The Red Cloud chief., 1891-08-07

pared for college there was . m an Who
worked. by the name Of Peter Cruy.
lie could neiter read nor write bat h
was q man vi God Often theologians
would stop in the house-grare theoio-
~gians-and at family prayers Peter
Croy would be called upon To lead; and
all those wise men sat around. wonder
struck at his religious efficacy. When
he prayed he reached mp and
seemed 10 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 q. IL ] were dying ! would
rather have plain Peter Croy kneel
by my bedside and commend my inn
mortal spirit 70 God than some heart
less ecclesiastic arrav in costly
canonicais. Go preach this Gospel.
You say you are not licensed In the
name Of the Lord Almighty. thi, morn
ing, ! license you Go preach this
Gospel-preach it in the Sabbath
schools, in the prayer meetings. in the
highways, in the hedges Woe be unto
you IL you preach it not
i remark again hat in order 10 be
qualified 10 meet your duty in this par
ticular age you want unbounded faith
in the triumph Of the truth and tho
overthrow OF wickednesA How dare
the Christian church cver get discour-
aged? Have we not the Lord Almighty
on our side? How long did il take God
to stay the hosts Of Sennacherib, or
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How long will il take God. when He
once arises IN His strength. TO over
throw all the forces of ~iniquity? Be-
tween this time and that there
may be long scsSons Of darkneSs-.he
chariot wheels OF Gods Gospel NAV
seem to drag heavily; but there is the
promise and yondcr is the throne: and
when ON Iiscicnce has lost its eyesigtt
and Omnipotence falls back impotent,
and Jehovah is driven from His throne.
then the church of Christ can afford TO
be respondent but never until then
Despots may plan and armies may
march. aud the congresses of the ma
tons NAV seem TO think they are i'd
justing all the affairs of the world. but
the mighty men Of earth are only the
dust of the chariot wheels OF Gods
providence.
/ think that before the sun of this
fall. and with a splendor of demonstra-
ton that shall be the astonishment OF
the universe God will set forth the
brightness Of pomp and glory and per-
petuity of His eternal government
Out of the starry flags and the emblaz-
med insignia Of this world, God will
make a path for His own triumph, aud,
returning from universal conquest, He
will sit down, the grandest, strongest,
highest throne of earth His footstooL
"Th n shall all nations song ascend
To Thee. our Ruler, Father. Friend.
Till Heavea's high arch r%csounds again
With Peace on earth. good will TO men"
preach this sermon because / want
to encourage all Christian workers in
every possible department Hosts Of
the living God, march on! march on!
His spirit will bless you. His sword
will strike for you. March on. march
on! The last despotism will fall, and
pagnnism will burn its idols. and Mo-
hammedanism will give up its false
prophet, and the great walls of super
stition will come down in thunder and
wreck at the long. loud blast of the
Gospel trumpet March on! march on!
march on. The besiegement will Don
be ended. Only n few more steps on
the long way; only a few more
blows; only few moro
battle cries, then God will put the
laurel upon your brow. and from the
living fountains of Heaven will battle
off the sweat and the heat and the dust
of the conflict March On! march on!
For you the time for work will soon De I
passed, and amid the outfashings OF
the judgment throne, and the trumpet
ing of resurrection angels, and the mp
of a world of graves, and the
hosanna of the saved and the grooming
of the lost. we shall be rewarded for
our faithfulness or punished for our
stupidity. I.lessed he the Lord God Of
Israel from everlasting to everlasting, |
and let the whole earth he filled with
glory. Amen and amen.