The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-08
REV. Or. TALMAGE.
liz nMzNENT DIvnNK's SUNDAY
DISCOURSE.

abjeet, A Warning soupdcd--rbe Talent
81 1he Church of Christ is Undo
velope6 and Its Energy Dormant
The Enesny Profits by This.
copyright isoel
WAaafnor<N, D. C.-In this discourse DR..
almaQo abows how the cause OF right
,uoneas hsr lost many OF its weapons and
ou tboy and to be fecaptursd and put into
reotigs operatlen; text, 1. Samuel KILL,
l-2f. "Nou there was no smith found
ron uxhouk all the land of Israel, for the
hiIisffrta bald, Lest the Hebrews make
lezn noordi or spears. Dat all tho Israel
a. wont Down to the Philistlnes, to
lnrpoD every man his share, and his coul-
rrd bia Ak, and his mattock. Yet they
Id fje for tho mattock, and Tor the couI-
IA and Tot the forks, and for the axes,
ID 10 sharpen the goads."
What 4 FALLING subiugstion for the Ia
rtftesi Ihe PhIllstlnes had carried on all
q olaexpuliths and torn down all the
ack4miths' shops and abolished the black
lI<bs trade In the land OF Israel. Tho
irefinea would not even allow these par
IA 20 work their valuable ininss OF brass
a ifoa. nor might they make any swords
rprur~. 1nere were only two swords
Il In Ill ihe land. Yen, these Phillstlnes
int On unf.i they bad taken all the grind
ines from tho land OF Israel so that IL an
.aoifiieh farmer wanted to sharpen his
yw or bis axe he had 70 go over to the
rrlson OF the Phillstines to get 1t done.
ere was only one sharpening instrument
/ ID the land and that was file, the
mara and mechanics having nothing TO
et ~ lie coulter aud the goad and the
kax save simple fle. Industry was
t,dtrsd aud work practically disgrRced.
D great iAsa OF these Philistines was to
sp tho fsfaelites dlsarmed, They might
Iron 0i.f of the bills to make swords Of,
. tbov would not havo any blacksmiths
-weld this iron. Ii they got the iron
Ided they would have no grlndstones
which 10 bring the instruments Of agri-
tura pr tbe military weapons up TO an
IN. YOU poor, weaponless Israelites, re-
led to a flie, how pity youl But these
\Iiistiues we're not forever to keep their
n on thu neck OF Gods children. Jona-
10. on hia hands and knees, climbs up
Ireat rock. beyond which were the Phil
mes. and bis armor bearer, on his hands
/ knees. climLs up the same rock, and
10 two men, with their two swords, hew
pieces the Philistines, the Lord throw
great terror upon them. So 1t was
10: 80 II fA now. Two men OF God on
Ir knees mightier than u Philistine host
II their feeti
learn, frat, from this subject that It Is
garous for the church OF God to allow
Weapons TO stay in the hands OF It's one.
lis. These lsraelltes might again and
be Ia haye obtained a supply OF swords
n weapons-as, for instance, when they
the spoils OF the Ammonltes--bu
10 lsrnelkies seemed content to have nc
rds. 10 spears. no blacksmlths, no
A1f M mi
= WAS too late for them to make any re.
~ ince. SEE the farmers Juggling along
|. their piekaXes and plow, and say,
lOraere are YOU going with those things2"
"A, say. ION, we are going over to the
;ison 81 the Phllistines to get these
Rs sharpened!" say, "You foolish
ID Il Why don't you sharpen them at
"a e2" "0b," they say, "the black
=, hs' shops are all torn down, and we
TSnothiRR left US but a flle!'
Vha Il V In HE church OF Jesus Christ to.
d Weare too willing to give up oui
c ,pons to She enemy. The world boasts
10 it has gobbled up the schools. and the
,ges, and The arts, and the sciences,
tue ilterature, aud the printing press.
lelIty u making mighty attempt to
NJ, N our uenpons in its hand and then to
w. them. You know 1t is making this
IrE nl' {he tlme, and after awhile, when
he sr6at battle between sin and righteous.
ios has Qp81cd, II we do not look out we
De AZ badly of MS these Israelities.
aUSput any words to fight with and with.
I've any ohnrpening instruments. l call
Sc the esuperlntendents OF literary insti.
tb, ns TO see.to 1t that the men who go in.
"" q c'asstooms to stand beside the Ley.
90 hres ana ehe electric batteries, and the
lCh ofcoyeH and telescopes, be children oi
tbs not PlikIstines.
VyndRilean thinkers OF our times
u trytnR 10 get all tho intellectual
ay ions their own grasp. We want
tLe iAc Q1fIetians to capture the science,
o,, serolasttc Christians to capture the
20, = nfahip, md philosophic Christians to
haV lra p1iiosophy, and lecturlng Chris.
+ nd TO take back the lecturing platform.
ala, ant 20 send out against Schenkel and
VS. and Renan Theodore Christlieb
II pu end xgainst the intldel scientists
, sap gay aod-worshiping Silliman and
IRcu ac1ox. tpa Agassiz. We want to cap
h, au fpe philosophical apparatus and
rkoQpQ the telescopes on the swivel
MA tnroWRathem We can SEQ the morn
.ct str of tuo Redeemer, and with miner
10, cat nnnner discover the Rock of
w anQ HWIQ the ilora OF all realms find
dtv9o 81 oharon and the Lilly OF the
is y+.. UeFant some one able to OK.
hers tr8ut4< chapter of Genesis, bring to
kVo!QHy and the astronomy OF the
J, y JOB suggested, "the stones
Oh " helQ 3llall be In league" with the
viii era ttle stars In their course shall
Tb0 hxa@9e< Sisera. Oh church OF God,
Nv VIVA keenpture these weapons!
nqu Q<4oi go out and take posses.
u wy Platfolm. Lot any printing
~. ~ trek payc been captured by the
~ ~ W tured for God, and the re-
'u" - ueN ZIP typesetters, and the ed.
cl "n@ publishers swear all al.
TWo,,c kVt&< Lord God OF truth. Ah, my
.bey Y ny must come, and II tho
NV, pouyIQt phristian men have not tho
l8 !'yr eoo<eKe or tho consecration to do
lred, ~ tet t3me Jonathan on his busy
400. ~. ~ 4is praying knees climb up
ohs tt43r1St 2tIn q, ihurance and, In the namo
eaV1' ~. ,:vzA 4eu OF Israel, slash to pieces
ever asx<A4t Philistines. II these men
,ialJ q ~ eenverted TO God, then they
% Qyert1rown.
feHrn from this subject what n
he Vu.n9S*t W tue church's resources Is
even ~ ''n''7n 'n' ana buried and undeveI-
mt i. NV n'lie intimates that that was n
INV WV iHhH, this land OF israel, Il
's' n'At *'t' Nt3nes are iron, and out OF the
he 49, amy dig brass" und vet hun.
On Il ann asa. tapfsnuds OF dollars worth OF
. ,h,I e'*, n, FtHkept under tho hills. Well.
w. tnr "il'culty with the church OF
andl4 ,hia Nay, Its talent is not deyeI.
The H onr.palt of its energy could be
ling - ~ ", might take the public In,
~ " FIJI y tue|aay by tho throat and make
III ~ ,.'s. n.,H s4> uust, II human eloquence
as TO io.nsecrsSsd to the Lord Jesus Christ.
Ich I, y. ~ y. = Nv years persuade the whole
w. w. n % fpf<ender to God. There ia
On ,,' y -, ;a,avsssxs'oped 49, energy in this city to
'p' ~ s n, United States to Christ,
|. ~ M1i' M .'"uoeveloped Christian energy
a str}' on'teot 1t States to brlug the whole
y. n &n51$t, but 1t Is buried under
gu "L% ,''!Aerence and under Whole
g the w. '..', "a sloih. Now, Is 1t not time
shoa ~ ,s'n n, ,o begin and the piclsaxes
'h;cb /, W. ,..' erf tor this buried metal to be
niV +, KY r1'n put into the furnaces aud
lu' ,.o', g'tzers aud carbines for the
an vDs H.. ,'}ority OF Christians In this