The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-07-13

them through the temptations and sOr-
| rows Of life and through the ages Of ctcr-
nlty ! do not mean 20 say that you will
have smooth time because you are a
Christian. On the contrary, II you do your
whole duty ! viii promise you a rough
time. You march through an cnemy's
country, and they will try 20 double up
both hanks and 10 cut you off from your
source OF supplies. The war you wage will
not be- with toy arrows, but sword plunged
TO the hit, and spurrlng on your stecd
over heaps Of the slain. But ! think that
God OmuIpotent will see you through.
know He will. But why do ! talk like an
atheist when | ought TO say ! know He
wiz kept by the power OF God through
faith unto complete salvation
When Governor Gcary, of Pennsylvania,
died years ago ! lost a good friend. lie
impressed me nightly with the horrors OF
war Ia the eight hours that we rode to
Rcther IN the cars hc rccltcd TO me the
scenes through which hc had passed IN the
civil war. He said that there came one
battle upon which everything seemed 10
pivot. Tclcgrams from Washington said
that the life Of the nation depended on
that struggle. He said 20 me: II went into
that battle, sr, with my son. His mother
and ! thought everything of him. You
know how a father viii feel toward his
son who ~ coming up manly and brave and
good. Well the battle opened and cor.
Ccntcrcd and II was awful Horses and
riders bent and twisted aud piled up to-
gcthcr II was awful sir. We quit firing
aud took 10 the point of the bayOuCt.
Well. sir, ! didn't feel like myself that day.
| had prayed 10 God for strength for that
particular battle, and | went into 1t feel.
ing that had m my right arm the
strength of ten giants and as the Gov
cruor brought his arm down on the hacl,
,,I ba ,l.t In,
"Wcll. hc said, the battle was desperate,
but after awhile we gained a little, and We
marched ON little. 1 turned round To the
troops and shouted, Come ON. boys and
! stepped across dead soldier and 10, II
was my som | aaw az the first glance ho
was dead, and yet ! did not dare 10 stop a
minute, for the crisis had come in the bat
tie, 50 ! Just got down on my knees and |
threw my arms around him, and ! gave
HIM one good kiss and said, Good 10y,
dear and spranR up and shouted, Come
on. boys So n NJ IN the Christian con.
ilict. II is fierce fight. Heaven is wait
my for the bulletins TO announce the trc-
mcudous issue. Hail of shot, cash of sa-
hrc, fall OF hattlcaN. groaning on every side.
We cannot stop for loss or bereavement
or anything else. With one ardent en-.
brace aud loving kiss we utter our fare
wells and then cry: Come on, boys
There are other heights To- be- captured,
there are other foes to bc conquered, there
arc other crowns 10 hc won
Yet ms one OF the Lords surgeons !
must bind up two or three wounds. Just
lift them now. whatever they bc, | have
been told there ia nothing like salt TO stop
the bleeding of a wound, and so | take this
salt of Chrlsts gospel aud put 1t on the
laccrutcd soul. II smarts little at first,
but sec, the bleeding stops, and 10 the flesh
comes again as the flesh of little child,
"Sah is good Comfort one another
with these words