Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-01-12
d.. XLVIl.l
From the Ne- No,k Observer.


h Yer we are not more interested In
-. ] wonder we are not more drawn 10
a.. n bodies must gravitaie, yet must Our
,,,d II - not the nature Of spirit TO sink
;eot. the earth, but 10 soar alon. Esye.
less. tbs true of that spirit which has been
he tpiili. surely they who are fis.
T. Chnst should seek those things which
made ke, where Christ stitch at the figh,
hIeh God
20, been thinking OF the attractions Of
W. what there Is ~ heaven TO draw souls
"a thought OF the place Heaven has
~, Chilst saws 10 his disciples, 81 90 to
s.,a place for YOU" Ii is a part Of the
son. ton with which he comforts them. that
ltf Is place end not mere state. What
II mus, be. Selected out OF all the To-
Of the uuiyerse-the chosen spot OF
We see, even on earth, places of great
y, and We Caoceive spots far more de-
foi than any we see. But what compsr.
M, t they bear 10 heaven, where every
hos, Reeds whatever eye hath seen or i'm
feet on conceived The earthly paradise
gnet ave been charming spot. But what
Dos. to the heavenly What is the paradise
' Of I'D 10 the first Adam, who was of the
s'ed earthly, compared with that purchased
neee second Adam, who is the Lord from
IN, It's purchased possession. The
it cos, the purchaser, every one knows
IA having purchased 1t, he ha gone to pre-
fam 10 sci u III otdef-'" iay out nus skill
At "a, n. o, what place will Jesus make
ready mads-beayen' The place should
older US.
en- tn though, of the freedom of the place
he evils of earth. There is no night
u b. And who does not desire to go where
rm Rht Is. No natural nght--none of its
ess, its damps, its GREATNESS; and no
80. night-no ignorlnce-no error--ro sin.
all belong TO the night. And why is no
n.s, ihere' What shines so perpetualy' 1t
hem natural luminary. 1t is a moral rad-
MN, that lights up heaven "The glory Of
Eng both tighten it, and the Lamb is the light
Of" No need have they Of any other
Yer This shines every where and on all
on" ght is sweet, but there is no other light
pro eei as this.
..' u not only no night there, but no curse.
~. redeemed them from the curse of the
mis-, being made curse for them. And "no
1 !, death" The las, enemy is overcome at
In Each, as he enters the place shouts VIC
hisy, 80 death 4! where is thy s,ing'"-
yos her sorrow, nor sighing--no expression of
"Neiiher shall there be any more pain,
. he former things are passed away" And
An0 becomes of tearsl "God shall wipe away
bars from their eyes
have said there was no sin in beaven. If
!. 4, sas there, then there would be night, and
|, a, he Other evils that follow in the train of
thsi
thu hat then 10 there, since these are notl-
'ver Is there--and there is the blessing that
z, eth rich-there is life and Immortality
lF a iullness OF Joy-Joy that is unspeakable.
nv fad OF tears there are smiles; and there
W rest, not from all their labors only. but
''o cares, and doubts, and fears And there
in, exceeding and eternal weight Of glory.
,., hen thought Of the society II is com
.,,oo ed OF the Elite OF the Universe. The va
, th orders OF angels who kept their first es-
n las humble as they are high--not asham-
sc,d men. Why should they be, when the
ind Of angels is moi ashamed 20 call us breth-
h't The excellent of the earth also-all the
$50 bee spirits of every age and nation--the
~ man, the first martyr the translated patri-
the survivor of the deluge, Abraham the
n n, ID OF God, Isaac and Israel, Moses the
nth, Plvcr, and Joshua, the pous kings, the
le, phets, the evangelists and apostles, the
mod ryrs, the reiormers, the puritans, the mis-
erv& nares, Swariz, Brainerd, Martyn-Cary
.h Morrison have jus, gone up; and the young
svthers who assembled from Summara--these
=, died in the faith, and have gone to their
Visiting place.
Nor is that ALL Where is he who used to
~ father" or "mclberi" When he passed
Of your arms. did he pass into those of
,bo BUS, Yes, you suffered him. II any other
g, % Jesus had said suffer them TO come unto
u ;" you would have said No. Death does
n quench those recently struck sparks of in
diligence. Jesus is not going To lose one
y those little brilianis. Ali shall te in his
y Sown.
glPerhaps thou has, brother or sister there.
Akrhaps a mother--she whose eye wept while
ei watched over thee, until al length 1t grew
IN and closed. Perhaps one nearer, dearer
an child, than brother, than mother--the
nj Arrest, dearest is there. Shall | say whot
ii tristan female. thy husband Christian IA
II, the young mother Of thy babes. lie is
: she is not for God took them. Has hea-
7 N no aiIactionsi
Heaven is gaining attractions every day.
o rue, the principal attractions continue the
ane. But the lesser ones multiply. Some
lave attractions there now which they had
GA few months ago Earth is losing; bot
osses are heavenly gains They who have
. tt 30 many dwelling places Of earth desolaie,
ave gone to their Fathers house in heaven.
a nat II they shall not return TO usi We shall
70 them, and that is far better
Bu, the principal attractions have not men
oned There is our falher-our heavenly
4 aher. whom we have so often addressed as
aSh m prlyer-lie that hath nourished and
foashi US up-He tina, had watched over US
~ an eye that never sleeps, and provided for
SWIM hand iksi never tines; and who can
s1 loo. We have never seen our heavenly
nhef. Is there he reveals himself. There
smiles and the nations OF the saved walk
II he light OF has counlsnanoe.
Ana there is He TO depart and be with
-Hon' Pau desired, as being far better than
nms There is his glorided humanity. IT,
." having seen him, We love him, and IT,
n hough now We see him not, vet believing, we