The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-09-21
amnhithenter. ON the day OF the celebra-


emperor got his place by cold blooded
conquests; but our King hath come to
His place by the broken hearts healed,
and the tears wiped away, and the souls
redeemed The Roman emperor sat,
with folded arms, indifferent as to
whether the swordsman or the lion
beat; but our Kings sympathies are all
with us. Nay, unheard of condescen-
sion! see him come down from the
gallery into the arena to help us in the
fight, shouting until all up and down
His voice is heard: Fear not! will
help thee! l will strengthen thee by
the right hand of My power"
They gave to the men in the arena, in
the olden time, food to thicfen their
blood So that it would flow slowly, and
that for a longer time the people might
gloat over the scene. But our King has
no pleasure in our wounds, for we are
bone of his bone, flesh of his flesh, blood
of his blood.
In all the anguish Of our heart
The man OF sorrows bore part
Once, in an ancient amphitheater, n
lion with one paw caught the combat
ants sword, and with his other paw
caught his shield. The man took his
knife from his girdle and slew the
beast. The king sitting in the gallery,
said Chat was not fair; the lion must
be slain by g sword. Other lions were
were turned out and the poor victim
fell. You cry "Shame! shame" at such
meanuess. But the king in this case is
our brother, and he will see that we
have fair play. He will forbid the rush
ing out of more lions than we can meet
he will not suffer us to be tempted
above that we are able. Thank Col
The King is in the gallery! His eyes
arc on u.s. His heart is with us. His
hand will deliver us. Blessed are al
they who put their trust in Him"
! look again, and ] see the angelic
gallery. There they are; the angel thai
swung the sword at the gate of Eden
the same that Ezekiel saw upholdine
the throne of God, and from which
look away, for the splendor is insuffer
able. Here are the guardian angels
That one watched patriarch; this ont
protected child. That one has beer
pulling a soul out of temptation. Al
these are messengers of light! Thos'
drove the Spanish Armada on tn
rocks. This turned Sennacherib's living
hosts into one hundred and eighty
five thousand corpses. Those yonde
chanted the Christmas carol owe
Bethlehem, until the chant awol1e tn
shepherds. These, at creation, stoo'
in the balcony of Heaven, and sere
naded the newborn world wrapped il
swaddling clothes of light. And there
holier and mightier than all, i
Michael, the archangel. To command
an earthly host gives dignity: but thi
Que is leader of the twenty Thousand
chariots of God, and of the ten thou
sand times ten thousand angels
: think God gives command to the arch
) angel, and the archangel to the sera
phim, and the seraphim to the cheru
bin, until all the lower orders O
Heaven hear the command, and go fort
on the high behest,
Now, bring on your lions! Who ca
fear? All the spectators in the ANGEL
: gallery are our frinds. "He shall Civ
: his angels charge over tl.ee, to kee
; thee in all thy ways They shall bea
thee up in their hands, lest thou das
thy foot against stone. Thou sha
J tread upon the lion and adder; tn
young lion and the dragon shalt tho
trample under foot"
Though the arena be crowded wit
, temptations, we shall, with the angel
S help, strike them down in the name
4 our God. and leap on their fallen ca
casses. o bending throng of brigl
l angelic faces, and swift wings, an
: lightning foot! hail you to-day, fro
4 the dust apd struggle of the arena!
D look again, and ! see the gallery
l the prophets and apostles. Who ar
| those mighty ones up yonder? Hose
3 and jeremiah, and Daniel, and Isaia'
e and Paul, and Peter, and John, an
: James. There sits Noah, waiting fC
S all the world to come into the ark: ar
G Moses, waiting till the last Red 81
: shall divide; and jeremiah, waiting fl
e the Jews to return; and John, of Il
: Apocalypse, waiting for the swearir
a of the angel that time shall
no longer. Glorious spirits! Ye we
g howled at; ye were stoned;
It were spit upon They have been in tn
# fight themselves; and they are all wi
e us. Daniel knows all about lions. Pa
J. fought with beasts at Ephesus.
Is In the ancient amphitheater the pc
r pie got SO excited that they would sho
d from the galleries to the men in t
Is arena: AT it again!" Forward
d zone more strol CT Look on
If 'Fall back" "Huzza! Huzza!" So
'e that gallery, prophetic and apostol
they cannot keep their peace. Dan
n cries out: Thy God will deliver tn
e from the mouth of the lions!' Day
It exclaims: He will not suffer thy &c
l. to be movedw Isaiah calls out: 'Fe
e. not! am with theel BE not dismayeC
D. Paul exclaims: Victory through o
4. Lord Jesus Christ" That throng
n prophets and apostles cannot keep sti
N They make the welkin ring with shol
Is ing and hallelujahs.
n look again and | see the gallery
l. the martyrs. Who is that? HUI
v; Latimer, sure enough. lie would n
1T apologize for the truth preached, and
e; he died, the night before swingi
from the bedpost in perfect glee at t
st thought of emancipation. Who a
it that army six thousand, six hundr
n and sixty-six? They are the Theb
Y. Legion who died for the faith. Here
of larger host in magnificent array