West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-10-11


from all OF them, and the music was ming
ling OF carol and chant and triumphal
march: This is Ny beloved Son, Ia whom
arm well pleased TRANSPORTATION chariot
"Oh,' say hundreds Of you. II wish conld
have seen those chariots--the black one that
brought the Lord TO Jebel- Musa at the giving
OF the law. and the white one that brought
Him down TO Tabor Never mind, you will
sec something grander than that, and It will
be mightier mingling OF the sombre and
be such that tho chariots in which
fralan, and Diocletian, aud Zenobia,
aud Caesar. and Alexander, and
all the conguerors OF all tho ages rode will
be unworthy OF mention; and what stirs me
the most Is that when he comes In that
chariot of cloud aud goes back, He will ask
you and me 70 ride with HIM both ways
How How do know that tue judgmen.
Revelation l., 7: .Beho d He cometh with
clouds" Oh, He will not then ride through the
heavens alone as He does now. He is going
20 bring along with Him escort OF ten full
regiments Inspiration says: "Behold the
Lord cometh with ten thousand OF his saints
But these figures simply mean that there
will be great throng. And as we shall
probably through the atonement Of Christ
that we can como down in that es-
sort OF chariotz Christ in the centre
shar.ot, but chariots before Him TO clear the
way, and chariots behind Him, an chariots
On either side OF Him. Perhaps the proph-
sts and patriaychs tof the old Dissemination
nay ride ahead each one chariotsd-A braham
and Moses and Ezekiel and DaYid and joshua,
who foretold his first coming On either side
OF the central chariot apostles and martyrs
who IN the same or approximate centuries
suffered for Him-Paul, Stephen, and Igna
thus, and Polycarp, and Justin Martyr, aud
multitudes who went up in chariot OF fire
now coming in chariot of cloud, white in the
rear OF tue central chariot shall be the multi
A In
have tried TO serve the Lord, ourselves hope
among them. Behold the Lord cometh with
ten thous and of His saints Yes, although
all unworthy OF such companionship we
want TO come with Him on that day to sec
the last of this old world which was our resi-
dence Coming through the skies myriads OF
cha1otS rolling on and rolling down. BY
that time how changed this world will be-
It's deserts all flowers, its rocks all messed
and lchened, its poor houses all palaces
its sorrows all joys, its SINS all virtues.
and in the same pasture field lion and calf
and on the same perch hawk and dove. Now
the chariots of cloud strike the earth, filling
all the valleys, and covering all the mount
ain SIDES, and halting in all the cemeteries
and graveyards and over the waters deep
where the dead sleep in coral sar, ophagus
loud blast OF the resurrection
trumpet Is given and tho bodies OF the dead
rise and join the spirits from which they have
long been separated. Then Christ, our King
rising in the center chariot OF cloud with his
Scared hands waves the signal, and the
chariots wheel and come into line for glorious
ascent Drive on Drive upl Chariots of
cloud ahead OF the King, chariots of
cloud on either side OF the King,
charots OF cloud following the King. Up
ward and apast starry hosts. and through
immensities, and across ininitudes, higher
higher, higher, unto the gates, the shining
gates Lift up your heads, We Everlasting
Gates, for Him who maketh the clouds His
chariot, and who through condescending and
uplifting grace invites us TO mount and ride
with HIM