Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-07

starts, and there, and there, and there.
If he is to have re-enforcements, let him
call them up Low. No. he must do this
work alone--a!one. He is dying. Feel
for yourself of the wrist; the pulse is
feebler. Feel under the arm; the warmth
is less. He is dying. Aye, they pro-
nounce him dead. And Just at that mo-
ment that they pronounced him dead he
rallied, and from his wounds he un-
sheathed a weapon which staggered the
Roman legions down the hill and hurled
the satanic battalions into the pit. 1t was
a weapon of love-iniinite love, all con-
quering love. Mightier than javelin or
spear, it triumphed over all. Put back,
ye armies of earth and hell
The tide of battle turns. Jesus hath
overcome. Let the people stand apart
and make line that he may pass down
from Calvary to Jerusalem, and thence
on and out all around the world. The
battle is fought. The victory is achieved.
The triumphal march is begun. Hark
to the hoofs of the warriors steed and
the trampjng of great multitude, for
he has many friends nowl The hero of
heaven and earth advances. Cheer,
cheer! "Who is this that cometh from
Edom, with dyed garments from Boz
rah, travelling in the greatness Of his
strength
FIGHTING FOR SALVATION.
We behold here new revelation of a
blessed and startling fact. People talk
of Christ as though he were going to do
Gomething grand for us after awhile. He
haa done it. People talk as though 10 or
= years from now, in the closing hours
Of orr life or in some terrible pass of life,
Jcsl,s will help MS. He has done the work
tread. He did it 1 1861 years ago. You
might as we'll talk of Washington as
though he were going to achieve our ma
tional independence in 1850 as to speak
of Christ as though he were going to
, achieve our salvation in the future. He
did it in the year of our Lord 33-1, ,S61
wears ago-on the field of Bozrah, the cap
tain of our salvation fighting unto death
for your and my emancipation.
, All we have to do is to accept that
fact in our hearts, and we are free for
, this world, and we are free for the world
| to come But, lest we might not ac-
! cept, Christ comes through here today
, travelling in the greatness of his
, strength" not to tell you that he is 60
, ing to fight for you some battle i'll the
future. but to tell you that the battle is
+ already fought and the victory already
@ won.
a You have noticed that when soldier;
come home from the wars they carry on
o their flags the names of the battlefield'
4 where they were distinguished. The
Enplishman coming back has on his ban
!. ner Inkerman and Balaklava; the
4 Frenchman, Jena and Eylau; the Ger
@ man. Versailles and Sedan. And Chris
q las on the banner he carries as conquer
f or the names of 10 900 battlefields he wo1
+ ...vou and for me- He rides past al
n orr homes of bereavement-by the door
n =, swathed in sorrow, by the wardrob
- black with woe, by the dismantled for
q trcss of our strength.
n Come out and greet him today, o y
people! See the names of all the battl
Ia masses on his flag. Ye who are poor, rea'
"a on this ensign the story of Christs har'
Il crusts and pillowless head. Ye who ar
"a nersecuted, read here of the ruffians VIII
n chased him from his first breath to nj
n last Mighty to soothe your troubles
N mighty to balk your calamities, might
n to tread down your foes, travelling /
"a the greatness of his strength" Thoug
Il Ia horse be brown with the dust OF tn
,r march. and the fetlocks be wet with tn
- .ornage. and the bit be red with tn
= Hood of your spiritual foes, he come
= rn now. not exhausted from the battl
,, l,1t fresh as when he went into it-con
$, ing up from Bozrah, travelling IN IL
1- greatness of his strength"
A. THE GREAT CONQUERoR.
!. You know that when Augustus an
10 Constantine and Trajan and Titus can
"a hack from the wars what time thel
4 was. You know they came ON hors
m hack or in chariots, and there were u
= nhies before, and there were captlYes b
Fl hind. and there were people shouting
,e all sides, and there were garlands hul
lls +.orl tie window, and over the hlghWt
NJ q triumphal arch was sprung. Ihesol
masonry today at Benevento, RIM
III and Rome still tell their admiration 1
" those heroes. And shall we let our co
or oueror go without lifting any acclaii
ID Have we not flowers red enough to q
nt pict the Carnage, white enough to cel
,y brate the victory, fragrant enough
ne breathe the joyP
Q. Those men of whom just spoke dra
w ged their victims at the chariot vince
ir but Christ, our Lord, takes those W
at once were captives and invites them IN
e. his chariot to ride, while he puts arou
them the arm of strength, saying,
to lave loved thee with an everlasting 10y
lv and the waters shall not drown 1t.
m III, fires shall not burn it, and eternl
ed J. Ill not exhaust it,"
an II this be true, cannot see how
,r. man can carry his sorrowsa great viii
of If this conqueror from Bozrah is goi
i'm to beat back all your griefs, why /
me trust him? Oh, do you not feel unc
he this gospel your griefs falling back a
of your tears drying up as you near
ara tramp of a thousand illustrious promii