The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-11-23
The Lone Battle


preached on THE Lone Battle" The
text was nom Genesis xxxii:24. And
Jacob was left alone" Mr.. Shan
non said.
This is not only the history OF
Jacob-it is the history of every man
who comes To himself, and then 10
that God who made him. Here
is the true historic method OF the
ages; And Abraham was left alone,
and Isaac was left alone. and Jacob |
was left alone, and Moses was left !
alone, and Isaih was left alone. and
Paul was left alone, and Ambrose
was left alone, and Augustine was
left alone, and Charlemagne was left
alone, and Wycliffe was left alone
and SayonarolR was left alone. and
Luther was left alone, and Calvin
was left alone and Wesley was left
alone, and Spurgeon was left alone,
and Moody was left alone, and Lin
coin was left aloneon some noun
tain height OF life. and upon the for
saken side OF some Jabbok OF des-
tiny, each one was left alone.
And why were they left alone2
That God might get chance at
their souls. and through them change
the trend OF nations and civilizations
One OF the kindest, highest. hollest
things God ever does for man is
just to get him alone. with nobody
TO look on but himself and God
When Gcd calls a nun - rise up
in some night OF his life and take
his wife, his children. his servants.
his proper,y-hs dearest possessions
over the Jabbok of great soul
crisis, that the nan may be left alone
with his Creator. surely the goodness
OF God and the love Of God flame
forth In that divine hour!
A clever paper was recently pub
lished on The Theology Of the Az
erage Man Now, the theology Of
the average man and the theology
OF any man IS no; very different when
II becomes necessary to use their
theology The one may bear the
stamp Of liberalism and the other
the stamp OF narrowness. but In q
real crisis the two extremes win come
close together. Jacob seems to have
been both liberal and narrow In
turns; but on that lonely mountain
side. with Laban behind him and Esai
In frcnt OF him, II Jacob ever pray
ed that was the time: 20 God Of
my father Abraham, and God OF my
father Isaac, Lord :. :. am not
worthy Of the least OF all the mer-
cies. and Of all the truth. which
thou has showed unto thy servant
: That prayer breathes the reverend
spirit Of every soul who. like Jacob
is left alone with his sir
W, do MT need large spheres q
make J fe eivinely great, discharginE
our i.bt OF Individual and rocial
service What We do need Is To put
large souls into small spheres. II
there be such in this wondrous uni
, verse OF God The tests Of the
Last Judgment will be neither dog
mas nor confessions, but our rela-
ton 20 human need. And the KIM
shall answer and say unto them
Verify ! say unto you. lnasmuch Al
ye did Il unto une Of these my bred
. rem, even these least. ye did It un'
e TO me Then shall he say alsos~un-
to them on the left hand, Depar'
from me, ye cursed, into the eterun
fire which is prepared for the devil
and his angels: For was an hunger
ed, and We gave me no meat; | wa
thirsty and ye gave me no drink:
!. was stranger, and We took me no
In. naked. and ye clothed me not; sacl
and in prison. and we visited me
not"
The river Rhone comes tumblinl
down out OF the Alps from an alti
tude Of 1850 feet. AZ Il neaTs tn
Swiss Canton, OF yalals, after flow
ing through the beautiful valley ly
ing between the Bernese and Pen
nine Alps. the Rhone picks up mum
Der OF mountain torrents fed by glac
iers browning the mountain ranges
and hurries on 70 the sea. Blu
before reaching the sen, the Rhon'
has to pass through Lake Geneva
When II enters the lake at Its east
: eru end the river Is the color o
yellow mud, and its fury from bait
ling with rocks and cataracts 1
the mountains through which It, hIl
come ia terrible and splendid to be
hold. But Lake Geneva is ady :
receive II, for the lake is deep, an
broad, and calm, aud crystal eleaI
And when the Rhane emerges fror
the western end OF Lake Geneva.
has lost all It's muddy color, and II
water is as silvern as the lakeit'el
cho~flv after leaving the lake. how