. Religious emblems and allegories : a series of engravings, with suitable letter-press, designed to illustrate divine truth . art of her possessions. Othersrush forward and secure the prize. Every one of his woundsbecomes more effective and eloquent than the mouth of the livingorator, speaking through all time. Dying, he becomes an immortal,his very name becomes a watch-word—his deeds, a memorial untoall generations ; his heroic example, a glorious inheritance. If theoffering of the widows mites have constituted so rich a treasury tothe church, how much more shall the sacrifice of the Christi
. Religious emblems and allegories : a series of engravings, with suitable letter-press, designed to illustrate divine truth . art of her possessions. Othersrush forward and secure the prize. Every one of his woundsbecomes more effective and eloquent than the mouth of the livingorator, speaking through all time. Dying, he becomes an immortal,his very name becomes a watch-word—his deeds, a memorial untoall generations ; his heroic example, a glorious inheritance. If theoffering of the widows mites have constituted so rich a treasury tothe church, how much more shall the sacrifice of the ChristianHero open to her a mine of wealth, at once precious and inex-haustible ? Tis now the time of strife and war,The contest sounds on every side ;Nations arc bound to Satans car,And who shall meet him in his pride ?Is there no arm his power to break ?Are there no hearts that deeply feel ?Sons of the kingdom I rise, awake !Obey, at length, your Saviours , bear the gospel banner forth,Its glittering web of light gleam sublime from south to north,And scatter light from pole to pole. RELIGIOUS ALLEGORIES. 151. Whosoever, therefore, shall be ashamed of me, of him shall the Son of Man beashamed.—Mark viii. 38. NO CROSS, NO CROWN. See where the cross of duty stands upright,Above it shines the Crown with radiant light;Right in the narrow way the Cross it stands,And all the space completely it commands;On either side behold ! vast rocks arise,Expand their width, and reach the topmost skies:See numbers there, who fain the Crown would have,But will not touch the Cross their souls to save ;They seek some other way, but twill not doThey wander on, and find eternal woe. 152 RELIGIOUS ALLEGORIES. But one is seen advancing right ahead,And hke his Lord—the Cross he will not drtad ;He takes it up—tis feathers—nothing more—He travels onward faster than before He loves the Cross, nor ever lays it down, » Till he receives instead the starry Crown. On a gently rising groun
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