The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-07-27
lRPEN YOUR AxLs
R. rALMAoE breaches A
Sermon on the Existing con-
|on of Religion. The Church
H Needs More Backbone.

nNo,r. faerc 'rds no smith found
sf al ne land Of Israel" etc. Il
Nj 1891.
Wing and glad salutation 20 tnis nm
host. Chnutauquans, Christian En-
gospel workers and their friends
parts n. Wisconsin and America.
M sinners, My text Is gloriously
kfe. What n Calling subjugation
Mites were suffering The Philistines
III OF all the blacksmiths and torn
fhe blacksmiths' shops and abolished
|amith's trade in the land OF Israel.
Philistines had n particular crudge
lacksmiths. although have ALWAYS
Them and have sometimes thought
d have been one myself. The Phil
puli not even allow these parties TO
r valuable mines OF brass and iron,
thew make any swords or spears.
Drc only two swords left In all the
ka, these philistines went on until
taken all the grindstones from the
srael, so that II an Israelitish farmer
p sharpen his plow or his nx he had
h To the garrison of the Phillstines
.I1one. There was only one sharpen
nment left In the land. and that was
he farmers and the mechanics hav-
ing to whet up the coulter. and the
IA the pickax save n simple file. In
1ns hindercd and work practically
<feat idea os these Philistines was 10
! Israelitcs disarmed. They might
but ofthe hills 10 make swords OF.
fwould not have any bIhcksmiths 90
J iron. II they got tho iron welded.
Id have no grindstones on which to
y Instruments OF agriculture or tho
kweapons up TO an edge. oh. YOU
|&nponless Tsraelites. reduced to n flle.
&y YOU But these Philistines were
er TO keep their heel on the neck Of
&ildrcn. Jonathan. on his hands and
limbs up great rock beyond which
! Phillstines. and his armor bearer.
8nds and knees. climbs up the same
ID these two men, with their two
i how to pieces the Philistines. the
Hpwing great terror upon them. So
Hpn 80 II Ia now. The two men Of
heir knees mightier than Philistine
heir feet.
! first from this subject how danger
|'for the church Of God To allDw its
b. stay in the hnuds OF It's enemies.
Usraelites might again and again
Enined supply OF swords and
as for Instance. when they
spoils of the Ammonites. hut
Iraelitcs seemed content to have
fds. no spears. no blacksmiths,
Stones. no active iron mines. until IL
kIatr for them to make any resistance.
n farmers tugging along with their
, and plows. and say. Where are
~ with those thingsy" They say.
nrc going over to the garrison OF
Istlnes to get these things sharp
y ,sny. "lou foolish men why don't
y Pen them at home2' "Oh." they
u blacksmiths' shops are all torn
NJ we have nothing left US but
y in the church OF Christ to-day. We
Filling to give up our weapons TO the
Z The world boasts that il has gob-
Ethe schools. and the colleges. and
<and the sciences. and the literature,
|printing press. Inhdelity IL making
attempt TO get all our weapons In
and then to keep them. You know
Ing this boast all the time, ard after
&when the great battle betw' On sin
oousness has opened, II we 10 not
We will be AS badly of as these Is
without any swords to fight with
put any sharpened instruments.
1pon the superintendent OF literary
Ms 10 see to IL that the men who go
elassrooms 20 stand beside tho Ley
nnd the electric batteries, and the
Dpes or telescopes be children OF
3 Philistines. The atheistic thinkers
kay are trying to get all the intel
reapons OF this century In their own
What we want Is scientific Christians
Re the science. and scholastic Chris
rapture the scholarship. and philoso-
Fistians to capture the philosophy,
ruring Christians to take back the
platform.
Fnnt 10 send out against Schenkel
luss and Renan of the past men like
Theodore Christlieb OF Bonn, and
the infldel scientists God worship
liman and Hitchcock and Agassiz.
nt 20 capture all the philosophical
ns AMI swing around the telescopes
wiyel until through them we can see
hing star of the Redeemer, and with
Dglcal hammer discover the Rock
4 and amid the flora OF the realms
Rose OF Sharon and the LILY OF
b."
ant clergy learned enough to dis.
u the human eye, showing II TO be n
ope and telescope In one instrument,
wonderful contriyances and lids
$4,000 or 1000 times day. all its
and nerves Hn1 bones showing the
skill OF an Infinite God. and then
up with the peroration, He that
the eye, shall He not see?" And
want TO discourse abou, the human
wonderful integuments. membranes
ration. and its chain OF small bones.
auditory nerves. closing with the
He that planted the ear, shall lie
We want some one able 20 expound
I chapter OF Genesis. bringing TO II
Iogy and the astronomy Of the world.
job suggested. ''ths stones of the
lll be in league" with the truth. and
'rs In their courses shall fight against
Oh, church OF God. 20 out and re-
these weapons. Let men OF God go
take possession OF the platform. Let
printing press of this country speak
Christ, and the reporters, and the
ers, and the editors and publishers
'leglHnce TO the Lord God OF truth.
D friend, that day must come, and II
y body OF Christian men have notthe
the courage, or the consecration 20
|en let some Jonathan on his busy
pd on his praying knees climb up ON
OF hlndrance, and In the name OF
God OF Israel slash to pieces those
Phllistines. IL these men will
'phVertcd 10 God, then they must be
| learn from this subject what a
nount OF the church's resources is
hidden and buried and undeveloped.
pie intlmates that that was very
Pr this land OF Israel. IL SAYS.
Eones nre iron, and out OF the hills
'ht dig brass and yet hundreds OF
'is OF dollars worth OF this metal was
'ner tho hills. Well, that Is the diffi-
'th the church OF God at this day. Its
net developed. IL one-half of its
,could be brought out. IL might take
lic iniquities Of the day by the throat