The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-05-31
A GOSPEL

Jehovah,
The people whom he hath chosen
for his own Inheritance,
Psalm 33, IL.
Introduction-It is as necessary and
IL is as unavoidable that a nation
have religion as il is that an individ-
ual has one. Blessings come to- both
On the same principle. And God Is
as partial, If you think of him SO, at
all. to nations as to persons. And
furthermore full blessing is not to be
secured by either without God Jeho-
all.
1t was a king who wrote these
words and a king that had tried Je-
hoyah on his kingdom and knew the
benefit.
The people OF the Hebrews were
told that they were a chosen people
and they believed 1t and acted ac-
cordingly and their history proves
that they we're. Therefore they can
speak with authority upon whether
il pays u take God into consideration.
Had this been sufficiently the con-
viction of all the kings and all the
people. they would not have forfeited
their position nor would they have
come short of the full inheritance of
God. IL they turn fully to God in
Jesus Christ they will yet be full
heirs.
1. A nation will prove that this
is it's gospel IL IL trusts in God for
it's protection from It's external foes.
In the present status of world civiliZa-
ton 1t is no doubt an absolute nee
| essity to have somewhat of an army.
And some would reason that IL a little
Is good more is better. But not so.
For the nations hat have the largest
armies are less at rest than those that
have small ones. The small army ma
tons have securities that their big
brothers have not. But both may
have the same defence. 1t was Nap
oleon's dictum that God is on the side
of the heaviest battalions." But we
| think not. Lincoln was right when he
said ii was more important hat ne
be on Gods side, Large armies help
| for al time but they are not a sure de-
fence. Germany with the largest
army of civilized nations was always
on the anxious bench. The Psalmist
has it right in the sixteenth verse
| There Is no king saved by the multi
| itude OF a host" Neither Is 1t any
different in the matter OF a navy.
| Big ships and huge guns, though a
cause Of great pride to a country, ma
be the cause of her downfall. They
are sure to be IL she trusts in them.
The great guns that our newest Dat
! tle-shjps are mounted with will snoot
twelve miles and do execution at thai
distance. The rifles with which some
of our army is equipped IRE tens
shots a second. But other guns are
being built larger by other nations
| and rifles that will fire more rapidly.
| Already IL is a problem to get amun-
ition to the soldiers fast enough IL
Is something like the great engines,
with which our great railroads are
equipped. They require coal faster
! than a man can throw it into the fire
box. But you say that England Is
great and strong because OF her navy:
True. but she is one of the COOLEST OF
the nations. Witness her civiiizing
rule in India, her beneficent govern
ment in Egypt, and her attitude To-
wards her colonies. The American
colonies taught her the lesson oil trust
| in God. The kind of trust In God is
that displayed by the prophet Isaiah
when Senachabib king of Assyria be-
sieged Jerusalem. Although every
thing seemed to be against Hezekiah
he king, the prophet assured him that
he would suffer no harm. And the
issue proved the truth OF his prophesy'
He put his trust in God.
2. A nation too must trust God for
it's food. Trusting God Is cooperating