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Whitefield (search for this): chapter 2
me text of Scripture to support him. In his reverses and victories he saw the hand of God. When his cause looked gloomy he urged his soldiers to see if any iniquity could be found in them, and to put away the accursed thing. When victory crowned his arms, he would exclaim, This is nothing but the hand of God. He taught his soldiers to regard themselves as the instruments of God's glory and their country's good. In the great revival which prevailed in England under the preaching of Whitefield, the Wesleys, and their associates, godly soldiers bore a conspicuous part. And in America, no lay preacher was more zealous and successful than Captain Thomas Webb, of the British army. Converted under the preaching of John Wesley at Bristol, England, he soon began to recommend in public the grace which had renewed his own heart. Afterwards in America he preached with great fervor, and as he always appeared before the people in his military dress, he attracted large crowds, and many of
Robert Edward Lee (search for this): chapter 2
peculiar institutions, must have filled them with astonishment, if not with admiration. The leading public journal of the world thus described the impression made on the European mind by the attitude of the Southern people: The people of the Confederate States have made themselves famous. If the renown of brilliant courage, stern devotion to a cause, and military achievements almost without a parallel, can compensate men for the toil and privations of the hour, then the countrymen of Lee and Jackson may be consoled amid their sufferings. From all parts of Europe, from their enemies as well as from their friends, from those who condemn their acts as well as those who sympathize with them, comes the tribute of admiration. When the history of this war is written the admiration will doubtless become deeper and stronger, for the veil which has covered the South will be drawn away, and disclose a picture of patriotism, of unanimous self-sacrifice, of wise and firm administratio
Oliver Cromwell (search for this): chapter 2
rd of the Spirit as valiantly against the enemies of the Lord as they did the sword of war against the enemies of their country. Whatever some may think of Oliver Cromwell, there is no doubt that he was a devout and earnest Christian, and that there was much sound religion among his invincible Ironsides. He talks of experimentaquered. They marched into battle singing psalms and shouting such watchwords as, The Lord of Hosts! How far their invincibility was grounded in their religion, Cromwell shall judge for us: Truly I think he that prays and preaches best will fight best. I know nothing that will give like courage and confidence as the knowledge ofdiers in battle has been well attested. Some rigid, irreligious disciplinarians are often annoyed by the zeal of godly men in an army, but great commanders like Cromwell and Washington know how to turn this zeal to good account. An officer once complained to General Andrew Jackson that some soldiers were making a noise in thei
Italian (search for this): chapter 2
out man, that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always, that the gospel message was opened to the heathen world. To this godly soldier an angel was sent to assure him that his prayers and his alms had come up for a memorial before God. On him, his family, and his devout soldiers, the Holy Ghost fell while Peter preached, and like as it was on the day of Pentecost, they spake with tongues and magnified God. Thus, at the headquarters of the Italian band at Caesarea was the first Church of Gentile converts established. Centurion Julius, of Augustus' band, under whose charge Paul was sent to Rome, was a kind-hearted, gallant soldier, if not a Christian; for he entreated the Apostle courteously, and gave him liberty, when they touched at Sidon, to go unto his friends and refresh himself. And when Paul and his companions were shipwrecked on the island of Malta, another soldier, whose name was Publius, the chief man, or governor, recei
Hedley Vicars (search for this): chapter 2
t without fear. I am not in the least afraid. I die happy and contented; to die is gain. Finding himself rapidly failing, he left messages for his wife and children far away on the Rhine, and then told his son to come and see how a Christian could die. He sleeps on the field of his fame, and his lonely tomb, beneath the tropical grove, is hung round with unfading laurels, and never will the Christian traveller or soldier pass it without dropping one tear to him who sleeps beneath. Hedley Vicars was an excellent Christian soldier. In the midst of the dangers attending the hard service in the Crimea he was as peaceful and happy as if reposing quietly with his friends at home. In one of his letters from Sebastopol he says to his sister: It is six months since I have been in reach of a house of prayer, or have had an opportunity of receiving the sacrament; yet never have I enjoyed more frequent or precious communion with my Saviour than I have found in the trenches, or in the ten
Publius (search for this): chapter 2
Thus, at the headquarters of the Italian band at Caesarea was the first Church of Gentile converts established. Centurion Julius, of Augustus' band, under whose charge Paul was sent to Rome, was a kind-hearted, gallant soldier, if not a Christian; for he entreated the Apostle courteously, and gave him liberty, when they touched at Sidon, to go unto his friends and refresh himself. And when Paul and his companions were shipwrecked on the island of Malta, another soldier, whose name was Publius, the chief man, or governor, received them and lodged them three days courteously. It was doubtless under a deep sense of this man's kindness that St. Paul prayed for his sick father, and laid his hands on him and healed him. In every age of the Church since, soldiers have been found among the most zealous and devoted followers of the Redeemer. When Christianity was made popular by the example and patronage of Roman Emperors, of course thousands of all classes flocked to her standard
John Wesley (search for this): chapter 2
victory crowned his arms, he would exclaim, This is nothing but the hand of God. He taught his soldiers to regard themselves as the instruments of God's glory and their country's good. In the great revival which prevailed in England under the preaching of Whitefield, the Wesleys, and their associates, godly soldiers bore a conspicuous part. And in America, no lay preacher was more zealous and successful than Captain Thomas Webb, of the British army. Converted under the preaching of John Wesley at Bristol, England, he soon began to recommend in public the grace which had renewed his own heart. Afterwards in America he preached with great fervor, and as he always appeared before the people in his military dress, he attracted large crowds, and many of his hearers felt the power of the gospel proclaimed by this soldier of the Cross. The name of Col. Gardiner is like ointment poured forth. Wild and profligate in early life, he strove, after his conversion, to make some amends f
Pentecost (search for this): chapter 2
man was the son of God. It was in the house of Cornelius of the Italian band, a devout man, that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always, that the gospel message was opened to the heathen world. To this godly soldier an angel was sent to assure him that his prayers and his alms had come up for a memorial before God. On him, his family, and his devout soldiers, the Holy Ghost fell while Peter preached, and like as it was on the day of Pentecost, they spake with tongues and magnified God. Thus, at the headquarters of the Italian band at Caesarea was the first Church of Gentile converts established. Centurion Julius, of Augustus' band, under whose charge Paul was sent to Rome, was a kind-hearted, gallant soldier, if not a Christian; for he entreated the Apostle courteously, and gave him liberty, when they touched at Sidon, to go unto his friends and refresh himself. And when Paul and his companions were shipwrecked on the isla
Dabney Carr Harrison (search for this): chapter 2
precious than when the bullets are falling around like hail? Again he writes: I have often heard it said, the worse man, the better soldier. Facts contradict this untruth. Were I ever, as the leader of a forlorn hope, allowed to select my men, it would most certainly be from among the soldiers of Christ, for who should fight so fearlessly and bravely as those to whom death presents no after terrors? You should be braver than the rest of us, said some of his brother officers to Dabney Carr Harrison, one of the heroes of the South in the late war, after witnessing some exhibition of his serene fearlessness in danger. Why so? said he, pleasantly. Because, said they, you have everything settled for eternity. You have nothing to fear after death. Well, gentlemen, he said, solemnly, after a moment's pause, you are right. Everything is settled for eternity; and I have nothing to fear. General Joseph Warren, the first eminent sacrifice in the Revolutionary war, spent two full
Joseph Warren (search for this): chapter 2
ld be braver than the rest of us, said some of his brother officers to Dabney Carr Harrison, one of the heroes of the South in the late war, after witnessing some exhibition of his serene fearlessness in danger. Why so? said he, pleasantly. Because, said they, you have everything settled for eternity. You have nothing to fear after death. Well, gentlemen, he said, solemnly, after a moment's pause, you are right. Everything is settled for eternity; and I have nothing to fear. General Joseph Warren, the first eminent sacrifice in the Revolutionary war, spent two full hours in prayer the night before the battle of Bunker Hill. When he rose from his knees, there was no anxiety on his face; all was peace and joyful trust in God. He gave a few simple directions, took a cup of coffee and a light breakfast, and left for the lines on Bunker Hill, where his life was given up, as he had prayed, a cheerful sacrifice for his country. The bravery of Christian soldiers in battle has bee
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