The Princeton union., 1892-08-18

al q, the world 50 busy and SO glad.
Ihe same sun which in the morning
klndled XII conhagrations among the
castles q OF cloud, stoops down to paint
the lily white, and the buttercup vel
low, and the for get -me-not blue.
The Church Of God will yet come to
1ull meridian, and in that day all the
mountains OF the world will be sacred
mountains, touched with the glory of
Calvary, and all streams will flow by
the mount OF God like cool Sloan.
and all lakes be radiant with gospel
memories like Gennesaret, and all
islands OF the sea be crowned with
apocalyptic vision like Patmos, and
az cities be sacred as Jerusalem, and
all gardens luxuriant as Paradise.
with God walking in the cool of the
day. Then the chorals of grace will
drown out all the anthems of earth.
Then the throne OF Christ will oyertap
al earthly authority. Then the crown
OF Jesus will outhame all other cor
onets. Sin destroyed. Death dead.
Hell defeated. The church triumph
ant. All the darknesses OF sin, all the
darknesses OF trouble, all the dark
nesses OF earthly mystery, hieingthem.
selves to their dens. "Clear as the
sun! Clear as the SUM"
4 Further, 'Terrible as an army with
banners" take one more step in
this subject and say that if you were
placed for the defense of feeble town,
and great army were seen coming
over the hills with flying ensigns, then
you would be able to get some idea of
the terror that will strike the hearts
OF the enemies of God when the church
at last marches on like 'tan army with
banners"
With Christ to lead us we need not
lear. ! will not underrate the enemy.
They are a tremendous host.
They come on with acutest strategy.
Their weapons by all the inha abitants
OF darkness have been forged in fur
naces of everlasting fire. We con-
tend not with flesh and blood, but
with principalities and powers and
spiritual wickedness in high places:
but ifGod be for us, who can be
against us? Come on, ye troops of
the Lord! Fall into line! Close up the
ranks! On, through burning sands and
oyer frozen mountain tops, until the
whole earth surrenders to God. He
made it; He redeemed it; He shall
have it. They shall not be trampled
with hoofs, they shall rot be cut with
sabers, they shall not be, crushed with
wheels, they shall not be cloven with
battle axes, but the marching and the
onset and the victory will be none the
less decisive for that.
1t will be choir to choir, music to
music, hosanna to hosanna, haIlelu-
iah to halellujah. Lift up your heads,
ye everlasting gates, and let them
come in. Then will be spread the
banquet OF eternal victory, and the
unfallen ones Of heaven will sit at it,
and all the ransomed OF earth will
come in and celebrate the jubilee with
untading garlands on their brow tell
ing OF earthly conquests. All the walls
OF that celestial mansion will be aglit-
ter with shields wonin victorious bat
tie, and adorned with the banners of
God that were carried in front of the
host, harp, shall tell to harp the hero
ism in which the conquerers won their
palm, and the church that day will
sit queen at the banquet.s Her wand
erings over, her vict ories guided, Christ
shall rise up to introduce her to all
the nations OF heaven; and as she pulls
aside her veil and looks up into the
face OF her Lord the King, Christ
shall exclaim, This is she that look
eth forth as the morning, fair as the
moon, clear as the sun, and terrible
as an army with banners"