The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-02-25

sud preaeh tals Gospel. Yaa have e.
muoh r.ghtlo preach as Ihays or any
maa living.
Hedley Wears was wicked man 10
The English army. The grace Of God
came e him He became 30 earnest
aud eminent Christian. They seoHaa
ct him aud aald Yoa airs q h-xpaerlle;
you Hro as bad IS ever son were. still
be kept his Galfh ia Christ and after
awhile. finding that they could not turn
him aside by calling him q hypoerlts
they said 10 hins soh. gou are nalh-
ing bat Melhoaisll7 This did not dis
nrb him lie went GA performing his
Christian dutg until he bad formed all
his troops into a Bible elasa, and the
whole encampment was shaken with
the presence 81 God So Havaloek
went into The heather temple Ia India
while the English army was there and
put a candle Into the hand Of each Of
the heather gods that stood around in
The heather temple, and bY the light
At those candles held up by
the idols Gen. Havelotk preached
righteousness, temperance, and judg
meut to come. And vino will
say on earth or Ia Heaven that Have
lock had not the right 30 preaeh2 In
the minister's house where I prepared
for college there worked a man by the
name Of Peter Ctoy. he could neither
read nor write, but he was a man OF
God. Often theologiaus would stop in
the house-graYe theologians --ana at
family prayer Peter Croy would be
called upon 10 lead; and all those wise
men set around, Wonder-struek AZ bis
religious efficiency. When be prayed
he reached up and seemed TO take
hold Of the very throne Of the Al
mighty, and he talked with God until
the very heavens were bowed down i'm
to The sitting room, Oh, III were dy-
ing I would rather have plain Peter
Croy kneel by my bedside and com.
mend my immortal spirit 70 God than
the greatest archbishop arraFed ia
costly eanoaieala, GO psea this Cos
pei Yoa aag you ara MOI licensed fn
ale Rama 5f tie Lord Almighty. I1
eansa Won. Go pFaaeh eii Gospel,
pfsaeh Il in tha sabbath schools III 6ha
meetings ia the b Hag Iii
Tie hedges Woe BE- unto you yoa
preach il noti
I remark again that in order ta be
qualified to meet your duty in this
particular age you want unbounded
iu the triumph OF the truth and
the overthrow Of w~iekedness. How
dare tile Christian church ever get dis
.couraged2 Have we not the Lord AL
on our slider How long did It
take God to Stay the hosts Of
5%enuacherib or burn sodom or
shake down Jericho2 How long
viii it take God, when DO
onee arises IN Ills strength, 10 over.
all the forces OF intqufty2 Be
tween this time and that there may be
.oug seasons Of darkness, and the
wheels Oh Gods Gospel mas
ieem 10 drag heevily; bat here is tho
promise and yonder is the throne, and
when omniseienee has lost its eye-
and 0mnipoteuce falls back
mpotent and Jehovah is driven
His throne, then the Church
If Jesus Christ can afford to be
respondent, but never until then,
1espots may plan and armies may
narch and the congresses Of the na-
ions may seem to think they are ad.
aIl the affairs Of the world,
rat the mighty men of the earth are
,nly the dust Of the chariot wheels OF
providence. And I think be-
ore tile sun Of the next century
ball set the last tyranny Will faIl,
md with o spiendor Of demonstra.
4ys. etsyyv q1atgtt ~ WITS IsguuTButNeub Oh
lid universe God viii set forth TIE
brightness and pomp and glory and
,e%rpetuity 81 His eternal government,
lut Of the starry Gags ana e~nblazoued
nsigniao Of this world God will make a
iath Tor His own triumph, and return
ng from universal conquest lie will Sit
Town, tho grandest the strongest,
highest throne Of earth His footstool
prepare this sermon because l want
o encourage all Ghristtnn workers ia
very possible department. Hosts OF
.he living God, march 0nI march onl
lib spirit will bless you. His shield
VIII defend you. His sword will strike
of you. March onl The besiegement
Will soon be ended. Only q few more
on tho long way only a few moro
blows; only d few more
cries, then God Will puB the
upon your brow and from the
wing fountains of Heaven will battle
If the sweat and the heat and the dust
If the conflict March onl march Oh!
Cor you tho time for work win soon be
iassedi aud amid the outfashings Of
he Judgment throne and the trumpet
az 0f resurrection angels and the up.
Ieaying Of q world Of graves, and the
oaanna and the grooming Of tine saved
nd the lost, we snail be rewarded for
.nr f%aithfulness or punished for our
tupititg. Blessed 5s the Lord God Of
from everlasting to VerlHsttng
nd let the whole earth be filled with
IFS glory, Amen and amen.