Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-11-17

qucrel Yours And have you notice
that MASSAGE in ColoSsians that repre-
sents him having deSpoiled principal
ties and powers. ne made show
them. openly triumphing," so bringing
before us that overwhelming spectacle
Of Roman triumph
When Pompey landed at Brindisl
Italy. returned from bis victories, he
disbanded the brave men who bad
fought under him and sent them re-
joicing to their homes, and, entering
Rome. his cmblazoned chariot was fol-
lowed by princes in chains from king
doms he had conquered. and flowers
such as only grew under those Italian
skies strewed the way, and he came
under arches inscribed with the names
Of battlehelds on which he had tri-
umDhcG and rode by columns which
told of the 1909 cities he had destroyed
and the l2O0O.O0O people he had con-
Guered or slain. Then the banquet was
spread. and out of the chalices filed TO
the him they drank to the health OF
the conquer0r Belisarius. the great
soldier. returned from his military
achievements and was robed in purple,
and in the procession were brought
golden thrones and pillars of precious
stones and the furniture Of royal
feasts. and amid the splendors OF
kingdoms overcome he was hailed to
the hippodrome by shouts such as had
seldom rung through the capital. Then
also came the convivialities.
In the year pa Aurelian made his
entrance to Rome in triumphal car
in which he stood while a winged fig
IRE Of Victory held wreath above his
head. Zenobia, captive queen Of Pal
myra. walked behind his chariot, hei
person enclrcled with letters of gold
under the weight of which she nearly
| tainted. but still a captive. And there
We're In the procession 200 lions anc
tigers and beasts of many lands and
/ 1000 gladlators excused from the crue
amphitheater that they might decorate
/ the day, and Persian and Arabian anC
/ Ethiopian ambassadors were In The
procession and the long line Of cap
t,yes. Egyptians, Syrians, Gauls, Gothi
/ and Nandals.
1t was to such scenes that the New
Testament refers when it speaks Of
/ Christ having despoled principalitie'
ana powers he made show Of them
openly triumphng" But. oh, the diff
ference in those triumphs! The RO
man triumph represented arrogance
cruelty, oppression and wrong, bu
Christ's triumph meant emancipation
and holiness and joy. The former wa
a procession Of grOans, accompanies
by a clank Of chains, the other pro
cession of hosannas by millions Sc
forever free. The only shackled one
of Christ's triumph will be satan ant
his cohorts tied to our Lords chario
wheel. with all the denominations o
all the earth bound for an eternal cap
| tivity. Then will come n feast II
which the chalices will be filed witt
the new wine Of the kingdom" Unde
arches commemorative of all the bat
ties in which the hammered armies o
the church militant through thousand
Of years Of struggle have at last VOL
the day Jesus will ride, Conqueror o
earth and hell and heaven. Thos
armies. dlsbanded. will take palace
and thrones. "And they shall com
from the east and the west and tn
north and the south and sit down II
the kingdom of Cod" And may yo'
and |, through the pardonlng and sane
tifying grace Of Christ, be guests a
that royal banquet