Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-02-29

Kingdoms connected by wondrous
wire, this prophet of the Lord may.
through telephone communication, in
an instant announce to all nations par
don and sympathy and life through
Jesus Christ, and then, putting the
wondrous tube to the ear of the Lord s
prophet, the response shall come back,
II believe in God, the Father A Almighty, |
Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus
Christ, his only begotten Son. !"
You and | may not live to see the
day. think those of rs who are over
40 years of age can scarcely expect to see
the day. | expect before that time our
bodies will be sound asleep in the ham
mocks of the old gospel ship as it goes
sailing ON. But Christ will wake us up
in time to see the achievement. We who
have sweated III the hot harvest fields
will be at the door of the garner when the
sheayes come in. That work for which
in this world we toiled and wept and
struggled and wore ourselves out shall
not come to consummation and we be
oblivious of the achievement. We will
be allowed TO come out and shake hands
with the victors We who fought in the
earlier battles will have just as much
right to rejoice as those who Redeemed
their feet in the last Armageddon. All,
yea, those who could only give cupful
of cold water in the name of a disciple;
those who could only scrape handful
of lint for wounded soldier those who
could only administer to old age in it's
decreptitude; those who could only
coax poor waif of the street to go back
home TO her God those who could only
lift little child in the arms of Christ,
will have as much right to take part in
the ovation to the Lord Jesus Christ as
Chrysostom. 1t will be your victory
and mine as we'll as Christs, he the
conqueror, we shouting in his train.
Christ the victor will pick out the hum
blest of his disciples in the crowd, and
turning half around ON the white horse
Of victory he shall point her out for APP
proVal by the multitude as he says,
''She did what she could = Then put.
ting his hand ON the head of some man,
who by bis industry made one talent
do the work of ten, he will say: "Thou
hast been faithful over few things. ! /
viii make thee ruler over ten cities f"
Two different theories about the fulfill |
ment of this promise.
Gathering of the People.
There are people who think Christ
will come III person and sit on a throne. |
Perhaps he may. I should like to see
the SCARED feet going up the stairs of
palace in which all the glories of the
Alhambra, and the Tai Mahal, and
st. Marks and the Winter palace are
gathered. should like to see the world |
pay Christ in love for what it did to |
him i'll maltreatment. / should like to |
be one of the grooms of the charges
holding the stirrnp as the King mounts. |
Oh, what glorious time it would be on
earth if Christ would break through the |
heavens, and right here where he has |
suffered and died have this prophecy
fulfilled, Unto him shall the gathering /
of the people be. y But failing in that I
bargain to meet You at the ponderous |
gate of heaven on the day when our
Lord comes back Garlands Of all ma
lions on his brow-of the bronzed ma
tions of the south and the pallid nations
of the north--Europe. Asia, Africa,
North and South America and the other
continents that may arise meantime I
from the sea to take the places of their /
sunken predecessors; arch of Trajan,
arch of Titus, arch Of Triumph in the |
Champs Elysees. all too poor to well
come this King of kings, and Lord of /
lords, and Conqueror of copquerors in
his august arrival Turn out all heaven
TO meet him. Hang all along the route /
the flags of earthly dominion. whether
decorated with crescent or star or eagle I
or lion or coronet. Hang out heavens
brightest banner, with its one star of /
Bethlehem and blood striped of the 1
cross. hear the procession now. Hark,
the tramp Of the feet. the rumbling Of /
the wheels, the gathering of the hoofs
and the shout of the riders! Ten thou
sand times ten thousand and thousands
of thousands. Put up in heaven libra
ry, right beside the completed volume
of the worlds ruin, the completed vol
ume of Shiloh's triumph. The old
promisestrugg through the ages full
filled at last, Unto him shall the gath
ering of the people be. .
While everlasting ages roll
Eternal love shall feast their soul
And scenes of bliss forever new
Rise in succession to their view.