Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-11-19

sOrsn tRv mouth wide aud I viii An H.
fesl he viii an Il with wind Preparation
Tor THIS wrestling Is absolutely necessary,
Mary wears ago Doctor Newman aa3 octor
Sunderland on the platform OF brigham
Soune's tabernacle al Salt Lake City. Utah.
<ained the victory hccauSct they had so long
been skilful wrcstlers Tor God. Otherwise
brigham Young, WAC Was himself a giant
IA some things. would have thrown them |
Sut % the window. Get ready in Bible
classes Get ready Ia Christian Endoavor |
meetings. Get ready by giving testimony
On obscure places. before giving testimony
in conspicuous places.
Yonr going around with Barster's
Bible with flaps attbe edges. under your
arm. does not qualify YOU for the work 81
an evangelist. "a this oSv Of profcse CAB.
remember that Il = rot merely capacity /
70 talk but the fact ttat Won have some /
thing 20 say, that il going 20 no You for |
the struggle into which YOU are - 60 with i
4 smile On vour face and illumination on /
YOU brow, bot out 81 which you viii not /
some until an your physical and mental |
and moral and religious energies have |
been taxed 20 the utmost and You have |
not a nerve left. or a thought unexpcnded. /
or a prayer unsali. or sympathy an
wcVs In this struggle between Right ant
WronC accept no challenge on platform or
in newspaper unless you are prepared. Do
not misapplv the story q Goliath the
Great. and David the Little. David had
been practising with sling on dogs AMI
wolves ana bandits. and g thousand times
bad he sviriei a stone around his head
before De aimed az the forehead Of the
giant aud tumblei him backward. other
wisc the ric foot 90 Goliath would almost
have covered up the crushed form % che
son 81 Jesse.
Notice also that the success Of a wre-tler
5erentei on his having bis feet vel
planted before he SrapVled his opponent.
Much depends upon the way the wrestler
stands standing on an uncertain piece o.
f ground. or bearing an his weight on right
I foot cr al his weight on leit foot. he i- not
ready. A slight cuff 81 his antagonist
will carsize him. A stroke % the heel of
4 the other wrestler viii trip hin. Aud I'm
4 this struggle Tor God and Righteousness.
as wei az f0r cur own souls we want orr
feet firmly planted iu the Gospel both
feet rr Che Rock ~ Ages. IL will not 90
20 believe the Bible in spots. CT think
some 90 90 true and some % ~ untrue.
lcu JUST make ZIP your mind that the story
90 tie Garden % Eden is an nliegCry.
and the Erlstle 90 James an Interpolation.
ana that tho miracles % Christ can ce
accounted for ora natural grounds, without
urV belief On the Supernatural. and the
+ fr-t fiue YOU are iuteriorkea in "a wrcstia
I with sin and satan YOU viii so under and
4 your feet viii Pc higher than YOUR head II
+ Will nof 90 60 have ono foot on rock aud
thc cfher on THE sand The old Book would
/ lolC ago have gone 60 pieces 10 Dc hal
4 been vulnerable. But 70 tLr millions ~
.
Z lcs- twenty-five wears. not enc chapter has
T been omitted. and rhe omission % one
] CHAPTER would have been tina cause OF the
+ rejection &c The whole edition. Alas. Tor
. those Woo while trying 20 prove that J Jonah
. ws- rnNtr sw1Ilr wed ~ "a whale. tlell-el s
f ret swallowed of the whale 90 unbeilef
4 witch iirests hut never cicr-- it- victims
' Thr Inspiration 90 tlo D.tlc is nos more
certain tlll the pres srvltiou ol tle B.o.e
iu its PRESENT condition. After so many cen-
Haa'H az IT HI..'
De- O. matter 70 economy. 10 say TIE least -
economy oi brain ANA economy % station
/ erv. and economy of printers tnk-lt tua
batteries Inw lssliilng tne Book would
change thclr ain and te trained against
rnfrr other books. lnl the world shown tAa'
Walter >cofc lii nor write The Lady 90
the Lake. nor Homer The llild- no
Nir-n The Deor-ics.' nor Lnoma
A Moore "Lalla kookh.' ct that washing
4 tou'- Farewell Address was written IN
Thomas raibe. and that the War % th
American Revolution never Occurred. IlA
attrmrt woult be ouite as success sinl a
this iong-timed attack anti-Biollcal. Az.
then AZ would De new. Ola keep OCT 20 a.
wrestling boat with che Ignorance aud "a
wretcheine-s 20 the world unless you iea
that both feet are planted in the eterna
veraclties of the Book ~ Almighty CODY
Notice also that in this science % wresi
Ing. 90 which PAM refers iu my text.
was tle tlird throw which decided IN
contest wrestler might be thrown one
and thrown twice. but the third time b
I uI-lt recover himself and. by an une,
/ reetaI twist 90 arm or curve q foot. gal
. tha lav Well THAI Dr. broad. smiling. ul
+ uistakahie Gospel. some whom adore
f through ear Cr eve by voice or printe
Eace. have been tlrQwa IN ihcir wreet
with evil habit.
Ave. voa have been thrown twice; bI
thnr does nor mean. ol- wQrsfel soul, ini
! Won are thrown forever. ] have 10 uutlo
a..r |..a Harr q .HFr aa- Avn I"
. 4 sln and h. forclveu. or how many times
= nav fall and yet rise a-ail. ult ] na'
= aGthority for saying tlat be may iaii i0'
. f hundred and ninety times, and Tour hu
I T drei and ninety times get up. The Bio
!. + declares that God viii forgive seFen
/ times seven. and 81 you VIII employ q
n rule az multiplication you viii md I'd
+ seventy times seven a. four hundred az
Il ninety Il essed be God for such = Gosp
{. % high hore and thrilling encouragene
: and racniacent resclei A Gospel Of Do
! sheep brought home on Shepherds shoS
Y der and the pr0dlgais who got into the 4,
y. work Of putting husks into swlnee troug
= brought home 70 iewelry and b1nQnrti
T. and hIarify that made the rafterl RAG.
s. Bat notice shat mytext suggests that Z
II w-estle-s on the other side n the ere
=, struggle FOR the worlds redemption "a
Il { all tle forces % cemo1oio-y 70 hetp the
~ I'VE wrestle not against nesh and bloc
-. hut against prluciFalties. agains- p0We
p + against the rulers % the darkness q q
=, world. against spiritual wickeiness ia IL
ID places.
4. Then can well believe tlat rlc0teoi
=. ness viii accept the challenges. aud the Z
~ mighty wr stlers viii grappie. while
y. 4 the galleries % earth aud heavea 10
IA I down from one side. and ali tue 81
T. / chasms o. perditlon look up from
~ 4 other side. The prize - worth - r
81 &c, iof - - hot a e-"! '1t 81 's1Io-
- ! palm. sut the rescue % world. ans
~ wreath pat on the brow by Him who pro
ls@d BE thou faithful unto death Ans
-. gssa give thee a crown" Three world
- earth. heayeu and hell--hoid thelr bre
re Wniie rAitilS .cf ilr trs-A .. 80