The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-10-02

makes me think that the spiritual and
heavenly world may. after while. make
demonstration in this world which will
bring oil mortal and spiritual things to a
climax. Now, 1 nm no spiritualist; but
| every intelligent man has noticed that
there are strange and mysterious things
| which indicate to him taat perhaps the
Spiritual world is not so far or rs some
| times we conjecture, m that alter awhile,
| from the spiritual AMI heavenly world
| there may re y demonstration upon our
world for its betterment. We call II mag
| netism, or we call it mesmerism, or we cali
it electricity, because we want soma term
| to cover up our ignorance. do not know
what II Is. J. never heard an audible voice
! from the other world. I am persuaded Of
this. however: That the veil between this
world and tho noxt is getting thinner and
| thinner. and that perhaps after awhile. at
the call OF Got-not nj the call Of the Dav-
| enport Brothers. or Andrew Jackson Davis
| some OF the old Scriptural warriors some OF
the spirits Of other days mighty for Coda
| Joshua, or = Caleb, or Il David. or n Paul
may como down and help us In the battle
against unrighteouSneSs. Oh, how | would
| like to have them hero-hiin OF the Red Sen.
| him OF the valley OF Ajalou, him OF Mars
Hill! English history says that Robert Clay
ton, OF the English cavalry. Mt tho close Of
| the war bought up all the old cavalry horses
lest they should be turned out to drulgory
and hard work, and bought pieos of ground
| at Knavesmre Heath and turned out these
old warehouses into the thickest and richest
pasture to spend tho rest of their days rs
compensation for what they had done in
other days. One day thunderstorm came
up aud these warehouses mistook
| tho thunder OF tho skies for the
| thunder Of battle-and they wheeled into
| lne-no riders on their back hs-they wheeled
| into line rcaoy for the fray. And l doubt
ma whether, when tho last thunder OF this
battle for God aud truth goes booming
| through the heavens, the old Scriptural war
riors can keep their places on their thrones
Methins5 they will spring into the fight and
| exchange crown for helmet. tho palm
branch for weapon, and come down out OF
the Kings galleries into the arena crying:
make room l must fight in this great
Armagaddon. The old war horses min Cling
In the fight.
Beloved people, preach this sermon be-
cause want you to toll with the sunlight in
your faces l want you old men to under.
stand before You die that all the work you
did for God while yet your ear was alert and
your foot iset is going to be counted up in
the final victories. want all these younger
people to understand, that when they toll
lor God they always win tho day, that all
prayers are answered and all Christian work
is in some way effectual. and that tho tide is
setting in tho right direction, and that all
heaven is on our side-saintly. cherubic,
archangelic, omnipotent, chariot and throne.
doXoloSy and procession. principalities and
dominion, He who had the moon under His
feet, and all the armies OF heaven ON white
horses.
Brother! brother! all am afraid OF is, not
that Christ will lose the battle, but that you
and l will not Set into it quick enough to do
something worthy of our blood bought i'm
mortality. o, Christ how shall meet Thee,
Thou of tho Scared brow and tho SCARED
back and tho Scared hand and the SCARED
foot and the SCARED breast, II have no scars
or wounds cotton In Thy service? 1t shall
not be SO. step out to-day In front of the
battle. Come on. ye foes Of God, dare you
to the combat! Come on, with pens dipped
in maligancy. Come on with tongues forked
and viperinr Como OH with types soaked
in scum OF the eternal pit. defy you! Come
on! bare my brow, uncover my heart.
Strike. / can not see my Lord until have
been hurt for Christ. If we do not suffer
with Him on earth. we can not be glorfed
with HIN in heaven. Take good heart. On!
On! On! See! the skies have frightened!
See! the hour is about to come. Pick out all
the choeriest OF the anthems. Let the or
chrstra string thor best instruments. "The
night is far spent, the day is at hand"