Connecticut western news., 1897-03-18

latter day glory. Church of Christ, un- sheath thy sword and this moment into the battle! In the name of Christ, march onl Upon every school and hospital upon every bankers desk and mer- chants counter, upon every chemists laboratory and astronomers tower, upon shepherds hut and woodman's cabin, upon ships deck and sailors hammock, far out on the sea and high up in the mountain, before the gaze of nations, under the applaudits of heaven, ''in the name of God we will set up our ban- ners.
 My subject has taught you that in this contest we are not without ensigns and colors. All we want now is men to carry them. Before I sit down must propose to each of you this great honor. Becoming Christian is not so ignoble a thing as many have thought it. Ut makes man stoop," you say. l know it, but it is only the stoop of an heir of royalty who on his knees is to receive crown of dominion. We want standard bearers in all pulpits, in all places of business-everywher do not ask you how old you are nor how young, how weak or how strong, how dull or how sharp, nor what your home, nor who your ancestors. Without any condition, without any reserve, in the name of the God of Israel, I offer you the honor of carrying the church's ensigns. Do not be afraid of the assaults of world <0f 1c who will oppose you with internal might. It were more blessed to fall here than stand anywhere else. It twere more of an honor, engaged with Christ, to be trampled underfoot with this army of banners than, opposing Christ, to be buried, like Edward I, in Egyptian DOT phyry.
 The Surrender.
 You know in ancient times elephants were trained to fight and that on one occasion, instead of attacking the ene- my, they turned upon their owners, and thousands were crushed under the strokes of their trunks and the noun tain weight of their step. These mighty opportunities of work for Christ may accomplish great things in overthrow ing the sin of the world and beating to pieces its errors, but if we do not wield them aright these very ad d7antages will n unguarded moments turn terribly upon us and under their heels of venge- ance grind us to powder. Rejected blessings are sevenfold curses. We can- not compromise this matter. We cannot stand aside and look on. Christ has de- clared it, "Al1 who are not with me are against me" Lord Jesus, we sur render.
 The prophecies intimate that there shall before the destruction of the world be one great battle between truth and unrighteousness. We shall not probably sec it on earth. God grant that we may see it, bending from the battlements of heaven. On the side of sin shall be ar rayed all forms of oppression and cruel ty. led on by infamous kings and gen erals; the votaries of organism, led on by their priests; the subjects of Moham- mechanism, following the command of their sheiks. And gluttony and intem- perance and iniquity of every phase shall be largely represented on the field. All the wealth and splendor and power and glory of wickedness shall be concentrat- ed on that one decisive spot and. madden ed by 10000 previous defeats, shall gather themselves up for one last ter rible assault With hatred to God for their cause and blasphemy for the battle cry, they spread out over the earth in square beyond square and legion be- yond legion, while in some overhanging cloud of blaclness foul spirits of he'll watch this last struggle of sin and darkness for dominion.
 Scattered by the blasts of Jehovah s nostrils, plunder and sin and satanic force shall quit the field. As the roar of the conflict sounds through the universe all worlds shall listen. The air shall be full of wings of heavenly cohorts. The work is done, and in the presence of a world reclaimed for the crown of Jesus and amid the crumbling of tyrannies and the defeat of satanic force and amid the sound of heavenly acclama- tions the church shall rise up in the im- age of our Lord, and with the crown of victory on her head and the scepter of dominion in her hand in the name of God shall set up her banners. Then Himalaya shall become Mount Zion, and the Pyrenees Moriah, and the oceans the walking place of him who trod the wave crests of Galilee, and the great heavens become sounding board which shall strike back the sound of ex- ultation to the earth till it rebound again to the throne of the Almighty. Angel of the Apocalypse, fly, fyl For who will stand in the way of thy might o1 resist the sweep of thy wing?