Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-03-14

bird. they retired at the time the bird
puts his head under his wing.
One of our national sins is robbery
of sleep. Walter Scott was so urgent
about this duty Of slumber, that
when arriving at hotel where
there was no room to sleep in, except
that in which there was a corpse, in
quired if the deceased had died of a
contagious disease, and when as
eured he had not, took the other bed
in the room and fell into profound
est slumber. Those cf small endur-
ance must certainly require rest, if
even the giant needs an iron bed
stead.
DO NOT BE SURPRISED WHEN THE GREAT
OPPOSE YOU.
Notice, Furthermore, that Gods
people on the way to Canaan need
not be surprised if they confront
some sort Of a giant. Had not the
Israeltish host had trouble enough
alrcady1 MOI Red sea not enough.
Water famine not enough. Long
marches not enough Opposition
] by enemies of ordinary stature not
enough. They must meet Og, the
giant Of the iron bedstead. Nine
cubics was the length thereof and
four cubics the breadth Of it. Why
not let these Israelites go smoothly
into Canaan without this gigantic
opposition2 Oh, they needed 10 have
their courage and faith further tested
and developed And blessed the man
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
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 dark
ems the Sky and the rattle of his
buckler stuns the ear. But you are
going to get the victory, as did the
Israelites.
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 shoutl Take that with
which David, the five footer, assailed
Goliath, the nine footer, when that
giant cried, with singing contempt
both in manner and intonation,
"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
stor of braggadocio and defiantly
replied; Thou comest to me with
a sword and with a spear and with a
shield; but / come TO thee in the
name of the Lord of Hosts, the God
of the armies of Israel, whom thou
hast defied. This day will the Lord
deliver theeupto mine hand, and will
smite thee and take thine head from
thee, and will give the carcasses of
the host of the Philistines this day
unto the fowls of the air and to the
wild beasts of the earth, that all the
earth may know chat there is God
in Israel.
Then David, with probably three
swirls Of the sling about his head, got
it into sufficient momentum and let
fly till the Uranium of the giant broke
in and he fell and David leaped on
his carcass, one foot ON his chest and
the other on his head, and that was
the last of the Philistine. But be
sure you get the right battle shout
and that you utter it with the right
spirit, or Og viii roll over you as
easily as at night he rolled into his
iron bedstead
WE WILL. HAVE TO FIGHT ALL THE WAY.
Brethren, have made up my mind
thai we win have to fight all the way
up 10 the Promised Land used ta
think that after awhile l would get
into u tino where it would be smooth
ana easy, but the time does not come,
and it viii never come in this world
BY the time King Og is used up SC
that he cannot got into his iron bed
stead, some other giant of opposition
looms up TO dispute our way. Let us
stop looking for an easy time and
make it a thirty years war, or sixty
years war, or n hundred years war,
If we live SO long.
Must be carried TO tho skies
On fowery beds of ease,
While others fought 20 win the prize
And sailed through bloody seasS
Do you know the name of the hig-
gost giant that you can possibly
meets and you will meet him2 lie
is not eleven feet high, but one hun
drel feet high, His bedstead is as
long as the continent His namo is
Doubt. His common food is infdol
bool5s and sleptical lectures and min
listers who do not know whether the
Bible is inspired at all or inspired in
spots and Christians who are more
infidel than Christian. You viii
never reach the Promised Land I'm
less you slay that giant, XIII Doubt
or Doubt win kill you. How 10 over
como this giantl Pray for faith, SO
with people who have faith, mad
everything that encourages faith,
avoid as you would ship fever and
smallpox the people who lack f,l.h.
In this battle against King Og use
not for weapons the oIptcA OF g limp
ing Christian or the sharp pen Of !
con tcoversialist, but The sword OF |