Connecticut western news., 1896-10-15

quired, will be in the last fight between holiness and sin. Heaven could afford to adjourn just one day and empty all its temples and mansions and palaces and
 boulevards into that one battle. think all the angels of God will join in it. Fire Footed Hosts.
 The one that stood wi tn sword of flame 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. The one that wrestled with Jacob at the
 brook Jabbok. The one that swung open the gate for the incarcerated Apostle Peter. The one that strengthened Christ in his last paroxysm. All, think, will be there-their velocities inconceivable, so that when Daniel was in prayer Ga | briel, we are told, came from heaven to speak to him, and if heaven be at the center of the universe that angel must l have travelled thousands of millions of
 miles in an instant Talk of earthly
 regiments on double quick marchl What
 will be the speed of the regiments an | gelic when at the command of the
 archangel, ''Down to earthl Forward
 into the battle" those regiments an- gelic, lightning winged, rainbow gir- dled, fire footed, shall sweep into the ] great Armageddon.
 The next regiments that see march
 ing into the fight will be the regiments ecelesiastic. 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 4,600, 900 Methodists, 3, 725, 900 Baptists, 1,280, 333 Presby- terians, l, ,2S0, 900 Lutherans and $40, 900 Episcopalians. 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 infidel will be curiosity, and he will be looked at as we look at a man with long hair reaching below his shoulders and long finger nails that are never cut and stare in the eyes indicating inoipi- | 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-
 vier was devoted to his religion, when he went through the streets asking all tn tf, hoo ;c fa. lal s,, ten years planting the gospel in 50 na- tions and baptizing over 1, 1000, 900 souls. And the great hosts of believers will | fill the earth, making the 2,S17, 900 | combatants that Xerxes reviewed 8 cor poral's guard in comparison.
 The Regiments Ecclesiastic.
 1 see them, the regiments ecolesias- | tic, moving into that last battle. The
 Lutherans headed by some great Martin | Luther yet to be born. The Methodists l headed by some George Whitefield yet
 to come. The Presbyterians headed by
 some John Knox yet to arise. The Epis- | copalians headed by some Bishop Char nook 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. I see them moving into the ranks, | carrying standard striped and starred, striped as suggesting him by whose I stripes we are healed and starred as | with the promise that those who turn many to righteousness shall shine as ! the stars, forever and ever. Into that i L. - . L A.
 engines of power, the printing presses l 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 windsi 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 watersl
 He showed what he could do with them
 when he put the whole earth under ] them, leaving it subaqueous 150 days. The earthquakesl 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 ightningsl He showed
 what he could do with them when he
 wrapped Mount Sinai in flame, 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 ce-
 lestial that come into that battle on the
 right side are, as compared with those
 on the wrong side, 3 to 1, 100 to 1, | LOGO to l.
 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 preo-
 ipices and annihilated through the in-
 competence or treachery of their gener- i al. Who commands on our side? Jeho-
 vah-Jireh, so called in one place. Cap
 tain of salvation," so called in another
 place. King of kings, Lord of lords,
 Conqueror of conquerors. His eye om-
 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 opensl For
 wardl" "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 petdition
 against white horse cavalry of heaven
 The redemption of this world and the
 honor of the throne of God to vindicate
 How tremendous is rile battle The army