St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-22

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symbol Of that Gospel which Is sharper
than . two-egded sword. piercing 70
the dividing ssunder Of body and soul,
and Of the joints and marrow. Would
70 God we had moru faith in that Cos
pell The humblest man. II he had
enough faith In It, could bring hum
drsd souls to Jesus-psrhaps 500 just
in proportion - this age Seems TO b.
lisve lsss and less II It. belive more
and more In It. What are men about
that they will not accept their own de-
livsranc7 There ID nothing proposed
BY men that can do any. thing like
this Gospel. The religion OF Ralph
Waldo Emerson was the philosophy
of icicles; the religion Of Theo-
dore Parker was . sirocca Of the des-
srt covering mp the sold with dry
sand; the religion Of Rsnan was the
romano OF believing nothing; the re-
ligion Of the Huxleysa and the Spencers
merely pedestal on which human
sits shivering In the night
Of the soul. looking mp to tho stars.
o2erine NO help 10 the nations that
crouch and groaa et the base. Tell
me whore there = one man who Aas
rejected that Gospel for another. who
Il thoroughly satisfied, and helped.
md coutented In his skepticism. and !
will take the car tomorrow and ride
500 miles to see him The full power
Of the Gospel has not yet been
touched. Al = sp0rtsman throws mp
his head and catches the ball n.y.
Ing through the air, just 70 easily
viii this Gospel after awhile catch
this round world 9ying from its orbit
and bring II back 70 the heart of
Christ. Give Il full swing. and It VIII
pardon every sin. heal every wound.
cure every trouble. emancipate every
slave, and ransom every nation Ye
Christian men and women who 90 ont
this aftsrnoon to. do Christian work,
- You 70 into the Sunday schools. the
lay preceding stations and the peni-
and the asylums, l want
you to feel that you bear In your hand
. weapon. compared with which the
has NO speed, and avslanches
have NO heft, and the thu nderbolts Of
Heaven have no power; II II the arrow
Of the omnipotent Gospel Take care
full aim. Pull the arrow clear back
until the head strikes the bow! Then
let II nyi And may the slain Of the
Lord b manyi
Again, II you want TO b slkillful In
spiritual archery, you must hunt In
unfrequented and secluded placeA
Why does the hunter 60 three Or four
days in the Pennsylvania forests OF
over Raquette lake into the wilds oi
the Adirondacks7 Il II the only why
to do. The deer are shy, and one
''bsng" Of tho gum clears the forest
From the California stage you see, -
you 70 over the plains. here and there.
. coyote trottinx along, almost with
in range of the gun-sometimea
quite within range Of it. No one
cares for that; II II worthless The
good eame h hidden and secluded
Every hunter knows that So. many
Of the souls that will b of most worth
for Christ and Of most value to the
church are secluded. They do mot
come In your way. You will have to
70 where they Are. Yondsr they ara
down in that eeIlsrs yonder they srs
mp in that garrett Far away from the
door Of any church. the Gospel arrow
has not been pointed st them. The
tract distributor and city missionary
sometimes catch . glimpse Of them.
~ hunter through the trees gets .
momentary sight Of partridge or
. roebuck. The trouble il, we are
waiting for the game to come to m
We are mot good hunterA We are
standing In some street or highway
expecting that the timid antelope will
come mp and eat ont Of our banda
We are expecting that the prairie
fowl will light on our church steepie.
Il n mot their habit II the church
should wait 10000. 600 Of years
for the world to come in and b.
saved. Il will wait in vain. The
world will not come. What the church
wsuts now IL 70 lift its feet from DAM
ak ottomans, and put them in the
stirrupA We want . pulpit on wheels
ions - II wants saddle-bags and ar.
rows. We have rot to put aside the
gown and lid gloves, and put on tho
hunting shirt We have been fishing
70 long In the brooks that run under
the shadow Of the church that the 1sh
know m, that they avoid the hook, and
escape - soon - We como 70 the bank,
while yonder d Upper Sarsnac and
Big Tupper's lake, whore the frst