The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-03-19


formed and elevated by the power OF
the gospel. now is the time TO come
II is no mean ensign I lift this hour. it
Is a tin e-honored flag. 1t has been In
terrific battle. Dragged in the dust OF
4 Sayiour's humiliation from Bethlehem
to Calvary. Rent by helPs onset. the
spears of a maddened soldiery. n the
hands of the men who said, Let him
be crucifed." With THIS ensign IN his
bleeding hand the Saviour sealed n
heights of our sin. With this he mount
ed the walls OF perdition. and amid It's
very smoke. and flame. and blasphemy
he waved his triumph. while demons
howled with defeat, and heaven
Thronged his chariot wheels
And bore him to his throne;
Then swept their golden harrs and
sung,
The glorious work is done.
We go not alone TO the field. We
have invlncib,e allies in the DUMB ele-
ments of natur AS job said, we are
in league with the very stones OF b
field. The sun by day and the moon by
night. directly or indirectly. shall favor
Christianity. The stars in their courses
are marshaled for us, as they fought
against Sisera. The winds OF heaven
are now as certainly acting in favor OF
Christ as in reformation times the in
yincible Armada, in its pride. ap-
preached the coast of England. As
that proud navy directed their guns
against the friends of Christ and re-
ligiOus liberty. God said unto his winds.
Seize hold Of them" and to the sea.
Swallow them" The Lord. with his
tempests, dashed their hulks together
and splinte-ed them on the rocks until
the flower of Spanish pride and yalor
lay crushed among the waves OF the
sea beach. All are ours. Aye! God
the Father, God the Son. and God the
Holy Ghost are our allies
The Mohamnedans. in their struggle
TO subjugate the world, had passages
from the Koran inscribed on the blades
OF their scimiters, and we have nothing
to fear if. approaching the infdelity
and malice that oppose the kingdom of
Christ. we shall have glittering on u
swords the words OF David TO the giant.
Il come TO thee in the name of the Lord
of Hosts. the God Of the armies of Is
rael. whom thou has deied."
Now the Church goes forth bearing
precious seed, but after awhile il will
be the sheaf-binding, and reaper angels
shall shout the harvest home. Now it
is tents and marching and exposure.
but then in the ranks OF PROSTATE in
Equity and on the very walls Of heaven.
In the name Of God we will set up u
banners.
You know in ancient times elephants
were trained TO fight. and that on n
my, they turned upon their owners and
thousands were crushed under the
stroke OF their trunks and the mountain
weight o! their step. These mighty OPP
portunities of work for Christ may &C
Compiish great things in overthrowing
the sin Of the world and beating 10
pieces It's errors, but If We do not WELD
them Alright these very advantages will.
in ungUarded moments, turf terribly
upon US and under their heels OF ven
geanCe grind US TO powder. Rejected
blessings are seven-fold curses. We
cannot compromise this matter. We
cannot stand aside and look On. Christ
hac daoIa~ad - "a n uhn orc mt with
me are against me" lord Ies"s. We
surre-dn- -
Inc prophecies intimate that there
shall before the destruction OF the
world be enc great battle between truth
and unrighteousness. We shall not
probably see it on earth. God grant
that We may see it, bending from the
battlements of heaven. On the side
OF sin shf Il be arrayed all forms Of OPP
preston and cruelty, led on by in
famous kings and generals. the vota-
ries of Plagiarism. led on by their
priests. The subjects Of Mohammed-
ism. following TIE command Of their
shieks. And gIuttony and intemper-
ance 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 concen-
tered on that one decisive spot, and
uaddened by ten thousand previous
defeats, shall gather themselves up for
one last. terrible assault With hatred
to God for their cause and b!asphemy
for the battie-cry. they spread out over
the earth in square beyond square, and
legion beycad legion. while in some
o~7erhanging cloud OF b~lackEeSs foul
spirits OF hell watch this last struggle
OF sin and darkness for dominion.
Scattered b. the blasts o. Jeno7ah's
nostrfls. plumber. and sin, and Satanic
force shall quit the field. AS the roar
of the conflict sounds through the uni
verse all worlds shall listen. The air
shall be full of wings CT heavenly CO.
bo-ts. The work IS done. and in the
presence Of a world reclaimed for the
crown Of Jesus. and amid the crumbling
Of tvrarnies and the defeat OF Satanic
force. ard amid the sound % heavenly
accIanations. the church shall rise ID
in the image Of our Lord. and with
he crown OF victory on her head and