Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-05

clothes Of light. And there, hOleH and
mightier than all, is Michael; the arch
angel. To command an earthly host
gives dignity; but this one is leader of
the twenty thousand chariots of God,
and OF the ten thousand times ten thou
sand angels. l think God gives com
mand 70 the archangel, and the archan-
gel 10 the seraphim, and the seraphim
to the cherubim, until all the lower or
derS OF heaven hear the command, and
go forth on the high behest.
NOW, BRING ON YOUR lions
Who can fear? All the spectators in the
angelic gallery are our friends. "He
shall give his angels charge over thee,
10 keep thee in all thy ways. They
shall bear thee up In their hands, lest
thoa dash thy foot against 4 stone.
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and ad-
der; the young lion and the dragon
shalt thou trsmple under foot"
Though the arena be crowded with
temptations, we shall, with the angelic
help, strike them down In the name Of
our God, and leap on their fallen car
cases. o bending throng of bright an
gelic faces, and swift wings, and light
ming FOOT hail you, to-day, from the
dust and struggle OF the arena.
! look again, and see the gallery OF
the prophets and apostles. VINO are the
mighty ones up yOnder? Hosea, and
Jeremiah, and Daniel, and Isaiah, and
Paul, and Peter, and John, and James.
There sits Noah, waiting for all the
world 10 como In the ark; and Moses,
waiting TIL the last Red Sea shall
divide; and Jeremish waiting for the
Jews 20 return; and John, OF the ApOca-
Iypse, waiting for the swearing OF the
angel that Time shall, be no longer.
Glorious sririt. We were howled at, ye
were stoned; ye were spit upon! They
have been in this fight themselves and
they are all with US. Daniel knows oil
about lions. Paul fought with beasts al
Ephesus.
In the ancient amphitheatre, the peo-
ple got so excited that they would shout
from the galleries TO the men in the
arena: AT Il again" Forward "One
more strokew Look out!" "Fall
backr" 'Huzza! Huzzaw So in that
gallery, prophetic and apostolic, they
cannot keep their peace. Daniel cries
ont: Thy God will deliver thee from
the mouth OF the lionSw David eX-
claims: he will not suffer thy foot TO
be moved" Isaiah calls out: Fear
not, I am with theel BE not dis
nayed! Paul exclaims; Victory
through our Lord Jesus Christi! That
fbronC OF prophets aud apostles cannot
keen still. They make the welkin ring
with shouting and hallelujahs.
LOOK AGAIN, AND SEE
,be gallery OF our departed Many Of
those in the other galleries we have
hoard of: but these we knew. Oh. how
familiar their faces. They sat at our
tables. and we walked TO the house OF
God in company. Have they forgotten
usq Those fathers and mothers started
rs on the road OF life Are the careless
as 20 what becomes OF Us? And those
children: do they look on with StoIid
indifference as 20 whether we win or
lose this battle for eternity? Nays l
see that child running It's hand over
vour brow and saying, Father, 90 not
fret;' Mother, do not worry. 1hey
remember the day they left Us
They remember TIE sgony OF the
last farewell. Through years IN
heaven, they know our faces. They re-
member our sorrows. They speak our
names. They watch this light Tor
heaven. Nay; see them rise up and
lean over, and wave before US their
recognition and encouragement. That
gallery is not full. They are keeping
nlaces for US. After we have slain the
ion. they expect the King to call US
saving. "Come up higher" Between
tho not struggles In the arena l wipe
tbe sweat from my brow, and stand on
tintee. reaching up my right hand 70
closp theirs in rapturous hand-shaKlns'
while their voices come ringing down
rom the gallery, crying, BE thou
faithful unto death, and you shall have
a crown"
BUT HERE PAUSE.
overwhelmed with the majesty aud the
low of the scenel Gallery OF the King.
gallery of angelsl Gallery OF prop6eI,s
and apostlesl Gallery of martyrs. oal-
iery u saints! Gallery Of friends ana