The Monitor-register., 1897-01-01
deem crimson

deep crimson tire. His vestnro -,
are told. is ~ FED in blood, mot blo wa
OF human slaughter, as MANY Other oo,'
querors have their attire, but his own
blood, blood OF crucifxion agonv The
blood by which he. redeemed Won ana
me. That deep red Do Garment is in Wv 1
Id contrast with the snowy white cbarg.
er on which our Lord is seated. And ,o
saved sinner can gaze ON. that red ana
that white without remembefing tliaf
though his sins were once red like Grim.
son they have become whittier than snow
On, those celestial cavalcades whom orr
Conqueror in scarlet shall lead on
through the streets of heaven -HIEida
streets, hundreds of mounted trdons
abreast, long streets, thousands in sit3b,
followed by coming thousands through
the long day of heaven which hath no
setting sun. Mind you. only theadafalry
are in that shining professions those
who did work outside the forts, Whose
who dared all things for God, those VIII
h.sed IN them the spirit of holy dash. W.
who. did easy work may look at. thai
procession. but will not be a part Of it
There they pass, the equestriars and
equestriennes of heaven. regiments of
evangelists, of tract distributors, OF
street preachers, of salvation armies.
of once half starved home missionaries
on the frontiers, of those who did in
conspicuous service for Christ and never
had their name in the newspapers but
once, and that ia the notice of their
own e5sequies--a notice not accompa-
MED by the request, "Send 10 fiowers,''
for there was no danger that there
wouisi be a profusion 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 on earth we had had less sal
airy and more hardship, less comfort and
more exposure, less caution and more
courage, less shelter and more storm,
less smooth sailing and more cyclone,
and that we had dared all at'sthe front
instead OF taking good care Of ourselves
in the rear. Forward, mounted troopsl
Favorites of heayenl Cavalrymen and
cavalrywomen of the Lord God AL
mighty. No chargers of heaven too
white or too arched of neck or too
prancing of gait for those seated on
them. If Jobs warhorse, while the bat
tie was going on, said. "Ha, hap' shall
not these chargers, now that the day is
won, utter more jubilants ffa, hap,
Forward, under arches of triumph, by.
fountains rainbowed of eternal joy and
amid gardens ehloom with unfading
asfiaofescenee, and along palaces where,
after they have dismounted, these souls
shallreign forever and ever, they march,
they brandish their weapons with which
they gained bloodless victory, and they
rise in stirups of gold to greet all the
rest of heaven gazing upon them from
the amethystine balconies. A glorious
heaven it will be for all of us who any,
where and anyhow served the Lord, but
an especial heaven, mounted heaven,
a professional heaven, for those who
have done outside work, exposed work,
and belonged to the Lords cavalry.
1.-THE armies which were in heaven fol-
lowed him upon white horses"
Then, let the creaking door of the clos
ing year go shut, When that closes, bet
ter doors will open. The worlds bright
est and happiest years are yet to come.
Toward them we speed on in .swiftest
stirrup. Cavalry charge at Inkerman
was not.so rapid. At last the equestri--
ans equal the chargers At last the
riders are as many as the horses.