Milford chronicle., 1907-05-10
CalnaQe
Sermon
By Rev.
Frank De Witt Talmase. D. D.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 5.-That life
is battle with the gigantic forces OF
sin, but that he who seeks divine help
is assured of victory, is the lesson OF
this sermon. The text is Numbers 13,
xxxiii, "And there we saw the giants,
the sons Of Anak, which come of the
giants"
The most dangerous and yet one Of
the most important duties assigned to
a soldier In time Of war is that of
spy. No soldier but the bravest and
the most intelligent Is ever selected by
a commanding general for this danger
GUS mission. After the retreat from
Long Island, George Washington need
ed information in reference to the num-
bers and the geographical position Of
the enemy. So he selected the brilliant
Nathan Hale to penetrate the British
Zines and scan the fortiications Of Sir
William Howe. We all know the trag-
ic end Of that journey. Nathan Hale
died uttering the words, II only regret
that 1 have but one life to lose for my
country" But in the sacrifice Of that
can people the legacy Of an example
OF heroism and faithfulness which is
a perpetual inspiration for every gen.
Grafton since his day and which will |
be a perpetual inspiration to all un-
born Americans to the end of time.
+ When the traitor Benedict Arnold
was about TO betray his trust and sur
render West Point into the hands of
the enemy, Sir Henry Clinton, the Brit
ish commander, had to send a spy into
the Gibraltar Of Americas fortifca-
tions. So he selected the Nathan Hale
OF his army, Major Andre. This officer
was without doubt one Of the most
promising young soldiers of King
Georges army. He entered the Amer
ican lines. He met the renegade Ar
mold. As a spy he was captured at
Tarrytown and hanged by the neck
until he was dead, as was the brilliant !
young American soldier Nathan Hale. ,
l am using these two noted historical
illustrations to show the risk that spy ,
runs In order that his general may
learn the position and the strength of Z
the enemy. l am also using them to I
|
est and the best soldiers Of an army 1
are ever detailed by the commanding Q
officers to perform the duty of a spy. ?
A spy once caught in the enemy's lines Il
IS always executed as soon as a court
martial can be summoned. 6
Spies For Moses. 2
Moses may not have been an orator "
like Aaron, but he had the eloquence Of Z
action. He was one Of the wisest lead t
ers of men who ever lived. With mar q
velOus executive skill he led the chill n
dren Of Israel out from the Egyptian "
He led them through the p
Red sea. Now he was face to face Il
with his intrenched foes. The prom h
ised land was before him. Moses was il
like Hannibal about to invade the RO- te
man empire. He was like Xerxes with SC
his million followers about to cross the W
or the strait of Dardanelles. az
He was like julius Caesar invading the bC
land of the Gauls. Moses knew not th
what was ahead. Therefore as a wise
general and leader of men he selected u
his spies and sent them forward to W
find out what kind of people lived in sa
Canaan. He wanted to find out what
were the Notifications of his enemies, tn
what was their military discipline and III
the easiest way for the Israelites to at th
tack them. He did just what General GO
James Wolfe did when about to at W
tack Quebec. He sent forward his spies qu
to learn the way up the heights of WI
Abraham. Then when the British COM OF
nander knew the way he commanded Ia
he troops to advance to the onslaught. Di
Now, what did the children of Israel af
lear about their foes when these spies WI
anne back with their reports? why" sh
aid most Of these spies, 1--WE can new m'
T capture those lands The inhabit- III
ints are a race Of giants A little five tel
'ear-Old child has just as much show be
f whipping his father as we have Of res
laying those men. Those giants are sol
ilsO intrenched in impTegnable for hil
resses. Each city is a huge walled we
own. Then these men are not only arr
iants, but their numbers are as multi arr
1dinOus as The sands of the sea. There br'
re many nations there and all work ed
ig together Oh, why did we come? be
lh, why did we leave our homes in mig
Egypt" Thus did most of the spies fro
epOrt who went into the promised the
md. Yet forty years afterward the wa
ms of these men overcame the giants er
nd their strongholds, as they them mil
Elves might have done if they had str
ut faith in God. So some timid dis doN
pies of Christ in our day shrink from BILE
ttacking the forces Of sin in their in
They think of their own
instead Of the omnipotence F
God, who viii fight for them. Our the