Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-09-14

HOut tut sIliuuut uuu hcdstuty WuIW
there may be demonstration upon our
world for It's bcitermcnt. We call Il mag.
netism, or we call 1t mesmerisn,, or we
call il electricity. because we want some
term TO cover mp our ignorance. do not
know what that Is. never heard an au.
dible voice from the other world. l am
persuaded Of this, however, that the veil
between this world aud the next Is get.
ting thinner and thinner, and that per-
haps after while. at the call Of God-not
at the call Of the Davenport brothers or
Andrew Jackson Dayis-some Of the old
Scriptural warriors, some Of the spirits Of
other days mighty for God, u Joshua or
Caleb or David or Paul may come
down and help us in this battle 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
nj Naversmirc heath and turned these
old war horses into the ihickest and rich.
est pasture TO spend the rest Of their days
Tor what they had done in other days. One
day thunder storm came up, and these
war horses mistO0k the thunder Of the
skies for the thunder Of battle, aud they
wheeled into line-nO riders on their backs
they wheeled into line ready for the
fray. And l doubt me whether, when
the last thunder Of this battle for God
and truth goes booming through the hcav.
ems, the old Scrirtural warriors can keep
their places on their thrones. Methinks
they will spring into the fight and ex-
change crown for helmet, and palm branch
for weapon, and comc.down out Of the
Kings galleries into the arena, CRYING !.
Make room. must iigh, in this great
Armagcddon."
My beloved people, preach this ser.
mon because want you to toll with the
sunlight in your faces. want you old
men TO unders tand before you die iha,
all the work you did for God while We,
your ear was alert aud your foot fleet is
going TO bc counted up in the final vicio.
ries. want all these younger people Ia
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 cifeciual. and that the tide
is setting in the right direction, and that
all Heaven is on our sidc-saintly, clicru.
bic. scraphic, archangelic. omnipotcnt
chariot and throne. ,loxology and process
sion. principali,ics and dominion, lie whc
hath the moon under Ills feet, and all the
armies 0t Heaven ON white horses.
Brother brother, all am afraid of is
not that Christ will lose the battle, but
that you and will no, get into il quick
enough To do something worthy of on,
blood.lmught Immortality. Oh. Christ
how shall meet Thee, Thou Of the scarr
ed brow and the SCARED back and III,
Scared hand and the SCARED foot and III,
Scared breast, ifl | have no sears or wound.
gotten in Thy service: II shall not be so
step out to-day in front of the battle
Come ON, you foes OF God, dare you Il
the combat. Come on, with pens dipped
in malignancy. Come on. with tongue.
forked and yipcrne and adder0us. Com,
on, with types soaked in the scum of ,h,
eternal pit. defy you. Come on.
bare my brow, uncover my heart. Strike
| cannot see my Lord until have beer
hurt for Christ II we do not suffer with
Him on earth we cannot glorify with Hin
in Heaven. Take good heart. On. On
On. See! the skies have frightened
See. the hour is about to come. Picl
out all the cheeriest OF the anthems. Lee
the orchestra string their best instruments
The night is far spent, the day is at hand.