The Red Cloud chief., 1892-08-19

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Of the world. 1t Is AN army with ban
ners" II has an inscription and colors
such rs never stirred the hearts Of any
earthly soldicry. We havo oar banner
OF rccuit, and on IL IL inscribed: who
Is on the Lords sidc?" Our banner Of
defiance, and on IL is inscribed: THE
gates of hell shall not prevail against
MS" Our banner Of triumph, and on Il
Is inscribed: Victory through our
Lord Jesus Christi" an1 we mean to
plant that banner on every hill top aud
wave II ut the gates of Heaven.
With Christ to lead us we necd not
fear. | will not underratc the enemy.
They are n tremendous host They
come on with acutcst strategy. Their
weapons by nil The inhabitants Of dark
ness have beer forged In furnaces Of
everlasting fire. We contend not with
flesh and blood, but with principalitics
and powers and spiritual wickcdncss in
high places; but II God be for us, who
can he against US? Come ON, We troop,
of tho-Lord! Fall into liuct Close uL
the ranks! On, through burning sands
and over frozen mountain tops, until
the whole earth surrcndcrs to God lie
made II; lie redeemed IL; lie shall have
IL. They shall not be trampled with
hoofs, they shall not be cut with s,bcrs,
they shall not be crushed with whccln.
they shall not be clovcn with battle.
axes, but the marching and the onset
and the victory will b. none the lcssd1
cisivc for that
With Christ TO lead us, and lIcavcu
to look down upon us, and angels 90
guard us, and martyr spirits to bend
from their thrones, aud the voice OF
God to bid MS forward into the combat,
our enemies shall fy like chair in tho
whirlwind, and all the towers of Heaven
ring because the day IL ours. | divide
this army with banners into two wings
the American wing and the European
wing. The American wing will march
on across the winds OF the wilds of the
west, over the tablclands, and come To
the ocean, nc more stopped by the Pa
ciac than the Israelitcs were stopped
by the Red sea, marching On until the
remaining walls of China will fall he.
fore this army with banners, and Geld
Siberia will bo turned to the warm
heart of Christ, and over lofty Hima-
lnyan peaks shall go this army with
banners until il halts at Palestine.
The European wing will march out
to meet it, and Spanish superstition
shall be overcome, and French infdcli.y
shall be conquered; and over the Alps
with more than Hannibal's courage,
shall march that army with banners,
and up through the SHOWS Of Russia,
vastcr In multitude than the hosts that
followed Napoleon into the conflict.
And Hungary and Poland, by the blood
of their patriots and by the blood Of
Christ, shall at last be free. And cross
ing into Asia, the law SHAH again DO
proclaimed on Sinai, and Christ In the
person of his ministers will again preach
on Olivet. and pray In Gethscmane and
exhibit his love on Calvary. And then
the army will halt In front of the other
wing, the twain having conquered NIL
the earth for God.
History tells US that one day tho
armies of Xerxes shouted nll ut once
and the vocifcration was so mighty that
the birds flying through the mir
dropped as though they were dead. o,
what u shout of triumph when all the
armies of earth and all the armies of
heaven shall celebrate the victory OF
our King--all at once and all together:
"IIallelujah! for the Lord God omnip-
otcnt rcigneth. Hallelujahi for the
kingdoms of this world have become
the kingdoms of our Lord Jesus Christ"
When the Prussian army came back
from the war they were received in 1868
Mt the gates of Berlin and a choir stood
above the gates and rs the first rcgi-
mcnt 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 conflicts
and their victories. Then they marched
in and all the city was full of gladness
and triumph. But, O. the greater Joy
when the army with banners shall como
! up to the gates of our King!
1t will be choir to choir, music to
, music, hosanna to hosanna, hallelhjah
to hallelujah. Lift up your heads, ye
| everlasting gates, and let them come
in. Then will be spread the banquet
of eternal victory, and h unfallcn
. ones OF Heaven will sit att, and all the
ransomed Of earth will como in and
: celebrate the jubilee, with unfading
, conquests. All the walls of that coles
(. tial mansion will be aglitter 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 hero
ism in which the conquerors won their
Z palm, and the church that day will sit
Y queen at the banquet Her wander
ings over, her victories gained, Christ
: shall rise up to introduce her to all the
I nations Of Heaven; and as she pulls
. aside her veil and looks upon the face
OF her Lord the King, Christ shall ex-
; claim: ''This is she that looketh forth
: as the morning, fair as the moon, clear
as the sun, and terrible as an army with
banners"