Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-10-11
TALMAGE'S SERMON
INTERESTING THEME ~ THE
NGW YORK PREACHER.
Subject; "GidsnE's EstiIe With the
MIdiHuites."

trumpets 10 their ..ht hEut~ O. blow wlthal.
And they stood every man in bis place
round about the camp. and sl the hose ran
AM cried and fiel. Judge Wi. %. ~.
That l. the straurast haiti. ey r. fought.
God had told Gideon 20 20 down AMI thrash
the Midiauites. hut hi- ARMY j. tuf large. Tor
the glory must be- given 20 Got aud not u
man. And so pr0elauati0n j. male that all
those % the troops who ars cOvgr lly and
want 20 20 home may 90. and 22.00l ~
them scAmpered away. leaving only 10000
men. But God saws the army j. too
large vet. ami 50 ne Or'ers these 1000
remaining q march down through
stream and command Gideon 90 notice in
what manner these men drink 90 the water
as they pass through IT, II they pet down
on all i0urs Bul drink. then they are 10 he
pronounced lazy ami incompetent Tor the
campaign, but II. IN passing through the
stream, they scoop M the water boz the palm
OF their hand AMI drink an pass On theyare
10 he the men selected for tn. battle.
Well. the 10 900 men marched down In the
stream, aud the most of them come down on
all fours and pluncsthair mouths like a horse
or an OK into the winter and driuf, tut tntr'
are 800 men who, instead Of stopping. Just
dip the palm OF their hands in the watrrani
bring It to their li0s, "'aDpin. /: As dog
lappeth." Those 900 brisk. rarii. en-
thusiastic men are chosen for the
campaign. They are each 10 take Trumpet
In the right hand. and a ritcher in the lex
hand, and a lamp inside the pitcher aud
then at given signal they are 10 blow the
trumpets. and throw down the pit chez, AMI
hold up the lamrs. So il WAS done.
1t Is night. ! see great nos, OF Nj iianiles
sound asleep In the valley o' Jezreel. Gid
con comes M with his 800 picked men. and
when everything is ready the signal j. given
and they blow the trumpets. AMI they throw
down the pitchers. and hold mp the lamps.
and the great host OF NiiauitH-. waking out
OF a sound sleep, take the crash OF the
crockery AMI the glare Of the lamps for the
coming on OF an overwhelming foe. and they
run and cut thems elves to pieces AMI hOrri-
blv perish
The lessons Of this subject are very spjr-
itet ami impressive This seemingly yalue-
less lump ~ quartz has the pure gold in il.
The smallest dpwirop on the meadow N
night has star sleeping in its bosom. AMI
the most insignificant passage 0i Scripture
has in u a shining truth. Gods mint coins
no small change.
learn in the first place from this subject
the lawlulHe-- OF Christian stratesem. GOu
know very we'll that the greatest victories
ever gained bv Washington or Napoleon
were gained through the fact that thew caua
when and in 2 way they We're not expected
sometimes iaHIlS oA'A - H'"" p"' ''' ''T'
( sometimes breaking out from ambush. SoWe-
/ times crossing river On aAhraTd 't rats
+ all the time keeping the opposing forces in
I wnnlerment a. to what would he done next.
/ You all know what strateCyi is in military
AFFAIR.". Now | think it Is high time W. hal
this art sanetlAei aud SHHtuahz"d' IN me
/ church, when we are ABOUT 70 maze ChfE-
/ tian assault, we send word 10 tGt opposing
force when we expect 10 coma, now May
/ troops We have and now many ROUNDS 81
/ shot, anu whether We VIII come WIN aF'ti-
/ iery, infantry or cavalry, ana OF course
/ we are defeated. Ilere are N 5USahu> OF
I men who might be SURPRISED INTO the KING
/ dom OF do1 We need more ta'l ana !hS'h-
I ultN IN CHRISTIAN WORK. II j. IN spiritual
affairs as Ia military, that success depeu Is
In attacking that part Oh the castle Whl'h l.
not armed and intrenched.
For instance, here Is man all armed on
the doctrine OF election. Al ms troops ei
argument and prejudice are at that paruc4-
lar gate. You may batter away AZ lAat sue
+ OF the castle for fifty years, and you VIII not
take it, but inst wheel your troops to the SIDE
gate OF tins hearts affections, and IN I'VE
minutes YOU capture him. never knew
man to he saved through brilliant ar
Gumet. lou cannot NOOK men lhto the
klnGdom Of Hoi ny the hofhs OF I'eAltta'
There Is no grace IN syi'oGlsHs' mere Is
man aruled On Ille SuoJeCt u Sg'se' e. "H :.
OF the saints. he does not ueleFe IN IT,
Attack nm az that po'A'; anu ne VIII P'r'e-
we're 10 the very last III ho' De-
heVinS H. mere Is man Hf'lff
on ths SUBJECT OF uhPlISA' ne oeI'e y, g
IN sprihRilhS or immersion. Az your Jus
cusslon OF ece!ss'astlca' hy4ropAt"y WI" not
chanEe MN. re.heI'uer Wleh was BOY
thar with other boys 1 went INT" tue rlNeE on
u summer gay 20 oa'Ie, anu We uss' 70 "Hs"
wafer on ea2h o'hef' "u' never Eo' any IL,
suit except that our eEeS Wste p'lA4Tu' anu
all thls splashihS OF water between b"h'.s''
ana PedDbaptls's never results III ahElA'4-
but the htuFrIhS OF the spiritual ol eaiSA'' IA
othtr WordS' you can never capture nun =,
souI AT the Poln' At "hlcA he Is esPe'l"uS
lhtrehcheG. but theTe Is IA every man
hea't npt tha' can pg eHS'IN sHo' l.
niue chtll iolr wears on may iouSn ,h'''
bgii' ana IL VIII striHg patN' an lue "oo'
VIII swing open anu olltlsl NJ 'o.l'' ~
lnthk tlat lAe iii,'a' - az '.'e I'n7 al :
the arr OF uoihs g29d, auu yeI my ar u 'Ht
least cultured we nave III ,ne A.l'H uo'i 90
uoa To-Day eAousH 'i9oPs 70 c2nI u t.,t ~
"hole ehr'l LOT mrs - W. on'E ,H'I ool
inah1uNeF'hg' I"ou,d t"lne! nav .ti' ~,
lamps and pitcAefS Of CHRISTIAN s'rale%enl
than 100000 drawn swords OF literary am
ecclesiastical COMBAT
learn from TINS SUBJECT also that a SINAI
part OF the army Of Goa viii nave 70 90 an
the hard nShtlhg. HiIeoh : army was pFlIlE.
ally composed OF $4,000 men. but they went
of until there were only l9,Oao 'ett' ana thH'
was substrGeted from unti thefe were onI'
800. 1t Is the same IN all ages OF lhe ours
tan church: A Few men nave 70 90 ,t tae haV!
hghung. rake membership OF lVoV' an'
You generally ma that my Pr2P'e 90 th'
work. lake a membership OF 3eV' ana you
generally find that ten people 90 the WORK
There are scores OF chGrehe9 where '"o o.
three people 40 the WORE.
We mourn that there IS so mueh useles;
lumber IN the mountains OF lebanon.
think OF the lUoOo,VOO m5mD ,,ral OF tht
Christian church TO-DAY II o'ooV'oJJ u tng
names were on the DOCKS the cnurGh "ouIu
be stronger. You know th4t tho more
towards and drone7 there are IN any arm!
the weaker 1t Is. would rathef nave IN,