The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-08

that glows in her sacramental cups. Blessed
the songs on which her devotions travel up
and the angels of GOd travel down.
As the moon goes through the midst OF
the roaring storm-clouds unfinished and IN
harmed. and comes out calm and beautiful
on the other s,de so the church OF God has
gone through all the storms OF this worlds
persecution and come out uninjured, no
worse for the fact that Robespierre cursed
It, and Voltaire carioatured it, and Tom
Paine sneered at it, and all the forces or
darkness have bombarded II. Not ike some
baleful comet shooting across the sky, scat
tering terror and dismay among the nations,
but above the long bowling night OF the
worlds wretchedness the Christian church
has made her mild way, fair as the
moon"
take a step further in my subject
''Clear as the SUM-" After season of
storm or fog, how you are thrilled when
the sun comes out at noondayl The mistS
travel up hill above hill, M ,untain above
mountain, until they are sky lost. The
forests are full Of ehirp and buzz and song:
honey-makers on the log, birds beak pound
ing the bark, the chatter OF the squirrel on
the rail, the call Of hawk out of the clear
sky, make you thankful for the sunshine
which makes all the world so busy and 30
GLAD The same sun which in the morning
kindled CONGREGATIONS among the castles or
cloud, stoops down TO paint the lily white,
and the buttercup yellow, and the forget
me-not blue.
What can resist the sunl Light for
voyager on the deep; light for shepherds
guarding the hocks afield; light for the
poor who have no lights TO burn; light for
the downcast and weary light for aching
eyes and burning brain and consuming
captive; light for the smooth brow OF child
hood and the dim vision Of the octogenarian;
light for queens coronet and sewing-girps
NADIA al thara ha LIGHT
'Now, says my text, who is she that
looketh fort clear as the sunp Our answer
is, the church. You have been going along
a road before day break, and on one side you
thought you saw q lion, and on the other
side you thought you saw q goblin of the
darkness, but when the sun came out you
found these we're harmless apparltions.
And 1t is the great mission Of the church OF
Jesus Christ TO come forth clear as the
sum-" to illumine all earthly darkness, to
explain, as far as possible, all mystery, and
TO make the world radiant in Its brightness;
and that which you thought was an
aroused lion is found out to be q slumberlnR
lamb; and the sepulchral gates Of your
dead turn out to be the opening gates Of
heaven; and that which you supposed
was flaming sword 70 keep you out Of
paradise is an angel OF light to beckon
you in.
The lamps on her affairs will cast their
glow on your darkest pathway and cheer
you until, far beyond the need of lantern or
light house, you are safely anchored within
the veil o, sun of the church, shiue on
until there is no sorrow to soothe, no tears
to wipe away, no shackles to break, no
more souls TO be redeemed. Ten thousand
hands Of sin have attempted to extinguish
the lamps on her affairs, but they are
auenohless; and to silence her pulpits, but
she thunder would leap and the lightning
would flame.
The church of God will yet come TO full
meridian, and in that day all the mountains
Of the world will be sacred mountains.
touched with the glory Of Calvary, and all
streams will flow by the mount of God like
cool Sloan, and all lakes be radiant with
gospel memories like Gennesareth, and all
islands OF the sea be crowded with
spocalyptic vision like Patmos, and all cities
be sacred as Jerusalem. and all gardens
luxuriaut as Paradise, with God walking in
the cool OF the day. Then the chorals OF
grace will drown out all the anthems Of
earth. Then the throne Of Christ viii over
top all earthly authority. Then the crown
of Jesus will outhame all other coronets. Sin
destroyed. Death dead. He'll defeated.
The church triumphant All the darkness
of SIM all the darkness Of trouble. all the
darkness of earthly mystery hieing them>
selves to their dens Clear as the sun |
clear as the sunm
Further, Terrible as an army with ban
ners.n | take one more step IN this subject
and say that if you we're placed for the de-
Tense OF feeble town and great army
were seen coming over the hills with flying
ensigns, then you would be able to get some
idea OF the terror that will strike the hearts
of the enemies Of God when the church at
last marches on like IAN army with ban
ners."
You know there is nothing that excites a
unlA Nht.ota .rpn. al Aanr
Many a man almost dead, catching a
glimpse of the national ensign. has sprung
TO his feet, and started again into the battle.
Now, my friends, / don't want you 30 think
of the church OF Jesus Christ as a defeated
institution, as the victim of infidel sarcasm,
something TO be kicked and cuffed and
trampled on through all the ages Of the
world. 1t is IAN army with banners" II
has an inscription and oolors such as never
stirred the hearts of any earthly soldiery
We have our banner of recruit, and on 10 il
inscribed, WHO is on the Lords sidel" Our
banner OF defiance, and on il lie inscribed
"The gates of hell shall not prevail against
u.s." Our banner OF triumph, and on it i:
inscribed, Victory through our Lord Jesu
Chris.p and we mean to plant that banner
on every hilltop and wave Ii at the gate Of
heaven.
With Christ to lead US we need not fear
i will not underrate the enemy. They are
tremendous most. 1ney come on VIII
acutest strategy. Their weapons by all tn,
inhabitants of darkness have been forged II
furnaces OF everlasting fire. We contend
not with flesh and blood, but with princi
palities aud powers and spiritual wicked
ness in high places; but If God be for US
who can be against usi Come on We troops
OF the Lord Fall into Incl Close up the
ranksl On, through burning sands anc
over frozen mountain-tops, until the whole
earth surrenders to God. He made 1t: be
redeemed it; he shall have It. They shall
not be trampled with hoofs, they shall moi
be cut with sabers, they shall not be crushed
with wheels, they shall not be cloven with
battle-axes, but the marching and the onset
and the victory will be none the less decisive
for that.
With Christ to lead US, and heaven e
look down upon US, and angels to guard us
and martyr spirits TO bend from theii
thrones, and the voice of God to bid us
forward into the combat our enemies shall
fly like chaff in the whirlwind and all the
towers Of heaven ring because the day il
ours divide this army with banners intC
two wings-the American wing and the
European wing The American wing will
march on across the wilds Of the west, over
the tablelands, and come TO the ocean nc
more stopped by the Pacific than the Israel
ties were stopped by the Red sea, marching
on until the remaining walls of China will
fall before this army with banners aud