The Washington weekly post., 1900-04-10

has bought something az fifteen and is
Compelleti 10 sell il at Twelve Do not
rub a mans disposition the wrong Way.
Do not take the imperative mood when
the -ubjunctive Mood will do Just as well
Do not talk IN perfervid style 20 a phleg-
matte. nor try TO tickle tOrrid tempeTa-
ment with an icicle. Yen can take any
man FOR Christ IL voG know how 10 get
at him. Do not send word to him that
tomorrow al 10 O'Clock S0G propose ~
open your batteries upon him, but come
on him by a skillfuL psrsevering, God
directed ambuseaGe.
MisdirecIed Efforts L T-eIe>s.
Lesson the fourth. The Importance of
taking good aim There is Joshua, but
how are those people in ambush up yon-
der 10 know when they are TO drop on the
city. and how are these men around Josh
ua to know when they are to stop their
fight and advance? There must De some
signal-a signal TO stop the one division
and to start the other Joshua with Il
spear on which were ordinarily hung the
ColOrs of battle points toward the city
He stands in such conspicuous position.
ana there is so much of the morning
light dripping from that spear-tIp, that all
around the horizon they see it. 1t Was
as much as TO say, There is the city.
Take it,
God knows and we know that great
deal Of Christian attack amounts to moth
ing simply because we do not take good
aim Nobody knows and we do not know
ourselves which point we want to take,
when we ought to make up our minds
what God will have US to do. and point
our spear in that direction and then hurl
our body, mind. soul. time. eternity at the
one target. In our pulpits and pews and
Sunday-schOOls and prayer-meetings We
want TO get a reputation for saying pretty
things, and so We point our spear toward
the flowers; or we want a reputation for
saying sublime things. and We point our
spear toward the stars; or we want to get
a reputation for historical knowledge, and
we point our spear toward the past; or we
want to get a reputation for great llbeT-
ality, so we swing our spear all around;
while there is the old world, proud, re-
belliOus. and armed against all right
eousness; and instead or running any
further away from its pursuit. we ought
70 turn around plant our foot in the
strength of the eternal God, lift the old
cross and point Ii in the direction of the
worlds conquest till the redeemed Of
earth, marching up from one side and the
glorified of heaven marching down from
the other side the last baJtlement OF sin
is compelled to swing out the streamers
Of Emmanuel o, Church of God, take
aim and conquer
C0wards for Christ.
'T have heard it said: Look out fer a
man who has only one idea; he is ire
sistible' I say: Look out for the man
who has one idea. and that a determina-
ton for soul-saving l believe God would
strike me dead # | dared to point the
spear in any other direction. Oh, for
some OF the courage and enthusiasm OF
Joshua. He flung two armies from the
tip of that spear 1t is sinful for US to
rest unless it is TO get stronger muscle
and fresher brain and purer heart for
Gods work / feel on my head the hands
OF Christ in a new ordination. Do you
not feel the same omnipotent pressure?
There is a work for all of us. Oh, that
We might stand up, side by side, and point
the spear toward the cityi 1t ought to be
taken. 1t will be taken. Our cities are
drifting off toward loose religion, or what
is called liberal Christianity which is
so liberal that it gives up all the cardinal
surrenders the lectitude of the throne of
the Almighty. That is liberality with a
vengeance. Let US decide upon the work
which We, as Christian men, have to do,
and, in the strength of God, so to work
and do it.
1t is comparatively easy to keep on a
parade amid a shower of bouquets and
hand-clapping. and the whole street full
of enthusiastic huzZas; but it is not so
easy TO stard up in the day of baul4, the
face blackened with smoke, the uniform
covered with earth plowed up by wniE-
Zing bullets and bursting shells, half the
regiment cut TO pieces, and The COM
mander crying Forward, marchp Then it
requires old-fashioned valor. My friends,
the great trouble Of the kingdom of God
in this day is the towards. Tney do splen-
didly on a parade day, and at the COM
munion, when they have on their best
clothes of Christian profession; but in
the great battle OF life, at the first sharp
shooting OF skepticism, they dodge, they
fall back, they break ranks We confront
the enemy, we open the battle against
fraud and lol we md on our SIDE a great
many people that do not try to pay their
debts. And we open the battle aga nst in
temperance, and we md on our side a
great many people who drink too much.
Anu We open the battle against profanity,
ana We nnd on our side a great many
men who make hard speeches. Ana We
open the battle against infiQelity and lOt
We ma on our own side great many men
Who are not quite sure about the book of
Jonah. And while We ought TO be massing
our troops and bringing forth more than
the united courage OF Austerlitz aad Wa
teriCo and Gettysburg, We have to be
spending our time in hunting up the strag-
slers.
Safety OnIy with Jesus.
There are great many in the Lords
army who would ike TO go out on a cam
paign with satin sinners and bofdfpa nm,