The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-28

l0icinB ana iestiYity. so the cnaiFt
which the Church hoists Is banner OF
victory. There was a time when tho
religion OF Christ was not considered
respectable. Men Of learning and po-
sition frowncd upon Il. Governments
mathematical its supporters. To be
Christian was 10 be an underllng. But
mark the difference. Religion has
compelled the worlds respect Inf
deity, In the tremendous effort II has
made TO crush Il, has complimented its
power And there Is not now a single
civilized nation but In is constitution.
or laws. or proolamations pays hom-
age to the religion OF the Cross. In tho
war In India. when Sir Archibald Camp
bell found In an hour OF danger that
the men he ordered TO the Geld were in
toxlcated. and asked for the pi0us men
whom the Christian Havelock had un-
der his management. he said: call
out Hayelock's saints: they are never
drunk, and Hayelock is always ready"
We 30 not alone 10 the held. We
have lnvineible allies In the dumb ele-
ments OF nature. As Job said. we are
In league with the very stones OF tho
field. The sun by day and the moon by
night directly or indirectly. shall favor
Christianity. The stars IN their courses
aye marshaled for rs. as they fought
against slsera. The winds OF heaven
are now az certainly acting In favor OF
Christ as In reformation times the In
yinclhle Armada. In rs pride. APP
preached the coast OF England. As
that proud navy directed their guns
against the friends OF Christ and re-
llglous liberty. God said unto his winds.
Seize hold OF them" and 10 the sea.
swallow them" The Lord. with his
tompesis. dashed their hulks together
and spllnto-ed them on the rocks until
the flower Of Spanish pride and vaior
lay crushed among the waves OF the
sea beach. All are ourA Ayel God
the Father. God the Son. and God the
Holy Ghost are our allies.
The Mohamnedana. In their struggle
10 subiugate the world. had passages
from the Koran inscribed on the blades
OF their sclmlters. and We have nothing
TO fear II. approaching the lnhdelity
and malice that oppose the kingdom OF
Christ, We shall have gliitering on our
swords the words Of David TO the giant.
Il come 10 thee IN the name OF the Lord
Of Hosts. tho God Of the armies Of Is
racl. whom thou has dened"
Now the Church goes forth bearing
precious seed. but after awhile Il will
be the sheaf-blnding. and reaper angels
shall shout the harvest home Now Il
Is tents and marching and exposure.
but thea 10 the ranks OF PROSTATE In
iquity and on the very walls OF heaven.
In the name Of God We viii set up our
banners.
You know In ancient times elephants
were trained 10 hight. and that on one
occasion. instead Of attacking the enc
my. they turned upon their owners and
thousands we're crushed under the
stroke % their trunks and the mountain
weight % their step. These mighty op-
poriunities OF work Tor Christ may ac-
: complish great things In overthrowing
the sin OF the world and beating 70
! pieces a. errors. but II Ne DO not WELD
d them Alright these very advantages VIII.
/. 10 unguardel moments. turn terribly
, upon ua and under their heels OF ven
geance grind Us 10 powder. Rejected
: blessings are seven-fold curses. We
p cannot compromise this matter We
b cannot stand aside and look o.. Christ
{ has declared u. "All who are not with
% me are against me" Lord Jesus. we
e surrender.
d The prophecies intimate that there
o shall before the destruction Of the
10 world be- enc great battle between truth
] and unrighto0usncss We shall not
. probably see % on earth. God gran,
b that We may see %. bending from the
y blttlomcnts OF heaven. On the side
I, Of sin so, y be arrayed an forms OF op-
u preston and cruelty. led on by In
q famous kings and generals. The vota-
e r.es % Pagaasm. led on By their
= priests The subjects % MOhammed-
% ISM following the command OF their
sLioks. And gluitouy and lniompcr.
!. auce and iniQuliy Of every phase shall
" De largely represented on the ncld. All
j. the wealth ana splendor and power and
glory OF wickedness shall be eoncon'
a tered on that one decisive spot. and
is madioncd by ten thousand previous
defeats. shall gather themselves up foi
p one last. terrible assault With hatred
10 70 God Tor their cause and blasphcml
Tor the battle-cry. they spread out oyet
Is the earth In square beyond square. ant
D. legion beyoad legion. while IN SOM
g, oyerhangins cloud Of blackness iou
70 spirits Of he'll watch this las, struggll
oi OF sin and darkness for dominion.
~ Scattered By the blasts OF Jonoyah'
O. nostrlls. plumber and sin. and satanl
% force shall quilt the held. A. the roa
o. Of the oonalc, sounds through the uni
We verse all worlds shall listen. The al
y shall be full Of wings Of heavenly CO
Is horts. The work Il done. and IN n
~ presence OF world reclaimed Tor IN
TO crown OF Jesus. and amid the crumhlln
a. Of tyrannles and the defeat Of Satanl
p force. ard amid the sound Of heayonl
re acelamations. The church shall rise n
he In the image q our Lord and wit
Io the crown Of victory on her head an
nj the sccpter Of dominion In her hans
iy IN the name o, God shall set up he
si banners Then Himalaya shall hccom
Ks Mount Zion. and the Pyrcneos Mortal
We and the oceans the walking place
him who troi the wave crcs,s OF Gal
rs lee. and the great heavens become
he sounding board which shall strike hac
.r- the sound OF exuliation TO the earth q
gc C rebound again to the throne OF N
ne Almighty. Angel Of the Apocalyps
he ny' ny' for who win stand In the wa
on Of thy nigh, or rosis, the sweep OF u
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