The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-11-23

BILE riches OF Christ. Why Is it that
the cause goes on 50 slowly? Why
is it that the chains stay on, when God
could knock them of? Why DO
thrones of despotism stand, when God
could SO easily dcmolish them2 1t IS
Ills way LII order that all generations
may cooperate, and that all men may
know they can not do the work them
selves. Just in proportion as these
pyramids of sin go up in height VIII
they come down in ghastliness OF
ruin.
Oh, thou father of all iniquity! IL
thou canst hear my voice above tho
cracking of the flames, drive on my
projects, dispatch thy emissaries,
build thy temples, and forge thy
chains; but know that thy fall from
Heaven was not greater than thy nnai
overthrow shall be when thou shalt
be driven disarmed into thy fiery zen;
and for every lie thou hast framea
upon earth thou shalt have an ao-
ditional hell of fury poured ineo
thine anguish by the vengeance
of our God; and all Heaven shall shout
at the overthrow. as from the ran
somed earth the song breaks through
the skies: "Hallelujah! for the LORD
God Omnipotent reigneth! HaileiuJan!
for the kingdoms of this world have
become the kingdoms OF Our Lord Je-
sus Christi Gods way in the compo-
sition of the Bible, Gods way in the
Christians life. Gods way In the re-
demption OF the world, Gods way IN
every thing--different from mans way,
but the best.
/ learn from this subject that the
overthrow of Gods enemies Will be
sudden and terrific. There is the army
of the Midianites down in the valley
of Jezreel. suppose the mighty naer
are dreaming of the victory. Mount
Gilboa never stood sentinel for so large
host The spears and shields OF the
Midianites CLEAN in the moonlight,
aud glance on the eye of the Israelites,
who hover like battle OF eagles,
ready to sweep from the cliff. Sleep
on, oh army of the Midianitesl With
the night to hide them, and the noun
tain to guard them, and strong arms
to defend them, let no slumbcring foe
man dream of disasterl Peace to the
captain and the spearmen!
Crash 90 the pitchers! up flare the
lampsl To the mountains! fly! fly!
Troop running against troop. thou
sands tramping upon thousands. Hark
to the scream and groan OF the routed
foe, with the Lord God Almighty after
them! How sudden the onset, how
wild the CONSERVATION, how utter the
defeatl / do not care SO much what is
against me, If God is not. You want
better sword or carbine than / have
ever seen to go out and fight against
the Lord Omnipotent. Give me God
for my ally. and you may have all the
battlements and battalions.
saw the defrauder in his splendid
house. 1t seemed as If he had con
uuered God, as he stood amidst the
blaze OF chandeliers and pier mirrors
in the diamonds of the wardrobe 1sav
the tears of the widows whom he hao
robbed, and in the snowy satin the pal
lor of the white-eheeked orphans whom
he had wronged. The blood of the
, oppressed glowed in the deep crimson
of the imported chair. The music
trembled with the sorrow OF unre
, quilted toll. But the wave OF mirtl
dashed higher on reefs of coral ant
pearl. The days and the nights wen
merrily. No sick child dared pull
that silver door bell. No beggar daret
,. sit on that marble step. No voice o
prayer floated amidst that tapes
try. No shadow of a judgmen
! day darkened that fresco No tea
4 of human sympathy dropped upon tina
) upholstery. Pomp strutted the hall
: and dissipation filed her cup, and al
:. seemed safe as the Midianites in tn
;. valley of JezreeL But God came
= Calamity smote the money market
;. The partridge left it's eggs unmatched
: Crash went all the porcelain pitchers
A Ruin. rout, dismay and woe in tn
a valley of Jezreel!
a. Alas for those who fight against Goo
n Only two sides. Man immotal, whic
A side are you on? Woman immorta
d which side are you on? Do you belon
> to the tree hundred that are going I
j win the day, or to the great host {
s Midianites asleep in the valley, onl
IS TO be aroused up in consternatio
and ruin? Suddnly the golde
n bowl of life will be broken, an
n the trumpet blown that will start
i: our soul into eternity? The day I
l. The Lord cometh as thief in I'll
is night, and as the God-armed Israelit'
N upon the sleeping foe. la! Canst the
r. pluck up courage for the day when tt
is trumpet which hath never been blow
! shall speak the roll-call of the dea
10 and the earth, dashing against 10
n meteor, have the mountains scattert
,e to the stars, and oceans emptied in Il
3 air? Oh, then. what will become
IS you? What will become of me?
S. If those Midianites had only give
Is up their swords the day before the di
ID aster, all would have been we'll; al
is if you will now surrender the si
d. with which you have been fghtir
ID against God. you will be safe. o
Mt make peace with Him, now, throuf
is Jesus Christ, the Lord. With the clut'
lie of drowning man seize the Cross. o
lg surrender! surrender! Christ, with B
E. hand on His pierced side, asks you to.
Id
1t Stopped the Quarrel.
70 A domestic quarrel was terminal