The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-21
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ture we see to-day. In every move
ment made In the direction of advauc.
Ing Gods cause, and obeying His com
mands some men will say, we have no
faith In this movement; 1t Is all ex.
element; IL will all die out In few
weeks; 1t is an awful expense too; and
perhaps the same one who 80 speaks.
never gives farthing.
1t 10 O fact that people who
make the most complaint about a
thing are the ones who don't know
anything about II ut all, and the first
ones1 perhaps to find fault and say
preachers are preaching only for
money, and get too much entirely for
all they do are generally the ones who
never give a nickel. But this is hu-
man nature and these Hebrews were
human. but we do not understand,
notwithstanding they were human
that they all murmured; we believe,
that thousands OF them believed God,
had faith in God. and while they could
not foresee all they believed God loved
them. and would DO all He hud pro.
missed to do for them. But Moses no
doubt was tired and perplexed with
the multitude OF murmuring ones,
and no doubt prayed to God often
, and earnest to abate their murmur.
ings. and Godkimplles this when He
asks Moses the questions: Wherefore
criest thou unto me? But Moses to
! hush their murmurings had told them
to be uuiet, to stand STILL" for says
he ''the Lord shall tight for YOU
: But they were now In q position
where human nature and human aid
, could not fail TO deliver them; great
sea was before them. all the armies
and ehariots OF war at the command
-Iof Pharoah were at their back. Pha-
,'roah was after them with all his
, Bower and strength. l always thought
Pharoah' in his mad rage. pursuing
!, these people In this instance, resem-
bled the devil. for just as soon as the
devil sees q man or woman moving in
the direction that God has planned he
Ia sure to he after them more deter
, minedly than ever. Now, In view of
the fact that God, In his providence,
I has been calling Wilmington to come
out of Egypt, by the mouth OF that
wonderful man whom lie has raised
= up. ID. l.. Moody, and hundreds have
, needed TINT call nnd have started In
tho way God has directed. No doubt
many OF them have seen already
! Sa an and his no ,ts, like Pharoah aud
> his armies, pursuing them. 10 all
such let me earnestly say, have faith
lin God, and believe him. and obey his
command. GO forward" and he will
reafely guide You by night with a pill.
lar OF fire, and by day with pillar OF
ylcloud, AMI the powers Of darkness
shall new, prevail against you.
b Believe God and go forward, and
none shall be able to pluck you out of
His hand. The DEVILS power, like
Pharoah's power. is limited. Where no
human power could aid and no human
: wisdom devise means of deliverance, is
riust where these Hebrews were now
standing still, but above all their muir
tmurings and right in the face of all
their hopelessness, a voice comes from
God. "Speak unto the children of
Israel that they go forward This
was Gods orders, tle5 obeyed the
command. The sea was no longer an
construction; the wilderness was no
longer any hlnderance; waterless
deserts were no impeachment now;
bi eadless wastes were no obstacles
-lnow; God divided the waters and
made highway for them through the
deep and covered their enemies with
destruction in the midst of tho sea.
In tho fllnty rock He found them
drink. In the dsert He rained bread
J, from heaven, and even the black, mud
-luy stream OF Jordan, the emblem of
loN"thr "eo Ab9 iAhih1 oOa
was turned into dry ground for their
'Ifeet. and they stood in tho rich land of
4 Canaan, land for which they did not
labor. and they were given cities
which they did not build and did eat
of the grapes OF vineyards they plant
ed not.
! But must close with this thought:
The church and its people, myself In.
13luded, have been standing still too
long God commands us to Ego for
ward, and has beou telling us and
wonderfully working among us to the
END that we might know that He is the
Lord. and Mt his command go Tor.
ward" Let us obey and as never
before, lay aside all the opinions OF
men; all our creods; all UNCONVENTIONAL
notions, and with a true Chrlst-lllSe
,spirit, let preachers and people deter
mine to know nothing but Christ, and
Him crucllied. Lot us in His name
and strength put forth every effort to
win souls to Jesus Christ. and l
believe the harvest will lie groat. Let
us have faith In God, and all things
will give way before us, and we shall
go forward" and rejoicing.
At His command forward we'll go.
! Nor backward turn our face;
To dying men and women show,
God saves the world by grace.
N. j.. JASNEY.