The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-03-09

for yourself of the wrist; the pulse j
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 h
rallied, and from his wounds he I'm
sheathed a weapon which staggered thu
Roman legions down the hill and hurried
the satanic battalions into the pit It wal
a weapon of love-infnite love- all con
quering love, Mightier than javelin OF
spear, it triumphed over all. Put back
ye armies Of earth and hell!
The tide of battle turns. Jesus haiti
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. Hank
to the hoofs of the warriors steed and
the tramping of a great multitude, for
he has many friends now! 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
something grand for us after awhile. He
has done it. People talk as though 10 or
20 years from now, in the closing hours
of our life or in some terrible pass of life,
Jesus will help us. He has done the work
already. He did it 1861 years ago. You
might as well talk of Washington as
though he were going to achieve our ma
tional independence in 1860 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 Sd ,S61
years 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 in the
future, but to tell you that the battle is
already fought and the victory already
won.
You have noticed that when soldiers
come home from the wars they carry on
heir flags the names of the battlefelds
where they were distinguished. The
coming back has on his ban
1er Inkerman and Balaklava; the
Frenchman, jena and Eylau; the Ger
nan, Versailles and Sedan. And Christ
las on the banner he carries as conquer
n the names of 10000 battlefelds he won
or you and for me. He rides past all
'ur homes of bereavement-byt the door
,ell swathed in sorrow, by the wardrobe
lack with woe, by the dismantled for
ress of our strength.
Come out and greet him today, o We
,eop1ei See the names of all the battle
passes on his flag. Ye who are poor, read
IN this ensign the story of Christs hard
trusts and pillowless head. Ye who are
read here of the ruffians who
biased him from his first breath to his
asst. Mighty to soothe your troubles,
mighty to balk your calamities, mighty
o tread down your foes, travelling in
he greatness of his strength" Though
lis horse be brown with the dust of the
march, and the fetlocks be wet with the
arnage, and the bit be red with the
Hood Of your spiritual foes, he comes
Ip now, not exhausted from the battle,
mt fresh as when he went into it-com-
ng up from Bozrah, travelling in the
.reatness of his strength"
THE GREAT CoNQUERoR.
You know that when Augustus and
and Trajan and Titus came
ack from the wars what time there
yas. You know they came on horse
ack or in chariots, and there were tro-
HES before, and there were captives be-
ind, and there were people shouting on
II sides, and there were garlands flung
rom the window, and over the highway {
triumphal arch was sprung. The solid |
lasonry today at Benevento, Rimini {
nd Rome still tell their admiration for
nose heroes. And shall we let our con- ;
ueror go without lifting any acclaim? {
lave we not flowers red enough to de- {
let the carnage, white enough to cele- I
rate the victory, fragrant enough to {
reathe the JOY?
Those men of whom l just spoke drag {
ed their victims at the chariot wheels,
ut Christ, our Lord, takes those who
ice were captives and invites them into
IS chariot to ride, while he puts around c
lem the arm of strength, saying, Il 1
ave loved thee with an everlasting love.
I'd the waters shall not drown it. and ]
e fires shall not burn it, and eternity s
all not exhaust it," t
If this be true, | cannot see how any v
an can carry his sorrowsa great while. a
this conqueror from Bozrah is goinc h
beat back all your griefs, why NO 6
ust him? Oh, do you not feel und, = S
is gospel your griefs falling back AID d
,ur tears drying up as you hear the b
amp of a thousand illustrious promises S
on by the conqueror from Buzrah, Il
travelling, travelling in the greatness of b
5 strength s.
On that Friday which the Episcopal o
urch rightly celebrates, calling it
food Friday" your soul and mine were e.
ptan6al for Ou that dax TacY1e ,,r,,-oI | D,