Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05

the Lord OF Israers race in this en-
lightened age is out of place
H. H. Canady.
A Sound of Battle Etc.
Editor of the Courier: o.
i will venture to ask permission of
You to speak with my pen from your
Peoples Pulpit to the many readers of
the Courier.
1 take for my text-Jeremiah, 5022.
"A sound Of battle is in the land, and
of great destruction"
We read in the Bible. first Samuel,
fourteenth chapter of two great armies
the Philstines and the Israeltes,
which We're set In battle array, army
against army. There went out of the
camp of the Philistines champion,
Goliath of Gath, by name. a bio man
you know. Some writer's say he was
over eleven feet tall. No doubt he
thought he was TT" The Bible says he
he had helmet of brass upon his
head, and was arrayed with coat of
mail. The weight of the coat was five
thousand shellles of brass He had
greaves of brass upon his legs, and a
target of brass between his shoulders.
The staff of his spears head weighed
six hundred shekles of iron. One bear
doubt he thought he was we'll equipped
for the fighD, and he marched forth
in front of the armv of Israel defying
! them saying, Send me man to fight
with me, and if he wins we will be
your servants. and if | conquer, you
shall be our servants The men of
Israel when they saw the man fed
from him and were sore afraid. But
there was an old man by name of Jesse
who had three sons in the army of Is
rael, but they were towards the same
as the rest of the Israelites. This man
Jesse had a son who was not a cow
ard. He was a shepherd boy, about
seventeen years old. Fl took care Of
his fathers sheep The old man Jesse
who were soldiers, and he said to
David. his youngest son, Il want you
to take some narched corn, these ten
loaves of bread and some cheese and
drive over to the imp, and see how
your three brothers fare"
David rose early in the morning, and
started for the camp. There was a
sound Of battle. He drew near-iump
ed from his carriage, and ran into the
army-saluted his brothers, and as he
talked with them, behold the Philis-
tine, Cola tn of Gath by name, march
ed out Of the Philistine army over in
front of the Israelites, defying them as
he had been doing for forty days, tell
ing them to send man to fight with
him. David saw him and asked, "Who
is this uncircumcised Philistine that
he should defy the armies of the liv-
ing God?" and David said to Saul, "I'n
fight this Philistine": and Saul said
to David ou are not able to fight
with him. You are such youth, and
hetis man of war" David said, II
keep my fathers sheep, and there
came lion and a bear and took n
lamb out of the flock; and I went aft
er them, and l slew both the lion and
the bear and delivered the lamb out
of their jaws-and this uncircumcised
Philistine shall be as one of them, SEE
ing he hath defied the armies of the
living God The Lord hath delivered
me out of the jaws of the lion, and the
bear he will deliver me out of the
hands of this Philistine." Saul said to
David, Go. and the Lord be with
YOU"
David took his shepherds staff in
his hand, and chose five smooth stones
from the brook, put them in his shep-
herds bag. His sling was in his hand,
and he started for the champion Phil
istine. When the champion saw him
coming. he disdained him: ecause he
was but q youth; and he said to David,
Come on; I'll give your flesh to the
fowls of the air and to the beasts of
the field David answered him back.
You come to m with s ord and
spear and shield. come to thee in the
name of the LORD God of hosts, the
God of the armies of Israel whom thou
hast defied. The battle is the Lords
and he will give you into our hands,
David ran toward him and Sin the
name Of the Lord. he made sure aim
sent from his his shepherds sling one
of the smooth stones and it sank into
the forehead of the champion. H., fell
upon his face TO the earth. David ran
and stood upon Linn and he drew the
sword of the champion. and cut the
champions head off with his own
sword. Thus was David" a mar after
Gods heart" becarse of his zeal for the
welfare of Israel and because he de-
stroyed the champion who defied Israel
and Israers God. In this David was a
savior to Israel.
Today-There is e sound Of battle
in the land and of great destruction.
Two armies are set forth in battle ar
ray. army against army. THE devil
and his hosts on one side and the God
of Israel and his hosts on the other
side And as of old, the devil is send
ing out his champions. Libertines,
gamblers. brewers, dstillers, prosti-
tutes, saloonkeepers. by name" and
they are defying Israel, and THE God
trampling under their foul feet all law
and decency. One of these champions"
a saloon keeper, Wholesale Liquor
Dealer, by name, is defying Israel. and
Israels God, by putting out obscene
picture calendars hanging them
in the jail, to drag the prisoners down
Tin thoughD to deeper depths of sin
and shame and hell. CThink if you
please of such a man as this telling
the citizens what the city needs to
boost ito. If he didn't hang his OBJ
scene picture calendar in the Jail, some
of his emissaries did Mr. Champion
will find that not all Of the Israelites
are towards.
tion-"Who will rise up for Me against
the evil doors or who will stand up for
Me against the workers of iniauity?"
Mr.. Champion" God has the names of
the clean Israelites down, who dare