The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-23
ARMAGEDDON FIELD.
raw. DR.. Talmage Talks on the
n Great Battle Of Prophecy
The Hosts of Error EnGutfed py 'ho
Forces of Christianity-TheM mighty
struggle which Is to MARK
the Earth's Climax.

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Ms washington congregation. 1t was
based on the text: ,,oce
called in the Hepre" 'one
Rev, xvi. IL,
Neciddo is the name OF mountain
tbat looks down upon Esdraelon' tne
greatest battlefield that the Worio
has ever seen. There Barak .ough.
the Canaanites; there Gideon .ousu.
the Midianites; there josiah 1ous Nv
the invading Egyptians. The Whole
,.agion stands for battle, ana 'ho
tArmageddon of my text borrows lVs
fDame from it, and is here useo' NOV
ueogra phically, but fguratlvely' W.
Setting forth the idea that there IS 70
he 4 worlds closing battle, the great
at ~ ali battles, compared with when
the conflicts of this century anu o.
ather centuries were inslgnlhcan'' VIC
cause of the greater NUMBER ol eon
'batants engaged, the greater Victory
md the greater defeat Inc eAae'
late of that battle we do not know,
and the exact locality is uncertain. ~
NAV be in Asia, Europe, Africa or
America; but the fact that such o"1-
fIe will take place is as Ger
tain as Gods eternal ,lu.n
When | use the sup
degree in regard to that coming con
fiict. I do not forget that there naso
heen wars all along on stupehaouS
scale AS when at Marathon Mliti-
ades brought on his men, not IN oral-
49,, march hut in full run, upon the
horsemen of Persia and the olacA
arches of Ethiopia, and scattered tnem.
and. CRYING, Bring fire! Bring hre!
set into flame the ships OF the lnVaoels.
AS when Pizarro overcame feru. AS
when Philip II. triumphed over Portu-
cal. AS when the Huns met the Uoths'
NV sermon will first mention the
regiments that will be engaged IN the
conflict. then will say something o!
tha commanders on both sides, ana
then speak of the battle itself anu cle
tremendous issues. Beginning win
those who will fight on the wrong
side. l first mention the regiment u
diabolic. In this very chapter IRON
which nv text is taken we are oolo
that the shirts of devils will be there
How MANY millions of them no one
can fell. for the statistics OF the sa
eapic dominions have never oeen re
ported and the roll OF that most ma
never on earth been called; on
from the direful and conti
mental and planetary work tne.
have already done, ana I'll
fact that every man and woman an'
child on earth has tempter, eher
ruust be at least 1,600,00o,0O0 OF eV'
~n;rits familiar with our world. Eel
haps as many more are engaged .
.esnecial enterprises OF abominatio
among the nations and empires OF IN
earth, Beside that there must ne
;rconceivab,e number of inhabltan
in realms pandemoniac, staying thel
to keep the great capitals OF SIN golr
from age to age. Many OF them ON
lived in Heaven, but engaging In col
xuiracy to put Satan ON the thron
thew were hurled out and down. al
they are now among the worst thu
of the universe. Having been in thr
xvorlds-Heaven, earth and hell-th
have all the advantages OF great exl
rience. Their power, their spe'
their cunning, their hostility wono
full beyond all statement! In the
mapeddon they will, 1 doubt not,
rresent in full array. They will n;
no reserve corps, but all will be at
front. There will not only be
d;ers in that battle who can be 81
and aimed at, but troops intangi
and without corporiety, and weap
NAV strike clear through tn
without giving them hurt "
what shout of defiance Will 7
climb up the ladders OF
and leap from the battlements
asbestos into the last campaign
belll Paul, the bravest of men,
impressed with their might for
when he said: "We wrestle not aga
fesh- and blood, but against pr
palities, and against powers.
AGAINST the rulers of the darkness
this world, against spiritual vic
ness in high places" Oh, VIVA
apitating moment, when the n
diabolic move up and take their pl
for conflict in the Armageddonl
other regiments who will march
the fight will be made up OF the o
ers' companies, distillery owners
LIQUOR dealers associations, and
hundreds of millions of their pat
They will move into the ranks
what the Bible calls the Song o
Drunkard." And what bloated
soaked, and bleared. and blasted,
hiccoughiDg, and nauseating hos
now, according to scientist, in
land there are $4,000 deaths ann
from strong drink, and In
limited States, according to
other estimate, 5000 deaths ann
from strong drink, what an arr
living drunkards that implies &C