Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-08
PAUL BELIEVED IN
MILITANT MEANS To
.ROUT OUT PAGAN|SM
SENT YOUTHFUL TIMOTHY OUT
ONTO THE BATTLE LINE TO
FIGHT FOR GOD AND HUMANE.
TY. SAILS REV. cHESSMAN.

Al the Baptist church last night,
Rev Chessman spoke on "A Good Sol
der of Christ" He said in part
Suffer hardship with me, as a good
soldier OF Christ The speaker is a
scared veteran OF the cross who bears
i'll his body the marks OF the Lord
Jesus and he is addressing the youth.
ful Timothy out on the firing line for
God. Paul believed in militant
Christianity for the routing OF strongly
intrenched paganism, and the setting
up Of Christ's kingdom. He summons
man to God to put on the breastplate
of faith and love and for a helmet tht
hope OF salvation, to war good war
fare and fight the good fight of faith a,
good fellow soldiers.
Such a challenge tingles the
blood, arouses the heroic and strikes
fire in the souls Of men, Military
figures are very pertinent now. Our
country is no longer pacifstic. Even
Henry Ford of peace ship fame, is
building eagles to win the war. vii
sons latest word is war to a finish.
We are fighting for a great cause and
epitomzed that cause is the freedom
of the world.
Can you imagine Paul. were he here
now, missing opportunity to point out
the fact that Christianity too. was a
warfare for a great cause and that
cause the freedom of the world? A
world freed from the dominion of the
devil and his works Of darkness. Pau
would say, No room in Gods army
for mollycoddles, sissys or lily-fnger
ed pink tea pacifists. This is an hOul
for Cromwells, Knows, Gordons. moi
John Marks with yellow streaks ant
The quitting habit This is no houi
tor slackers. but time to go over tn,
top with fighting togs on in drive
against the institutions and propa
gando of the dcvil. Gods need is fo
good soldiers.
Before a man is a Christian sol
der he is a citizen of the kingdom
Unless ye become converted 49,. y,
cannot enter the kingdom. says Jesus
tnnaturalized aliens from the grac
of God can't wear Gods khaki.
After citizenship in the kingdom
Of God thru repentance and salvation
a good soldier OF Christ will jOin Ia,
army. Like a mighty army move
the church OF God God has no draf
| system, all soldiers of Christ are yo
/ unteers. Get into a regiment. Meth(
dist, Congregational, Presbyterian
Baptist. Don't try TO be a soldier III
attached; wars are prosecuted by OF
ganized soldiery. F0ch is the head q
the allies now and Jesus Christ IS th
commander.in-chief Of the army of III
living God
"A good Christian soldier will sui
init to discipline. The one hundre
and twentyeight selects who left O
tawa Wednesday were submitting t
discipline. CanIonment life is
schooling in discipline. Gods arm
has its discipline. The Bible is tn
manual Of arms; it is the lighting o
ders. 1t has prohibitions, as the to
commandments and instructions
soldier department as the sermon O
the mount A good soldier of Chri
will not disgrace the uniform II t
is Il Baptist or a member of any {
the other regiments he will depo
himself so as not to bring dlscred
, on his Christian profession He vi
/ be a living epistle known and rea
| Of all men
"A good soldier Of Christ will til
be a deserter He will not forsake tt
] assembly of fellow Christians. Whe
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