The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-27

WHO WOuiu NIL lnt
giant, not one in all Israel was founl
intrepid enough to attempt 1t.
Until up from Bethlehem came D.
vid. To the camp of his brethren b
came, bearing his fathers message d
love; and his brethren despised hin f
But from their camp he heard hs
proud challenge Of Goliath as he cam.
forth from the Philistine army, and b
saw the fear depicted on every fac
as that challenge was echoed among
the soldiers OF Saul. He was not
afraid!
The story OF the encounter is 50
familiar that there K no need OF re
peating 1t. Having no weapon In BIZ |
hand, he drew the giants sword from
its sheath and cut off his head wih /
his own sword! And when. at the 9th +
er side Of the valley, Israel saw Their
triumphant savior with the gianti
head in his hand, they shouted and
ran to the spoils. Alone in the con
flict, but not alone in the fruits: ths|
people share these with him.
For forty centuries, mankind wu|
confronted with the awful problem oil
sin and death. For forty centuries|
the challenge Of the great enemy, Sal
tan, in whose hands was the power c'|
death, remained unaccepted. Until
from this same Bethlehem. God
brought forth David's son. To his own
brethren, Israel, he came, "and hi;
own received him not" And thus re
jected by his brethren he went TO the
cross; down into the valley OF death
single-handed, alone, needing no help
from man, and man having none to-
give. WHITTIER | co. he, said to the
disciples, as he went to the cross, "ye
cannot follow me now Like David
with the giants sword, it was
through death" that "he made power.
less him that had the power OF death
But though alone in death, and in the
awful conflict, not alone at the Other
side Of it. We now behold him TIL
umphant Savior, crowned with glory
and honor" but we share with him
all he has earned by his death.
Now Jonathan, in common with the
hosts of Israel, had watched the scene
enacted in the valley, had seen the
deliverer triumphant at the other side
And. his soul knit to the soul of David
in love, "he stripped himself of the
robe that was upon him, and gave Il
to David, and his garments. even 70
his sword, and to his bow, and to his
girdle." No small thing was that; the
son OF the king, prince of the blood
giving up all his robes of honor and
the insignia of his royalty, in order tc
place them upon the one he loved!
And the spirit OF God has written I
down that 1t may preach to us OF an
other and Of our devotion to him. Thai
which answers to II In the life Of the
Christian is recorded in the third
chapter Of Philippians. The apostle
In the opening verses Of that chapter
describes his robes of honor,-tells ui
what he had to boast about as maj
in the flesh. before his conversion
saying, 'If any other man thinketf
that he hath whereof he might trus
in the flesh, more" And that was nj
vain boast: Paul was writing, as al
ways. by the inspiration of God. AM
more than any man Of his day coul'
he be proud OF what he was. But on'
day he had vision of the triumphan
Savior at the other side of death,
vision that blinded him and made ]
necessary for him to he led by tn
hand. Hear him, on the temple stairs
recounting 1t, and saying, when
could not see for the glory of tina
light" This is the effect of tina
blessed vision ever! The man wit
has seen the face of the exalted Chris
has been blinded forever to all othe
objects and to all the glory of tn
world, and has found that the on
safe way fer him is to be led by IN
hand.
Now, can we not understand that re
iterated consider him" of the epistl
that tells us of his triumph and ea
altation? Like Jonathan in his sell
abasing love for David, the soul tha
has seen the blessed face Of the. on
made sim for us and now in heavel
without our sins, will love him 81
premely and count 1t his highest 10
to have him magniiied in his life "W
see Jesus, crowned with glory an
honor" and because we do We cal
say, that Christ may be magnifed !
my body whether it be by life OF .
death