The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-11-19

.h'e" years III theological seminary.
KNOW tnat nine years nre n big slice I
TAKE on OF mans activo life, but II vo
realized the height md strength q, th
srobangels OF evil In our time with whic
that young man Is going to wrestls vo
would not think nine yeurs OF rrsrarnfio
were too much. An un.hucaied ministr
was excusnbIs In other uays, bn, not In IN,
time, loaded with schools md colleges
man who wrote me the other dav "A la,ts
asking advice, rs he felt called to rrcsc
the gospel, began the word GOD" with
small e. That kind Of II man ~ M
called to preach the Gospel. Tliteratr m.r
preaching the Gospel, quote for their own
encouragement tho scrpiural rpssnge
open thy mouth wide and [ will MI II, "
Yes' He will MI It with wind. Preparation
Tor this wrestling is absolutely necessary
Many years ago boctc- Newman and Doct or
Sunderland, on the platform Of Brigham
Young tabernacle ut Snlt Lake CITY. Utah
gained the victory because they had 80 Ions.
been skifn wresllnrs for God Otherwiso
| Brigham Young, who was himself n giant
IN some things, would have thrown thom
out OF the window. Got ready In Bihlo
classes. Get ready in Christian Endsnvor
meetings. Oct ready by giving testimony
In obscure places. before giving testimony
10 conspicuous places
Your going around with n Barater's
Bible with flaps Mt the edges, under vour
arm. does not qualify YOU for tho worl, OF
an evangelist. In this day OF pro(use xab.
remember that It ls not mer civ capacIlv
to talk, but the fact that you have some
! thing to say, thnt ia going to 1t Won for
hestruggle into which Won nre to 20 with
smile on your face and illumination on
| your brow, but out OF which you will not
come until all your physical aud mental
ana moral and religious energies havo
beeb taxed to the utmost and Won hive
not nerve lett. or thought uuexpended,
or prayer unsnih, or a sympathy I'M
wept. In this struggle bet ween Right and
wrong accent no challenge on platform or
Tn newspaper unless YOU are prepared M
not misapplv the story CT Goliath tho
Great, and David the Little. David Ind
been practising witt, n sling on dogs md
wolves and bandits, and thousand times
'hh he swir'ed stone around his baad
before he Aimed ut tho forehead of tho
giant and tumbled him backward othor.
wise the big foot OF Goliath would almost
nave covered up the crushed form of the
son OF jesse. WV
Notice also that the SUCCESS NJ n wroatIsr
f. depended on his having his feet we'll
planted before he grnpped hls opponent
Mnch depends upon the way the wrestler
s'ands. Standing on m uncertain piece Of
ground. or bearing all his weight on right
1907 or all his weight on left foot, he Ia not
ready. slight cuff OF his Antagonist
VIII capsize him. A stroke OF the heel NJ
the other wrestler will trip bin. And in
TINS struggle for God and righteousness.
~ wen ~ Tor our own souls, we want our
tset FIRMLY planted in the GospeI both
foet on the Rock OF Ages. It will not do
to believe the Bible IN spots or think
some OF 1t true and some OF it untrue
you JUST makeup your mind that the story
OF the Garden OF Eden Is an alleporv.
and the Epistle OF James m INTERPOLATION
and that the miracles OF Christ can be-
accounted for on natural grounds. without
any belief In the supernatural, and the
fitst time you are interlocked IN n wrest,e
with sin aud Satan you will go under and
your feet will be higher than your head. II
VIII not do to have one foot on rock and
the other on the sand. The old Book would |
long ago have gone to pieces IL 1t had
been vulnerable. But OF the millions OF |
bib'es that have been printed within tho |
last twenty-five wears, not ono CHAPTER has
been omitted. and the omission OF ono
chapter would have been tho cause OF tho
rejection OF the whole edition Alias! for
those VINO While trying to prove that Jonnh
was mover lowed OF a whale. themselves
Ret swallowed OF the whale OF upbelIei
which digests but never elects tts victims
Tho inspiration OF the Bible IL not mora
'srtain than tho preservation OF the Bible
II It's present condition. After so many cen
ures OF assault on tho Book, would IL not
- matter OF economy, to say ths leaat-
OF brain and economy OF station.
Try, and ECONOMY OF printers ink-it tho
batteries now assailing thu Book would
'hange their atm and be trained against
o'ne other books, aud the world sho wp that
Walter Scott did not write "The Lady OF
he Lake" nor Homer "rhe Ilia'." nor
Virgil "Tbe Georges" nor Thomas
doore "Laila Kookh," or that Washing.
on's Farewell Address" was written by
'homas Paine, and that tho War OF the
american Revolution never occurred. That
tempt would be quite rs successful ms
his long-timed attack anti Biblical. and
hen 1t would be new. Oh, keep out OF this
bout with tho iguorancs and tho
Tretchedness Of the world unless YOU feel
Int both feet are planted In tho eternal
eraclties OF the Book OF Almighty Godl
Notice also that in thls science OF wrsst-
ng. to which Paul refers In my text, It
'as tho third throw which decided the
ontest. wrestler might be thrown once
nd thrown twice, but tho third time he
light recover himself, and. by an unex-
scted twist ~ arm or curve II foot, gain
he day. Well, that IL broad smiling, un.
'istakable Gospel. Some whom / address
trough ear or eye, by voice or printed
age, have been thrown ia their wrestle
18th evil habit.
Ayel YOU have been thrown twice; but I
lat does not mean, OIL worst ed soul, that
ou are thrown forever. have no author.
Y for saying how many times man may
n and be forgiven, or how many times no {
sy fall and yet rise again; but have :
ithonty for saying that he may fall four
nndred and ninety times, and four hun.
red and ninety times get up. The Bible q
sclares that God will forgive seventy r
mes seven, and II you will employ the
lie OF multiplication you will flnd that
'vsnty times seven IL four hundred aud
nety. b essed be God for such a Gospel 8
high hone and thrilling encouragement q
III magnificent rescued A Gospel OF lost