Milford chronicle., 1904-03-25

u"aitlnS orders" So when Won b
come Christian soldier or Christis
sailor you must first take your oot
Of enlistment anG then always I
| waiting orders" In the public churc
| aisle and by the table of the holy con
munion you give open testimony q
| your purpose to surrender your will t
] the divine will. You must say. Il M
. ready 0 Christ to do what thou vii
nave me to do and go where thor
commandest me to go"
I The Gospel Soldier,
: What does it mean to be a gosDeI sol
ulerE 10 be assigned to some distinc
part OF some distinct command in the
: great Christian army, following the
J standards Of Jesus Christ. To have an
individual place reserved for YOU i'm
the gospel ranks, where you are TO
nSht for the church militant. as eocb
private American soldier during tbe
civil war had place reserved for him
IN the ranks, whether he belonged to
the cavalry or the artillery, the in
Iahtry or the engineering corps. AS
military organization Of a great agrre-
CATION of individuals, so the success
OF the army depends upon that mill
laIy organization being divided and
suDulVlued and divided again by Or
derly arrangement. The individual
the private soldier, must have his dis
thct place jast as the general or the
colonel or the major Or the CAPTAIN has
his place.
Whlch he has his name uron tbe n,us.
Ter roll Of the church militant There
should be no free lances" in the ros-
PEI army no guerrilla bands Guer.
rlIIa ranks are filed up for the most
part with iconOclasts and anorcbfs+s
'nu i' culthroats. But the gospel soldier
must be a regularly enlisted man. de.
-ailed Tor work TO some one BjbIa !
-I"Ss' 10 some one Sunday school to
'ohle one prayer meeting, to some ono :
A gospel soldier is Chris !,
Iah who obeys orders. How can vou =
Dey Christ's orders unless Won have .,
AIKEN your individual place in the gos- =
el ranks of Christ's great army coIle5 IL
he church? Is
Inc true gospel soldier always CON. -
uers the posts Of danger the posts Of g.
ohor. He wants to hear the singing 80
the shei.G even though that martial -
'us may Lave 70 be accomUap,eJ bv ~
8 own Death rattle lie wants to bs -
most Of The soldiers were af+a,. tbo,, -.
ID enlisted for the SDanisb-Anorico-, ~. ~
~ "h' now anxious the officers ard f,i
Na'es alike lcnged for tie front, ~,
ey wanted to have a glorious mart So,
tAe liberation Of dOwn.rodJen C-,ho ~
me men had to die for that libnro- -
H. IL2n the brave fellows of ,ha -
ereht regiments, by telegram unon i,
grain sent TO the governors ana to oa
o-Icials at Washington. prlcticoIIv
u, We are ready to 20 TO tba fro1,+
'e' 10 sacrifice our lives, if need be. e
our coUntry's service" So eaper at
e those soldiers for dangerous sorry dee
mat When some of their colopels war
'l'ed the telegrams that switched age
II from the transports at Tamoo IN life.
AsohFllle- Fla, there were sorrow tan
disappointment in many hearts lock
Posts of Difficulty. Jacb
sts Of danger and difficulty ora ol- Chri
) posts OF honor In the United splcl
es srmy. And yet to hear some OF I'll
Stlan soldiers talk you would SIM that
that the posts in Christ's army army
re there are difficulties are tbe the
10 be avoided or deserted. Even the
OF the ordained ministers of schoc
Christ feel that way. "Ob." give
Il visiting clergyman, Il am 50 Is in
uraged. Why, there has hos" for hi
ns Dut friction and trouble in NV benin
II ever since came to it. The Die fc
nave fought and misrepresented IN the
iIIHIster who ever occupied this uIcr i
: and they have been FADING TO the
WIN and misrepresenting me. Splcuo
discouraged. / wish God yvouId ness a
me another place" Well, nv And
er' l confess you are having ness q
time of it. l confess tbo+ - For ty
les nave bad record. l know possiO
church that for forty years has Christ
llS chief fame in breaking down OF all
ereht minister's One pastor aft. Hishes
'ner mas been destroyed in reg nave
luer as ne came to its parson- Ousn
Ohe minister was so tantolized created
tackled that under the persecu- blenhe
Its members he committed sui- nm tn
But, tell me, you who have been stock a
a hard time in that church do Sl'OOOC
Il think you are getting alone Meiles-
IS well as any one else conId9 Wellina
81! you answer. II know nm WaterlC
or three baking elders and commal
stlnate, fault finding trustees Nlscoun
taking in new members all tbe peerage
Never in the church's history tne Brit
been doing so much good" lllss an
y brother, instead of complain- Iame, g
ut your lot you should be con- Iaithtul
ed. Go ahead and do vour pared TO
sod has honored you above all en- TO a
He has put you in a difficult winch is
Post Of difficulty always post lovini
:. '9- well dc
? school teocbor +ho4 . tian her
ASS Of boys you have. You Judson.
me the other day with tears in gwen TO
s Some people may think / 10 the hu
hg about an imaginary case. nurse an