The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10

VIII Adhfs Nullt you are III Ah' var
rows OF this month make up your
mind which way you will sail and
unroll your chart and set your COM
pass and have the liieboats we'll
placed on the davits and be ready for
smooth voyage all the way across
or the swoop OF a Caribbean whirl-
wind.
Behold also In this January month
the increasing daylight. Last month
tie sun went down az f:20. but In this
month the days are getting longer
The sunrise and the sunset are farther
apart Sunlight instead OF artificial
light. and there is for our dear old
battered earth growing light. The
day-spring from ON high hath visited
as" We shall have more light for the
home. more ligft for the church. more
light for tho nation. more iight for tac
world-iight OF intelligence. light OF
comfort. light OF rescue light OF evan
gelization. light from the face OF God,
light from the throne The day en-
larges very little. and the reign OF sun
light Is lot much increased. hut DO
not dcspise the minute OF increasing
light each day OF this January. and
do not desplse the fact that more light
IS coming for the church and world.
though IL come slowly. AS we are
now In this season gradually going
toward the longest day Of next sum
mer. so our world Is moving forward
toward the long day OF emancipation
and Christly dominion. II may now
in the state and the church and the
world be January cold. but we are
on the way 10 July haryests and Sep
tember orchards.
DO not read your almanac back
ward. DO not 20 out and ask the trees
hung with icicles by January storm
whether they will ever again blossom
in May anl leaf in June. We are NOV
ing toward the worlds redemption.
Tho frozen tears will melt. the river
OF gladness will resume its ilow. the
orocus will come up at the edge OF the
snowbank. the morning star will open
the door for the day, and the armies
of the world viii ground arms all
around the world The January OF
frost will be abolished. and the balm
and radiance OF divine atmosphere
will hll the nations. n you DO not
see it and hear Il Tor yourself. | think
M the utmost your grandchildren will
see and hear H. The heavens Will take
part I'm the conflict between righteous
ness and sin and that will settle Il.
and settle IL Alright and settle II for
ever.
In this very month OF January, lCl3
two months after a great battle had
been fought between the army OF the
king and the army OF parliament
shepherds and travellers between II
and o'clock at night heard the battle
repeated I'm the skies-the sound OF
drums. the clash OF arms. the groans OF
dying men. and then the withdrawal
OF the scene into complete silence
These shepherds and travellers repeat
cd IN the neighhoring towns what
they heard, and large numbers Of peo-
ole. expecting that all was a decep-
ton. went out on the following night
when they heard the same uproar and
tumult In the hCaycus-the two armies
In battle. The king. hearing OF this
seeming combat In the heavens. sent
ambassadors 20 inquire into the mys-
terry. In the night they also heard the
conflict and came back 20 the king and
took solemn oath as TO this mysterious
occurrence.
Whether these shepherds and tray-
clcrs and ambassadors OF the king
were In dclusion | cannot say, but this
! know-that the forces of God aud the
forces OF Satan are now in combat. the
heavens as well as the earth in struggle
AS 10 who shall win this world for
blcsscdncss or woe. and. as tho armies
OF God are mightier than the armies
dlabolic. We know who will triumph.
and we have right 20 shout the vic
tory through our Lord Jesus Christ
The King OF Kings. the Lord OF Hosts.
the God OF Joshua and liayelock. leads
In the conflict have NO fear about
the tremendous issue Ny only fear Is
that we viii not be found In ,hc ranks
and fully armed 10 do Our part In this
campaign OF the cternitios.
i
Asain. I remark that the month OF
January has seen many 81 the most
stupenduus events In the worlds his
tory and a rocking OF cradles aud tho
digging OF graves that have affected
nations. In this month American in
! dependence was declared. followed by
| Lexington and Bunker Hill and Mon
mouth aud Valley Forge and York
town. January saw the proclamation
| that abolished American slavery.
/ Though at the time there were two
mighty opinions and they were exact
| ~ opposed-thosc who liked the docu-
/ mont and those who dlsliked it-there
Is but ono opinion now. and u II were
/ put TO vote In all the states OF the
south. shall slavery be rcinstated?"
/ there would be an Overwhelming vote
/ of No The pen with which the doc
umcnt was signed and the lnkstand
I that contained the inl. arc relics as sa-
cred and valuable as the original Dee
laration OF Independence. with all its
crasurcs and interllneations. The In