The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-05-28

Bad men glory in their shame,
and it would seem as it good
men were shamed of their glory.
In the strength of God, then
stand up for the good, the holy,
the true; seeking not the praise
of men pitying the world, though
your reward here should be none
less than his who finding a SER
prent frozen, warmed it in his
bosom, to have it sting him for
his pains. "The servant is no
better than his master, nor the
disciple than his Lord" So we
see that the world is one great
enemy against which we have
to fight.
Next, the Christian has to fight
against Satan.
When Napoleon Bonaparte,
watching the course of the battle,
saw the charge Of the enemy at
Waterloo: boldly they dashed
like a thunderbolt into the thick
of them, crushing and bearing
down all before them he ex-
claimed, "How terrible are these
Greysw But what mortal foe so
terrible as him we have to
fight? So restless, so relentless,
ever walking about seeking who
he may devour. No serpent so
cunning, no roaring lion so cum
ming. You cannot escape his
presence, but you can prevent
from entertaining him. He may
come to the banquet, and he is
most always present, but you
can refuse him a seat. Martin
Luther once said, "You can't
prevent the birds from flying
through the air, but you can
prevent them building nests in
YOUR hair" You can't prevent
the temptations which the devil
places before you. but YOU can
keep from Welding to those
temptations You cannot avoid
him. There is but one refuge that
is the hollow of Gods hand, the
shadow of His wings.
The Sabbath was instituted as
dav of rest. A day in which
we are to withdraw from our
regular routine Of work to COM
mune with God. But Satan has
no rest dav, the day on which
men are to rest is usually the
dav when he is most active: in
ducinp mon and women from the
church. Tellino them that an
-, - Ia l. '
thrnuoh the fields and the fornete
would be much more eniovahln
Yes. he is more persuasive thar
the most eloruent preachers. and
more Wal,nf,Il than most anvin1c |
hearers. Because of the harden-
mo of their hearts. not TO the
nleadine of mon hnt to the |
nleadino Of the Holy Spirit. mon
and women march from the doors
Of the church arm in arm with |
Satan down the long broad rnaI |
that leadeth TO destruction. Mon |
take I'M arms AGAINST the great
nSt odds and fipht ON their own
harm lots tn be with the majority
to have the respect of their
fe)low-nen. Can YOU visualize .
force that can make himself
invisible, able TO pass in
moment over leaoue of coun-
try; able to live without sleen.
TO march without wearving; to
work without food; one who
regardeth neither sex, nor in
nocence. nor ace. Such an enemy
has no paoe in the annals Of
war: nor did man ever find such
a foe in man. Rut wc have such
foe in Satan. That YOU do not
see him iS nOthinp. no man evnr
saw the disease which II is death
10 breathe. He can conform him
Golf to anv shape size. or ASPECT
He works in mysterious WAYS his
evils to perform.
Two weeks AGO when I preach
ed nv wife had to take our
little hOv from tho building to
keen him quiet. While she sat
in the car a group of girls. out
for a little hike were passing bv
The foremost four. SEEING that
church was Going on, thought il
would be nice to 20 in for
Church. Thev had made no their
minds TO that effect. hut as there
were two more of their eroun
hrineing up the rear thev waited
for them to get their decision.
When thev came up thev were
approached with the subject.
Those two onlv lauohed and con-
Sidered it a Joke. The result was
/ that none came in to church. The
devil was present standing lust
outside the door urging people
not to 90 to church. They were
left inst outside the door. The
Bible tells us that many are eoino
to be in that position on the
Judgment dav, lust outside the
door. 1t is hard to imagine vic
tory over such an enemy as this,
but Oh for these precious
promises. 'Thou shalt tread upon
the lion and the adder: the Young
lion and the dragon shalt thou
trample under feet" Gear thou
not, for I am with thee, be not
dismaved, for I am Thy God:
will strengthen thee with the
right hand of nv Righteousness. "
Courage! nv friends; a little
| child with God at his back is
mightier than the devil and all
his angels. He that is with us is
greater than all that be against
| us
The third great enemy against
which the Christian has to fight
is the flesh which is merely one
of the DEVILS agents. "The
| Prince Of this world cometh, y