The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-01-25

| lneTe stnnrs utSO the area demon OF NtCO-
holism. Its throne IL white aud made OF
bleached human skulls. On one side Of that
| throne of skulls kneels In obeisance aud
worship democracy. aud on the other side
republicanism. and the one that kisses the
cancerous and gangrened foot OF this despot
| the oitenest gets the most benedictions.
There is n Hudson River. an Ohio. Missis-
sippi OF stroug drink rolling through this
Nation. but ~ the rivers from which take
| my figure of speech empty into the Atlantic
/ or the Gulf this mightier Hood OF sickness
and insanity and domestic ruth and crime
and bankruptcy and wos enpties into the
hearts. and the homes. and the churches,
and the time. and the eternity ofa multitude
beyond all statistics to number or describe
All Nations are mRulcd AMI scariiied with
baleful stimulus. or killing narcotic. The
! puluup OF Mexico. the cashsw OF Brazil, tho
hasheesh OF Persia. the opium OF China, the
guavo OF Honduras. the wedro Of
Russia. the soma OF India. the aguardiente
Of Morocco. the arak OF Arabia. the mastio
Of SYRIA the raki Of Turkey, the beer OF Ger
many. the whisky OF Scotland. the ale Of
England. the all drinks Of Americn. ara do
ing their best TO stupefy. inname. dement,,
impoverish. brutalize and slay the human
race. Human power. unless re-snforced
from the heavens. can never extirpate the
evils | mention. Much good has been ac-
complished 10y the herosm aud fidelity OF
Christian reformers. but the fact remains
that there are more splendid men and mag
nticent women this moment going over the
Niagara abysm OF in"briety than nc any tins
since the first grape was turned into wins
and the first head OF rye began To soak In
brewery. When people touch this subject,
they are apt To give statistics ~ to how many
millions are in drunkards' graves. or with
quick tread marching on toward them. Tho
land Is full of talk OF high tariff aud low
tariff but what about the highest ofa tariffs
in this country. the tarif of 5000 900. 900
Ftfn m MI ha II M N
1891. for that Is what II cost US? You do not
tremble or turn pale when ! say that. The
fact Is we have become hardened by sta
tstics. and they make little impression.
But IL some one could gather into ono
mighty lake all the tears that have been
wrung out OF orphanage and widowhood. or
into one organ diapason all the grouns that
have been uttered by the suffering victims
OF this holocaust or into one whirlwind all
the sighs OF centuries OF dissipation, or from
the wicket OF one immense prison have look
upon us the glaring eyes Of all those whom
strong drink has en1ungeoned, We might
perhaps realize the appalling desoiation.
But, no. no. the sight would forever blast
our vision the sound would forever stun
our souls. Go on with your temperance
literature go on with youc temperance plat
forms 20 on with your temperance laws.
But we are all hoping for something from
ABOVE, and while the bare arm OF suffering,
and the bare arm OF invalidisn. and the bare
arm OF poverty. and the bare arm OF domes-
tic desolation from which rum hath torn tho
sleeve. are lifted up in beggary ani suppti-
cation and despair let the bare arm OF God
strike this breweries. and the liquor stores.
and the corrupt politics. and the license
laws and the whole inferno OF grogShops all
around the world. Down. thou accursed
bottle from the throne Into the dust. thou
king OF the demijohn Parched be thy lips,
thou winecup, with ires that SHALL nsver be
quenched
But have no time to spscify the manifold
evils that challenge Christianity. And
think have seen in some Christians, and
read in some newspapers, and heard from
some pulpits disheartenment as though
Christianity were 80 worsted that IL is hardly
worth while TO attempt to win this world for
God. and that all Christian work would col
lapse. and that IL Is no use for you to teach a
Sabbath class, or distribute tracts, or exhort
in prayer meetings, o: preach in pulpit. as
satan is gaining grouId. To rebuke that
pess smism. the gospel OF smashup. preach
this sermon, showing that you are on tho
winning side. Go ahead Fight on What
l want to make ort to-day is that our ammu
ntio" g not exh ,st all
been accomplished uas VSsu o,-,, 's..e
shng before the great Armageddon that
net more than one OF the thousand fountains
Of beauty In the Kings park has begun to
play that not more than one brigade OF the
hosts to be marshaled by the
Held that what God has done yet has been
with arm folded In flowing robe, but that
the time is coming when He will rise from
His throne. and throw on that robe, and
rome out OF the palaces of eternity, and come
down the stairs OF heaven with all conquer
ing step. and halt In the presence OF expec-
tant Nations. and flashing His omntscient
eyes across the work 10 be done will put
back the sleeve Of His right arm to the shoul-
der. and roll II up there, aud for the worlds
final and complete rescue make bare Ills
arm Who can doubt the result when ac-
cording 10 my text Jehovah does His
best when the last reserve force OF omnipo-
tence takes the field when the last sword
OF eternal might leaps from its scab-
bardy DO you know what decided
the battle OF sedan? The hills thousand
feet high. Eleven hundred cannons on the
hills Artillery on the heights OF Givonue,
and twelve German batteries on the heights
OF La Moncelo. The Crown Prince OF Sax
ony watched the scene from the heights OF
MARY. Between IA quarter to O'Clock In
the morning and o'clock In the afternoon
of September 2, 1870. the hills dropped the
shells that shattered the French host in the
valley. The French Emperor and the 1000
OF his army captured by the hills. SO In this
conflict now raging between holiness and
sin ''our eyes are unto the hills.
Down here in the valleys OF earth we must
be valiant soldiers Of the cross. but the Com
mander OF our host walks the heights and
views the scene far better than we can In the
valleys. and at the right day and the right
hour all heaven will open its batteries on our
side and the Commander OF the hosts OF un-
righteousness with all his followers will sur
render and IL will take eternity TO fully ceie-
brate the universal victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ. "Our eyes are unto the hills"
IL is so certain TO be accomplished that Isaiah
In my text looks down through the ileld glass
OF prophecy and speaks OF II as already ac-
complished ard take my stand where the
prophet took his stand and LOOK at il rs all
done. 'Halleluiah It's done" See Those
cities without q tear! Look Those con-
tinents without psng. Behold Those
hemispherss without sin Why, those
deserts. Abraham desert, American dss-
ert, and Great Sahara desert, are all
irrigated into gardens where God walks In
the cool oil the day. The atmosphere that
enciroles our globe floating not one groan.
All the rivers aud lakes aud oceans dimpled
with not one falling tear. The climates OF
the earth have dropped out OF them tho
rigors ofthe cold and the blasts OF the heat,
and IL Is universal spring Let us change