Connecticut western news., 1895-10-03

stay on when God could knock them off? Why do thrones of despotism stand when God could SO easily demolish themr It is his way in order that all generations may cooperate and that all men may know they cannot do the work themselves. Just in proportion as these pyramids of sin go pp in height will they come down in ghastliness of ruin.
 o thou father of all iniquity If thou canst hear my voice above the cracking of the flames, drive on thy projects, dispatch thy emissaries, build thy temples and forge thy chains. but know that thy fall from heaven was not greater than, thy final overthrow shall be when thou shalt be driven disarmed into thy fiery den, and for every lie thou hast framed upon earth thou shalt have an additional hell of fury poured into thine anguish by the vengeance of our God, and-all heaven shall shout at the overthrow, as from the ransomed earth the song breaks through the skies :. 'Halleluiah, for the Lord God omnipo- tent reignethl Halleluiah, for the king doms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord Jesus Christ ]" Gods way in the composition of the Gods way in the redemption of the world, Gods way in everything-differ- ent from mans way, but the best.
 I 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 l suppose their mighty men are dreaming of victory. Mount Gilboa never stood sentinel for so large host. The spears and the shields of the Mid ianites gleam in the moonlight and glance on the eye of the Israelites, who hover like battle of eagles, ready to swoop from the cliff. Sleep on, O army of the Midianites With the night to hide them and the mountain to guard them and strong arms to defend them, let no slumbering foeman dream of dis aster. Peace to the captains and the spearmen.
 Crash go the pitchers Up flare the lampsi To the mountainsl Fly, fly l Troop running against troop, thousands trampling upon thousands. Hnrk to the scream and groan of the routed foe, with the Lord God Almighty after them How sudden the onset How wild the consternation How utter the defeat I do not care so much what is against me if God is not. You want a 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 battle ments and battalions.
 Hopeless Fighters.
 saw the defrauder in his splendid house. It seemed as if he had conquered God as he stood amid the blaze of chandeliers and pier mirrors. In the diamonds of the wardrobe saw the tears of the widows whom he had rob bed and in the snowy satin the pallor of the white checked orphans whom he had wronged. The blood of the oppressed glowed in the deep crimson of the im- ported chair. The music trembled with the sorrow of unrequited toil But the wave of mirth dashed higher on reefs of coral and pearl. The days and the nights went merrily. No sick child dared pull that silver doorbell No beg gar dared sit on that marble step. No voice of prayer floated amid that ta- pestry. No shadow of judgment day darkened that fresco. No tear of human sympathy dropped upon that upholstery. Pomp strutted the hall. and dissipation filled her cup, and all seemed safe as the Midianites in the valley of Jezreel. But God came. Calamity smote the money market The partridge left its eggs unmatched. Crash went all the porcelain pitchersi Ruin, rout. dismay and woe in the valley of Jezreel
 Alas for those who fight against God l Only two sides Man immortal, which side are you on? Woman immortal. which side are you on? Do you belong to the 300 that are going to win the day or to the great host of Midianites asleep in the valley, only to be reused up in consternation and ruipi Suddenly the golden bowl of life will be broken and the trumpet blown that will startle our soul into eternity. The day of the Lord cometh as thief in the night and as the God armed Israelites upon the sleeping foe Ha! Canst thou pluck up courage for the day when the trumpet which hath never been blown shall speak the roll call of the dead, and the earth, dashing against lost meteor, have its mountains scattered to the stars and oceans emptied in the airf Oh, then, what will become of youf What will become of meY
 If those Midianites had only given up their swords the day before the disaster, all would have been we'll, and if you will now surrender the sins with which you have been fighting against God you will be safe. Oh, make peace with him now. through Jesus Christ the Lord | With the clutch of drowning man seize the cross Oh, surrenderl Surren- der Christ, with his hand on his pierced side, asks you to