Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-03-01
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COnueSctuStOn. l see MN come DOWN
from the gallery into the arena to help
Ms in the fight, shouting until all up and
down his voice is heard Fear not. l
will help thee! l will strengthen thee
by the right hand of my power.'
They gave to the men in the arena in
the eden time food TO thicken their
blood, so that it would flow slowly and
that for longer time the people might
gioat over the scene. But our King
has no pleasure in our wounds, for we
are bone of his bone, flesh Of his flesh.
blood of his blood.
In all the anguish of our heart
The Man of Sorrows bore part.
Once in the ancient amphitheater a lion
with one paw caught the combatant's
sword and with his other paw caught his
shield, The man took his knife from
his girde aud slew the beast. The king,
sitting in the gallery, said; THAT was
not fair The lion must be slain by n
sword. Other lions were turned out,
and the poor victim fell You cry,
shame, Shame" at such meanness. But
the King in this case is our brother, and
he will see that we have fair play. He
will forbid the rushing out OF more lions
than we can meet. He will moi suffer us
to be tempted above that We are able.
Thank God! The King is in the gallery.
His eyes are on us. His heart is with
us. His hand will deliver us. Blessed
are they who put their trust in him
The Angels in the Gallery.
| look again, and | see the angelic gal
lery. There they are--thc angel that
swung the sword at the gate of Eden.
the same that Ezekiel saw upholdiug the
throne of God, and from which | look
away, for the splendor is insufferable
Here are the guardian angels. That one
watched a PATRIARCH this one protected
child; that one has been pulling 4 soul ont
of temptation. All these are messengers
OF light. Those drove the Spanish ar
mazda on the rocks. This turned SIENNA
cherib's living host into Il heap OF ~, 900
corpses. Those yondcr chanted the
Christmas carol over Bethlehem until the
chant awoke the shepherds. These at
creation stood in the balcony of heaven
and serenaded the newborn world wrap
ped in swaddling clothes Of light. And
there, hoier and mightier thnn all is
Michael. the archangel. 70 command an
earthly host gives dignity. but this one
is leader of the 10000 chariots of God
and Of the ten thousand times ten thou
sand angels. | think God gives command
TO the archangel, and the archangel 10
the seraphim. and the seraphm 10 the
chernbim. until all the lower orders Of
heaven hear the command and 20 forth
on the high behest.
Now, bring on your lions. Who can
fear? All the spectators in the angelic
gallery are our friends He Shall give
his angels charge over thee, to keep thee
in all thy ways They shall bear thee up
in their hands lest thou dash thy foot
against a stone Thou shalt tread upon
the lion and adder; the young lion and
the dragon shalt thou trample under
foot"
Though the arena he crowded with
temptations. we shall. with the angelic
help. strike them down in the name OF
orr God and leap on their fallen car
casses. . bending throng OF bright an
gelic faces aud swift wings and lightning
foot, hail you to-day from the dust
and struggle of the arena,
| look again, aud | see the gallery az
the prophets and apostles. Who are those
mighty ones up yonder? Hosea and Jere-
miah and Daniel and Isaiah and Paul
and Peter and John and James. There
sits Noah. waiting for all the world TO
come into the ark, aud Moses, waiting til
the last Red Sea shall divide, and Jcre-
miah, waiting for the Jews 10 return. and
John Of the apocalypse. waiting for the
swearing Of the angel that time shall be
no longer. Glorious spirits. We were
howIcd At. ye were stoacd, Sc we're spit
upon, They have been in this fight them
selves, and they are all with rs Daniel
knows all about lions. Paul fought with
beasts at Ephcsus
Help from the Prophets.
In the. ancient amphitheater the people
got so excited that they would shout from
the galleries to men in the arena: AT it
again" ''Forward"' zone more strokcr'
Look OUT Fall back "Huzza,
IiuZza,' SO in that gallery. prophetic
and apostolic, they cannot keep their
peace. Daniel cries out Thy God will
deliver tbce from the mouth Of the lions"
David exclaims, lie viii not suffer thy
foot to be moved" Isaiah calls out:
Fear not. am with thee, BE not dis
mayed Paul cXclaims. Victory through
our Lord Jesus Christi That throng
Of prophets and apostles cannot keep
still They make the welkin ring with
shouting ana hallclniahs.
| look again. ana | see the gallery of
the martyrs. Who is thatf Hugh Lati-
mcr, snrc enough, He would not apollo
gize for the truth he preached. and SO
he died. the night before swinging from
the bedpost in perfect glee at the thought
OF emancipation. Who is that army Of
$3.50? They arc the Theban legion who
died for the faith. Here is larger host
in magnificent array SS4 600, who pcr
ished for Christ in the prosecutions of
Diocletian. Yonder IL q family group, Fc-
licitas OF Rome and her children. While
they were dying for the faith she stood
encouraging them, One son was whip
ped 10 death by tholns; another was
lung from a rock; another was behcaded.
At last the mother became marty. |
There they are together, family group !
u heaven, iondcr is John Bradford. VINO /
said in the fire. we shall have merry |
supper with the Lord tonight Yondcr |
8 Henry Woes, who exclaimed as he died, |
If | had ten heads, they should all fall |