Democratic messenger., 1892-08-13

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through burning sands and over frozen
mountain tops, until the whole earth
surrcnders to God. He made it, he re-
deemed il: he shall have it, They shall
not he trampled with hoofs, they shall
not hc cut with sabers, they shall not b.,
crushed with wheels. they shall not La
clovcn with battle axes, but the march.
ing. and the onset, and the victory will
lie none the less decisive for that.
With Christ To lead us. and heaven tC
look down upon Us. and angels to guard
MS, and martyr spirits Ia bend from their
thrones. and the voice of God To bid II,
forward into the combat. our enemies
shall fly like chaff in the whirlwind.
and all the towers of heaven ring be-.
cause the day is ours. divide this
army with banners into two wings-the
American wing and the European wing.
The American wing will march on across
the wildS o: the west. over the table
lands. and come To the ocean. no more
stopped 10y the Pacific than the Israelites
were stopped by the Red sea, marchin.
on until the remaining walls of China
will fall before this army with banners
and cold Siberia will be turned To the
warm heart of Christ, and over lofty
fIimalayan peaks shall go this arm,
with banners until it halts mt Palestine
The European wing will march out 10
meet it, and Spanish superstition shall
he overcome. and French infidelitv shall
be conquered. and over the Alps, with
than TInnnfl.ul- y,
march that army with banners, and mp
through the SHOWS of Russia, vaster III
multitude than the hosts that followed
Napoleon into the conflict. And Hun
gary and Poland, by the blood of their
patriots and by the blood Of Christ
shall al last be free. And crossing into
Asia the law shall again he proclaimed
on Sinai. and Christ in the person of his
ministers will again preach on Olivet
and pray in Gcthsemane 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.
SHOUT OF TRIUMPH
History tells us that one day the
a.
and the vocifcration was so mighty tia.
III birds flying through the air dropped
as though they were dead Oh, what a
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: "Halleluiah, for
the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
ETnll.l,,,.l,s r. L.. L., - .l.
world have become the kingdoms of our
Lord Jesus Christ"
When the Prussian army came back
from their war they were received in
lstG mt the gates of Berlin. and choir
stood above the gates. and as the first
regiment advanced and came To the
gates the choir. III 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 victories. Then they marched in
and all the city was full of gladness and
triumph. But oh! the greater joy when
the army with banners shall come up to
the gates of our king.
1t will be choir to choir. music to
IIiuSif. H'S'ilnd ~ HbSstiiid, udiltIuldH
to hallcluiah. Lift up your heads, ye
everlasting gates. and let them come in
Then Will he spread the banquet of eter-
nal victory. and the unfallen ones of
heaven will sit at it, and all the ran
somed of earth will come in and cele-
brate the Jubilee with unfading gar
lands on their brows telling of earthly
conquestS.
All the walls Of that celestial mansion
will be a-glitter with shields won in vic
torious battle and adorned with the
banners of God that were carried in
lront of the host. Harp shall tell to
hasp the hcroism in which the conquer
or, won their palm, and the church that
day will sit queen ut the banquet. Her
wan,lcrings over. her victories gaihed.
Christ shall rise up To introduce her to
all the nations of heaven. and as She
pulls a>id" her veil and looks upinto the
face of her Lord the king. Christ shall
exclaim. This Is She that looketh forth
as the morning. fair aS the moon, clear
aS the sun and terrible rs I'M army with
banners