Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-10-15


victory he forgot himself. and that hilt
might 90 never 50 deeply into the palm OF
az his hand It could not disturb him.
~His hand clave unto the sword Oh, my
brothers and sisters, let us 20 into Chris
tian conflict with the spirit OF sell abnesa,
ton Who cares whether the world
praises us or denounces usf What do we
care for misrepresentation. or abuse or per
secution in n conflict like thisg Let us
forget ourselves That man who is afraid
Of getting his hand hurt will never XIII
Philistine Who cares whether you get
hurt or not If you get the victory Oh,
how many Christians there are who are All
the time worrying abont the way the worid
treats them They are so tired. and they
are 50. abused, and they are so tempted,
when Eleazer did nor think whether he
had a hand, or an arm or IA foot All ne
wanted was victory
We see how men forget themselves In
worldly achievement. We have often seen
men who in order TO achieve worldly sue
cess will forget all physical fatigue aud all
ANNOYANCE and all obstacles. Just after
the battle OF Yorktown. in the American
Revolution. "A musician. wounded, was told
he must have his limbs amputated. and
they were about 10 fasten him TO the sur
geon's table-for it was long before the
merciful discovery Of anassthetics. lie
said, mo, don't fasten me TO that table.
get me a violin" A violin was brought 10
him and he said, Now go 10 work as be
gin to play" and for forty minutes, during
the awful pangs of ampntation, he moved
not muscle nor dropped note while :
played some sweet tune Oh, Is II not
strange that with the music of the Gospel
of Jesus Christ and with this grand march
OF the church militant on the way to be
come the church triumphant, we cannot
forget ourselves and forget all pang and
all sorrow and all persecution and all per
turbations
THE ENDURANCE or HEROIC MEN.
We know what men accomplish under
worldly opposition Men do not shrink
back for antagonism or for hardship. You
have admired Prescott's Conquest of
Mexico" as brilliant aud beautiful a his
tory as was ever written, but some of you
may not know under what disadvantages
it was written-that Conquest Of Mexicn"
for Prescott was totally blind. and he had
two pieces OF wood parallel TO each other
fastened, and totally blind. with his pen
stroke against one piece OF wood telling
how far the pen must 20 in one way, the
stroke against the other piece of wood tell
ing how far the pen must 20 in the other
way Oh. how much men will endure for
worldly knowledge aud for worldly success,
and yet how little we endure for Jesus
Christ. How many Christians there are
that 20 around saying, "Oh. my hand, my
hand, my hurt hand. don't you see there
is blood on the hand, and there is blood on
the swords" while Eleazar. with the bilt
in the flesh of his right hand,
does not know il.
Must be carried 10 the skies
On fowery beads ui ease.
While others fought To win the prize
Or sailed through bloody seasy
What have WE suffered in comparison
with those who expired with suifocation.
Or were burned. or were chopped TO pieces
Tor the truths sakei We talk Of the per
secution Of olden times There in just as
much persecution going on now in various
ways. In 1919, ia Madagascar. eighteen
men were put TO death for Christ's sake
they were to be hurled over the rocks, and
before they were hurled over the rocks, in
order TO make their death the more dread.
ul in anticipation. they were put in bias
Sets and swung TO and fro over the preci
1iee that they might see how many hun
lred feet they would have to be dashed
Town, and while they were swinging in
hese baskets over theHpcks they sang:
Jesus, lover 81 my soul.
Let me to Thy bosom fly
While the pillows near me roll.
While the tempest still is high
Then they were dashed down 70 death nj
Oh, how much Others have endured for
Christ, and how little we endure for Christi
We want TO ride to heaven in Pullman |
leeping car, our feet on soft plush. the bed
made up early so we can sleep ali the way,
he black porter of death TO wake us up |
My in time TO enter the golden city. We |
want all the surgeons to fix our hand up
-et them bring on all the lint. and all the |
Dandages. and all the salve. for our hand is !
lurt. while Eleazar does not know his |
lahd is hurt. His hand clave unto the |
word
AS looknt Eleazars hand come TO the |
conclusion that he has done IA great deal of |
lard hitting. | am not surprised when |
ee that these four men-Eleazar ami his |
hree companions-drove back the army of |
ohilistines that Eleazar's sword clave to |
lis hand, for every time he struck an
nemy with one end of the sword the other |
nd of the sword wounded him, When he |
ook hold of the sword the sword took hold |
# him. Oh, we have found an enemy who /
annot be conquered by rose water and soft |
peeches 1t must be sharp stroke and \
traight thrust. There is intemperance,
nd there is fraud. and there is gambling. |
nd there is lust. and there are ten thou
and battalions Of iniquity. armed Philis-
inc iniquity. How are they TO be captured |
nd overthrown? Soft sermons in mcroc |
o cases laid down in front of an exquisite |
audience will not do il. You have got to
all things by their right names.
IMPERATIVE NEED OF AN AWAKENING.
We have got to expel from our churches
Christians who eat the sacrament on Sun.
ay and devour widows houses all the \
week. We have got to stop our indigna-
ion against the Hittites and the acoustics
nd the Gergishites and let those poor
vretches 60. and apply our Indignation to 1
he modern transgressions which need to
e dragged out aud slain Ahabs here.
ierpds here .Jezebeis here The n,aSSa