Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-06

light OF those candles, held up By the idols.
Ceperal Hayelock prsached righteousness,
tamnarancs and Judgment 70 come. And
who viii say, on earth or In heaven, that
Havslock had not the right TO preachi
TKK MovISo PRAYER or FAITH
In the minister's house where prepared
for college there was man who worked
bv the name Of Peter Croy. He could
neither read nor write. but he was
man Of God. Often theologians would
stop In the house-grave theologans-and
at family prayers Peter Croy would Be
called upon 70 lead. and all those wise men
sat around. wonderstruck at his religious
efficiency. When he prayed he reached up
and seemed to take hold Of the very throne
of the Almighty, and he talked with God
until the very heavens were bowed down
into the sitting room. Oh, IL / were dying
would rather have plain Peter Croy kneel
by my bedside and commend my immortal
spirit to God than some heartless ecclesi-
astic arrayed in costly canonicals. Go
preach this gospel You say you are not
licensed. In the name Of the Lord Al
mighty, this morning. license you. Go
preach this gospel-preach It In the Sab
bath schools, In the prayer meetings, in the
highways, in the hedges. Woe be unto
you II you preach it not
I remark, again, that in order to be
qualified to meet your duty In this partic-
ular age you want unbounded faith in the
triumph Of the truth and the overthrow
of wickedness How dare the Christian
church ever get discouraged Have we not
the Lord Almighty on our sidei How long
did 1t take God to slay the hosts Of Senna-
cherib or burn Sodom or shake down
Jerichoi How long will 1t take God, when
he once arises in his strength, to overthrow
all the forces of iniquityi Between this
time and that there may be long seasons Of
darkness--the chariot wheels Of Gods Cos
pei may seem to drag heavily, but here is
the promise, and yonder is the throne; and
when Ominiscience has lost its eyesight
and Omnipotence falls back impotent and
Jehovah is driven from his throne, then
the church of Jesus Christ can afford to be
despondent, but never until then. Despots
may plan and armies may march, and the
congresses of the nation may seem to think
they are adjusting all the affairs Of the
world, but the mighty men Of the earth are
only the dust Of the chariot wheels Of Gods
providence.
think that before the sun of this CEN
| tury shall set, the last tyranny may fall,
and with splendor of demonstration that
shall be the astonishment of the universe
| God will set forth the brightness and pomp
and glory and perpetuity of his eternal
| government Out of the starry flags and
| the emblazoned insignia of this world God
will make path for his own triumph, and
| returning from universal conquest he will
sit down, the grandest, strongest, highest
throne of earth his footstool.
Then shall all nations song ascend
To Thee, our Ruler, Father, Friend,
Tnl heavens high arch resounds again
With peace on earth, good will to men,"
THERE Is GREAT ENCOURAGEMENT.
Ipreach this sermon because want to
encourage all Christian workers in every
possible department. Hosts Of the living
God, march onl march onl His spirit will
bless you. His shield will defend you.
His sword will strike for you. March on
| march oni The last despotism will fall
and paganism will burn its idols, and Mo
hammedanism will give up its false proph
ct and the great walls Of superstition will
come down in thunder and wreck at the
long, loud blast of the Gospel trumpet
March oni March onl The besiegement
will soon be ended. Only few more step!
on the long way; only few more sturdy
blows; only few more battle cries, ther
God will put the laurel upon your brow
and from the living fountains of HEAVIER
will bathe off the sweat and the heat anC
the dust of the conflict.
March on! March onl For you the tim,
for work will soon be past, and amid tn
outhashings of the judgment throne anC
the trumpeting of resurrection angels ant
the upLeaving of world Of graves ant
the hosanna of the saved and the groanin!
of the lost, we shall be rewarded for ou
faithfulness or punished for our stupidity
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from
everlasting to everlasting, and let tn
whole earth be filed with his glory. Anne
| and amen