Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-08-04
AND POND. VERMONT, AUGUSTA, 1893

The church OF God to-day wants more
backbone. more defiance, more cOnsecrated
bravery. more metal. How often you see
man start ont in some good enterprise, and
at the first blast OF newspaperdom he has
collapsed, and all his courage gone, forget
ful % the fact that II a man be right ali the
newsp ~ OF the earth, with all their col
umns pounding away at him, cannot do him
any permanent damage! II is only when a
man is wrong that he can be damaged. Why,
God is going to vindicate His truth. and He
is going to stand by, you. my friends, IN
every effort YOU make for Christs cause and
the salvation of men.
| sometimes say to my wife: There Is
something wrong the newspapers have not
assaulted me for three months | have not
done my duty against public iniquities, and
| will stir them up next Sunday" Then l
stir them up, and all the following week the
devil howls and howls. showing that | have
him very hard. 60 forth in the service of
Christ and do your whole duty. You have
one sphere. | have another sphere. The
Lord Of Hosts Is with us, and the God OF
Jacob Is our refuge. Selah."
We want more OF the determination OF
Jonathan. do not suppose he was very
wonderful man. but he got on his knees and
clambered up the rock and with the help OF
his Armor bearer he hewed down the
Illlolthts' anu " ll4tAu VI Ntll
tellectual attainments, on his knees, can
storm anything for God and for the truth.
We want som sthing OF the determination OF
the general who went into the war and as
he entered his first battle his knees knocked
together. his physical courage not quite up
to his moral courage, and he looked down at
his knees and said. "Ah, II you knew where
| was going to take YOU. you would shake
worse than that ~
l., L.. o. 20 aaH-
and for me TO ask. What does God want me
to do? Where Is the held2 Where Is the
work? Where ia the anvill Where Is the
prayer meetinG2 Where is the pulpit2 And
tindinS out what God wants US to do go
ahead and do it-allth energies Of our body,
mind and soul enlisted IN the undertaking.
Oh my brethren, we have but little time in
which to fight for God. You will be dead
soon.
Put in the Christian cause every energy
that God gives you. What thy hand findeth
TO do, do it with all thy might. for there is
neither wisdom nor device in the grave
whittier We are all fastening" Oh, is 1t not
high time that We wake out OF sleep? Church
Of God lift up your head ut the coming VIC
tory, The Philistines will go down, and the
Israelites will go up. We are on the winning
side. Hear that on the winning side!
think Just now the Kings horses are be-
ing hooked up to the chariot, and when He
does ride down, the sky there will be such q
hosanna among His friends and such a wall
Ing among Ills enemies as will make the earth
trrmble and the heavens sing. | see now the
plumes otthe Lords cavalrymen tossing in
the air. The archangel before the throne has
already Furnished his trumpet, and then he
will put its golden lips to his own and he
will blow the long, loud blast that will make
all Nations free. Clap your hands, all ye
and the dAshing down OF demolished in
Equities.