Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-09-06

A thousand sacred sweets
Before we reach the heavenly fields
Or walk the golden streets.
The slgnincnnce of the Pal!

me SARmAMelmCe OF AmG
But my text takes step further, and
it says, Go into the mountain and fetch
olive branches and pine branches and /
palm branches. Now, the palm tree was I
very much honored by the ancients. II /
had 3G0 different uses. The fruit was |
conserved. the sap was beverage. the /
stems were ground up for food for cam
els. The base Of the leaves was turned |
into hats and mats and baskets, and from
the root to the top of the highest leaf |
there was usefulness. The tree grew 50 |
feet in height sometimes, and it spread |
leaves four and FIVE feet long. 1t |
meant usefulness, and it meant victory
usefulness for what it produced and vic
tory because it was brought into cele-
bratiOns of triumph. And oh, how much
/ we want the palm branches in the
! churches of Jesus Christ at this time!
| A great many Christians do not amount
/ to anything. You have to shove them
off the track to let the Lords chariots
come along.
know the old plan was, the plan now
is, in regard to worldly Investments
you hear it. merchants tell you-do not
put everything into one thing, do not put
all your eggs into one basket. But have
to tell you in this matter Of religion you
bad better give your all to God and then
get in yourself. Oh, says some one, "My
business is to sell silks and cloths" Well,
then, my brother, sell silks and cloths to
the glory of God. And some one says,
"Aly business is to raise corn and car
rots." Then. my brother, raise corn and
carrots to the glory of God. And some
one says, MY business is to manufac-
ture horseshoe nails" Then manufacture
horseshoe nails to the glory of God. There
is nothing for you to do that you ought
to do but for the glory of God.
Usefulness is typiied by the palm tree.
All, we do not want in the church any
more people that are merely weeping will
lows, signing into the water, standing and
admiring their long lashes in the CLASSY
i spring. No wild cherry, dropping bitter
; fruit. We want palm trees, holding some
thing for God, something for angels,
! something for man. I am tired and sick
I of this fat, tame insipid, satin slippered
! nambypamhy, hightytighty religion! Il
is worth nothing for this world, and it is
destruction for eternity. Give me 500
: men and women fully cOnsecrated t.
Z Christ and we will take this city for Goo
4 in three years. Give me 10000 men anC
y women fully up to the Christian standard
u In ten years 10000 of them would tax
:. the whole earth for God. But when ar
N we going to begin? We all want to b
d useful. There is not a man in the pew
o. that does not want to be useful Whe
a are we going to begin?
n Ledyard, the great traveller, wa
i'll brought before the Geographical Socet
i'll Of Great Britain, and they wanted him t
st make some explorations in Africa, an
n. they showed him all the perils, and a
list the hard work, and all the exposure, an
re after they had told him what they wante
all him to do in Africa they said to hin
ok ''Now, Ledyard, when are you ready
nd start?" He said, Tomorrow morning
~ The learned men were astonished. The
on thought he would take weeks or mont
1T to get ready. Well, now.-you tell me "
MI want to be useful in Christian serviC
j. = When are you going to begin? Oh, tn
w. you had the decision to say, ''Now, now
IN Oh, go into the mount and gather t
UT palm branches!
i+h The victory over Satan,