Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-18

1t has complimented its power. And there
is not now a single civilized nation but in
its constitution or laws or proclamations
pays homage to the religion of the cross.
In the war in India, when Sir Archibald
Campbell found in an hour of danger that
the men he ordered to the field were in
toxicated and asked for the pious men
whom the Christian Havelock had under
his management, he said: Call out HIVE
locks saints They are never drunk, and
Hayelock is always ready" That Chris
tianity which gathered its first trophies
from the fishermen S huts on the shore Of
Galilce now has Samsonian strength
thrown upon its shoulders and has carried
off the gates of science and worldly power.
We point not TO fortresses and standing
armies and nayies as the evidence of the
church's progress. We point to the men
Shom Christ has redeemed by his blood.
What if arsenals and navy yards do not
belong to the church? We do not want
jhem. The weapons of our warfare are
aot carnal, but spiritual and mighty
through God to the pulling down of strong
holds, Tho world and satan have no idea
Of the strength and heroism which God
will yet let out against the forces of dark
ness. AS yet shey have had only one round
from the first regiment. The Lord of
Hosts will soon appear in the field at the
head of his troops. Depend upon 1t, that
when God inspires the soul with a new life
he puts in it the principle of "never give
Ap" In all ages of the church there have
been those who have had faith that was
almost equal to sight, looking through
persecution and reverses with as much ex
keotation as through palpable achieve
ments. There have been men for Christ
who have acted as did the favorite troops
Of Brien, attacked by Fitzpatrick of Ossory.
The wounded soldiers begged that they
might enter the fight with the Others They
said, "Let stakes be stuck in the ground
and suffer each of us, tied to and supported
by one Of these stakes, to battle in tho
ranks by the side Of a sound man." 1t is
said that ZOO or 800 men, pale and cmaci-
ated from former wounds, and thus sup
ported by the stakes, struggled through
the combat Thus has it been that null
titudes of the children Of God, though feel
ing themselves weak and wounded, perhaps
in body, perhaps in estate, perhaps in soul,
supported by the staff of Gods PROMISE
have warred it up to the hilt in the subju-
cation of world of wickedness.
The Battloory.
We are mighty in this cause, for we have
the help of the pious dead. Messengers of
salvation from high heaven, they visit the
field. They stand behind us to keep us
from ignominious retreat. They go before
us to encourage us in the strife. The Nc
Cheynes, and the Paysons, and the Mar
tyns, and the Brainerds, an uncounted
multitude of the glorifled, ere our coadju-
tors Have you heard the Swiss tradition?
The herdsmen say that three great leaders
Of the Helvetic nation, though seemingly
dead, are only lying down under the
ground in their old time dress, refreshing
themselves with sleep, and that if at any
time the liberties of their country are in
danger they will Immediately spring to
| their feet and drive back the enemy. May
l not have the thought that if ever the
church of the blessed Christ shall be
threatened with destruction by foes which
seem too great for her strength, the Lord
| himself will not only come to the deliver
ancc, but those great ancients who have
seemed to be sleeping among the dead
shall Immediately hear the trumpet blast
of the church militant and full armed
spring back to their old positions in the
ranks of God with the battlecry, "More
than conquerors through him that loved
us. Although we have already much to
encourage us in the work of the world S
| evangelization, yet we must confess that
! much of our time has been consumed in
planting our batteries and getting ready
| for the conflict. We have not yet begun to
preach. We have not yet begun to pray.
We have not yet begun to work. On the
coasts of heathendom are missionary sta.
tions. They have scarcely yet begun to
accomplish what they propose. 1t takes
some time to dig the trenches and elevate
the standard and direct the great guns.
From what hear think they are about
ready now. Let but the great Captain
wave the signal and the ringing of celes
tial weaponry shall quake every dungeon
Of hell and sound up among the thrones Of
heaven. Pagodas and temples shall tum
BILE under the shock, and besotted nations
flying from their idols ard superstitions
shouting like the confounded worahipers
of Baal: "The Lord, he is the God The
Lord, he is the God!"
We go not alone to che field. We have
invincible allies in the dumb elements Of
nature AS Job said, we are in league
with tho very stones of the field. The sun
by day and the moon by night, directly Oh
indirectly, shall favor Christianity. Tho
stars in their courses are marshaled for us
as they fought against Sisera. The winds
of heaven arc now as certainly acting in
favor of Christ as in reformation times the
invincible armada in its pride approach
cd the coast Of England, AS that proud
navy directed their guns against the friends
Of Christ and religious liberty God said
unto his winds, "Seize hold Of them, " ant
to the sea, Swallow them" The Lord
with his tenpests, dashed their hulks to
gether and splintered them on the rocks
until the flower of Spanish pride and valol
lay crushed among the waves of the sea
beach. All are ours. Aye, God the Fa
ther, God the Son and God the Holy Ghos
are our allies!
Precious Seed.
Tho Mohammedans, in their struggles
to subjugate the world, had passages from
tho Koran inscribed on tho blades of theil
scimiters, and we have nothing to fear if
approaching the infidelity and malice tina
oppose the kingdom of Christ, we shal
have glittering ON our swords the words o.