The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-04-21

to one engaged in Gods cause. Tht
giant came out as heretofore with Iii.
boasts and David went forth to NEE
lin. In reply as to his size Davi(
said II come to thee in the name of The
Lord Of hosts, the God of the armie.
OF Israel, whom thou hast delied fol
the battle is tire Lords and He vii
give you into our hands, David adj
vanced With confidence, placed a vel
chosen stone in the sling, threw il
With the skill gained in defending Ills
sheep: 1t penetrated the forehead oil
the giant, causing him to fall and be
fore he could rise David was upon
him to sever his head from his body
and great victory was won.
who is this Philistine who delies
the armies of the living God" This
heroic inquiry still comes ringing down
the years. Not alone Goliath, but ev-
cry nation and individual which has
tried defiance to God, has been over
whelmed in the past and will be in the
future. o, the faith and enthusiasm
of the boys and of youth. IN the
bright lexicon of youth there lis no
such word as fail" said the great
Cardinal Richeliew, and it is glorious
to see this spirit setting about to
right wrongs and accomplish things.
1t is with this spirit the Maid Of Or
leans felt called to lead the troops
OF France in the historic days which
all recall. 1t was with this feeling
that the great religious refotmers
stood forth to overcome the enemies
of religion.
"Who is this Philistine who defies
the armies OF the living God?" II
was with this feeling for basis that
the friends of the slaves set forth, to
cause their emancipation. They felt
that human slavery was wrong in
Gods sight; that the blacks had souls.
which Jesus came to save and that the
horrible moral conditions OF slavery
could not meet the approval Of the.
living God. Although seemingly might
lei than Goliath in strength and en-.
trenched in selfishness and greed the
David like men and women OF the
north had faith to believe that slavery
could be overthrown, and it was.
who is this Philistine who defies
the armies of the living God?p The
liquof traffic sneered as did Goliath
when in seeming weakness men and
women declared 1.-The saloons must
go" With the David spirit they set
about the task and although final, VIC
tory may not come in our day, the
anti-saloon wave is sweeping around
the world. With the spirit of David
the oft despised Chinese turned from
the money to support the government
which could be derived from legaliz-
ing the opium traffic and took radical ]
to wipe it from theft land.
It was the David spirit and the high
deals of youth which caused in the
ate campaign in this county against
'aloons the boys Of the high school to
mite in petition to members of the
school board to withdraw their names
rom the petition of consent. They I
irmly believed that saloons were
wrong and they came right out in the
open and said so, in a way which their
iathers and grown. up brothers did
not dare to do.
"Who is this Philistine who defies I
he armies OF the living God?" 1t is
With this spirit that. all enemies of the
,ible and its teachings should be at
acked. There are many giants of
wrong to be overcome by this genera
ion and those to follow, but with faith
n God and the stand IF God be for
is, who can be against u.s." unrelent-
ng warfare must be made. David in
he years prior to the meeting with
he giant had been "practicMg up"
With his sling to meet the enemies of1
lis sheep and was ready when the
,reat test came. With the David spir-,
t may the friends of Jesus go forward
n every right activity to claim the
World for Him.