Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-06

the ancient trinity of wickedness-
world, the flesh and the devil: puts
man TO the fore front of creation.
BETTER is he that ruleth his own spirit
than he that tsketh a city" Bearing
the cross of Jesus, the church of God
marches about the walls of the besieg
ed bsttlements of sln-and there are
signs of weakening; the walls Will fall
with terrible destruction when Gods
good day has dswned The saloon
must gO"-the brothel must &c; the
cold PharisaisiD that sits In many high
places must 60 Everything that
smuts the fair name of civilized hu.
msnity must go-snd Righteousness s
will reign from the rising sun to the
uttermOst parts of the western seas.
And in personal conflicts with sin
in the dark places of battle when the
individual soul meets his AppolyOD,
there shall be victory. Temptations
will lose their charm and power; the
exceeding sinfulness of sin will embit-
ter iniquity to the cultured taste of re-
deemed hearts. satan will be bound;
Christ will be supreme in the kingdom
of goodness. These things will be so
because they are so. God giveth the
victory this, our Lord Jesus Christ.
If | were asked to name the most
signal victory of Christ during the
year-the triumph that should most
inspire our voices of Thanksgiving as q
christian nstion today. | shonld pass
over the survey of victories over poor
savages of the PHILIPPINES; | should not
mention the widening commercial
interests and achievements of the
nation; / should forget all that might
on first thought approve itself as mag
nificent and most Importsnt-snd lead
you back to the spot where we began
president. That was a victOry-s vic
tory for himself, for the Christ king
dom and for the world. 1t was the
climax of an ascending life-it was
passing into mystery, but not into dark
ness. The clouds that received his
emsncipsted soul mellowed with a
TRANSPORTING radiance; their blackness
was dissolved with the light of God.
1t is the process of all crestion-first
O "a no nj
corn il the ear-snd then the gsrnerl
Victory stands, torch in hand, at the
door of the christians tomb and cries:
"Fear nOt-when thou passest thro the
waters / will be with thee, and thro
the rivers-they shall not overflow thee;
when thou walkest thro the fire thou
shalt not be burned, neither shall the
flame kindle upon thee. For l am the
Lord, thy God-the Holy One of Israel,
thy Saviour.
Fear not. 1 am with thee % be not dsmayed
For am thy God. will still give thee aid;
III strengthen thee keep thee, and cause thee
to stand.
Upheld by my gracious. omnipotent hand
When thro the deep waters call thee to go,
The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow:
For Will be with thee. thy trials to bless
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress
blessing and glory and wisdom and
thanksgiving and honor and power and
might be unto our God forever and
ever, Amen" What are these which
are arranged in white robes and
whence came the, These are they
which came out of great tribulstion
and have washed their robes and made
them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Therefore are they before the throne
of God and serve him day and night in
his temple-and he that stitch on the
throne shall dwell among them; they
shall hunger no more, neither thirst
anymore; neither shall the sun light on
them nor any heat. For the Lamb
which is in the midst of the throne
shall feed them and shall lead them
unto living fountains of water; and
God shall wipe away ell tears from
their eyes"
"Thanks be unto God which giveth
US the victory thro our Lord Jesus
Christ" Amen.