The Progress., 1897-03-20


in all places of business-everywhe I |
do not ask you how old you are, nor how
young, how weak OK how strong, how dun |
or how sharp, nor what your home, nor |
who your ancestors. Without any cond: |
tion, without any reserve, In the name OF
the God Of Israel, offer you the honor OF
carrying the church's cnsigns Do not be
afraid OF the assaults Of world whose
ranks you desert. nor Of devils who will
oppose you With internal might 1t were
moro blessed TO fall here than stand any
where else 1t were more of an honor, en-
gagged with Christ, to be t-ampled under
foot with this army Of banners, than. op-
posing Christ, to be buried, like Edward l,
in Egyptian porphyry.
were tzai,sed 10 fight add that on one occa-
sion, instead Of attacking the enemy, they
turned upon their owDers, and thousands
were crushed under the stroke Of their
trunks and the mountain weight Of their
step. These mighty opportunities OF work
for Christ may accomplish great things
in overthrowin3 the Elm OF the world and
beating to pieces its errors, but II we do
not WELD them Alright These very advan-
tages will in unguarded moments turn
terribly upon us and under their heels Of
vengeance grind us to powder. Rejected
blessings are sevenfold curses We cannot
compromise this matter. We cannot stand
CAN who are not with me are against
me- Lord Jesus, we surrender.
The prophecies intimate that there shall
before the destruction of the world be one
great battle between truth and upright
eousness We shall not probably see 1t on
earth. God grant that We may see 1t, lean
ing from the battlenents OF heaven. On
the side OF sin shall be arrayed oil forms OF
oppression and cruelty, led on by infa-
nous kings and generals; the votaries OF
pasanisln, led on by their priests; the
subjects of Mohammedanism, following
the command Of their sheiks. And glut-
tony and intcmperance and iniquity Of ev-
cry phase shall be largely represented on
the field All the wealth and splendor and
power aud glory Of wickedness shall be
| concentrated on that one decisive spot,
| and, maddened by 10, 600 previous defeats,
| shah gather themselves up for one last
| terrible assault. With hatred to God for
| their cause and blasphemy for the battle
| CRY, they 81 read out over the earth In
| square behind square and legion beyond
I Ieaiop while in some overhangtng cloud
[ Of bleckness soul spirits Of hell watch this
| last struggle Of sin and darkness for do
| mip3on.
| scattered BY the blasts Of Jehovah q nos
tFIls, plumber and sin and satanic force
shall quit TIE field. AS the roar Of tho
| oon6ic3 Sounds through the universe all
Of wings Of heavenly cohorts The work
Is done, and In the presence Of q world re-
claimed for the crown Of Jesus, and amid
the crumbling Of tyrannies and tho defect
of satanic force, and amid the sound oi
heavenly acclamations, the church sh. i
rise up in the image of our Lord, and with
the crown OF victory on her head and the
scepter Of dominion in her hand in the
narne Of Col shall set up her banners.
Then Himalaya shall become Mount Zion,
and the Pyrcnecs Moriah, and the oceans
the walking place of him who trod the
wave crests Of Galilee, and the great heav
ems become q sounding board which shell
strike back the sound Of exultation to TIT
earth till IL rebound again to the throne o
the Almiehty Angel of the Apocalypse
fiy, fiyl For who will stand in the way o
thy might or resist the sweep OF thy wing
.