The pathway of life ; Intended to lead the young and the old into paths of happiness, and to prepare them for a holy companionship with him whose kingdom is as boundless as his love . text,divide the spoil. Itwas a great day, whenQueen Victoria, in themidst of the Crimeanwar, distributed med-als to the soldiers whohad come home sickand wounded. At theHorse Guards, in thepresence of the royalfamily, the injuredmen were carried in(ir came on crutchesand with her own handthe Queen gave each the Crimean medal. And what triumphant days for thosesoldiers when, further on, they received the French me
The pathway of life ; Intended to lead the young and the old into paths of happiness, and to prepare them for a holy companionship with him whose kingdom is as boundless as his love . text,divide the spoil. Itwas a great day, whenQueen Victoria, in themidst of the Crimeanwar, distributed med-als to the soldiers whohad come home sickand wounded. At theHorse Guards, in thepresence of the royalfamily, the injuredmen were carried in(ir came on crutchesand with her own handthe Queen gave each the Crimean medal. And what triumphant days for thosesoldiers when, further on, they received the French medal with the Imperialeagle, and the Turkish medal with its representation of four flags—France,Turkey, England and vSardinia—and beneath it a map of the Crimea spreadover a KOUR FAMOUS The Legion of Victoria Cross. The Waterloo Crimean Medal. THE PATHWAY OF LIFE. 93 THE FINAL REWARD. And what rewards are suggested to all readers of histor> by the mere mentionof the Waterloo medal, and the Cape medal, and the Gold-cross medal, and themedal struck for bravery in our American wars ! But how insignificant are allthese compared with the day when the good soldiers of Jesus Christ shall come inout of the battles of this world, and in the presence of all the piled-up glories ofthe redeemed and unfallen, Jesus, our King, shall divide the spoil ! The morewounds the greater the inheritance. The longer the forced march the brighterthe trophy. The more terrific the exhaustion the more glorious the the gift of a brilliant ribbon, or a medal of brass, or silver, or gold, but akingdom in which we are to reign for ever and ever. Mansions on the eternalhills. Dominions of unfading power. Empires of unending love. Continentsof
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