Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-09
TALMAGE SERMON.
Continued from nth pase.)

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gle Tor gold" | know tat tie 81
of avaricc and CT Grun.-carcc3 9
Of RIGHTEOUSNESS are intrccchod
society. Tho walls those giants EG
built cannot be ccrtu~od ard Owe
thrown by direct attack. Dut CAM
they be oVcrth"cvn By Christian stra
agem? Did rot TIC Lord God 81
mighty overthrow TIC Jericho walls }:
the blast or &c rams horns? Conno.
the Lord God Almighty, who turncj
the Nile into river OF blood and who
divided the waters OF the Red sea,
make even the mighty fortress Of Jerl
cho totter and sway and fall before
the archangel's trumpet, whose blast
shall yet sound the deathkncll Of oil
worlds and ucivcr~cs and times? Can
not God still win the battle for us over
sin where human agencies fail?
Timid Counse!s.
But again hear those Hebrew spies
say: Moses, there is stu another dan
ger These giants, thc Eerocs of many
battles, arc now upon their guard
They have heard of the marvellous mir
acles which took place in Egypt. The!
know of the passage Of the Red sea
They will fight until their last huge
soldier drops dead. We have been in
those cities. We have heard the giant
talk. We have seen their elaboratt
preparations. 1t is simply useles T..
us. an UNFRAMED banl Of cx-slaves, t.
cope with those giants who are nur2
to war and VINO viii now fight us t..
the end THUS these Hebrew spic.'
spoke. Thus Christicn9 often speak in
reference to the s-@Il tire intrcnchc'
ginnts OF sin ere making at the prcscH'
day
Now, oil hunters know how danger
GUS 1t Is to attack even harmless wild
beasts when they ere driven to bay or
defending their young. For Instance,
the coyote or the small black bear or
even the mountain lion at sight Of man
in the open will tern and run, but
corner them and their eyes will fash
fire, and the curling lips WI show
their white teeth. and the claws VIII
work convulslvely. Thus ii is with
the giants OF sin Ia our day. They
know the forces OF righteousness are
moving on heir fortra@scs. They know
that they must conquer or be annlDi-
lated. Therefore we must not be sur
priscd if tho struggle IL desperate.
O men ana women WHO arc facing
the giants Of ell in mortal combat,
can you not cry cut as dll Paul In
times Of Old. II cnl % all things
through Christ, who ctrcuSthcn3 mo-"
II you have not already received that
divine strcnc Ia by prayer and suppl.
cation, vii! YOU not soo!: it now at the
throne Of grace: During tho reign Of
Bloody Ncr- r"Hr '''nrryr was about
to he burncn at the stake. When the
soldiers brcrsht hin, toward the fngots
he Kept crying, Il cannot burn; can
not burn" Then h, lifted his voice IL
earnest praye: C. he cried out. 20
God. givr Lee strength to burn" Sud
denly scraphic sml.o lighted his coun-
tcnance rs he cried: Lord, than,
thee. Now l have strength enough to
burn" Friend, facing the giants of
life. facing the giants of temptation
facing them in yoUr oT-N physical and
temporal vcal.ccso1. viii you no;
plead ct the throne OF C-Gco that God
may give you C.rinc strength to ac,
complish all things IL his dear Son.
name? God Is saying: ",Icn. womcH
ana children, vii! You conquer? Viii
you defeat the clients of sin? Will
YOU so over the jordan aal take the
promised lGrI?' Ills strength is al
our dispo9al. IS T. was n. lie dispose
of these ancient Hebrews. Shall W,
do as they t..L-t.:"n bco,; from thc
struggle locc1,c We 0"c Nf-aid? Thcl
Cod will withhold tie blessing from
ns. as he dill ON tIosa Hebrews. o,
hall we MOI "athc" - :s"ward trus,
NJ In his onnioot1ut power and leaiT
'hot IN Its strength we can ovcrthror
tents?
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