The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-05-25
SPIRITUAL WORKERS
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s.-;vhrv hunter before The L0Fa
= - ssT hunting s = sport oG' =
ii. knds and the hines H
- beasts Il was a matter OF
80 w,h he people WAs'ei!
ct trOm going out On = sa,
Afternoon with = patent 0Ie-s.,
), -, red birds OF The Eats
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x..t ont TO Gear the and !
D.Dthers and bears AenoPn'.
-Ioog@at u regard 20 the art OF ~
Ia In the far east PeoPe,
I9un,ed. chased the tiger France
-xrsUed he father OF hunting AM
NossS IN nv text, sets form .s
hero. when ), presents nm
b-,,s shoulders and shaggy APP-
- xu Drowned face ana
6upehsd with naSde, a nigh.s
h.fore he Lord. l think DC
ths bow and the arrows VILE
mpeosss practising archery
have thoEght II il = sueh sI
sh;pr sud such a brave thing 10 ee
- b.asts nj Of 8 country Il II Is no.
bet-sr and . drawer thing 70 n
down and destroy those gre1'
soeistT that are stalking the anu
Sec eve and bloody paw D Sh~IP
tu,k and quick spring l Rave we
800 n there Is not sReh-s thing q
GOSPEL archery. by which hose No.
hars been Hying from truth ma! o
captured for God and hea'eA- an
Lord Jesus in His sermon usec me
of angling for an illustration ~heh n
I'd. II viii make you fishers o
men And so l think have aa'noTi'
for using hunting as an illustration Q
gospel truth. and pray 'oa un
there may be many . man enlisted
ahe work who shall begin to s'uo
G.spel archery, Of whom it may Atl'
axhIle he said: HE was q nign'
hunter before the Lord
How much awkward Christian vol
4here is done in the world! no" MAJ
good people there are who drive sou
axav from Christ instead Of BRING
,hsn TO Him, All their fingers
.humbs-reIigious blunderers who
set more than they right. Iheir 2
has a crooked barrel and KICKS as
goes OF. They are like a clumsy GO
rsde who goes along With skiii
hunters At the very moment
ought to be most quiet he is crack
an alder or falling over a log
frightening away the game. How
Christian people have ever lear'
how the Lord Jesus Christ at the
went from talking about a enPfu
water 10 the most practical rehgl
truths. which won the woman
for God! Jesus IN the wilderness
breaking bread TO the people. III
il was very good bread. 1t was
light bread, and the yeast had don
work thoroughly. Christ, after
had broken the bread. said 10 the
pie: Beware of the yeast or OF
lezyen OF the Pharisees." So natu
transition il was and how easily
AL understood Him, But how
Christian people there are who III
stand how to fasten the truths OF
and religion TO the souls OF men.
The archers Of olden time str
-fhefr art. They we're very preei
N. matter. The old books gave
eisI directions as to bow an a.
should 20 and as TO what an a
should do. He mus stand cree
6rn. his left foot a little in ad'
of the right foot. With bis LEFT
he must take hold Of the bow |
middle. and then with the three .
and the thumb of his right ha
should lay hold the arrow and !
20 the string-so precise was
reetjop given. But how clumsy '
about religious work! How hit
and care We exercise, How Oft
arrows miss the mark. am gla
there are institutions establish
many cities Of our land wher
NAV learn the art of doing
studying spiritual archery and
known as mighty hunters Def
Lord"
In the first place. if you war
~ffeetual in doing good you u
sery sure Of your weapon. Int
something very fascinating 40
archery of oiden times. Perh'
do not know what they could
the bow and arrow. Why's tn
battles fought by the English
venets were with the iongboE
would take the arrow Of polish
and feather i, with the plum
bird. and then II would ny Z
boSstring of plated silk. Tn
fields Of Agincouri and solw
and Neville's Cross heard 4
ahrum OF the areher's DO
Now, my Christian friends v
mightier weapon than that
arrow Of The Gospel; ii Is a
row; it is a straight arrow IT
cred from the wing q the
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