Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-04-02

Of slumber that. when arriving at q hotel
where there was no room to sleep in except
that In which there. was a corpse, inquired If
he decreased haddiei of a contagious di.eas.,
and, when assured he had not. took the other
red In the room and fell into p~rofoundest
lumber. Those Of small endurance must
certainly require rest if even the giant need,
II iron bedstead
Notice, furthermore, that Gods people on
The way to Canaan need not be surprised 4 il
chey confront some sort OF q giant. Had not
the 1sraeiitish host had trouble enough al
'eady7 MOI Red sea cot enough. Water
anime not enough. Long marches not
enough. Opposition by enemies of ordinary
stature not enough. They must need Og. |
The giant OF the iron bedstead. Nine
cubits was tina length thereof and four
cubite the breadth OF it." Why not let these
1sraelites go smoothly into Canaan without /
this gigantic opposition, Oh, they needed
70 have their courage and faith further
tested and developed. And blessed the man
who, in our time, in his march toward the
Promisei Land. does not meet more than
oile giant. Do not conciu te that You are not
on the way To Canaan because o. this OBJ
stacla
AS we'll might the Isr aelites conclu lie they
we're not on the way To the Promised Laud
because they met Og, the giant. Standing
In your way Is some evil propensity. some
social persecution, some busincs misfortune.
some physical distress. Not one Of YOU bat
iHecLS q giant "UO HOutI Ike 10 utW You III
twain. Higher than eleven :eet tais D.
farkenc the sky GU The rattle OK his olctier
stuns the ear. But you are gong to get the
victory, RS did the Israeiitas. Ia 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 a battle shout
lake that with which Davii, the five
%iooter, assaulted Goliath, the n~ine-footer.
when that giant cried, with singing con-
tempt both in manner and intonation,
Come to me and | will give thy hcsh unto
the fowls Of the air and 10 the beasts OF the
field" and David looked up at the monster
of braggadoclo and detiantly replied. "lnou
comest to me with a sword. and with ,
spear, and with a shield; but | cone 70 the,
in the name OF the Lord of Hosts, the God OF
he armies of Israel, whom thou has detied.
his day will the Lord deliver thee unto mine
hand, and | will smite thee ana take thine
head from thee. and | will give the carcasses
tt the host OF the Phillstines this day unto
the fowls Of the air and to the wild beasts
If the earth, that all the earth may know
hat there is a god in Israel"
Then David, with probably three sWirlso OF
:he sling about his head, got it into ~sutiicien
momentum and let fly till the Uranium @
the giant broke in anu he fell and David
leaped on his carcass, one foot on his ches'
ana the other on his head. and that was tbs
last of the Philistine. But be- sure you ge,
the right battle shout aud that you utter l.
with the right spirit, or o. will roll over
you as easily as at night he rolled into his
iron bedstead.
Brethren, l 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 q time where it
would be smooth and easy. but the time does
not come and it will never come in this
world. BY the time King Og is usel up SO
that he cannot get into his iron beIStead,
some other giant of opposition looms up to
dispute our ways. Let us stop looking for
an easy time and make it a thirty gears
war, or a sixty years war, or a hundred
years war, il we live So long.
Must 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
"ill meet him? He is not eleven feet high,
tut one hundred feet hign. His beisteat
IS as long as the continent. His name Is
Doubt. His common food is intidel books
and skeptical lectures and ministers who do
cot know whether the Bible is inspired 1T all
or inspired in spots, and Christians who are
"lore infdel than Christian. You will never
reach the Promised Land unless you Stay
that giant. Kill Doubt or Doubt will kill
you. How to overcome this giant? Pray
for faith, go with people who have faith,
read everything thai encourages faitn, avoid
as YOU would ship fever and smallpox tn.
people who lack faith.
In this battle against King o. use not for
weapons the crutch of a hmping Christian o;
the sharp pen Of a cOntrOverslallst, but the
sword of truth, which is the word of God.
The word 'lf> is made up of the same mum"
Der of letters as the word "Og," and it is
just as big a giant. II the Bible be true.
II the soul be immortal. Ii Christ be God.
II our belief and behavior here decide cur
f,,frro laSfinr If IF II 6ofa that
word 'It." Noah Webster say, it is a coii-
Junction; | say it Is an arnel giant. Satan
breathed upon IL a curs. when ne said tp
Christ. III Thou be the Son of God
What a dastardiy and famo IF :
Against that giant '1t' hurl JOB Il
know an Paurs Il know" Il know that
my Redeemer liveth,' II know in whom
have believed" Down with tbs SIT" and u,
with II know"
Oh. that giant Doubt is such a cruz
giant 1t attacks many in tue last hour
1t would not let my mother alone evenil
her dying moments. After a life of ho!i
ness and conservation such As | never hear
Of in any one else, she said to my father
Father, what if after all our prayers an
struggles should go for nothing. Why
could She not, after all the trials and SICK
nesses and bereaveInents of a long life an
the infirmities of OH age, be allowed to e
without such a cruel stroke from Doubt, tn,
giant: Do you wonder l have a gruis'
against the old monster? If l could l woui
give him a bigger bounce than Satan 20
when. hurled out of heaven, the first thin;
he struck was the bottom of perdition.
With Os's downfall all the sixty cite
surrendered. Nothing was lett Of the giar
except his iron bedstead, when was kept j.
II museum at Rabblth to show how tall an
stout he once was. SO shall the last gian
Of Opposition IN the. church's march sue
cumD. Not sixty cities captured, but a.
the cities. Not only on one side OF Jordan
tut on both sides of all the rivers. TIL
day is coming. Hear it, all we who ar
doing something for the conquest of I'd
world for God and the truth, the time Wi
come when, as there was nothing left of o.
the giant, but the iron hedstead kept q
Rabbath as a curiosity. there Will be nott
ing left OF the giants Of lniquity exceI
something for thu relic hunters 10 examine
Which Of the giants will be the last slain
know not, but there will he a museum some
where to hold the relics Of what thev one
. were. A rustei sword will he hung up-th
!. only relic OF thu giant OF War. A deusiio.ll
the only relic OF the giant of Inehriation
A roulette ball-the only relic of the giant O
i. Hazard. A pictured certificate OF watere4
: stocks-the only relic of the Eiaa. OF Stocl
Gambling. 4 broken knife-rhe onlv relii
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