The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-09-16

got his place BY cold blocded 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 ouI
Kings sympathies are all with Us. Nay,
unheard of condescension! l 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. l will help thee! I will
strengthen thee by the right hand Of My
power"'
They gave to the men in the arena in
the olden time food to thicken their
blood. SO that it would flow slowly, and
that for 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 angui.h Of our heart
The man Of sorrows bore part.
Once in the ancient amphitheater a
lion with one paw caught the combat
ants sword and with the other paw
caught his shield. The man took his
knife from his girdle and slew the
beast. The King, sitting in the gallery,
said. THAT was not fair: the lion must
be slain by sword Other lions were
turned out and the poor victim fell. You
cry, ''Shame. shame!" at such mean
ness. But the King in this case is our
brother. and he will see that we have
fair play. He will FORBID the rushing
out of more lions than We can meet; he
will not suffer US to be tempted above
that we are able. Thank God! The
King is in the gallery! His eyes are on
US. His heart is with US. His hand
will deliver US. BLESSED are all they
who put their trnst in him."
/ look again, and / see the angelic
gallery. There tsey are-the angel that
swung the sword at the gate of Eden,
the same that Ezekiel saw upholding the
throne Of God. and from which l look
away, for the spIendor is insuffera BILE.
Here are the guardian angels. That
one watched patriarch; this one pro
tected a child. That one has been pull
ing a soul out of temptation! All these
are messengers Of light! Those drove
the Spanish armada on the rocks. THIS
turned Sennacherib's living hosts into a
heap of 1S5, 900 corpses. Those, yonder,
chanted the Christmas carol over Bethle-
hem until the chant awoke the shep-
herds. These, at creation, stood in the
balcony of Heaven and serenaded the
newborn world wrapped in swaddling
clothes Of light. And there, holier and
mightier than all, is Michael, the arch
angel. To command an earthly host
gives dignity: but this one is leader OF
the 5000 chariots of God, and of the
10, 900 times 10, 900 angels. think God
gives command to tho archangel, and
the archangel to the seraphim, and the
seraphim to the cherubim. until all the
lower orders Of heaven hear the COM
mand and go forth on the high behest-
Now, bring on your lions. Who can
fear? All the spectators in the angelic
gallery Of our friends. '.He shall give His
angels charge over thee. to keep thee in
all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in
their hands, lest thou dash thy foot
against stone. Thou shalt tread upon
the lion and adder; the young lion and
the dragon shalt thou Irample Under
foot"
Though the arena be crowded with
temptations we shall. with the angelic
help. strike them down in the name of
our God and leap on their fallen car
cases! Oh, bending throng of bright
angelic faces and swift wings and light
ming foot. l hail you to-day from the
dust and struggle of the arena.
l look again and / see the gallery Of
the prophets and apostles. Who are
those mighty ones up yonder? Hosea
and Jeremiah and Daniel and Isaiah and
Paul and Peter and John and James.
There sits Noah waiting for all the
world to come into the ark and Moses.
waiting till the last Red Sea shall divide;
and Jeremiah. waiting for the Jews to
return; and John, of the Apocalypse,
waiting for the swearing Of the angel
that Time shall be no longer. Glorious
stoned, ye were spit upon! They have
are all with US Daniel knows all about
lions. Paul fought with beasts at Eph-
esus.
In the ancient amphitheater the peo-
pie got SO excited that they would shout
from tho galleries to the men in the
arena: ''At it again!" Forward"
''One more stroke!' Look out!'' Fall
back '.Huzza! Huzzaw So in that
SAlIcry, pIopuelIC anu apostolic, Lney
cannot keep their peace. Daniel cries
out THY God will deliver thee from the
mouth Of the lions" David exclaims.
HE will not suffer thy foot to be moved"
Isaiah calls out: Fear not! lam with
thee! Be not dsmayed!" Paul exclaimS
Victory through our Lord Jesus Christi"
That throng of prophets and apostles
cannot keep still. They make the welkin
ring with shouting and hailelujahA
look again and l see the gallery Of
the martyrs. Who is thate Hugh
Latimer. sure enough. He would not
apologize for the truth preached, and SO
he died the night before swinging from
the bedpost in perfect glee at the thought
of emancipation. Who are that army of
8, 666Ps They are the Thebau legion.
who died for the faith. Here is larger
host in magnificent array-SS4. 600 who
persisted for Christ in the prosecutions
OF Diocletian.
Yonder is family group. Felicitas of
Rome, and her children. While they
were diving for the faith she stood en-
them. One son was whipped
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