The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-03-31
bedstead. chantreY and Hugh Miller

were born St0nemas0nS but the one be-
came an immortal sculptor and the other
Christian scientist whose name will
never die. Turner, the painter. in whose
praise John Ruskin expended the great
est genius OF his life, was the SON OF q
barber who advertised "a penny a
shave" DR.. Prideaux, one Of the great
est scholars Of all time, earned his way
through college by securing pots and pans
The late Judge Bradley worked his own
way up from q charcoal burner to the
bench OF the Supreme Court of the
United States. Yes, a man can decide
the size Of his own bedstead.
Notice furthermore that even giants
must rest. such enormous physical en-
dowment on the part Of King Og might
suggest the capacity to stride across all
fatigue and omit slumber. No. He has
required an iron bedstead GIANTS must
rest Not approaching that fact, how
many Of tho giants yearly break down.
Giants In business. giants in art, giants
in eloquence, giants in usefulness They
live not more than half their days They
try to escape the consequence Of over
work by voyage across the sea or q sail
in q summer yacht, or call on physicians
for relief from insomnia or restoration Of
unstrung nerves or the arrest of apo
pickles, when all they need is what this
giant Of my text resorted tO-an iron
bedside.
Let no one think because he has great
strength Of body or mind that he can az
ford to trifle with his unusual gifts. Tho
commercial world, the literary world
the artistic world, the political world,
oil inn
aQuake with the crash of falling giants.
King or no doubt had throne, but the
Bible never mentions his throne. King
Og no doubt had crown, but the Bible
never mentions his crown. King Og no
doubt had scepter, but the Bible does
not mention his scepter. Yet one of the
describing his bedstead. So God all up
and down the Bible honOrs sleep. Adam,
with his head on pillow Of Edenic roses.
has his sIumber blest by divine gift of
beautiful cOmpaniOnship. Jacob. with
his head on a pillow Of rock, has his
sleep glorlied with . ladder filled with
descending and ascending angles. Christ,
with pillow made out of the folded up
coat Of fisherman. hOnors slumber n
the back part Of the storm tossed boat.
The only case of accident to sleep
mentioned in the Bible was when EutY-
chus fell from q window during q SER
mon Of Paul. who had preached until
midnight but that was not 80 much
of sleep as q censure of
long sermons. More sleep is what the
world wants. Economic in everything
but Sleep
Notice, furthermore. that Gods people
on the way to Canaan need not be sur
prised il they confront some sort of q
giant. Had not the Israelitish host had
trouble enough already? No! Red Sea
not enough. Water famine not enough.
Long marches not enough. Opposition
by enemies OF ordinary stature not
enough. They must need Og, the giant
of the iron bedstead. Mine cubits was
the length thereof and four cubits the
breadth Of it," Why not let these Israel
ties go smoothly into Canaan without
this gigantic opposition? Oh. they needed
to have their courage and faith further
tested and developed! And blessed the
man who, in our time, in his march to-
ward the Promised Land, does not meet
more than one giant Do not conclude
that you are not on the way to Canaan
because of this obstacle.
AS well might the Israelites conclude
they were not on the way to the Prom
lsed Land because they met Og, the
giant. Standing in your way is some
evil propensity, some social persecution,
some business misfortune, some physical
distress. Not one of you but meets
giant who would like to hew you In
twain. Higher than eleven feet this Og
darkens the sky and the rattle OF his
Duckler stuns the ear. But you are 60
ing to get the victory, as did the. Israel
ties. In the name Of the God Of Moses
and David and Joshua and Paul. charge
on him, and you will leave his carcass in
the wilderness. You want battle shout!
Brethren. have made up my mind
that we will have to fight all the way up
to the Promised Land. / used to think
that after awhile would get into time
whore it would be smooth and easy, but
the time does not come and 1t will never
come in this world. by tho time King
OK is used up so that he cannot get into
his iron bedstead. some other giant of op-
position looms up to dispute our way.
Let us stop looking for an easy time and
make 1t thirty years war, or a sixty
years war. or hundred years. war, if
We live so long.
Must I be carried to the skies
On fowery beds Of ease.
While others fought to win the prize
And sailed through bloody seas?
Do you know the name Of the biggest
giant that you can possibly meet-and
you will meet him? He Is not eleven
feet high, but 100 feet high. His bed
stead is as long as the continent His
name is Doubt His common food is in
idel books and skeptical lectures and
minister's who do not know whether the |
Bible is inspired at all or inspired In
spots. ana Christians who are more in |
iel than Christian. You will never |
each the Promised Land unless you
LAY the giant Kill Doubt or Doubt |
will kill you. How to overcome this |
giant? Pray for faith. 60 with people who
have faith. read everything that encour- |
lges faith, avoid as you would ship fever |
md smallpox the people who lack faith.
In this battle against King OK use not |
or weapons the crutch OF q limping |
or the sharp pen Of q contro-
'ersialist. but the sword of truth, which |
8 the word Of God. The woro 'If'' Is
made Up of the same number Of letters as