The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-16

indicating incipient lunacy-not to be
argued with, but to be pitied; while It
will not be any unusual thing to see
men as much devoted to their religion
as Francis Xavier was devoted TO his
religion, when h went through the
streets asking all to come to hear his
faith expoundsd, in ten yeBrs planting
the gospel in so nations and baptizing
over 1000, coo souls. And the great
hosts of believers will fill the earth,
making the 2,317, 900 com hatants that
Xerxes reviewed a corporal's guard in
comparison.
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 splin-
tered timbers of the ships of the
Spanish Armada were strewn on the
rocks of Scotland, Norway and the
Hebrides. The watersl He showed
what he could do with them when he
put the whole earth under them, leav-
ing 1t subaqueous $50 days The earth
quakesl He showed what he could
do with them when he let Caracas
drop into the open mouth of horror and
the islands of the sea went into entomb-
ment. The lightningsl He showed
what he cou Id do with them when he
wrapped Mount Sinai in flames, and we
have all seen their flashing lanterns
moving with the chariots of the mid
night hurricane All the regiments
elemental will come in on our side in
the great Armageddon. Come and let
us mount and ride along the line, and
review 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, to 1, 100 to
1, 1000 to /.
But who is the commander-in-chief
on this side? Splendid armies have
been ruined, caught in traps, flung
over precipices, and annihilated
through the incompetence or treachery
of their general Who commands on
our side? Jehovah-Jireh! so-called in
one place. Captain of Salvation" So
called in another place. King of Kings
Lord of Lords. Conqueror of Conquer
ors. His eve omniscient. His arm ON
nipotent He will take the leal. -
will draw the sword. He Will give q
command. And when He plant, II s
foot for the com bat, the found Ition, o.
the earth will quake, and when lie
shall give the battle-sh Jut, I'LL The
gates of hell will tremble.
But do not let us shout IN il after
we have seen the two armies clash ia
the last struggle. Oh my soul! 1h5
battle of all time and all eternity
opens "Forwardp' Forward" is
the command on both sides given. Toe
long lines of both armies WAIVER. and
swing to and fro. Swords of truth
against engines Internal. Bllckhorss
cavalry of perdition against white
horse cavalry of Heaven. Tn r, demp-
ton of this world and the throne OF
God to vindicate, how tremendous is
the battlel The army of ri hteous-
ness seems giving way; but roL
1t is only part of the mlneuver OF
the infinite fight. 1t is deploy
of the host celestial What a meet
ing in this field of splendcr and wrath,
of the angelic, of hosanna and bias
phemy, of song and curse, of the di-
vine and satanic. The thunderbolts of
the Almighty burst and blaze upon the
foe. BoomI Boom! By the torches of
lightning that illumine the scenes 1
see that the crisis of the Armsgeddon
has come. 1t is the turning point Of
this last battle. The next moment
will decide all. Ave! the forces of
Appollyon are breaking ranks. Seel
Seel They fly. Some on foot, some on
wing; they fly. Back over the battle
ments of perdition they go down with
intimate crash, al! the regiments dia-