The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-08-09

tor the defense of a feeble town, and
gteat 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 ian army with banners"
You know there Is nothing that ex-
cites soldiers enthusiasm 80 much as
an old flag. Many man almost dead,
catching glimpse of the national en-
again into the battle. Now, my friends,
don't want You to think OF the ,chnrch
Of Jesus Christ rs defeated instita-
ton, as the victim of in6del sarcasm
something to be kicked and cuffed and
trampled on through all the ages of the
world 1t is ian army with banners. :"
It has an inscription and oolors such as
never stirred the hearts of sn earthly
soldiery.
We have our banner Of recruit, and
ON it Is inscribed, "Who Is on the Lords
side1~ Our banner of defiance, and on
it is inscribed, 1.-The gates of he'll shall
not prevail against u.s." Our banner of
triumph, and ON 1t Is inscribed, Vic
tory through our bdrd jesus Christi
and we mean TO plant that banner on
every hilltop and wave It at the gate of
heaven.
With Christ TO lead Us we need not
fear. will not underrate the enemy.
They are TREMENDOUS host. Theycme
On with acutest strategy. Their weapons
by all the inhabitants Of darkness hare
been forged in furnaces Of everlasting
fire. We contend not with flesh and
blood, but with princfpafnes and powers
and spiritual wickedDess in high places;
but If God be for Us who can be against
us2 Come ON, ye troops OF the Lord.
FAN into line! Close up the ranks! On,
through burning sands and over frozen
mountain tops, until the whole earth
surrenders TO Godl He made It; he re-
deemed it; he shall have It. They shall
not be trampled with hoofs, they shall
not be cut with sabers, they shall NOT hC
crushed with wheels, they shall not b.
cloVen with battle axes, but the march
ting, and the onset, and the victory will
be none the less decisive for that.
With Christ to lead us, and heaven to
looR down upon Us, and angels oguard
us, and martyr spirits to bend from their
thrones. and the voice of God to- hid US
forward into the combat, our enemies
shall fly like chaf in the Wmrfwind.
and all the towers Of heaven ring be-
cause the day is ours. / divide this
army with banners into twOwings-tne
American wing and the European wing.
The American wing Will marchonacroSs
the wilds of the west, over the tabls-
lands, and come ID the ocean, DO more
stopped by the Poetic than the 1sraelits
were stopped by the Red sea, marching
on until the remaining walls of China
will fall before this army With banners
and cold Siberia viii be turned to the
warm heart of Christ. and over lofty
Hi1ualayan peaks shall go this army
with banners until it halts at Palestine
The European wing will march out 70
meet il. and Spanfsh superstition shall
be overcome, and French ideIify shall
be- conquered, and over the Alps with
more than HannfhaI's courage, shall
march that army with banners, and Up
through the SHOWS of R<Rsia, castHr IN
multitude than the hosts that followed
Napoleon inCD the cmhtct. and him
gary and Poland, by the blood Of their
patriots AMI by the blood Of Christ
shall ct last be free. And crossing intn
Asia the law shall again be proclaimed
On Sinai, and Christ in the person Of his
ministers Will again preach ON 0Hvet
and pray n Gethse1naH and exhibit
hrs love on Calvary. And then the
army win halt in front Of the other
wing, the twain having conquered all
the earth for God
A SHOUT OF TKICNIPa
History tells US that ONE day the
armies of Zerxes shouted all at once
and the vociferation was SO mighty fha.
the birds flying through the air dropped
as though they were dead Oh, what O
shout of triumph when all the armies of
earth and all the armies of heaven shall
celebrate the victory OF o1lr bfnS-41l az
once and all together: ''Halleluiah! for
the Lord God omnipOtent Hgigneth.
Halletuiah! for the kingdoms of this
world have become the kingdoms of our
Lord Jesus Christ, F."
When the Prussian army CAME hack
from their war they were received In
1865 at the gates Of Berlin, and chUir
stood above the gates, and as the first
regiment advanced and came to the
gates the choir, in InuSic- asked them
what right they had u enter there. And
then the first regiment, IL song, replied.
telling over the stories of their conflicts
and victories. Then they marched in
and all the city was fun of gladneas and
triumph. But obi the greater JOY when
the army with banners shall come Up TO
the gates OF orr kingl
It will be chGir ID choir, music to
music, bosanna 30 hOsanna, haIlelursh
to halleluiah. Lift up your beads, We
everlasting gates, and let them oUne in.
Then will bespread the banquet Of eter-
nal victory, and the Unfallen ONES of
heaven will sit at it, and all the ran
sUrned of earth will come in and cebe-
brate the jubilee with Dnfading gar
lands on their hrows telling OF earthly
cnnquests.
All the walls OF that cefest1slnsHsHn
Will be- a-glitter with shields won in VIC
torious battle and adorned with the
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