The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-13

brought In: Thank God found Christ as my
Saviour last night! likelihood Of Jesus Christ,
His son. cleanseth us from all sin. '" Oh
my friends, If all right for the next world,
it were possible for the centuries to take the
speed of the years, and the years the speed
OF the days, and the days the speed OF the
hours, they could do us no harm. The
shorter our life the longer our heaven. The
sooner we get out Of the perlls Of this life. II
our work be done, the better. No man is
safe till he is dead. Better men than we
have been wrecked, and at all ages. Lord
and Lady Napier were on horseback on
to Lady Napier, "Ride on and fetch assist
ance and do not ask me why" She sped on
and was soon out Of sight. The fact was
tigers eyes glared on them from
the thicket, and he did not dare to
tell her, lest, affrIghted, she fall in the
danger and perhaps lose her life. From all
sides of US, on this road Of life, there are
perils glarlng on US, from tigers OF tempta-
ton, and tigers Of accident. and tigers OF
death, and the sooner WI got out Of the perils
of this life the better. Let 1897 take the
our souls will be landed where there shall be
"nothing to hurt or destroy in all Gods holy
mount" "No lion shall bs there, nor any
ravsnous beast shall 60 up thereon. 1t shall
not be found there, bu5 the redeemed shall
walked there. And tie ransomed o. the
Lord shall return and come to Zion, with
songs md everlasting joy upon their heads:
They shall obtain Joy and Rladness, and
sorrow and signing shall fee away"
Oh, will 1t not be grand when from the
windows and doors of the mouse OF many
,,oopo;npoS 1noG ont and apa naqeinO fll0n0
the golden boulevards OF heaven the white
horse cavalry that st. John describes In
Revelation? John Wesley said he thought
horses had souls, but take the story In
Revelation as flgurative or literal, you
must eYdmit that none but cavalry horses are
mentioned as being in heaven. John xix
"a, 'The armies which we're in heaven fol.
lowed Him upon white horses" You see,
they are mounted troops. Their leader is IN
deep crimson attire. His yesture,, we
are teld, is Clipped in BLOOD" not blood
querors have their attire, but His own
blood, blood of crucifixion agony, the
blood by which He redeemed you and me-
That deep red Of garment is in vivid con.
trast with the snowy white charger on which
our Lord is seated. And no saved sinner
can gaze on that red and tina. white without
remembering that though his sins were once
red like crimson they have become whittier
than snow. Oh, those celestial cavalcades
whom our Conqueror in scarlet shall lead on
through the streets Of heaven! Wide streets,
hundreds of mounted troops abreast, long
streets, thousands III sight followed by COM
ing thousands through the long day otheav-
en- which hath no setting sun. Mind You, only
the cavalry are in that shining procession,
those who did work outside the forts, those
who dared all things for God, those who
bad in them the spirit Of holy dash. We
who did easy work may look at that pro,
cession, but will not be part ofit. There
they pass, the equestrians and equestriennea
OF heaven, regiments of evangelists, OF tract
distributors, Of street preachers, OF salvation
aries OF the frontiers, OF those who did in.
conspicuous service for Christ and never had
their name In the newspapers but once. and
that in the notice Of their own obseqr1es-a
notice not accompanied by the request,
"Send no flowers" for there was no danger
that there would be a profuslon OF flowers.
As from the windows and doors Of the
"house of many mansions" we look on the
passing spectacle some Of US will wish that
OF earth we had had less salary and! more
hardship, less comfort and more exposure,
less caution and more courage. less shelter
and moro storm. less smooth sailing and
more cyclone, and that we had dared all at
the front instead OF taking good care OF our
selves in the rear. Forward. mounted
troops Fayorites Of heaven! Csvalrymen
and cavalrywomen of the Lord God Al
mighty. No chargers Of heaven too white
or too arched Of neck or too pranclng OF
gait for those seated on them. II Jobs war
horse, while the battle was going on, said,
"Ha. hal" shall not these chargers, now that
the day Is won, utter more jubilant "Ha,
hap" Forward, under arches Of triumph, by
fountains rainbowed of eternal Joy and amid
gardens abloom with ur.fading efdoresIcence,
and along palaces where, after they have
dismounted, these souls shall reign forever
and ever, they march. they brandistG their
weapons with which they gained bloodless
victory, and they rise In. stirrups OF gold to
greet all the rest of heaven gazing upon them
from the ametbystine balconies. A glorious
heaven it will be for all Of US who anywhere
and anyhow served the Lord, but All especial
heaven, a mounted heaven, professional
heaven for those who have done outside
work, exposed work, and belonged to the
Lords cavalry. "The armies which were in
heaven followed Him upon white horses"
Then, let the creaking door Of the closing
year go shut When that closes, better doors
will open. The worlds brightest and hap
piest years are yet to come. Toward them
We speed on in the swiftest stirrup. Cav
airy charge at Inkerman was not so rapid.
At last the equestrians equal the chargers,
At last the riders are as many as the horses.