The Monitor-register. [volume] (Woodstown, Salem Co., N.J.) 1892-1972, 1896-10-16

name at the gate of paradise The one
that pointed Hagar to the fountain in
the wilderness. The one that halted Ba-
laam on the highway. The one that
warned Lot to flee the doomed city. The
one that took part with Joshua against
the Canaanites. The one that informed
Mary OF the approach of the Nativity.
Inc one that wrestled with Jacob at the
brook Jabbok. The one that swung open
the gate for the lncarcerated APOSTLE
Pcter. The one that strengthened Christ
III his last paroxysm. All, think. will
be there-thelr velocities inconceiyabIe.
SO that when Daniel was in prayer Ga
brlel, we are told, came from heaven to
speak to him, and if heaven be at the
center OF the universe that angel must
have travelled thousands of millions of
miles Ill an instant. Talk of earthly
regiments on double quick march, What
VIII be the speed of the regiments an
gellc when at the command of the
archangel, Down to earth! Forward
into the battle" those regiments an
gene, lightning winged, rainbow CIR
died, fire footed, shall sweep into the
great Armageddon.
The next regiments that see march
ing into the fight will be the regiments
ecclesiastic According to the last &C.
count, and practically only in the be-
ginning of the great gospel movement
which proposes to take the whole earth
for God, there are 1000, 900 Methodists,
3,725, 600 Baptists, 1880, 1888 Presby-
terians, l, 230, 900 Lutherans and GAO, 900
Eplscopalians. But the present statistics
OF churches will be utterly swamped
when, after all the great denominations
have done their best work, the slowest
OF all the sects will have more numbers
than the present enrolment of all de-
nominations throughout Christendom.
You see, by that time an atheist or an
lnfldel will be curiosity, and he will
be looked at as we look at man with
long hair reaching below his shoulders
and long finger nails that are never cut
and stare i'll the eyes indicating incipi-
ent lunacy-not to be argued with, but
to be pitied-while it will not be any
unusual thing to see men as much de-
voted TO their religion as Francis Xa-
vler was devoted to his religion, when
, ne went through the streets asking all
to come to hear his faith expounded, in
ten years planting the gospel in SO ma
tons and baptizing over 900, 900 souls
And the great hosts of believers will
fill the earth, making the 2,317, 900
combatahts that Xerxes reviewed cor
poral S guard in comparison.
The Regiments Ecclesiastic.
l see them, the regiments ecclesias-
tic, moving into that last battle. The
Lutherans headed by some great Martin
Luther yet to be born. The Methodists
headed by some George Whitefield yet
to come. The Presby terians headed by
some John Knox yet to arise. The Epis-
copalians headed by some Bishop Char
mock yet to be enrobed. The Baptists
headed by some Missionary Carey yet
to bless the world. The Congregational
church headed by some Doctor Kirk of
| pentecostal power yet to take tongue of
fire. see them moving into the ranks,
carrying standard striped and starred,
striped as suggesting him by whose
| stripes we are healed and starred as
with the promise that those who turn
many to Righteousness shall shine as
| sle stars, forever and ever. Into that
| battle on our side will roll those mighty
sngines Of power, the printing presses
of Chistendom. Into that battle will
also move the mightiest telescopes, that
shall bring the stars in their courses to
fight for our God.
Again, the regiments elemental will
| come into that battle on the right side.
| The windsl God showed what he could
do with them when the splintered tim
bers of the ships of the Spanish armada
were strewn on the rocks of Scotland,
Norway and the Hebrides. The waters!
He showed what he could do with them
| when he put the whole earth under
them, leaving it subaqueous $50 days.
| The earthquakes! He showed what he
could do with them when be let Cara
cas- drop into the open mouth of horror
and the islands of the sea went into en-
tombment. The lightnings! He showed
what he could do with them when he
| wrapped Mount Sinai in fame, and we
have all seen their flashing lanterns
moving with the chariots of the mid
night hurricane. All the regiments ele-
| mental will come in ON our side in the
| great Armageddon. Come, and let us
| mount and ride along the line and re-
view the troops of Emanuel and find
| that the regiments terrestrial and &C.
| lestial that come into that battle on the
right side are, as compared with those
on the wrong side, 2 to 1, 100 to 1,
1000 to 1.
The King of Kings In Command.
! But who is the commander in chief
on this side? Splendid armies have been
ruined, caught in traps, flung over prec-
| ipices and annihilated through the in
competence or treachery of their gener-
| AL Who commands on our side? Jeho-
yah -Jireh, so called in one place. Cap
| tain of salvation" so called ill another
place. King of kings, Lord of lords,
| Conuueror of conquerors. His eye ON
| niscient, his arm omnipotent. He will
| take the lead. He will draw the sword.
| He will give the command. And when
| he plants his foot for the combat the
foundations of the earth will quake, and
| when he shall give the battle shout all
| the gates of hell will tremble.
But do not let us shout until after we
have seen the two armies clash in the
last struggle. Oh, my soull The battle
of all time and all eternity opens "For-
| ward'' "ForwardP' is the command
| on both sides given. The long lines Of
both armies waver and swing to and
fro. Swords of truth against engines in
fernal. Black horse cavalry of perdition
against white horse cavalry of heaven.
The redemption of this world and the
honor of the throne of God to vindioate.
How tremendous is the battle. The army
of righteousness seems giving way. But
no. 1t is only part of the maneuver of
the infinite fight. 1t is deploy of the
host celestial. What meeting in this
field of splendor and wrath, of the an
| gelic and of the diabolic, of hosanna
| and blasphemy, of song and curse, of
HNH N"AY