Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-10-30
SERMON
INTERESTING THEME By THE
WASHINGTON PREACHER
Subject: "ArmageddOu.'

looks down upon Esiuelon. the greatest
battlefield that the world mas ever seeu
There Barak fought the GUARANTEES; there
Gideon fought the Midianites; there Josiah
fought the invading Egyptians. The whole
region stands for battle, and the Arranged
don OF my text bOrrOws is name from il,
aud is here used. not geographically. but
fiCuratively, while setting forth the idea
that there Is 90 DE q worlds closing battle.
the greatest Of all battles. compared with
which the conflicts 81 this century and all
other centuries were insignificant. because
OF the greater number OF c0mhatauts en-
gagged, the greater victory and the greater
defeat. The exact date Of that battle we DO
not know, and the exact locality is uueer-
tain. [ may be IN Asia, Europe, Africa. or
America; but the fac, that such a battle will
take place is as certain as Gods eternul
truth When | Use the suuerlative degree 10
regard 10 that coming conflict | do not forget
that there have been wars all along on
stupendOus scale. As when al Marathon Mil
tiades brought on his men, not in ordinary
march, but IN full run, upon the horse
men OF Persia and the black nrchers OF
Ethiopia. ant scattered them, aud CRYING
"Bring fire! Bring lre.' set into flame the
ships OF the invaders. As when PiZarro over
came Peru. As when Philip the Second
triumphed over Portugal. As when the Huns
met the Cloths. As when three hundred
Spartans sacrificed themselves at Therino-
pylae. As when the Carthagenians took Az
rigentum. As when Alexander headed the
Macedonian phalanX. A. when Hannibal in
vaded Italy. Battle Of Hastingsl Battle Of
Valmy! Battle OF Arbalal Battle of Tours!
Battle OF BOroiino Battle Of Lucknow! Bat
lie Of Soterino! Battle Of FontenOy where
100000 We're sIajnl Battle Of Chalons where
100000 were mastered! Battle Of Herat
where Genghis Khan destroyed ] 500 600
lives! Battle Of Neishar where / ,747 900
went down to death l.Sl6,0O0 slain at Troy.
And American battles, too near US now to
allow Us 10 appreciate their awful grandeur
and significance, except you who Were there.
facing the North or facing the South, Blu.
all the battles l have named put together
Will not equal in numbers enlisted, or fierce
hess, or grandeur. or triumph. or rDut. the
coming Armageddon contest. Whether il
shall be fought with printers type or keen
steel. whether by brain or muscle, whether
by pen or cRrbinr, whether by booming can
non or thunders OF Christian eloquence. | do
not know, and you may take what I say az
figuratiye or literal, but take as certain what
ST. John, in his vision on the rocks of the
Grecian archipelago. is pleased to call AR
mageddon."
My sermon will FIRST mention the regiments
that will be engaged in the conflict; then
will say something Of the commanders on
both sides: and then speak Of the battle
itself and the tremendous issues Be.iu-
ming with those who will fight on the wrong
side, first mention the Regiments Dia-
bOlic. In this very chapter from which my
Text is taken we are told that the spirits Of
devils will be there. How many millions
Of them no one can tell for the statistics of
the satanic dominions have never been re-
ported and the roll Of that host has never
on earth been called; but from the direful
and continental, and planetary work they
have already done, and the fact that every
man and woman and child on earth has Il
tempter. there must be at least sixteen hun
dred millions Of evil spirits familiar with
our world. Perhaps rs many more are en-
gagged on especial enterprises OF abom.na-
ton among the Nations and empires OF the
earth. Beside that there must be an incon-
ceivabe number of inhabitants 10 realms
pandemonac, staying there 10 keep the
great capitals OF sin going from age to age
Many Of them once lived IN heaven, but
engaging in conspiracy TO put Satan on the
throne. they were hurled out aud down, aua
they are now among the worst thugs of the
universe. Having been in three worlds, -
Heaven. earth and he'll. they have all the
advantages of great experience. Their power,
their speed, their cunning, their hostility
wonderful beyond all statement. In the Ar
mageddon they will, doubt not, be present
in full array. They will have no reserve
corps, but all will be Mt the front. There will
not only be soldiers in that battle who can
be seen and aimed at. but troops intangible
ana without corporelty, and weapons may
strike clear throughthem without giving them
hCrt. Win what shout OF defiance will they
cllmp up the ladders Of lire anu leap from
the oattlements OF asbestos into the last cam
paign OF hell, Paul, the brayest Of all men,
B was IMPRESSED with their might for evil wbar,
he said, I'VE Wrestle not against flesh and
blood, but against prlneipalities and against
powers, ana against the rulers OF the dark
ness in this world, against spiritual wicked
ness IN high places On, what an agitatjnc
moment, when the ranks diaboiic move up
and take their places for conflicts in the Ar
mageddon!
other regiments who will march into the
hGht Will be the Regiment Alcoholic. They
viii be made OF the brewers companies, dis
il'ierJ owners and liquor dealers associa.
tons, and the hundreds OF millions OF their
patrons. These millions OF victims of atco-
hol joined by the millions OF the victims OF
arrack the spirituous liquor Of China and
India, and Arabia, and Egypt, aud CeylOG
and am.
Other regiments who will march into the
fight on the wrong side will be the Recl-
ments Infidel. God gave but one revelation
( to the human race, and these men have beeu
trying to destroy it. Many OF the books.
magazines and newspapers, through per.
/ petual scotf Mt Christianity, and some OF the
/ universities have become recruiting agencies
Tor those regiments. The greatest briSadtei
( OF all those regiments, YoItaire, who closed
/ nus lie oil assault upon Christianity by writ
/ ing: Happiness Is dream, and only pain l.
real. l nave thought SO Tor eighty-tour
/ years aud know no better plan than to re-
sign myself to the inevitable and to reflect
/ that flies are born to be devoured by spiders
and man to be consumed by care l wish
hau never been born. Ob. the God-for'
/ saNen regiments OF inhdeIs who, after hay'
ing spent their lie antagoniSlng the only in
huence t0at could make the earth better
gather with their low Wit and their vile sheer
ana thelr learned ldloey and their horrible
/ Dlasphemy 10 take part against God and