Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-22

Judgment.
copyright, 1898, by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1s.-This arousing
discourse by DR.. Tnlmago will excite inter
est by the manner In which it assails some
of the great evils now abroad. The sub
jcct is Enemies Overthrown," and the
text Psalms xviii, |. Let God arise, let
his cnolnics be scattered"
A procession was formed to carry the
ark, or sacred box, which, though only 8
feet 8 inches in length and A feet 3 inches
in height and depth, was the symbol of
Gods presence. AS the leaders of the pro-
rcssion lifted this ornamontcd and bril-
liant box by two golden poles run through
four golden rings and started for Mount
Zion all the people chanted tho battle hymn
of my text, LET God arise, let bis enc
mics be scattered"
The Cameronians of Scotland, outraged
by James I, who forced upon them rcli-
gious forms that were offensive, and by tho
terrible persecution of Drummond, Dalzicl
md Turner, and by the oppressive laws of
Charles l and Charles II, were driven TO
proclaim war against tyrants and went
forth to fight for their religious liberty,
n the mountain heather became red
with carnage, md ut Boutwell, bridge and
Ards Moss and Drumclog the battle
hymn and the battle shout of those glo-
rious old Scotchmcn was the text l have
chosen, "Let God a sc, lt his enemies be
scattered"
What "A whirlwind Of power was Oliver
Cromwell, and how with his soldiers,
named tho ''Ironsidcs, " he went from vic
tory to victory! Opposing enemies melted
Ms he looked at them. He dismissed par
Lament as easily as n schoolmastcr u
school He pointed his finger mt Berkeley
rsG -u and ii was taken. He ordered Sir
Ralph HOpton, the general. TO d%ismount,
and he disTrountcd. See Cromwell march
ing Oh with his army and hear the battle
cry of the ~"lronSidcs, o as u storm
and solemn as II deathkncil, standards
rccling before 1t and cavalry horses going
back on their Launches, and armies lying
mt Marston Moor, ut WincebT Field, at
Nascby, ut BridgewGtcr and Dartmouth
Let God arise, lct his enemies be scat
tered
What Battlecry?
So you see my text is not like u compll-
mcntary and tass0lcd sword that you some
times see hung up in q parlor, n sword
that was never in battle and only to be
used on general training day, but more
Ike some weapon carefully hung up in
your home, telling its story of battles, for
my text hangs in the scripture armory,
telling of the holy wars of 5000 years in
which 1t has been carried, but still ms keen
and mighty as when David first unshcath
ed it. 1t seems 10 mo that in the church
of Goi, and in ali styles of rcformatory
work, what we mos need now is q battle
cry. We raise our little standa and put
on 1t the nan'o of some man who only n
few years ago began to live n in II few
years will cease to live. We go into con-
test against the armies of iniquity, de-
pending too much on human agencies. We
use for "a battlccry the name of some brave
Christian rctormer. but after awhile that
refor.rord es or gets old or loses his cour-
age, ara thcn we taRo another Dattlecry,
and t"'s time perhaps we put the name OF
somo one who botrays the causo and sells
out to the enemy. What we want FOR a
battlecry Ia the name of some leader who
VIII never betray US ana Will never sur
render, and will never die,
All respect have Tor brave men ana
women, but il we are to get the victory all
a!onR inc line we must take the mint OF
the Gidoonite3, who wiped outthe Bcdouin
Arabs commonly called Mldlanltcs.
These c~ideonltes mao Il glorious leader IN
Gldcon, b IT What was tho bnttlccry with
winch they hung thelr enemies INTO the
worst deleat INTO Whlch any army was
ever tumbleuy IL was, Tho SWORD OF tho
LORD ana OF Gideon Put Ood ilrst, who
even you put second. III the army OF the
American Revolution Is to FREQ America,
IL rt'!'t be, rho sword OF the LORD ana OF
Washington" II the Germans want to
win the day at sedan, IT must De- 'lho
sword OF the LORD ana Won Molikp' Wa
terloo was won for the English because
not only the armed men at the front, but
the worshipers in the cathcdrals at tn,
rear, were crying, THE sword OF the LORD
and OF Wellington"
God First.
The Mctliodists have gone in triumph
across nation after nation with the cry,
Tho sword of the Lord and of Wesley. "
The Prcsbyterians have gone from victory
60 victory with the cry, The sword of the
Lord and of John Knox" The Baptists
havo conquered millions after millions for
Christ with tho cry, ''The sword Of the
Lord and OF .Judson.' The American Epis,
copnlians have Won their mighty way WITH
the cry, 1.-The sword of the Lord and OF
Bishop M'Ilvaine," The victory is to those
who put God first. But, as VT want n bat
tlccry suited to all sects Of religionists and
to all lands, | nominate as the battlecry
Of Christcndom in the approaching Anna
geddon the words Of my text, sounded be
fore the ark as it was carried TO Mount
Zion, Let God arise; let his enemies b,
scattered. "
As far rs our finite mind can judge, II
seems about time for God to rise. Docs II
not seem to You that the denominations OF