Kansas City daily journal., 1895-09-30
CHRISTIAN STRATEGEM.
REV. 7. DEWITT TALMAGE IN TUE NIT.
ROPoLIrhN PCLrIr.
subject Which Il of Especial Interest to
school Teachers and scholars Dis-
cussed by the Noted
Divine.


New York. Sept 29--ln his sermon for
to-day. nov pr Tai,nara dtscuss.e 7. s,,,,.
ieot which a. ~ s,,.rtai t,,,.r,.. s..
",''', - " SPtS''l litettst 10 sun
uaE school teachers and scholars at the
present time. being Gileons battle with
tho NliIIauites near Nfoup, ,;ilh,, III,
text chosen was .tnigas v,i,9o.5i. "A,d
'0'V' ""H '"'ssS' Nl.%v--i' an"
the three companies blew the trumpets.
ana brake the pitchers. and held the lamps
IN their lett hands. and the trumpets in
tb.is ,t.t, -,
- 's"' ""H"S 10 D'o" "Ithai' Ahu
u'F stoou every man IN his place round
cried. and nol
NJ. e. a., +'..,,...-... ,...,. 49,. ,.....,.
,1i t, ~, I,i'is ",e,,' .'''.e e'el iu"sm',
Goa haI told Giieoh TO 20 down ana
thrash the Mdiauitcs, but his army is too
large: for the glory must be given to God.
ana not TO man. And SO PROCLAMATION is
- Ii'N'Ni'.' ,'Y' -
HH"ue t!iaI an 'hoSe Oh tHe troops VINO are
CoWardly ana want to so home, may go;
inc oniy IA ON ,,,o, az God 80 ~ ar.,,y
a., 80. vs. W ~ . - -'' 81,
ma r, g' INV 80 tie oi|SIs t,vSg w.,
,ya,, 's',,Is ~, ~ @ @.l'.iSH syMn ~ oTh.
S,'t""ha ema @ o,t'.anus iius Sldt9n 70 nou&se ~
~. ,,., w.. !" m -. '.hy,,lLLu t
down on foif,s .iss ,, Gri, ,b,r tb. sre
to be PRONOUNCED iazy ana ineom-
T., 'e"t tC tCC' wy ,tv,t vatu uP'isi,, 49,
tngy scoop UP the water IN Iit
~, ~. ,, ia I " 80, - i,, IL, a rn, fbn
Lai,Ia VII no ta n,1 men marched down
ia tbg strs'tn .nd ,bs nioef az then1 cS,na
dn,yt, ar, ati. fGt,s ID riiint-o tbeir n1ou-hs
liz" 4, 49,, ~. a., ', nx 'iItn ,bn Nyafar ana
TrHl, ~ ~. o. a., si,, men tytn insteai
rt t - - " gi -, ,,i,,, a. -
"a ~ 9t"I3r ,,ns., JuS. ~ rse Faat't o. ,,Esir
ita''-S ~ ,.e ~ ~ ,,,a,b o mr. a
s5,n brIi r,t,i sn,Fusj5s,ic mon srs
oD DIlsh, RAPID tHLLlu lusl1N Wy @n.tH @ az
chosen lor tnt 'a'npLEh, t.es are S50l
10 take a trhmpgl ~ t9e ilGht IuIIu a@II @ a
pltchtr IN the leit hanu anu ramp llslus
the pitcher, ana then, AT gwen s.EhaL
they are to blow the tfumPets' anu ,tnlO"
down the pitchers ana hold UP the lamps
So il was done. ,,,,,
1t is night. see great most ot Mlllan-
ties, sound asleep In the valley 2f JezreeL
Gideon comes mp with his 800 picked men,
and when everything Is ready the sIghai
L. given, and they blow the trumpetS ana
they throw down the pitchers and holi up
the lamps, and the great host OF MidianlteS
waking out of a sound sleep take the crash
of the crockery and the glare of the lamps
for the coming on Of an overwhelming foe;
and they run ana cut themselves to pieces
and horribly perish
The lessons OF this subject are very spr-
tied and Impressive. This seemingly vague
less lump OF quartz has the pure gold in it,
The smallest dewdrop on the meadow at
night has a star sleeping in its BOSOM ana
the most inslrr fcant passage OF Scrip
;ure mas i'm il a shining truth. Gods mint
coins no small change.
o learn In the first place from this sub
iect The lawfulness Of Christian strategem.
Won know very wall tha+ tho greatest VIC
,orisr evsr rai3ed hv Washingfon or Napo-
Ison yy.rs FSfnad ;brourh the fact that they