Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-07-30

light of those candles, held up by the idols,
General Havelock preached righteousness,
temperance and Judgment TO come. And
who will say, on earth or in heaven, that
Hayelock had not the right to preachS
THE MOVING PRAYER OF FAITH.
In the minister's house where prepared
for college there was a man who worked
by 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 theologians-and
at family prayers Peter Croy would be
called upon to 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, if 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
you if you preach it not.
| 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 sides How long |
did it take God TO shay the hosts of SIENNA
cherb or burn Sodom or shake down |
Jerichog How long will it take God when |
he once arises in his strength, 10 overthrow
all the forces OF iniquity9 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
respondent, but never until then Despots
may plan and armies may march, and the
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.
Jury shall set, the last tyranny may fall
and with spendor Of demonstration THAI
shall be the astonshment OF the universe
God will set forth the brightness and pomp
md glory aud perpefuity Of his eternal
government Out of the starry flags and
he enlblazoned insignia Of this world God
viii make a path for his own triumph, and
eturuiug from universal conquest he will Z
down, the grandest, strongest. highest {
hrone Of earth his footstool
Thea shall all nations song ascend
To Thee. our Ruler. Father. Friend.
TIL heavens high arch resounds again
VITA "Pcaee on earth. good viii 20 men," {
THERE IS GREAT ENCOURAGEMENT :
preach this sermon because want 10 b
ncourage all Christian workers in every I
ossibie department. Hosts of the living L
Tod, march onl march on His spirit will v
less yua His shield viii defend YOU. I
lis sword will strike for you March onl "
larch on The last despotism will fall. "
nd pa@tnism will burn is idols, and No o
tminedanism VII give up its false proph. "
and the great walls of superstition will h
Dme down in thunder and wreck at the S
,ng, loud blast Of the Gospel trumpet f
Iarch snl March on The besiegement q,
i'll soon be ended. Only few more steps n
D the long way. only a few more sturdy
lows only few more battle cries, then r,
cd will put the laurel upon your brow,
al from the living fountains Of heaven
III battle of the sweat aud the heat and W
le dust u the conflict q,
March on March on For you the time
y work will soon be past, and amid the h,
Of the judgment throne and M
e trumpeting Of resurrection angels and "
e npheaying Of a world Of graves and nj
e hosanua q the saved aud the grooming al
the lost we shall be rewarded for our TO
ithinlness or punished for our stupidity ia
essed be the Lord God OF Israel from SO
erlasting 70 everlasting, and let the p,
hole earth be filled with his glory. Amen
"a amen