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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) (about)
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Cite: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1420715
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FUTURE OF CHRISTIANHy:
Al '-t Rauls Cathcdril lost night Bein Oodliv expressed optimism with reginl to the future of Christianil} Hiving dwelt on the slot, of __»id ind Goliath ho bkeni d chnstians to thi irmies of Israel
Oin Captain be said wi» the Lord God of Host and oui .luso was tin cause of God lloncsti uprightness pvcnlbing that was tm« ind lUjhl-tint wis out ciusc and Iconise we professed the cuiso of Hit chrislim vu were the annies of God How often he observed there caine out a giant challenging the irmies of Chi ist Some times like the mnv of "saul we turned lind ran aw ii lhere were niinv sins stalking
alKiiif^a-iunsf which we never lifted up a chnstian voice -hough knowing tht wrong becmsc the giant had a big voici we i in aw 1} \\ is it not istomshing that the Church of God would not stand up, like O iv id against the giant for the cause of i u-hii ousnehs but tlie unrighteous and the uni hristian had its w nv because it happened to I e big Chat was what the Church Ind bee» agiinst in all biston - i little aim} it mist the big one It was said that the Church had lost one class or another but be dill not be'icvc tint it hld lost anything
it ill m tint it ever had nn} particular lass But perilips the Church was a little more tfniul of them than in other d i\s md Ind not sufficient courage because it was not sun that the Church was the church of tho living God Perhaps we believed a little less How siirnnsing that all that wis good should hold its pcice when all that was bud vi nt. cbillengmg it Ile heard many who viere fainthearted «bout the future
<s Chuteh md Chiistnnil} home with held support on the nica that it would du out m a bundled years or bo Ho» wore we to do in} good if that wert tht spult in our hearts9 It was petfcctlv true
tint at no time in its histor} had christi
nut} numbers on its side but just bccaiibt it w is christiinitv tint windi was christi
anili had no re i«on to fcai Cod wa*»
iib it What God lud done in the past Hi would do in the present and future J Inn might In c to fight ni cirncst, but he did not doubt the issue J he Church w oulcl w11 is it bid done tin ough biston
Hoi ol e ni w ininnolli látate Hams See fpetlal irticle li Bl llebv lu The \usi
' i Mtunla} Juno 29