The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-08
REV. DR. 1ALMAGE.
x EmnNnNT Drv1NE's SUNDAY
DISCOURSE.

iI0<ft ~ HfntnE bOunuou-NUe fHifue
~ fhe Church OF Christ ~ Unde-
wcroped and Its Energy Dormant
The Enc<ny Profits by This.
fCopyriRh, iSCcl
rhaurnartH, ID. C.--In this discourse DR..
mage 1h0ws how the cause OF right
aucas hoe Iost many OF It's weapons and
they anu 10 be recaptursd and put into
otivs cpcrntlen; text, 1. Samuel KILL,
4. rNotf there was no smith found
n. 1hout all the land of Israel, for the
Ifsfinee aid, Lost the Hebrews make
4 eword or spears. But all tho Israeli
went down to tho Phlllstlnes, to
tnal every man his share, and his coul-
and EL4 Ak, and his mattock. Yet they
4 l1ief0r tho mnttock, and for the coul-
and FOR the forks, and for the axes,
10 slarpen the goads."
haf 4 failing subjugation for the Is
teal Thc Pbiiistines had carried of all
hiackamiths and torn down all the
kanit:ss' 1hops and abolished the black
4 h. trade Ia the land OF Israel. Tho
I>flnea uculd not even allow these par
10 work fhelr valuable inlnss OF brass
q ifcn. nor might they make any swords
, oAArs. TneTs were only two swords
q ali The land. Yen, these Phlllstines
u On until they had taken all the grind
d = from the land OF Israel, so that II an
lIliiIeh farmer wanted to sharpen his
or hln axe he had 70 go over to the
son oi the Phlllstines to get It done.
3 was only one sharpening instrument
IA a the land, and that was fiIe, tn"
On srn and mechanics having nothing to
= up tho ooulter and the goad and the
u "a aRye q simple die. Industry was
e tfed aud work practically disgraced.
"A ...... "a - tbooa phtliaffnoa rvna N
10 THE Is<nsiltes dsarmed, They might
on ont 6f the hills to make swords OF,
Ouoy would not havo any blacksmiths
: BID this iron. IL they got the iron
I'd they would hnve no Rrlndstonos
nioh 20 bling the instruments OF agri-
Ia o. ttt military weapons up 70 an
You poor, weaponless Israelltes, re-
Nifo a fiie. how l pity youl But these
.tlnos were not forever to keep their
\ ) In tho neck OF Gods children. Jona-
\ on hia hands aud knees, climbs up
)at rock, Beyond which were the Phil
~, and ills armor bearer, on his hands
4 nees, climbs up the same rock, and
NJ two men. with their two swords, hew
COS the fbilistines, the Lord throw
great terror upon them. So II was
40 it 10 now. Two men of God on
UuUH@ m1KutlcE ludH u ulllblIuo nOsb
.Ey-pir feeti
un, flrst. from this subject that II Ia
rous for fhe church OF God to allow
apons to stay in the hands OF It's one.
Il 4 Yheae Israslltes might again and
II have obtained supply OF swords
%, enpous--ns, for instance, when they
W y, the spoils OF the Ammonltes--bu
Ill. Iarneiiloa seemed content TO have nc
s. 10 apeArs. no blacksmltha, nc
10 ,uones no active iron mines, un.
- Eas TOO lote for them to make any ra.
ii 90. see the farmers Juggling along
3 lhoIt picknxes and plow, and say,
J. to are YOU going with those things?"
rr lay, ~0h, we arc going over to the
w on Of the Phllistines to get these
NY sbarponed" say, "You foolish
aud Why don't you sharpen them at
nm "QbP they say, "the black
,In r Stops are all torn down, and we
''h othinR left US but ille!"
" vi "a IN The church OF Jesus Christ to.
X. We are Zoo willing to give up our
a a, ns to rho enemy. The world boasts
~ bas gQbbed up the schools, and the
IA, and the arts, and the sciences,
elitora{ure, and the printing press.
~. lty h 1doking n mighty attempt to
,o,,. our Vofpons In its hand and then TO
hea- ben. {ou know 1t is making this
y SUI the Tine, and after awhile, when
Is th Ht battle betwe sin and righteous
he bls OPENED, II we do not look out we
R8y badly of as these Israelities,
3 ca auy words to fight with and with.
aclliy eburQening instruments. [ call
,rcla 10 HuQ6kintendents OF literary insti.
:. Al TO 5e9 ~ 1t that the men who 20 In.
~ 's.aasfcQIns to stand beside the Ley
II and The electric batteries, and the
teaasopee and telescopes, be- children oi
a aN phIkstines.
ryndsAIean thinkers OF our times
Dme' flhK to& get all tho intellectual
may 70 tbeir own grasp. We want
off 10 Qh<iStians to capture the science,
a., ,hola<tio christians to capture the
. phjp, A1d philosophic Christians to
he lil PHILOSOPHY, and lecturing Chris.
,wer take back the lecturing platform.
u0L IL 70 sent out against Schenkel and
s" n' and iE8nan u Theodore Christlieb
Ni'eE and asAinst the intldel scientists
are ny 4Qd-worshiping Silliman and
dim iak and Agassiz. We want to cap
-. tne rllosophical apparatus and
erS, roun4 fle telescopes on tho swivel
is lnA AfQ0GH <uem We can see the morn
IA ac Of tuf Hedeemer, and with miner
IN IA h4HUer discover the Rock of
VI" ~ The fora OF all realms find
IS 70 Of &@Hron and the Lilly OF the
,ck il V4 amt some one able to ex.
eothg no ur4< chapter OF Genesis, bring to
, w. ktolQK/ and the astronomy OF the
hlui !n<iis ~ OBJ suggested, "the stones
each i4IQ 4N&u be In league" with tho
irds VI uQ <14 tars In their course shall
III kiu9< &kyera. Oh. church OF God,
=. koG1Pt ture thesa weapons!
dis. ck'i!p go out and take posses.
/. No &tfotm. Lot any printing
A loy tA4< 4@fc been captured by the
>. y" ~. f:cHpkored for God, and the re-
)rouT' 4tR o typesetters, and the ed.
, sucl publishers swear NIL al
Is-Td,tQ Aord God OF truth. All, my
,bs ot T must come, and II tho
io"'A' ,2t prlstinn men have not tho
DeinS or the cohsecration to do
,0airea iet 9c#e Jonathan on his busy
A .N ~ 0HV praying knees climb up
tkt ot u'nd drance and, In the namo
70 te" pFo <79uof Israel, slash to pieces
} Prev tt9tat hiiistlnes. II these men
,pecis rs 2enFerted 10 God, then they
Qtc<t0fown.
eu' 'e7tn from this subject what
NJ sue 'vvnt vt the church's resources Is
pre1s r'o7VH and buried aud undevel-
or puit-' ''@'t lntimates that that was II
i*.'"t rms land OF israel. Il
he'' t.' 7.fres are iron, and out OF the
ell the eAAlt dig brass" and vet hun.
no On thpfaauds OF dollars worth OF
20 ~, . M NHe kept under tho hills. Well.
III o' tne V'Nculty with the church OF
stanl tn'H d<E, Its talent Is not deyel-
of the Qne-tiAli OF its energy could be
IN otiurI eeet Z knight take the public In
EaV',, p tlf Wy by tho throat and make
noun L. t"4V Vest' III human eloquence
80 as secf9ttp to the Lord Jesus Christ.
, such ~ -" years persuade the whole
.ook 77Hner TO God. There ls
AhoOD 5'''; = ped energy In this city to
on <nn hited States to Christ.
end '.,*.@eseloped Christian energy
on A ST 1'< tates to bring the whole
,,~h . out 1t Is buried under
hlSp 3r-"7renee and under whole
ling ,. r'oth. Now, Is 1t not time
ox shc,'r,'@ tp begin and the pickaxes
. ,yhit. n.'t w this buried metal to be
= "I m, ~ w. 1910 *A.o put into tue furnaces aud
ring .u IL, l '<#<'zers aud carbines for tho
hes N sf ..,..,,,,
ben t,t.;n}'fity OF ChrlstianD In this
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