The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-03-24

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fare are not c2rnaj. bat spiritual aud
mighty through God to the pulling
| down of stronghold Is. The world and
satan have 10 idea o. t0@ Strength and
heroism which God will yes let out
against tae forces Of darkness. As yet
they have had only oIe round from
the frs! regiment. The Lord Of Hosts
will soon appear IN the iald at the
head OF his troops. D9paad upon il,
that when God inspires the soul with
a new lie ne puts in !! the principle
Of never give up In ali ages OF the
church there nave been those who
have had q fa;th that was almost equal
to sight, looking through persecution
and reverSes with as much expectation
as through palpaoie &chi0mentS. There
have been men for Carist who have
acted as did the fayori:e tcoops OF 8rj-
eu. attacked by Fitzpatrick Of OSsory.
The wounded soldiers beSIed that they
might enter the tight with the Others.
They said, let stakes o3 stuck n tie
ground AMI suffer each OF Us, tied TO
and Supported BY one OF these stakes,
to battle IN the ranks by the side OF a
sound man" Il is said that 700 or 500
men, pale and ea1aciated from former
wounds, and thus supported oy the
stakes, struggled through the combat.
Thus has i been that maltitudes OF ;ae
children of God though feeling them
selves weak and wound I'd, perhaps ia
body, perhaps in estate, perhaps II
soul, supported by the staff Of Cots
promise, have warrei it up to tas hllt
il the subjlgation Of world Of w.ck,
eaness.
We are mighty in this ciuse, for We
have the help OF the pious dead. Mas
sengars o: salvation from nigh .heav-
en-, they vsi: ths field, They stand
behind ustc keep Us iron igloninious
retreat. They 90 before US to encour-
age Us in the strife. The McCheyneS,
and thePAysonS. and the Martyrs. aud
the B:ainerds, an uacountsd multi
!uis of the glorided, are our coadja-
tors. Have you heard the Swiss ira
ditiou? The hesdsmen say tha! three
eraa. leaders OF the Hsivetia nation
! though seemingly dead, are only ly-
iny doSn under the ground in thelc
old time dress, refreshing themselves
with sleep, and that il at any time the
! liberties Of their coultry arein danger
they will i'm nediately spring to their
| feet aud drive back the enemy. May
I not have the thought tha. il ever the
! church Of the blessed Carist shall be
threatened with destruction By foes
which seem too great for her strength,
| the Lord himself will not only come
to the deliverance, bI! those great
ancients who have seemed to De sleep
ing among the dead dshall in Immediately
hear the trumpet blast OF the church
| militant and full armed spring bacs
to their old positions in the ranks OF
God with the oattlecry, More than
conquerors through him that loved
US. Although we have already much
| TO encourage US IN the work Of the
worlds evang 9lizatioa, yet We must
confess that much OF our time has
been consumed in planting oar bat
teriss aud getting ready for the con-
1ict. We have not yet begun to
preach. We have not ye! begun to
pray. We have 70. yet begua to
work. O1 the coasts OF heathendon
are missionary stations. Taey have
scarcely yet begun to accomplish
what they propose. It takes some time
to dig tbs trenches aad elevate the
standard aud direc. the great guns.
From what I hear l think they are
about ready nov. Let but the great
Captain wave the signal aud the ring
ing OF celestial weaponry shall quake
every dungeon Of hell and sound up
among the thrones of heaven. Pago-
das and temples shall tumble under
the shock. and beso:tsd nations flying
from their idols and superstitions,
shouting likethe co1founded worship
pers Of Baal: The Lord. be is the
God. Tae Lord, ne is the Goa"
We 90 not alone to ths field. We
hsve lavincible allies in the dumb ele-
me1ts OF nature. As Job said, we are
in league with the very stones OF the
field. The sun by day and the moon
by night, directly or indirectly, shall
favor Christianity. The stars in their
courses are marshalled for US. as they
fought against Sisera. lie winds of
heaven are now as certainl acting n
favor OF Christ as in reformation times
the inv:ncible armada in its pride ap-
preached the coast Of England. As
that proud navy directed their guns
against the friends OF Chris and reli
gious liberty God said unto his winds,
NSeize hold of them" aud to the sea,
Swallow them" The Lord, with his
tempests, dashed their hulks together
and spiintered them on the rocks un-
til the flower OF Spanish pride and va
lor lay crushed among the waves OF
the sea5each. All are ours. Aye, God
the Father, God the Son and God the
Holy Ghost are our allies,
The Mohammedans, in their strug.
giles to subjugate the world, had pas
sages from the Koran inscribed on the
blades Of their scimiters, aud we have
nothing to fear if, approaching the in
fidelity and malice that oppose the
kingdom of Christ, we shall have gilt
tering on our swords the words OF
David to the giant, II come to thee in
the name Of the Lord Of Hosts, the
God OF the armies of Israel, who thou
hast defed."
Now the church goes forth bearing
precious seed, but after awhile it will
be the sheaf binding, and reaper an
gels shall shout the harvest home.
Now II is tents and n1archino and eX-
posure, but then in the ranks OF pros
trate inieuity and on the very walls
of heaven, in the name Of God we
will set up our banners.
The earth sends up its long. deep
groan OF pain and clanks the great
chains Of its bondage and cries by the
voice OF sea and land and SKY, BOW
long, O Lord, how long, There was
tradition on the other side Of the
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