Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-08-13

pAsadise, with God walking in the cool OF
the day. Then tie chorals of grace will
drown out all the anthems of earth, Then
the throne of Christ will overtop all earthly
authority. Then the crown of Jesus will
outdame all other coronets Sin DESTROYED,
Death dead. He'll defeated. The church
triumphant. All the harnesses of sin, all
the darknesses of trouble, all the darknesses
OF earthly mystery hieing themselves to
their dens. Clear as the sum- Clear as
the sun~
Further, Terrible as an army with ban
ners." Take one more step in this subject
and say that If you were placed for the de-
tense OF feeble town, and a great army
were seen coming over thu hills with flying
ensigns, then you would be able to get SONS
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 ban
nersn
You know there is nothing that excites
soldiers enthusiasm so much as an old flag
Many mau aImostdea l, catchin. glimpse
OF the national ensign, has sprung to his feet
and started again into the battle. Now. my
friends, | don't want you to think of the
church of Jesus Christ as a defeated institu.
ton, as the victim OF intidel sarcasm-some-
thing to be kicked and cuffsd and tramplei
on through all the ages OF the world. 1t is
IAN army with banners" 1t has an in
scription and colors such as never stirred
tHo HedEbS Va du SOlUiery.
We have our banner of recruit and on it
Is inscribed, who is on the Lords sidey'
Our banner of defiance, and on it is in
scribed, "fhe gates of hell sh all not prevail
against usp Oar banner OF triumph, and
on it is inscribed. Victory through our
Lord Jesus Christ~ and we mean to plant
that banner on every hilltop and wave 1t at
the gate of heaven.
With Christ to lead US we need not fear.
will not underrats the enemy. They are
tremendous host. They come on with acutest
strategy. Their weapons by oil the inhao-
itants of darkness have been forged in fur
naceS of everlasting fire. We contend not
with flesh and blood, but with principalities
and powers and spiritual wickedness in
high places; but if God be for us who can be
against uS2 Come on, ye troops of the Lord
Fall into linel Close up the ranks. On,
through burning sands and over frozen
mountain tops until the whole earth sur
renders to God He made it; He redeemed
it; He shall have it. They shall not be
trampled with hoofs, they shall not be
cut with sabsrs, they shall not be crushed
with wheels. they shall not be cloven with
battle axes, but the marching, an the onset,
and the victory will be none the less decisive
for that
With Christ to lead us. and heaven to look
down upon u.s. and angels to guard US, aud
martyr spirits to bend from their thrones,
and the voice of God to bid US forward into
the combat, our enemies shall fly like chaf
in the whirlwind, and all the towers of
heaven ring because the day is ours. l di-
vide this army with banners into two wings
the American wing and the European
wing. The American wing will march on
across the wilds of the west. over the table
lands, and come to the ocean, no more
stopped by the Pacific than the Israeltes
were stopped by the Red sea- marching on
until the remaining walls of China will fall
before this army with banners, and cold 81
IBERIA will be turned to the warm heart of
Christ, and over lofty Himalayan peaks
shall go this army with banners until it halts
at Palestine
The European wing will march out to
meet it, and Spanish superstition shall be
overcome, and French 1nfdelity shall be
conquered, and over the Alps with more
than HauuibaPs courage, shall march that
army with banners, and up through the
SHOWS of Russia, vaster in multitude than
the hosts that followed Napoleon into the
conflict. And Hungary and Poland, by the
blood OF their patriots AMI by the blood of
Christ, shall at last be free. And crossing
into Asia the law shall again be proclaimed
on Sinai, and Christ in the person of His
ministers will again preach on Olivet and
pray in Gethsemane and exhibit His love on
Calvary. And then the army will halt in
front of the other wing, the twain having
conquered all the earth for God.
When the Prussian army came back from
their war they were received in 1866 at the
/ gates of Berlin, and choir stood above the
gates, and as the first regiment advanced
and came to the gates the choir, in music,
asked them what right they had to enter
there And then the first regiment in song,
replied, telling over the stories OF their con-
! fiicts and victories. Then they marched in,
and all the city was full of gla1ness and
triumph. But obi the great JOY when the
army with banners shall come up to the
| gates of our King!
/ 1t will be choir to choir, music to music,
/ hosanna to hosanna halleluiah to haleuiah
/ Lift up your heads, ye everlasting gates,
and let them come in. There will be spread
| the banquet of eternal victory, and the uu-
/ fallen ones of heaven will sit at it, and all
/ the ransomed of earth will come in and cele-
brate the jubilee with unfading garlands on
their hrows telling of earthly conquests.
All the walls OF that celestial mansion will
] be a-glitter with shields won in victorious
battle and adorned with the banners of God
/ that were carried in front of the host. Harp
/ shall tell to harp the heroiSm in which the
| conquerors won their palm, and the church
that day will sit queen at the banquet Her
! wauderings over, her victories gained,
| 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
1 she that looketh forth as the morning, fair
/ as the moon, clear as the sun and terrible as
an army with baunersr'