The Russellville Democrat., 1889-07-25
The hill of Zion yields
 4 thousand sacred sweets. Before we reach the Heavenly fields Or walk the goides streets


 root to the top of tha highest leaf there was usefulness. Tho tree grew eighty five feet in height some times, and if spread broad leaves fonr and five yards loug; it meant usefulness, and if meant victory; usefulness for what it produced, victory because it was brought into cele- brations Of triumph. And Oh, how much we want the palm branches iu the churches of Jesus Christ at this time. 4 great many Christians don't amount 10 any thing You have to shove them out of the way when the Lords clariots come along. We don't want any more Of that kind of
 Christ tians iu the church.
 The old maxim says: Do not put all your eggs into oue hasket;" but 1 have to tell you in this matter of religion you had better give your all to Col. and then get in yourself -OA." says some oue. ''my business is to sell silks and cloths .i' We'll, then. my brother. sell silks and cloths to the glory of God And some one says: My business is to raise corn and carrots" Then, my brother, raise corn and carrots to tEe glory of God. And some one says: "Ay business is Ito manufacture horseshoe nails." Then manufacture horse- saoe nails 10 the glory Of God. There is nothing for you to do that you ought to do but for the glory of God.
 Usefulness is typihed by the palm tree.
 Alb, VIC don't want ia the church any more
 people that are merely weeping willows, signing into the water standing and ad hiring their long lashes in the glassy spring. No wild cherry dropping bitter fruit. We want palm trees holding some
 thing for God, something for angels, something for man. am tired and sick of this flat tame, iusipid, satin- slippered, namby- pamby, highly -tighty religion! IL
 is worth nothing for this world, and it Is destruction for eternity.
 Give me five hundred men and women
 fully cousecrated 10 Christ, and we will take any city for God in three years. Give
 me ten thousand men and women fully up 10 the Christian standard, in ten years
 ten thousand of them wouii take the
 whole earth for God. But whoa are we going to begius
 Ledyard, the great traveller, was brought before the Geographical Society of Great Britain, and they wanted him to make some explorations in A. rica, and they showed him an the perils,
 and all the hard work, and all the expos
 ure. and after they had told him what to do in Africa, they said Co him:
 'Now, Ledyard, when are you ready to starts"
 He said:
 'TO-moTrOw morning."
 The learned meE were astonished; they thought he wouil take weeks or months
 to get ready. Well, now, yOa tell me you want Co be earnest for Christ; you wan ! t0 be useful in Carisiinu service. WheI are you going Co begin. Oh. that you have ] tAe decision Co say "ro-day, nOww CT now into the mount and gather the palm 1 branches.
 But the palm branch also meant victory. ! Iu all ages, in all lands the palm braDcf means victory We are by nature thG | servants of Satan. He stole us; ho has | his eye on us: he wants Co keep us. The | word comes from cur Father that if VI | will try Co break loo from this doing oI l wrong our Father win help us; and some | day he rouse up. and Ne book the blnet tyraut iu tbe lace au1 aTe | at him. aud | we wresii- Eiiu d0HH. nn we put our hee l uA bis ueuk pad we gfiHd hn in tht I dust, and vie say. Victory, victory | through our L.fd Jesus Chfistp On | what a grand thing t is tn have sin undei | foot aEd A wasted life lehina our backs "Biesse& ss he whose trausgressi0n | 1 forgiven. aad whose sim s covered" l But, say ihe man, sI feel 90 sick anG 1 WorA 0as sub ths ailaaais oG life-R l fou are 89lls ta ee moFe lAaa cor. 1 qlavor
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