The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-03-12
|ILMIGE'S SUNDAY SERMON.
ELOQUENT DISCOURSE.
,bIect. "Amcrica for Cod"

y, the earth, and he had two horns
lamb. and he spake as dragon"
elation kill, III.
nerica mentioned In the Bible2 Learned
nsecrated men who have studied the
sd books OF Daniel and Revelation
ihan I have and understand them better
M saying that the leopard mentioned
Bible meant Grecia, and the beer
,tedo-Persia. and the Hon meant
nn. and the beast OF tho text coming up
the earth, with two horns like lamb
the voice OF dragon, means our
ry. because among other reasons It
III 10 come up out OF the earth when
bbus discovered It. and II has been for
ost mart nj peace like lamb unless as
IA by foreign foe, in which case Il has
korns strong and sharp and the voice
ragon loud to make all Nations b ear
bar Of its indignation. Is II reasonable
ppose that God would leave out from
5rophecies OF His book this whole west
Iemisphere? No, no! ~ beheld auoth-
nst coming up out OF the earth, and he
Two horns like n lamb, and he spake as
Agon."
rmany for scholarship, England for
hfactories, France for manners, Egypt
Antiquities, Italy for pictures, but Amer
III God.
kart with the cheering thought that the
popular book on earth to-day is the
the most popular institution on earth
In Is the church, and the most popular
! on earth to-day Is Jesus. Right from
Rudience hundreds OF men and women
ID. Il need be, march out and die for
too confident in saying, america
bodY' II the Lord will help me, will
4 the strength and extent OF tho long
|of fortresses to bg taken and give YOU
<easons for saying Il can be done and
HE done. Let - decide, In this battle
bod. whether We are at Bull Run or at
Sysburg. There is Fourth OF July'sh
4 OF Dragging about this country, and the
h tired and pluckcd bird that ever flew
hugh the heavens IL the American eagle.
|much 80 that Mr.. Gladstone said TO me
Itiously at Hawarden, II hear that the
I'm your American lakes are so large that
ln one OF them is taken out the entire
Is perceptibly lowered" and at dinner
bn In Paris an American offered for a
liment, "Here is to the United States
|ndcd on the north by the aurora boreahs.
the south by the procession OF the edui-
tes, on the east by prlmeval chaos ana on
west by the day OF judgment" The eff
OF such grandiloquence Is TO discreiit
real facts, which are so tremendous they
n no garnishing. The worst thing to do
nny campaign. military or religious, Is 10
an enemy, and | will have no
I In such attempt ut belittlement.
his land TO be taken for God. accordin.
Hasse', the statisticiin. has l4,2l9, ,0G7
are miles, q width and length hat none
the Omnlscient can appreciate. Four
ropes put together and capable Of holding
fee ling, as II will hold and feed. accord
TO Atkinson, the statistician, Il theworld
|tinues in existence and does not ..n afoul
e other world or get ,V-,sdmed by the
ready burning In 'ho bo,S; Eeilars OF the
20 ,PaU PaU'I' -, ,6OO. 900 inhabitants o- For
nst rorne, Ser II must be held for God
ostoi,, 4 for God, aud the last roo !.
IN ;nb"Atants must not be allowed ~
~ a. religion of the first coo. 900 600
"a NJ use in taking tho fortress II VOC
Aot mold 1t. 1t must be held until the
.olgefs trumpet bids living aslsa dead
{rom this laundering planet. c
must remember IL IL only, hhout =
< in morning Of our Nations aife
Scltiel are {, flash and roar among
breAlled the "Bad/ /Iands''pof tho Da.
ana the great "Columbian plains Of
pington State nd that on which we M,
fhooolboy III ,ers on the map and spelled
I hsRhi .,cSat American desert is
-oupb svs,o,,' and consummating irri.
tion, 70 hIoaL hJI.o,iI'1ke Chatsworth Park and
rnade m0ro 0,o', a,ductive than those region.
pendent - P uncertain and spasmodic
nfall. All p'ose regions, as well rs all
Ira rcg,ons Az ireGdy cultivated. to be In.
biedY Th was a Sublime thing said by
nry &ua. while crossing the Alleghan[
and he was waiting for tho stag,
rses to be rested, as no stood on rock.
ms folded. looking Off into the valley. and
ne one said TO him. "Mr. Clay, what ar,
U thinking aboutI' He replied, IL an
.ehln; to the oncoming tramp OF the IN,
re generation Of America"
lave you laid our home missionary schem,
such an inilnitude OF scaleY Ii the worl
bringing one soul TO God Is so great. ear
UO,OOO,OO be capturely In this country
eady planted an to be overcome, pagan.
n has built its altar 10 Brahma, and the
Inese are already burning incense in theil
Aple', and Mohammedanism, drunk In
ler days with the red wine Of human blood
Lucknow and Cawnpur and now fresl
IN tne liabolism in Armenia, Is trying tC
loothold here, and from the minarels o
mosques will yet humble her blasphe e.
- saying. God isgreat, and Mohamined
ms prophet" Then there are the yastel
luiluaeS with no religion At all. They
fshlp no God, they live with no consola
u, ana they die with no hope. No star o.
lce points down to the manger in which
Y are porn, and no prayer is uttered Over
grave into which they sink. Then there
alsoholism, its piled up demijohns and
y barrels aud hogsheads OF fiery death. n
ThcHde high and long as the Alleghenies
= h,cEles ana Sierra Nevadas. pourina
IN day and night their ammunition ot
etchedness and woe. When n German
'hIs 10 take drink. he takes beer. When
EnglIsGman wants to take n drink, he
.es ale. When Scotchman wants 10 takt
rink. he takes whisky, But when an
letran wants 10 take n drink hetakes any.
ns he can lay his hands on.
'Ienty OF statistics to tell how much mono,
spent in this country for rum, aud how
my drunkards die. But who will give II,
statistics OF how manyhearts are crushed
ger the heel Of this worst demon of thf
ltur!esI How many hopes blasted? How
NY children turned out on the world nc.
,Sei with the stigma OF debauched an.
trYf Until the worm OF the distillery be.
mes the worm that never dies and the
oRe OF the heated wine vats becomes the
oke OF the torment that ascendeih up for.
T and ever. Alcoholism, swearing-noi
y hand upliited toward heaven. for from
Y direction 1t can get no help, but with
NJ hanl stretched down toward the per-
l9h from which II came up-swearing that
VIII not cease az long as there are ans
,tteads TO despoil, any magnificent mcn
pmen to destroy. any immortal souls
3m, any moro Nations to balk, any
Jcivilizations TO extinguish.
ln there Is what in America we cal.