The Red Cloud chief., 1892-09-23
which shall be written eternal %cinnnci.

pation.
There was one passage of scripture,
the force Of which | never understood
until one day at Chaunonix. with
Mount Blanc on one sid and Montan-
vent on the other, | opened my Bible
and read: "As the mountains arc
around about Jerusalem, 80 the Lord Is
aronnd those that fear him" The
surroundings were an oinuipotent con-
mentary; a.
Though troubles assam and dangers alright;
Though friends should all fail and foes oil unite;
Yet Que thing secures us, whatever betide.
The Scriptures assure us the Lord will provide.
Still further. The road spoken of is
Q pfcasant road. God gives n bond of
indemnity against all evil to every man
that treads it. FAN things work to-
gether,for good To those who love God"
No weapon formed against them can
prosper. That is the bond. signed,
sealed and delivered by the president
of the universe. What is the use of
your frettiny, q, you child OF God,
about food? behold the fowls OF the
air; for they sow not, neither do they
reap, nor gather into barns; YET your
heavenly Father teedeth them" And
VIII He take care OF the sparrow, will
He take care of the hawk and LEI YOU
die? What is the use of your f~retting
about clothes? Consider the lilies of
the Held. Shall lie not much more
clothe you. . ye of little faithp" What
is the use OF worryingt for fear some
thing will happen to your home. He
blcsseth the habitation of the iust.-
what is the use of f~retting lest nj
Will be overcome Of temptations? cod
rs faithful. who will not suffer YOU to
be tempted above that We are able: but
Will with the temptation also make q
way to escape, that yc may be able to
escape, that We may be able to bear It,"
q. this Kings highway! Trees of life
on either side, bending over until their
branches interloclS and drop midway
their fruit and shade. Houses of enter.
taininent on either side the road for
poor pilgrims. Fables spread with a
feast of good things, and walls adorned
with apples of gold in pictures of silver.
] start out on this king's,highway and
! find n harper, and ! say: What is
your namc"' The harper makes no
response, but leaves me To guess, as,
with his eyes toward Heaven and hio
hand upon the trembling strings, this
u comes ripping on the air: Tho
Lord is my light and my salvation.
Whom shall / fear? The Lord is the
strength of my life: of whom shall ! be
afraid" ] go Il little further on the
same road and meet n trumpeter Of
Heaven and / say: Haven't you got
some music for a tired pilgrim?' And
wiping his lip and taking a long breath.
he puts his mouth to the trumpet and
pours forth this strain: They shall
hunger no more, neither shall they
thirst any more, neither shall the sun
light on them, nor any heat, for tho
lamb which is in the midst of the throne
shall lead them to living fountains Of
water, and God shall wipe away all
tears from their eyes" | 70 little
distance further on the same road, and
l meet a maiden of Israel. She has no
harp, but she has cymbals. They look
rs II they had 'rusted from sea spray;
and / say to the maiden of Israel:
Have you no song for a Pilgrim" And z
like the clang of victor's shields the }
cymbals clap as Miriam begins to dis
course: Sing " to the Lord. for He
hath triumphed gloriously; the horse
and the rider hath He thrown into the
And then ! see n white ROBBED
group They come bounding toward
me, and / say: ''Who are they? The
happicst, and the brightest, and tho
fairest in all Iieaven-who are they?"
And the answer comes: ."These are
they who came out of great tribula-
lions, n had their robes washed and
made with h blood of the Lamb"
l pursue this subject only one step
further. What Is the terminus? l do.
not care how fine a road you put me on,
I want to know how it comes ont. Nv
text declares It: 1.-THE redeemed of the
Lord comes to Zion" You know what.
Zion was. That was the Kings palace,
1t was a mountain fastness. IL was inn
prcgnablc. And so Heaven is the fast.
ness of the universe. No howi.zcn has
long enough range Il shell those
towers Let all the batteries .of.earth,
and hell blaze away; they cannot break.
those gates. Gibralter was taken; Sc.
baStopOl was taden; Babylon fell; but.
those walls of Heaven shall never sur.
render either TO human or Satanic be.
The Lord God Almighty
is h defense of it. Great capital OF
the universe! Terminus of the Kings,
highway.
DIR. Dick said that, among, other
things, he thought in Heaven we shonld
study chemistry and geometry and
comic sections. Southey thought thai
In Heaven we would have tho pleasure
OF seeing Chaucer and shakespeare.
Now, DR.. Dick may have his matlre.
matics for all eternity. and Sopthsy his
Shakespeare. Give me Christ ana NV
friends-that is all the. lipawcn I
that is heaven enough for me. q.
garden of light, whose leaves m-vey
wither and whose fruits never. fails O.
banquet Of God, whose sweetness never
pals he taste and whose guests arc
kings forever! o, city of light, whose
walls are salvation and whosa.gates are
o, palace of rest, where. God is
the Monarch and everlasting ages the
length OF his reign! o, Song londer
than the suif beat of many WATERS, vet