The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-12
CLIMAX OF THE CONFLICTS
TALMAGE PICTURES THE WORLDS
CLOSING STRUGGLE.

All the Great Battles of the world
Combined insignificant Compared
to the One That Is to Comets
COmbntants to Be the Hosts OF
satan and the Angels of Heaven
swords of Truth Against Engines
InfernaI-BInck Horse Cavalry Ot
PerditiOn Against White Horse
Cavalry of HeaVen-VictOry on
The banners of the Followers of
Christ.
Washington, oct. lin his sermon to-
day Rev. Dr. TaImage discussed the great
conflict which prophecy foreshadows as
the climax of the worlds struggles-Arm-
ageddon His text was Rev. 1915, and
he gathered them together in place call
ed in the Hebrew tongue, Armageddon."
Megfddo is the name of a mountain
that looks down upon Esdraelon, the
greatest battlefield that the world has
ever seen. There Barak fought the Ca
naanites; there Gideon fought the INDIAN
ties; there Josiah fought the invading
Egyptians The whole region stands for
battle, and the Armageddon of my text
borrows it's name from it. and is here
used, not geographically. but fgurately,
while setting forth the idea that there is
to be a worlds closing battle, the great
est of all battles compared with which
the conflicts of this century and all other
centuries were Insignificant, because of
the greatest number of combatants engag-
ed, the greater victory and the greater
defeat. The exact date of that battle we
do not know, and the exact locality is I'M
certain. 1t may be in Asia, Europe, At
RIGA or America but the fact that such
a battle will take place is as certain as
Gods eternal truth. When use the su-
perlative degree in regard to that coming
conflict, do not forget that there have
been wars all along on stupendous scale.
AS when at Marathon Miltiades brought
on his men, not in ordinary march, but
In full run, upon the horsemen Of Persia
and the black archers of Ethiopia, and
scattered them, and crying, Bring fire!
Bring firew set into flame the ships of the
invaders. AS when Pizarro overcame Peru.
AS when Phlllp the Secono trlumpned over
Portugal. AS when the Huns met the
Goths. AS when three hundred Spartans
sacrificed themselves at Thermopylae. AS
when the Carthaginians took Agrigentum.
AS when Alexander headed the Macedonian
phalanX. AS when Hannibal invaded It.
ally. Battle of Hastings Battle of Val
my Battle of Pultowa! Battle of Ar
bella Battle of Toursl Battle of Boro-
dino Battle of Lucknow! Battle of Sol
ferino Battle of Fontenoy, where 10000
were slain! Battle of Chalons, where
10000 were massacredi Battle of Herat
x4rha
livesl Battle of Neishar, where 1,747, 600
went down to death! 1S16,O0O slain at Troyl
And American battles, too near us now
to allow us to appreciate their awful
grandeur and significance, except you who
were there, facing the north or facing
the SOUTH But all the battles I have
named put together viii not equal in
numbers enlisted, or ferceness, or gran
deur, or triumph, or rout, the coming
Armageddon contest. Whether il shall be
fought with printers type or keen STEEL
whether by brain or muscle. whether by
pen or earbine, whether by booming cam
non or thunders of Christian eloquence,
I do not know, and you may take what
I say as figurative or literal. but take
as certain what st. John in his vision on
the rocks of the Grecian archipelago, is
pleased TO call "Armageddon."
My sermon will first mention the regi-
ments that will be engaged in the con-
manders on both sides, and then speak
Of the battle itself and the tremendous is
sues. Beginning with those who will
fight on the wrong side, 1 first mention
the Regiments Diabolic. 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 dire
full, and continental, and planetary work
they have already done, and the fact
that every man and woman and child on
earth has a tempter, there must be at
least sixteen hundred millions of evil
spirits familiar with our world. Per-
haps as many more are engaged on es-
pecial enterprises of abomination among
the nations and empires of the earth. Be
side that there must be an inconceiva-
bic number of inhabitants in realms pam
dem oniac, staying there to 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 and down.
and they are now among the wrost thugs
of the universe. Having been in three
worlds-heaven, earth, and hell-they
have all the advantages of great expert
ence. Their power, their speed. their
cunning, their hostility wonderful beyond
all statement In the Armageddon they
will, / doubt not, be present in full ar
ray. They will have no reserve corps, but
all win be at the front. There will not
only be soldiers in that battle who can be
seen and aimed at. but troops intangible
and without corporeity. and weapons may
strike clear drought them without giving
them hurt. With what shout of defiance
will they climb up the ladders of fire and
leap from the battlements asbestos into
the last campaign Of hell Paul. the brav-
est of men. was impressed with their might
for evil when he said. I'VE wrestle not
against flesh and blood. but against prin-
cipalities. and against powers, and against
the rulers of the darkness in this world,
against spiritual wickedness in high
places" oh, what an agitating moment,
when the ranks diabolic move up and
take their places for conflict in the Ar
mageddonl
Other regiments who will march into the
fight will be the Regiments Alcoholic.
They will be made up OF the brewers
companies, distillery owners, and liquor
dealers associations. and the hundreds OF
millions Of their patrons. They will move
into the ranks with what the Bible calls
the Song OF the drunkard." And what
a bloated, and soaked, and bleared, and
blasted, and hiccoughing, and nauseating
host! If now, according to a scientist. In