Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-14

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ke<tcs fortbefnars thar eren giants
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&svmeus 81 tie part u King O. might
snqDpns ths eapnsSty - ssxi1is Acros ell
fatigue aud omit ssumber. Ne. He ~
Gaired A iroa bststss1 Giants must
rss<- Sot apnPseiafiag that faes. how
nany Il tie 99anfs yearly brsak cown
Giants u bsssineus. giants 10 art. giants n
slsqa>sce. giants n ussfulpsas. They lire
nst cat more than half shsir daya They
Try - sacaps he Consequence q sverwork
~ voyage aezoa the - % : uaii h =
gunnes yaeht. q eall e. phys1<ians Ter
psliaf 6on inssDnia or rertorssion a IN
seTung serves ar the arrest II apoplexies.
whea al they nssd l. what this gians q
~ text rsnoFt<d tor-an iron bsdssead.
La 10 sas think because he has great
sfsongth u body - MAD that be can a&ord
- tzi1s With his unusual gifss The coa-
nssptl world. the literary world. the arts
- void the political world, the religious
verdi. ars al ths time aquaks with the
erssA II falling gisntA King o. no doubt
kad throne. bat the Bible never mentions
his thronA King Ok No doabs had .
crown. but the Bible nevcr mentions
his srown- King O. n doubt kad scep-
~. bus ~ Bible de0 nos rnention hia
soepfsr. Yse ons of the iarEest verses of
The Dibls = taken mp In describing his bed
steaA. So God all up and down ttc Bible
honoss sleep. Adam. with his head on =
pillow Il Edsnic rosss. has his slumbcr
hlsst by divine gifs At beautiful oompan-
iooAhip. Jacob, with bis head on pillow Of
rock. has his sleep glorinsd with ladder
6lled with Descending and ascending
angela Christ, with pillow made ont OF
the folded up coat Of fisherman, honors
slumber In the back part Of the storm
tossed boat
The only case Of accident TO sleep mem
vioned in the Bible was when Eutychcs
fell from window during . sermon Of
Paul, who lad preached until midnight,
bat that was not % much condemnation
Of slsep - cenzure Of long sermons. More
sleep u what the world wants. Ecoao-
mixs In everything but sleep. william
n. Seward. the renowned secretary Of
state, in the midst Of his overmastsring
tolls longed Tor tho capacity to rest. writ
ing in his memorandum book, II have
never foup3 - - invaluable recipe for
having 4 oDo4 nights rest, and that Is to
have been restless aA4 slespless the night
before" When President John Quincy
Adams and the distinguished Josiah
Quincy went 70 hear Judge Story lecture
On law TO his ssud&h<s, and when invited
70 sit heaide tn fuf&onn4 both fell asleep,
the judge appeopsfaksl1 pointed to them
and said to his students. Behold the evil
effects Of carly risinG."
In Bible times, when people arose at the
voice Of the bird, they retired at tho time
the bird puts his head under his wing. Ore
OF our national sins IL robbery Of sleep.
Walter Scott was 30 urgent about this
duty Of slumber that, when arriving a& Z
hotel where there was no room to sleep In
except that in which there was . corpse
inquired IL the deceased had died Of con
tagious disease, aud, when assured he had
not, took the other bed n the room and fell
into profoundsst slumber. Those of ANAL
endurance must certainly require rest u
sven the giant needs an iron betlstead-
Notice, furthermore. that Gods people
On the way to Canaan need not b sur
priscd il they confront some sort Of q giant
Had not the Israeiitish host had trcuble
though already No! Red sea not enough
Water famine no. enough. Long marches
not enough. Opposition BY enemies Of or
dinary stature not enough. They must
need Og. the giant of the iron bedstead
1xf<.. - v>~~v<h xA>~~~f -
four cubits tho breadth Of it," Why moi
without this gigantic oppnsitions Oh. thsy
needed to have their courage and faith fur
Their tested and developed And blessed
the man Who, IN our time, In his march
toward the Promised Land, does not meet
morn than one giant. Donot conclude thai
you ara not On the way to Canaan bccausa
Ct this obstacle.
As well might the lsraelites conclude
they were not on the way to the Promised
Land because they met Og, the giant
Standing in your way is some evil propen
sity. some social persecution, some business
misfortune, some physical distress Mo-
ono Of Jon but meets . giant who would
like to hew you In twain. Higher thar
eleven feet this Og darkens the sky and
the rattle Of his buckler stuns the ear
But you are going to get the victory, as die
tho lsraelites. In tho name Of the God
Of Moses and David and Joshua and Paul
charge on him. and you will leave his car
cass in the wildernsss. You want . battle
shout!
Take that with which David, the Nv,
footer. azsailed Goliath, tho nine footer
when that giant cried, with singing cen
tempt both In manner and information
''Coms to me, and / will give thy fest
unto the fowls Of the air and to the beasta
Of the neld," and David looked up at til.
monster of braggadocio and defantly re
Piled: "Thou contest to me with sword
and with o spear, and with shield; but
como to thee ia the name Of the Lord o
Hosfs, the God Of the armies Of Israel
whom thou hast dened. This day win th'
Lord deliver thee unto mine hand; and
win smite thee and take thine head frru
thee. and will give the carcasscs Of th,
host Of the Philistines this day unto tn,
fowls Of the air and to the wild beasts o
the earth that All the earth may know tia
there il God in Israel"
Then David, with probably three swirl
Of the sling about his head. got it int
sufficient momentum and let fly till th,
Uranium q the giant broke IN and he fell
and David lcaped on his carcass. one foo
on his chest and the other On his heed, An,
that was the Last Of the Philistine Blu
BE- sure you gse the right battle shout an
that you utter il with the right spirit, q
Og will roll over you ~ easily - at nigh
be rolled into his iron bedsteAd.
IT n rIoH7 ALL THE WAT
Brethren. have male up my mind tha
we viii have to fight all the way MP to th