Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-08-04

E.S.ory tells Us that when Rome was
founded. O.. thai day there wa-n Il v,litu-rs
flying through the air. bur wae.. a trans
Cressor djsS t.4c skies - black with WHO'S
focEs o. them Vutu-es, When l see sin
robhinC so many people. and I see them GO
ing down day hy dav aud week by week.
mus: give \ plain waning. / dare not keep
II back Jest / -ISk the salvation % nv own
soul Rover. the pirate. pulled down tho
warning Del. on Incncape rock thinking that
ne would have 4 chance 70 despoil vessels
that were crushed on the rocks. but one
night his own ship crashed down on this
very rock. and he went down with All MS
cargo God declares. when / say 10 the
wicked thou shalt surely die. and thou
Glvest him nos warning. that same man shall
die II his lnIquIty. but has blood will re-
quire at thy hands"
| Learn from this subject what a sad thing
it Is when the church Of God loses its metal.
These Philistines saw that il they could only
get all the metallic weapons cat OF the hands
OF the Israelitcs all would lie well. and there
fore they took the swor Is and the spears.
They did not want them TO have a single M
ta.lic weapon. When the metal OF the Is
rae!iteS was gone. their strength was gone
This i the trouble with the church Of God TO-
day. II is surrenderin2 rs courage. II has
no: got enough metal. How seldom il is that
vou see a man taking his position in pew
or II pulpit. or in religious society and
holding that position against all oppression,
and all trial, and all arsec ut:oD, al all crit
iclsu.
The church OF Col today wants more
backbone. more defiance. more cOnsecratei
bravery. moe metal How often you see a
man start out in some good enterprise. ana
At the first blast of RewspaperdOm he has
elapsed. AMI all his courage gone. forget
full OF the fact that if man be right all the
newspapers OF the earth, with all their co..
unns pounding away at him. cannot do him
any permanent damage. 1t is only When
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God il going TO vindicate His truth. and He
is going TO stand by. you. my friends. in
every effor; you make for Christ's cause and
the salvation OF men.
| sometimes say 70 my wife: There is
something wrong the newspapers have not
assaulted me Tor three months! 1 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. GO forth il the service of
Christ and do your whole duty. You have
one sphere. l 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 I do not suppose he was very
wonderful man. but he got on his knees and
clanbered up the rock. and with the help of
his armOr bearer he hewei down the
Phiistlnes, and man o. very ordinary in
tellectual attainments. on his knees.
We want something of the determination OF
the general VINO 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 ne looked down at
his knees an said. ''Ah. if you knew where
I was going to take YOU, you would shake
worse than that :.
There is only one question for you to ask
and for me to ask. What does God want me
to do? Where is the field? Where is the
work? Where is the anvil? Where is the
prayer meeting? Where IS the pulpit! And
finding out what God wants us to do go
ahead and do it-all the energies OF our body
mind and soul enlisted in the undertaking.
Oh. my brethren. we have but little time in
which to fight tor 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 hastening.' Oh. is 1t not
high time that we wake out of sleep? Church
of God lift up your head at the coming vic
tory. The Philistines will go down. and the
Israelites will 60 up. We are on the winning
side. Hear that-On he winning side.
think just now the Kings horses are be-
:ng hooked up to the chariot, and when He
does ride down the sky there will be such a
hosanra among His friends and such wall
ing among His enemies as will make the earth
tremDIe and the heavens sing. I see now The
plumes of the 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
people! H8rk I hear the falling thrones
and the dashing down OF demolished in
iru