Ye Watchmen Who Stand Upon the Walls, Joseph S. Elkington, Jr.

YE WATCHMEN WHO STAND UPON THE WALLS.

A Sermon Delivered by JOSEPH S. ELKINGTON, JR., 11th Month 6th, 1882, at Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting.

Selections From the Diary and Correspondence of Joseph S. Elkington, 1830-1905. Philadelphia: Printed for Private Distribution, 1913, pages 62-63.

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Ye watchmen who stand upon the walls, who cannot cry peace in time of war, hold fast your faith in confidence: fear not, nor be dismayed, though the enemy come in like a flood; neither cast aside your shields as if they had not been anointed, for the Lord will have the victory in his own time, and his banner shall yet be exalted. Verily, he knoweth those who stand in the gap and cannot hold their peace for Jesus Christ's sake.