Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-24

lekite people stop their progress, and
"A battle ensues. Joshua leads the
young men Of Israel into the fray.
swords rattle and meet, and a hotly
contested, bloody struggle sets in.
down in the vale Of Rephidm But
see while the battle moves hither and
thither, these dcvout men of God.
Moses, Aaron. aud llur, climb up the
mountninside.
Your brothers in-arms await your
arrival ashore. shouting welcome IN
the mother-tonguel But later on,
when begin endless marches under a
fiery sun, and intermlnable nights.
camping out in the rain. how easily
then Joy and courage oozed away
Certainly NJ longed- for moment
that in which the drum beats to storm
and the trumpets shrek to attack.
when the order Is shouted 'On upon
the enemy
But when, in the midst Of thun-
dering cannon and IN the midst of
sputterng, screaming shells your
comrades are moved down to right
ana left, and when the enemy's bat
teries will not be silenced, how often
even brave heart begins to tremble!
christians 70 enable your broth
ers out there to remain joyful OF
heart. To persist in their duty even
when Il is hardest, not to lose cour-
age even in the greatest danger, II
needs more than ammunition and
good weapons. more than bravery and
enthusiasm lit needs approval ana
encouragement from on high. else
they cannot achieve victory And this
heavenly world can be unlocked solely
BY prayer. Prayer is the golden key
70 the treasure chamber OF our God
Rut whoever has II has also the
promise that he who prays will also
receive.
"Or indeed. are we to let our hands
lie idly in our laps? Woe to us il we
are To remain idle and impassive
while they are doing their hard, their
bloody tasks Woe to us If we are
to he but curious spectators behind
the bars of the great arena while
they struggle tensely in the grip of
death That were the spirit Of Cain.
saying cruelty Am | my brothers
Keeper That were treachery toward
our brave brothers who are risking
their lives!
'No-thrice no. We will not only
send out hattalions of warriors No'
We viii also aid them by holy band
OF praying allies.
And how much, how many things.
we have to ask God for our brothers
going into the field of battle They
are 10 be the strong arm with which
to punish the assassins. They are to
be the mailed fist with which to set
Alright the mmderous disorder. Their
sword is to fight for our hottest treas
ures,
Let us, therefore. accompany them
with our prayers upon the deep sea.
upon their weary marches, into the
thunder OF battle.
Yes. the Lord liveth our great
Ally stlll regneth our God liyeth. |
the God who will not allow sin and
crime to triumph, but who viii con-
duct Ills holy cause against wicked /
people. God Almighty. who can
seize upon the strongest walls as il
they We're oobwebs. and who can scat /
ter the mightiest armies like heaps
OF sand the compassionate, the
faithful God, who bears upon His
heart the veal or woe Of every one
OF His children. and who hears every
sigh aud feels with us every sorrow
Pious prayer opens His fatherly
hands, and they are filled with bless
ings' Fcvent prayer unlocks His
fatherly heart. and Il is filled with
love. Yes. faithful incessant prayer
brings down God Himself from
heaven, and places Him in our very
midst. And If God is for us, who can
be against us
Wen, then, gp In the Tauern |
mountains high above all, marvellous |
bells are hanging. They are not rung
by human hands. Still and silent they |
hang In sunshine But when storms
arise they begin to swing. they begin !
to ring, and their ringing is heard far
Adown the valley.
God our Lord had hung prayer