren ,,srd uroiust
mo. md against tho ,ause of Cod" Su IL
WAS given him. Well. INV friends. thu, il
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NV WV Ut o. va ~" ''S' WI" ""'e USE" w
giant anu Philistine iniquity which is to
come into the possession of Jesus Christ and
ot h;s c,,,;o,s ch,rch w,,t ~ vo,, n.
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"od may help me- I" snow You That many II
weapon which lnay m used against the
armies of God il vet TO h. cnpturcd md
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When stretch out my hand toward thu
blade of the Philistine aud cry, "rherc il
non. ike TINT. ,riv. If m.,"
remark hfst' mat this ~ true IN regard
to NIL scientific exploration. fom know that
III. first discoveries in astronomy and pc.
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christianity. Worldly philosophy chme out
OF its observatory and said; Now, We will
,rov. bv the very n, r,ctur. of earth nnd by
J., ~ ~
the bible is Il lie and that Christianity, ns va
have il among men. il n pusi,iye imposi-
''''h. "o"a ine" ''eh'o''"' Tue 'eies'ole'
the l."ydeii jars, the electric batteries. all III
the hands of the PhiIistnes. But one day
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with when 70 defend ITSELF happened 70 see
me very "'u SWORD 'hil' tii"sc itieisil'
Phiilst'l'"S ma been using against thu
truth and crIe!i out. -. There Is none like
that' give ~ me. Anu NopertlcuS
ma h;tiiie" ana kepl"r anu is;iitr
Newton came f"rtlI ana told no world that
III thrir IanS'tckiiE Oh W" eaith anu heaven
tii"y haI ionhd overwhelming presence ni
plp" neS''h ~ sinhe ,'s''l' rom IN" knritil'
ana sii;isicr. anu @huhVSsta Win which II
had been covered up, ana lay on the desk OF
u" scholar, ana III the laboratory OF the
chemist. a'iu III tie zap Oh tiir thrlstial, I'M
harmed ana unanswered, while the towers
OF lie MiuhiSN! heavens struck sIlvery
chime ~ ~ ns praise. ,v...
MoriiF 'hii1sophy snid: Matter " eter
nal; me world always was. God did not
make IT,. 'hrlstInn phiinsnpiy plu,srs itS
cro~l,ar lnt1 rorks ana iH.s 'hnl u" world
was gradually made, and II gradually made.
there must have been some point at whirl,
tn" process started; then, VINO started ~
aud no thnt objection was oytrroln. ana in
u" hrst tntee words o! he h'ulr W. hnd mat
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sia a., IN H., ID. t u .r,,
Worldly pl.losnlhy snih; io,r hihle -
most inaccurate BOOK; al that story III The
old testament nsall ana nehin told, about
IN" army Oh tiie iorusts'-h Is prrl,ost"ro'ls
There is nothing IN IN" coming "i the incusts
III" an army AN army walks; 'ocosls n.y.
An army; goes in order and procession,
tan pl'li"snphy: ana IN iH'S' IN IN. south
western rart oil inns country, .hris'inh men
went out to examine 'hrmar'i 1.-THE locust
There are men right bri"r" me who must have
noticed IN ti'ht very part OF the country the
coming up ni the locust IKE an army: and II
was i"lnd ,iiat a!oi ihe newspapers nnwi',
I'M, .,,ngly SPOKE OF them rs an army My
inarrh Ike host. lnrv hiiit iik" most.
No AFRO" ever w"at with s'raigilei night
man loris's r1neI-hot ". even turning aslde
Tor the w'ilh. " III" wihh Uses the iorusts
trop anu ,i'h rise AGAIN niter ~ mas gone
down, taEing the same me OF march. not
VARYING ioot. Inc oid nibie fisht every
time when itspeaks Oh i9custs coming like an
army Wofiuiy ph'.1soilH WRONG.
"orldly piiiiosoPhy SAM Al 'hnt STORY
.'bont ihe hghI turned ar elay 10 tiie sea-
~ SIMPLY an ai'snraitr ohi-time worldly
niiiiosnphS sam: lie Iigni comes straight.
hf,s'lal lnhosolhy sun Mhi! ht.ie
WINE: anu u goes on anu makes discoveries
ithh hhuS '"'1 'hc m'hoeP''e curves "mu
bends me rays OF iigh. around Inc , EARN,
literally NV inc clay TO tilcsrnl. The bible
iisht aE''h WORLDLY phii"snphy Wfohs;
ngnin; An siFa Sorih'! l'hii"snphS, an
tilat iiinsioh IN .,on about ,ile 'nnliualioh oi
the earth u SIMPLY nn ahsnrhlty. mere
vast 'hou' says vol, w'"n set 'lie i"uiinl,
lions on .nn "'.r'h: ne "ar 1 ms
no io"h4nl'ohs; hr's'hh lhi'oson''y
comes anu lli,ds lhat the w"r! aS TRANSLATED
:. may ~ nett'r ~, !rans rum, g ~
snckrts. 20 now SEE now IL VII! read y II
~ TRANSLATED rilhi: mere was, -! .h"n VIII IN
srt tne so'kets Oh III" rhrtl! Mhrreis tho
socket; at ~ .he h4low OF uoIs naild.'l
socket M! 'mieesnoush .nra ~or,m 10 turn IN
worldly pl,llosophy sili.i: Mhat ah aD-
suri s:orS anoat da im lnaking me sun
hiiu moon stahu sun u tue worm ha'i !
stopped an ihs1ah. .Ile "n no. unitefs" would
nave nafn on. Oh gear STOP sun Snt ~,
lah pIiiosopns. no. l"ilH so QUICK. ina
world mas TWO m"lionsIohe on itsowh axis.
ana inc otirf arouh. me sun. IL was not
necessary t,at poth motions should b.
stopptu-ohN m. me one turning me world on
us own ANS. lhets was no reason why me
'alllhs OF tne "1rth snouiu nave ]afrSu ai'i
disarrtiGea me WIoie universe. Joshua
right ana "oa fieht' innd"ii'y wrong every
tine. knew u won'd DC wrong. thank
God that the time mas come when Christians
netu not Dc search III nIly Stlent1Uc eXUlOfl