Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-09-19
Bible ana rejoice.


II II is nearer morning At 3 o'clock than
IL is at =, If II is Learer morning at 4
O'Clock than it is ut B. then we nre nearer
the dawn Of the world dclivcrancc Gods
clock seems to go very slowly, but the pen
dulum swings, and the hands move, and
IL will yet strike coon. The sun and the
moon stood still once. They will never
stand still again until they stop forever.
II you believe arithmetic as well as your
Bible you must believe we nre nearer the
dawn. The day Is ut hand. -
There Is class of phenomena which
makes me think that tho spiritual and
heavenly world may after awhile make
n demonstration in this world which will
bring all moral and spiritual things TO n
climax. Nuw, am no spiritualist, but
every intelligent man has noticed that
there are strange and mysterious things
which indicate To him that perhaps tho
spiritual world is not far off as some
times We con cciurc. and that after awhile
from the spiritual and heavenly world
there may he demonstration upon our
world for its bcttcrmcnt. We call 1t mag
nctism. or we call 1t mcsmerism, or we
call il electricity, because we want some
term 10 cover up our ignorance. l do not
know what il is. | never heard an audi
bile voice from the other world. / am per-
suadcd Il this, however: That the veil be-
tween this world and the next Is getting
thinner and thinner, and that perhaps aft
or awhile, ut the call of God-not Mt the
call of the Davenport brothers or An
drew Jackson Davis-some Of the old
Scriptural warriors, some of the spirits OF
other days mighty for Coda Joshua, or
u Caleb, ct IA David or "a Paul-may come
down and help us in the battle against up
righteousness oh, how l would like to
have them hcrc-him of the Red sea. him
of the valley of Ajalon, him of Mars hill,
English history says that Robert Clayton
Of the English cavalry, Mt the close of the
war, bought up all the old cavalry horses
lest they should be turned out to drudgery
and hard work and bought n piece of
ground at knavcsmire heath and turned
out these old warehouses; into the thickest
and richest pasture to spend the rest of
their days as compensation for what they
had done In other days. One day thun-
derstorm came up, and these warehouses;
mistook the thunder of the skies for the
thunder Of battle and they wheeled into
line, no riders on their backs-they wheel
ed into line ready for the fray. And /
doubt me whether, when the last thunder
Of this battle for God snd truth goes boom
ing through the heavens, the old Scriptur-
al warriors can keep their places on their
thrones Methinks they will spring into
the fight and exchange crown for helmet
and palm branch for weapon and como
down out Of the Kings galleries into the
arena, crying: Make room! / must fight
IN this great Armageddonr' The old war
horses nlingling In the fight
In the Sunlight.
Beloved people, preach this sermon be-
cause want you to toll with tho sunlight
In your faces want you old mon to up-
derstand before you die that all the work
you did for God while yet your ear was
alert and your foot fleet is going to be
counted up in the final victories. want
all these younger people to understand
that when they toll for God they always
win the day; that all prayers are answered
and all Christian work is in some way ef
fcctual, and that the tide Is setting In the
right direction. and that all heaven is on
our sidc-saintly. cherubic, archangelic,
omnipotcnt, chariot and throne, doxology
and procession, principalities and domin-
ion, he who hath the moon under his feet,
and oil 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 get into 1t quick enough
Ia do something worthy Of our blood
bought Immortality. Oh, Christ how shall
| meet thee. thou Of the SCARED brow, and
the SCARED hack, and tho SCARED hand,
and the SCARED foot, and the SCARED
breast, II have no scars or wounds gotten
In thy service; IL shall not be so. step
out today in front Of the battle. Come on,
ye foes OF God, dare you to combat.
Come on. with pens dipped In malignan-
cy. Come on, with tongues forked and
viperine. Come on, with types soaked in
the scum Of the eternal pit defy you'll
Come on; l bare my brow; uncover my
heart Strike. l cannot sec my Lord until
have been hurt for Christ. II we do not
suffer with him on earth, we cannot be
glorifled with him in heaven. Take good
heart. On. on, on! See, the skies have
frightened See, the hour Is about to
come, Pick out all the chceriest Of the
anthems. Let the orchestra string their
best instruments. 1.-THE night is far spent;
the day is at hand