Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-07-28

branch, anu from high gallery Of that
temple look down upon the thousands Of
thousands, and the ten thousand times ten
thousand, and the one hundred and forty
and four thousand, and the great multi
tude that no man can number" and louder
than the rush Of the wheels, louder than
the tramp of the redeemed, hear a voice
saying, "All are yours" See the great
procession marching around the throne Of
God. Martyrs who went up on wings Of
flame. Invalids who went up from cOGches
Of distress. Toilers who went up from the
workhouse and the factory and the mine.
All the suffering and the bruised children
of God. See the chariots Of salvation; in
them those who were more than conquer.
ors. See them marching around about the
throne Of God forever and forever, and
know that "all are yours"
TIE VISION OF ETERNAL LIFE.
o ye who have pains of body that ex-
haust your strength and wear out your
patience, hold before you this morning
the land of eternal health and OF imper-
ishable beauty and "all is yoursm o ye
who have hard work to get your daily
bread, hard work to shelter your children
from the storm, lift before you the vision
of that land where they never hunger,
and they never thirst, and God feeds them,
and robes cover them, and the warmth of
eternal love fills them, and all that is
yoursl
o ye whose hearts are buried in the
grave of your dead-O ye whose happiness
went by long ago-O ye who mourn for
countenances that never will light up and
for eyes closed forever-sit no longer among
the tombs, but look herel A home that
shall never be broken up. Green fields
yer cleft of the grave. Ransomed one
from you parted long ago now radisn,
with JOY that shall never cease, and love
| garments that shall never wither ana
know all that is yours. Yours the love
Yours the acclaim. Yours the transport
| Yours the cry of the four and twenty
elders Yours the choiring of cherubim
Yours the lamb that was slain.
In the vision of that glorious consum
nation | almost lose my foothold, aHd
have to hold fast lest be overborne by
the glory. The vision rose before st. John
on Patmos, and he saw Christ in blood
red garment, riding on white horse, and
all heaven following him on white horses
What procession Let Jesus ride. He
walked the way footsore, weary and faint
Now let him ride. White horse of victory
bear on our chief! Hosanna to the son oi
Davidl Ride on, Jesusl Let all HEAVIER
follow him. These cavalry of God fought
well and they fought triumphantly. Now
let them be mounted. The pavements o.
gold ring under the flying hoofs. Sword:
sheathed and victories won, like conquer
ers they sit on their chargers. Ye mounted
troops of God, ride on! ride on ten Thousand
abreast, cavalcade after cavalcade. NJ
blood dashed to the lips. No blood drip
ping from the fetlocks. No smoke of bat
tie breathed from the nostril. The battlt
is ended-the victory wonl
Oh, if there be any present who are ye
enemies of the cross of Christ, beseecI
them at once to be reconciled to God! Re
member if you are not found among thai
white robed army who follow the Saviour
in his victorious march your part must b.
with those concerning whom it is said
"The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from
heaven in flaming fire, taking vengeanc,
on those that know not God, and obey no
the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, wht
shall be punished with everlasting destruc
tion from the presence of the Lord ant
from the glory of his power, when he shall
come to be gloritied in his saints, and to b.
| admired in all them that belieyen