Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-02-10

and months and perhaps year pass
along and finally the fortress surren.
ders through that starvation and ex-
haustion. But, my friends, the fort.
resses of sin are never to be taken in
that way. II they are taken for God it
bring up the great siege guns of the
Gospel to the very wall and wheel the
flying artillery into line. and when the
armed infantry Of Heaven shall con-
front the battlements you will have to
give the quick command: Forward!
! Charged
, All, my friends, there is work for
| you to do and for me to do In order TO
this grand accomplishment | have a
pulpit. / preach in it. Your pulpit is
the bank. Your pu lpit is the store.
Your pulpit is the editorial chair. Your
! pul pit is the anvil. Your pulpit is the
mechanics shop. 1 may stand in my
place and, through cowardice or
| through self-seelting, may keep back the
word ought to utter; while you, with
sleeve rolled up and brow besweated
with toll, may utter the word that will
jar the foundations of Heaven with the
shout OF a great victory. Oh. that we
might all feel that the Lord Almighty
Is putting upon US the hands OF ordi-
nation! ] tell you, every one, go forth
and preach this Gospel. You have as
much right TO preach as have or any
man living.
Hedley Wears was wicked man in
the English army. The grace of God
came to him. lie became an earnest
ind eminent Christian. They scotfed
at him and said: "You are a hypocrite;
you are as bad M ever you were" Still
he kept his faith in Christ, and after
awhile, finding that they could not turn
him aside by calling him n hypocrite,
they said to him: "Oh, you are moth
ing but Methodistp This did not dis
turb him. lie went on performing his
Christian duty until he had formed all
his troops into II Bible class, and the
whole encampment was shaken with
the presence of God So IIavelock
went into the heather temple in India
while the English army was there and
put II candle into tho hand of each of
the heather gods that stood around in
the heather temple, and by the light
OF those candles held up by
the idols Gen. Ilavelock preached
righteousness, temperance, and judg-
mont to come. And who will
say on earth or in Heaven that Have
lock- had not the right to preach? In
the minister's house where prepared
for college there worked man by the
name OF Peter Croy. He could neither
read nor write, but he was u man of
God. Often theologians would stop in
the house--grave theolog ians-and ut
family prayer Peter Croy would be
called upon to lead; and all those wise
men set around, wonder-struclt at his
religious efficiency. When he prayed
he reached up aud seemed to take
hold Of the very throne of the AL
mighty, and he talked with God until
the very heavens were bowed down iu-
to Lie sitting room. Oh, If were dy-
ing 1 would rather have plain Peter
Croy kncel by my bedside and COM
mend my immortal spirit to God than
the greatest archbishop arruyed in
pei. You say you are not licensed. La
the name of the Lord Almighty, | Ii
cense you. Go preach this Gospel,
preach 1t in the Sabbath schools, in the
prayer meetings, in the highways, in
the hedges. Woe DO unto you il you
preach it not!
remtrk again that in order to be
qualified to meet your duty in this
particular age you want unbounded
faith in the triumph of the truth and
the overthrow of wicIsedness. How
dare the Christian church ever get dis
couraged? Have we not the Lord AL
mighty on our side? How long did it
take God to Stay the hosts of
Sennacherib or burn Soaom or
shake down Jeriehop How long
will it take God when he
once arises in Ills strength, to over
throw all the forces of iniquty? Be-
tween this time and that there may be
long seasons of darkness, and the
chariot wheels OF Gods Gospel may
seem 10 drag heavily; but here is the
promise and yonder is the throne, and
when omnisciunco has lost its eye-
sight aud omnlpottnco falls back
impolent and jehovah is driven
from His throne, thea the Church
OF Jesus Cnflst can afford to DO
despondcnt but never until then.
Despots may plau and armies may
march and the congresses of the ma
tloun may seem to think they are adj.
justing all the utfairs vi the world,
blt the mighty men Of The earth are
only the dust of the chariot wheels OF
Gods providence. And | think be-
fore tue sun of the next century
shall set the last tyranny will fall,
and with Il splendor of demonstra.
ton that shall be the establishment OF
the universe God will set forth the
brightness aud pomp and glory and
! perpetuity of His eternal government.
Out Of the starry flags and emhlazoned
insignia of this world God will make a
path for His own triumph, and return
ing from universal conquest lie will sit
down the grundest, the strongest,
/ highest throne of earth His footstool.
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