Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-09-18

| 1t mesmeriSm, or we call it electricity,
because we want some term to cover up
our Ignorance. ! do not know what that
is. l never heard an audible voice from
| the other world. l am persuaded of this,
however; that the veil between this world
and the next is getting thinner and thinner,
and that perhaps after awhile, at the call of
God-uot at tie call of the Davenport
brothers, or Andrew jackson Dayis-some
of the old Scripsural warriors, some of the
spirits of other days mighty for Coda
Joshua, or Caleb, or David, or a Paul
may come down and help us in this bat
tie against unrighteousness. Oh, how
would like to have them here-him OF the
Red Sea, him of the valley of Ajalon, him
of Mars Hill. History says that Robert
Clayton of the English cavalry, at the
close of war, bought up all the old
cavalry horses lest they be turned out to
drudgery and hard work, and bought
piece of ground at Naversmire heath AID
turned these old war horses into the thick
est and richest pasture to spend the rest of
their days for what they had done in other
days. One day a thunder storm came up,
and these war horses mistook the thunder
of the skies for the thunder of battle, and
they wheeled into line-no riders on their
backs-they wheeled into line ready for the
fray. And / doubt me whether, when the
last thunder of this battle for God and
truth goes booming through the heavens,
the old scriptural warriors can keep their
places on their thrones. Methinks they
will spring into the fight and exchange
crown for helmet, and palm branch for
weapon, and come down out of the kings
galleries into the arena, crying: "Make
rooml must fight in this great Armaged-
don"
My beloved people, preach this sermon
because | want You to toll with the sun.
light in your faces. want you old men to
understand before you die that all the work
you did for God while yet your ear was
alert and your foot fleet is going to be
counted up in the final victories. 1 want
all these younger people to understand that
when they toll for God they always win
the day; that all prayers are answered and
all Christian work is in some way effectual,
and that the tide is settiDg in the right di
rectiou, and that all heaven is on our side
sanity, cherubic, seraphic, archangelc,
omnipotent, chariot and throne, doxology
and procession, principalities and domin-
ion. He who hath the moon under his
feet, and all the armies of heaven on white
horses
Brother! brother! all l am afraid of is,
not that Christ will lose the battle, bat that
you and l will not get into it quick enough
to do something worthy of our blood
bought immortality. Oh, Christi how shall
l meet thee, thou of the SCARED brow and
the SCARED back and the Scared hand and
the SCARED foot and the SCARED breast, if |
have no scars or wounds gotten in thy
service? 1t shall not be 50. l step out to.
day in front of the battle. Come on, you
foes of God, l dare You to the combat
Come on, with pens dipped in malgnanc;.
Come on, with tongues forked and viperine
and adderous. Come on, with tgpes soaked
ia the scum of the eternal pit. l defy you!
Come on! bare my brow, l uncover my
heart. Strike! | cannot see my Lord until
have been hurt for Christ If we do not
suffer with him on sarth We cannot glorify
with him in heaven. Take good heart
Onl On! On! See! the skies have bright
ened! See! the hour is about to come.
Pick out all the cheeriest of the anthems.-
Let the orchestra string their best instru-
ments. ''The night is fas-spent-the day
is at haud."