The Yale expositor., 1902-01-03

tending the following Monday 90 enter
his place sf employment. On Sunday
morning. carrying out the good adj
he went 10 church. Standing at the
door. he was abashed as the beauty and
fashion and wealth swept through the
doors OF the sanctuary. and he dared
not go In. AS he was about turning 90
so away n gentleman said. Have you
n seat. young man." mo. SIR" DO
you belong 20 the city," NO. sir"
Where is your home?" I'm the coun-
try" How long have you been In the
city," II came In last night" What
are you going TO do here?" Il hope 90
so into business tomorrow. THAT Is
right You have begun well young
man. Never forsake the God OF your
fathers. Come. will give you seat
in my pew" The next morning the
young man presented his letter in bus
mess circles. What do you want.
young MANI" said the Scotch mer-
chant. Il want TO get credit on some
leather. upper and sole Have you
references?" 81 think can get refer
ences. My father has friends here"
Young man. did not see you yester-
day in Mr.. Lenox's pew" Il do not
know. sir. | was at church. and kind
gentleman asked me 10 sit In his pew"
Yes. young man. that was Robert
Lenox. | will trust anyone that Mr..
Lenox invites into his pew. You need
When these goods are gone. come and
get more" That young man became
an eminent merchant and more than
that. Christian merchant. and he at
tributed all his success 10 that first
Sabbath In the city. Young man just
arrived, put yourself under good innu-
ences your first day In town. There
hangs your helmet. Take IL down.
There is your breastplate. Adjust H.
There Us all the harness for safety and
triumph. Put 10 on.
Also see in my subject the folly OF
Understanding the enemy. That was
Benhadad's fatal mistake. He want
ed less than half day TO capture Sa-
maria and make the king OF Israel
capitulate. But what he thought was
so easy turned out TO be the impossible
Better oyercst!mate than underesti-
mate the other side. We who are try
ing 10 mako the world what T. ought
TO be contend not with homunculi.
We wrestle not with strlpEngs. We
have n whole army Of antagonists try
ing TO halt the King OF God and over
throw the cause OF Righteousness. II
we secure the victory. II will be n
struggle as fierce as when the Greeks
and Persians met at Marathon, as
when Darius and Alexander grappled
each other at Arbcla. as when Joan OF
Arc rode triumphant at Orleans. as
when tho Russians met the Swcdes at
Poltava. as when Marlborough COM
manded the allied armies at Blenheim.
Those were fights for earthly crowns
and dominions. but the fight that now
goes on between all the allied armies
OF hell ls TO settle whether God or Sa-
tan Is 20 have possession OF this planet.
congratulate all those who are now
IN tho thickest OF LIES battle that the
time Is coming when the struggle will
end and you will put the harness on
helmet and greaves and breastplate
having fulfilled their mission. You
cannot in one visit 10 London Tower
sec all. You must 90 again and again
You will see the crowns Of kings and
queens. The robe worn by the Black
Prince. and silver baptismal fonts from
which royal infants were christened
and the block on which Lord Lovat
was beheaded But no part OF Lon
don Tower will moro interest you than
the armory. in which is skillfully and
lmprcssiyely arranged collection OF
all styles OF armor worn between the
thirteenth and eighteenth centuries.
suggesting 600 years OF confict-cui-
rass and neck guard and chin piece and
lance rest and gauntlet and girdle and
mailed apron. You see just how from
head 20 heel those old time warriors
were defended against sharp weapons
that would Gu. or thrust or bruise and
! allowing them 10 come out OF battle
unhurt when otherwise they would
have been slain.
o ye soldiers OF Jesus Christ. when
1 the war OF life is over and the victors
rest in the soldiers home on the heav-
emily heights. perhaps there may be in
the city OF the sun a tower OF spiritual
/ armor such as incased the warriors for
/ Christ in earthly combat. Some day
we may be In that armory and hear
\ tho heroes talk OF how they fought the
good fight OF faith and see them with
the scars OF wounds forever healed and
/ look at the weapons OF offense and de-
Tense with which they became more
| than conquerors. In that tower OF
/ heaven. as the weapons OF the spiritual
conflict are examined. 81. Paul may
point out To US the armor with which
he advised the Ephesians 90 equip
themselves and say: THAT Is the
shield OF faith. That Is the helmet OF
salvation. That r. tho girdle OF truth
That Is the breastplate OF righteous
ness. Those are the mailed noes In
which they were shod with the prepa-