The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-11-08
WAR STORIES.
War is n OF Always an Evil.
News and Courier.

OF Joshua vas complete and its com.
pleteness was due to his minute re.
gard for the plan of attack furnished
him by the Lord. Another signal
victory was wrought shy Joshua in the
hand of the Lord, when, in the rescue
OF u ebeon. this man commanded the
sun to stand still till Israel should
triumph over their enemies. After
tie days OF Joshua, in the times Of the
Judges, God continued to shov H;s:
presence In the armies of Israel. You
remember the battle cry CT Gideon
and his brave three hundred before
the hosts of the Midiauites, "The
sword OF the Lord and of Gideon"
these experiences ia the history
ol Israel may suffice, of the mrIti.
tude like them, to demonstrate that
God can, and does, use the hand Of
war in working out his plans and
purposes, and therefore we must
not conclude that war is always an
evil. an
Ihe writer's of the Scriptures, who
were under the Influence of the HoIv
uhost, are constantly drawing on mil.
ltary life and practices for terma
with which to impress upon ue mecca.
aars truths Of the Christian life. The
chflstien~ is called a soldier Of the
oross-the Christian life is q varfara
land the language by which tho ar
NOR OF God is described is that of
common use in military life. Why
should suoh language be used IL il was
OF that which is evil and evil oontin.
uaily! Such method Of presenting
tne truth by such teachers is q justi.
hcatlon OF the proposition stated.
The second lesson is that, as the
institution is not necessarily evil.
tnere Is no necessary sacrifice Of
p'ety and religion in the life Of the
soldier.
There is an old. praverb which
says: There is no faith and piety
with men who follow the camp This
Is not true. There is no calling or
profession of men chat insures q man
against sin. Some occupations are
more conducive to pie.y than others
out none free man from all liability
to sin. EEOna Of the most ezecrable of
oharaos ss not oa!y az e.:=s.a
1oiloWer OF the Lord Jesus, but he was
q minister. of His, aud possibly
wrought miracles in. His name, yet
he sold his Lord and Master for thirty
pleo'ss of silver The apostle Paul
said: 4 keep under, ,mgbody aua. bring
1s into subjeotion, lest that biy,,. >anv
means, when I have preached to
others, myself should be I a cast.
away -. ,..G =. .,.. =, ,i,sE :: !"
''From the military profession there
nave arlzen some cf the brightest
stars that ever shone in tie religious :
world in any. age. In the 7th char.
ter OF -. Luke mention is made Of
smother centurion, yet a man Il, Of euoh.
remarkable faith: under decidedly. sd. I
verse circumstances, as to / win Is Inc:
communication Of the Master 3: ID the
statement: 7 have not fouaaaa so great
falth, no, not in Israel This man.
like Cornelius, was a Gentile,,a s !, . a, Ro.
man, OF che present masters oP 4 Pslas...
tine and conquerors Of the Jew,a:. How
unlikely that q man ::,of such a, suuerior
rank in che Roman army should look
to che down,tfodden Jews for:: o,s q 3 3d.; {.
.viour! Oruei6xion u was q Roman form &
OF punishment, and 80 degraded ID III ii;
their estimation that they considered.
It criminal 20 show sym s. pathy3 3for i, 3, oueI
who had been cruoified. !Y &C; this lIi !
Z Roman, this Roman sol ldier. reposas q 81,
his faith in One who { is. to tbe thus,; Il
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examples Of pisty, il mili.a.ry 3. y
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all ages. From the days oi5 i i;l,l. ses.:
the noted lesderos eis sosent ), , te tpeos} s
pie, through their history? !. !? Ne " 81 finlds 4
.eonspicuons Illustration SSiiof. ]. loyaltlys il y
and devotion % God Tbs ;nobla a life!
Of oshua leads 3 to Il ths ! Il tr;u,in,pharIit;
periones of bis last diays, 4, as III riyanI
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