Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-03-19

o. their scim,ters, and we have nothing
70 fear if, approaching the inddolity
aid malice that oppose the kingdom q
Christ, VIC shall have gii.tring on our
swords the words Of David 70 the giant
81 come to thee in the name Of the
Lord Of Hosts, the God Of the armies Of
Israel. whom thou hast deiied
Eject Of the Conquest.
Now the church goes forth bearing
precious seed, but after awhile it Will
be the shcaf binding, and reaper angels
shall shout the harvest home Now ST
is tents and marching and exposure hut
then, in the ranks II PROSTATE iniquity
and on the very walls Of heaven, "in the
name of God we viii set up our ban
ncrs.
The earth sends up its long, deep
eroau Of PAIN and clanks the great
chains Of its bondage and crics hy tine
voice Of sea and land and sky, How
long, O Lord. how long," There was q
tradition On the other side OF the water
that the daughter Of Lir was transform
ed into a bird Of the air and that she
wandered for hundreds OF years over
river and lake until the arrival Of Chris
tianity and that at the stroke Of the
first cathedral bell her spirit was freed.
Uncountcd millions Of our race by the
power Of sin and satan have been trans
formed into q state Of wrotChedness,
ard they wander like the poor daughter
Of Lir, but they shall after awhile he
released When the great church Of
Christ shall in those darkoncd lands
from its tower ring ont the glad tidings
Of the gospel. then millions Of wander
ing souls shall find rest in q Saviour s
pity and q Saviour's love, transported
from the kingdom of satan into the
kingdom Of Gods dear Son.
BY and by you would hardly know
the earth if you saw it. The world as @
whole shall be as greatly improved as
the individual heart by conversion.
Fraud, leaving its trickery, viii 20 to
work for an honest living. KnayCry
shall begin to make righteous bargains
Passion shall answer to the control OF
reason. ScofIers shall be changed into
worshipers and skeptics into Bible low
ers. Christ shall begin his reign on
earth. Whether he shall desccnd on TO
the earth in person and establish a gov
ornmont at Jerusalem, cannot say, but
it Will be All era Of more than Augustan
splendor, That is enough. knowing
this. we can never despair. But az we
see the church of Christ putting on her
beautiful garments and arising to shine
we viii say, with the enthusiasm Of
Oliver Cromwell, who, standing before
his sick and famine stricken soldiers az
Dunbar saw the sun rising ont Of the
morning mist and, pointing TO 1t with
his sword, uttered prayer which hurled
bis men upon the crushed foe like q Fly
full Of thunduholts: "Arisc, o Goa!
Let thine enemies le scattered. ' MliA
the car Of faith / catch Tire SQUAD Of the
latter day glory. Church d Christ, un-
sheath thy sword and this moment into
tine battlel In thcnamo OF Christ march
ont Upon every school and hospital
won cvuy bankers dc-s and sn.l-
chants counter, urcu ocF cAca s.
Dab rratory and astrUncmcr. tcWlr uTm
ehcphad's hut and woodmm cabin,
upon ships deck and sailor hammrcE
far out ON the sea and high up n ODE
mountain, before the gaze Of nations,
under the applaudits Of heaven, "iu tine
uumc Of God wo viii SEQ up our BAN
nors"
My subject has taught you that in
this contest $50 ere not without Usirns
and colols. All ve want now is mon 90
carry tlm. Before l sit down 4 must
propose TO each OF YOU this ucat honor
Becoming % Christian is not go ignohle
thing as many have thought IL. lit
makes man rC0p, you say. l know
IT.. but it IS only the s,cop OF am hDr O.
royalty who ON his knees is TO receive @
crown Cf dominion We want standard
bearers iu all pulpifs, in all places Of
au-iuess-cvorywhlrc ! 90 HCt ask you
low old you are nor how young how
weak or Low strong. Low duh Cd how
sharp nr what your home, nor who
your ancestors. Without any condition,
without any reserve, in the name al the
God Of Israel, / offer you the honor Of
carrying the church's cnsiEns. Do not
De afraid of the assaults of a world
whose ranks you desert nor OF devils
who will oppose YOU with internal
might. 1t were more blessed TO fall here
than stand anywhere else. NweIo more
Of an honor, engaged with Christ, TO he
umrIld undl with this army Of
banners than, opposing Christ to ie