St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-30

Snl0e upon us WnAC we want In THIS
campaign for God is the self.a bnegs-
tion and courage of the men Of Sir
Colin Campbell, who. as Lord Bishop
Cowle, of New Zealand. once chaplain
Of his army, told me, said to the
troops: Men. no retreat from this
place. Die right here" And they
shouted: "Yes, Sir Colin, we will do it. !"
And they did-'
Temporary defeats ought not to dis
hearten. What 10 Bunker Hill mon-
ument? Monument Of defeat. But
from that bloody mount American in
dependence started for its grandest
achievement, and all the defeats of
the cause Of God are incipient victory.
The saints In all this glorious war
Shall conquer. though the die.
They see the triumph from sfas
And seize 1t with thotr eye.
And now, standing as do, In this
national capital, let me say that what
we want in the senate and house OF
representatives and the supreme court
is . pentecostal blessing that will
shake the continent with Divine
mercy. There recently came into my
hands the records Of two congressional
prayer meetings, on tho rolls of which
were the names of the most eminent
senators and representatives who
then controlled the destinies Of this
republic-the one congressional prayer
meeting in 1857 and the other In
1866 The record u In the hand
writing of the philanthropist. VIII
liam Z. Dodge, then . member Of con-
gresa. There are now more Christian
men in the national legislature than
ever before. Why will they not band
together in . religious movement
which, before the Inauguration OF the
next president, shall enthrone Christ
in the hearts Of this nation? They
have the brain, they have the elo-
quence, they have the influence. God
grant them the grace sufficient! Who
in congressional circles will establish
the capitoline prayer meeting In 1877?
Let the evening Of the last decade OF
this century be irradiated with such .
religious splendor. There arc the op-
portunities for q national and interna-
tional charge. all bridled and saddled.
Where are tho riders to mount them?
Here, also, arc opportunities all
ready for those who would enter the
Kingdom of God. Christ said that the
Kingdom of Heaven WAS to be taken
by violence. BY one haah You may
enter. Quicker than any equestrian
ever dashed through castle gate You
may pass into the pardon and hope Of
the Gospel. As. quickly a you can
think ''Yes" or mo, rs quickly as you
can make = choice, 20 quickly may
you decide the question of eternal
destiny. No one was ever slowly
converted He may have been think
ing about it 40 years, but not one inch
of progress did he make until tho mo-
ment Of assent, the very second In
which he said ''I will" That instant
decided all. Bring ont the worst 1000
mon IN al the earth, and here arc Z, 400
opportunities OF immediate aud eter-
nal salvation. II will deliver thee
1000 horses II thou be able to set
riders upon them"
The cavalry suggests speed. When
once tho reins are gathered into the
hands Of the soldierly horseman. and
the spurs are struck iato the danks,
you hear the rataplan of the hoofa.
velocity" 10 the word that describes
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES momen-
tum-and v hat we want In getting into
the kingdom Of God 10 celerity. You see.
the years are 50 swift. and the weeks
are 90 swift, and tho days are 80
swift, and the hours are 20 swift, and
the minutes are 20 swift, we need to
be swift. For lack Of this appropriate
speed many do not get into Heaven st
all. Here We arc In the last Sab
bath Of the year. Did You ever
know . twelfth month quicker
to b gomez The golden rod
Of autumn speaks to the golden
rod Of the next autumn, and the GRO
Gus Of ono springtime TO the crocus of
another springtime, and the snow
banks Of adjoining years almost reach
each other In unbroken curve. We arc
in too much hurry about must things
Business men in too much hurry rush
into speculations that ruin them and
ruin others. People move from place to
place In too great haste. and they wear
out their nerves. and weaken the
hearts action. But tho only thing In
which they are afraid Of being too
hasty Il the matter Of the souls saliva
tion. Yet did anyone ever get dam.
aged by too quick repentance or too
quick pardon or too quick emancipa-
ton? The Bible recommends tardi-
ness, deliberation and snail-like
movement in some things, ~
when it enjoins ~ to be slow
to speak, and slow TO wrath. and slow
to do evil, but it tells rs: THE King's
business srequirethshaste," :" and that our
days are % the flight Of : weaver's
shuttle, and calculates: Escape for
thy life. Look not behind thees
neither stay thou In al the plain"
Other troops may fall back, but
mounted years never retreat They
are always going ahead, not ON an easy
canter, but ut full run. Other regi-
ments hear the command of 'Haltl"
and pitch their tents tor the night
Tho regiments Of the years never hear
the command Of "Halt" and never
pitch tent for the night
Then let the creaking door Of the
closing year 70 shut When that
closes better doors will open. The
worlds brightest and happiest years
are yet to come. Toward them We
speed ON In the swiftest stirrup. Cav
alry charge at Inkerman was not 20
rapid. At last the squestrians equal
the chargelsl At last the riders are -
many - the horsesl
Raapef1sD - Crime
The saloon y the greatest breeder Of
peuperism and crime there L. It q
not the man with clear mind and eve.