The San Francisco call., 1907-06-03

spire the thrill that is felt when the army goes
by That feeling swelS into tumult of emotion
when the proud file of soldiers comes back from
the wars-a broken corps, decimated regiment,
a weakened and shattered company. Then is
seen the havoc that war works and the sears
left by combat. Then also is there paid the
greatest honor TO those who fought and fought
we'll 1t is then the march past of the heroes.
the tried ones. who are triumphant
MARCH OF GODS ARMY
The march of Gods army. the return TO Christ
of that army after its conflicts upon earth, its
Of those who ride upon white horses. following
one whose vesture Is dipped In h'ood-that is the
march past which In Imagination | see now
with the field glasses of the revelator look
down the lists and my eyes in vision see that
great host of the Lord.
And indeed. 1t is great, mighty host.
of the handful of righteous, the faithful!
few" and idea of the magnitude of.
Take johns field glasses again and look with me
down the line of vision. You will see host,
multitude: vast army. on white horses, riding
in triumph in the wake of Christ, their king and
commander. There can be no census taken of
that army Its soldiers are too many 1T II best
to take the word of John, who called IT an army,
multitude that no man could number. The
army of Jesus Christ is no small company. 1t is
The thought of riding on swift powerful horses
suggests the gior1 the ease, the absence Or SUI.
Of Christ's people after death There shall then
be no blindness pain nor suffering nor dis
tress nor poverty nor sin We shall ride on whlte
horses, IN triumph, as parts OIL tndl army NHiSh
Jesus Christ In person leads.
In imagination l that army sweep by us
It's first battalion carries a banner whereon IS
inscribed: They loved not their lives, even
unto the DEATH There in that battalion is the
great host of martyrs. They We're hunted and
bounded and murdered in life. They suffered for
Christ. They sowed the seed of the church in
their blood They lived not for today. but for
that tomorrow which comes with death. They
ride on white horses In the post of honor be-
hind their glorious king 1t is their reward.
There is second battalion. and these are
moth and rust doth corrupt. They were faithful
In the daily living, at home, in business. every
live for Christ than in the strenuous periods of
persecution Their religion was all to them 1t
was in their life and their death and at M the
Judgment May it be with us. At that day
of Judgment may We also be found 10 have lived
and served. even as those, and We too. shall fol-
low on white horses him who first. clad in
n vesture dipped in blood, our king and COM
mander.
AUDIENCE SINGS HYMNS
The music for the service this after
noon was provided by choir OF sew
eral hundred voices under the direc-
torship of Professor Carl Sawvell. The
band from the Oakland Salvation army
corps accompanied the audience in the
singing of various hymns. Prayer was
offered by Colonel French.
The vice presidents who had been
provided with seats on the platform
were as follows:
Rev. Josiah Daniels, e. j. Edwards,
Professor ]. F. Wolfe, Secretary Of
State Curry, Judge William Waste, +.
W. Prince, f. A. Jackson, Francis
Ferrier. w. K. We,r. George P. Baxter,
F. l.. Naylor, Mayor E. K. Taylor.
Mayor Frank Mott, Mayor Thomas
Rickard, Congress- J. r. Know
land, DIR. c.. w. Evans. w. Il. Naylor.
Mrs. F. w. Scott. H. X. Gregory, Rev.
J. c.. w. Coke, Rev. George c. Adams,
E. e. Calvin, Rev. A. brahms. L. Sam
uels, Mrs. J. w. Orr. H. J. MCCOY Rev.
E. d. Raley, d. e. Mckinley, Judge w.
H. Beatty. Bishop Nichols, Mrs. John
f. Merrill Mrs. Thurlow McMullins.
Edward Stearns, e. e. Edison, w. E.
Woolsey, Rev. George e. Burlingame.
.. Edward Collins. Mr.. C. A. McGrew
Rabbi M. S. Levy Edward l.. Parsons,
Judge John CARRIER. Rev. George White
and Joaquin Miller.