The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-03-18
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One of our national sins is robbery
of sleep, Walter Scott was 50 urgent
about this duty of slumber, that
when arriving at a hotel where
there was no room to sleep in, except
that in which there was corpse. in
qCired if the deceased had died of a
contagious disease, and when as.
sured he had not, took the other bed
IN the room and fell into profound.
est slumber. Those of small endur.
Snce must certainly require rest, il
tven the giant needs an iron bed
Ltead.
DO NOT BE SURPRISED WHEN THE GREAT
OPPOSE YOU.
Notice, furthermore, that Gods
people on the way to Canaan need
rot be surprised if they confront
some sort of giant. Had not tho
Israelitish host had trouble enough
already2 No! Red sea not enough
Water famine not enough. LON.
marches not enough Opposition
by enemies of ordinary stature not
enough. They must meet Og, tho
giant of the iron bedstead. "Nine
cubics was the length thereof AMI
four cubics the breadth of it. Why
not let these Israelitos go smoothly
into Canaan without this gigantic
opposition? Oh, they needed to havo
their courage and faith further tested
and developed And blessed the mai
who, in our time, in his march toward
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 Israel
ties conclude that they were not on
the way to the Promised Land because
they met Og, the giant. Standing in
your way is some evil propensity,
some social persecution, some business
some physical distress.
Not one of you but meets a giant who
would like to hew you in twain.
Higher than eleven feet this Og dark
ems the sky and the rattle of his
buckler stuns the ear. But you are
going to get the victory, as did the
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! Take that with
which David, the five footer, assailed
the nise footer when that
giant cried, with singing contempt
both in manner and information,
Come to me, and | will give thy
flesh unto the fowls of the air
and to the beasts of the field"
and David looked up at the mon
5ter Of braggadocio and defiantly
replied: Thou contest to me with
I sword and with a spear and with a
shield; but 1 come to thee in the
name of Tie Lord of Hosts, the God
If the armies of Israel, whom thou
last defed. This day will the ,Sord
leliver thee unto mine hand, and will
,mite thee and take thine head from
;hee, and / will give the carcasses of
he host of the Philistines this day
into the fowls of the air and to the
Wild beasts of the earth, that all the
,arth may know that there is a God
n Israel"
Then David, with probably three
wirls of the sling about his head, got
into sufficient momentum and let !
ly till the Uranium of the giant broke
n and he fell, and David leaped on
lis carcass, one foot on his chest and |
he other on his head, and that was
he last of the Philistine. But be
ure you get the right battle Shout |
nd that you utter it with the right |
pirit, or Og will roll over you as
asily as at night he rolled into his
ron bedstead.
We WILL HAVE TO FIGHT ALL THE WAY.
Brethren, have made up my mind
hat we will have to fight all the way
p to the Promised Land. l used to
hink that after awhile | would get
1to time where it would be smooth
nd easy, but the time does not come,
nd it will never come in this world.
~ the time King Og is used up so
hat he cannot get into his iron bed
tead, some other giant of opposition
ooms up to dispute our way. Let us
top looking for an easy time and
lake it thirty years war, or a sixty
ears war, or hundred years war,
we live so long.
Must be carried to the skies
On flowery beds of ease,
While others fought to win the prize
And sailed through bloody seas?
Do you know the name of the big
est giant that you can possibly
leet-and you will meet him9 He
not eleven feet high, but one hun
red feet high. His bedstead is as
ing as the continent. His name is
oubt. His common food is infdel
ooks and skeptical lectures and min
tiers who do not know whether the
ible is inspired at all or inspired in
,ots, and Christians who are more t
Ifdel than Christian. You will i,
ever reach the Promised Land I'M