The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-18

pain and clanks the great chains Of ito bond
ageAnd cries by the voice OF - and land
and sky, "How long, o Lord, how lonR?''
There was q tradition on the other side Of
the water that the daughter OF Lir was
transformed into a bird Of the air and that
she wandered for hundreds Of years over
river and lake until the arrival Of Chris.
tianity and that at the stroke Of the
first cathedral bell her spirit was freed.
Uncounted millions OF our race by the
power OF sin and satan have been transformed
into a state OF wretchedness, and they wan
der like b poor daughter OF Lir, but they
shall after awhile he released. When the
great church OF Christ shall In those dark
eneG lands from its tower ring out the glad
tidings OF the gospel, then millions Of wan
deripg souls shall find rest in a Saviour's
pity and n Saviour's love. transported from
the kingdom of satan into the kingdom OF
Gods dear Son.
BY and by you would hardly know the
earth IL you saw II. The world as n whole
shall be as greatly improved rs the individual
heart by conversion. Fraud. leaving its
trickery, will go to work for an honest living.
Knavery shall begin to make righteous
bargains. Passion shall answer to the con-
troll Of reason. Scoflers shall be changed icto
worshipers and skeptics into Bible lovers.
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ment at Jerusalem, j canno say, but
1t will be an era OF more than Augustan
%splendor. That is enough. Knowing this. we
can never despair. But as we see the church
OF Christ putting on her beautiful garments
and arising to hin we will say, with the
enthusiasm OF Oliver Cromwell. who, standing
M nunbnr sow ,b, snn ,isinr an, ~ Tho
morn,ng mist ana nnintinc 70 n with
bis sword u,,sred , nravsr which burled
he man mnon tha ,rrsnaJ Coo lilo n s,,v
mi, Of ,bnnaarbol,s. ..sris, n Cd,
Ia, tbipa anamies ba sca,tera5 y with
the car of faith I cntcb the sound Of tbe
l,tter dav ylory Church of Chrie, nm.
sheath tby sword and This momont into Tho
battle, In the name of Chris, march ON,
| Unon every school md bosnitol upon evarv
banker's desk and merchnnt's counter unon
every chemists laboratory and ~astronomer's
tower. upon shepherds hut and woodsman's
cabin. upon ship's deck and snilor's ham.
mock far out on the sen and nigh nm in the
mountain. before the gaze OF nations. under
The plaudits of heaven. '.;n the name OF
God we will set IN our banners"
NV subject has taught Won TINT In this ron.
test we arc not without cnsirns and colors
All we want now is men to carry them. Be.
fore | sit down. must propose TO each Of you
this great honor. Becoming n Christian ia
not so ignoble n thing as MANY have Thought
IL. at makes man stoop." Won saw 7
know II. hut it is onlv the stoop OF an heir Of
ROYALTY who on his knees is TO receive n
crown of dominion. We want stnndor
bearers In nh pulpirs. in nil places of busi.
ness-nvervwhere. do not ask Won how old
Won are nor how Young how vent
or how strong. how dull or how
sharp,nor what your home, nor who your an
cestors. without any condition. without
any reserve in the name OF the God OF Israel.
l offer you the honor OF carrying the church's
ensiens. Do not be AFRAID OF the assaults OF
n world whose ranks you desert nor Of devils
who will oppose you with internal might.
1t were moro blessed to fall here than stand
anywhere else. 1t were more OF an honor,
engaged with Christ. to be trampled under
foot with this army OF banners than. oppos-
ing Christ. 10 be buried, like Edward l., in
Egyptian porphyry.
You know IN ancient times elephants we're
trained to fight and that on ono occasion.
instead OF attacking the enemy, they turned
upon their owners. and thousands were
crushed under the strokes OF their trunks
and the mountain weight OF their step.
These mighty opportunities OF work for
Christ may accomplish great things In over
throwing the SIN OF the world ana beating to
pieces its errors, but II we do not WELD
them Alright these very advantages will In
ungarded moments turn terribly upon us
and under their heels OF vengeance grind us
to powder. Rejected blessings are seven
fold curses. We cannot compromise this
matter. We cannot stand aside aad look on.
Christ has declared 1t, IAN who are not with
me are against me. Lord Jesus, we sur.
render.
Tho prophecies intimate that there shall
before the destruction Of tho world be- ono
great battle between truth and unrighteous.
ness. We shall not probably sec II on earth.
God grant that we may see it, bending from
the battlements Of heaven. On the side OF
sin shall be ARA we'd all forms of oppression
and cruelty, led on by Infamous kings and
generals; the v%otaries Of puganism. led on
by their priests; the subjects of Moham-
mechanism, following the command of
their sheiks. And cluttony and intern.
perance and i~niauity OF every phase shall be
largely represented on the field. All the
wealth and splendor and power and glory of
w%ickedness shall be concentrated on that
one decisive spot and. maddened by 10. 600
previous defeats. shall gather themselves nm
battle cry, they spread out over the earth 10