The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-04-25

in tho western horizon ms If it hid itself from this
vast dosolation And when the cloud rolled half way
down the eastern sky, there opened to our view an
other sight-more grand there oould not be-a city!
its walls were great and high. The foundation ap-
peared TO be the great white cloud, which the
throne placed when first saw the light
This city lay four square upon the cloud Tho
hight, the length, the breadth appeared equal. Tho
walls made of jasper, more pure than gold that
is seven times purified 1t ahono more brilliant than
crystal. Twelve manner Of precious garnish-
ed the walls Each several stone outshone his fellow;
and yet the polish Of the stone such TINT each re-
fieccd back the rays his fellow gave, and thus com
mingled formed one general mass OF rays oight and
glory, increasing with every reflection twelve o'd,and
thus increasing, for augh that can tell, TO intn'iy
Twelve gates saw three on each side. These
gates made of pearls; each pearl cute, and
every gate pearl more brilliant thnn sun, All the
streets gold, so highly polished that they shonc
it were transparent glass. saw no temple there;
but | behed such glory my eyes never saw be-
fore.
1t was the Great Am, ord God Almighty, and
the Lamb of God that filed the city with such rays
flight that if the sun, the MOON and stars all com
bined, they would not have compared with it, any
more than the small glow worm could with the
in his meridian glory. I wonder how did behold
such rays Of glory and yet they dozzled not Int
yet now bethinl myself, while I stood gazing, this
thought was whispered, as imag"ed to my mind
can this you have lost For your rejection of the Lamb
you see--the light ofyondcr cty'' At this my soul
was flied with horror. and madness filled my brain
cried to the rocks TO hide me from the view Of Him
whom had thus rejected Eu, rocks were denf
then ded to the mountains, and called upon them TO
fall upon me- and hide in the bowels Of the EARTH
or crush me into existence. But mountains had
no pity on wretch like me- turned my eyes
way that might not behold the sight again; bnt still!
the view was plain. shut my eyes determined to
shut this hateful vision; but OH the form
painted on my brain in lines orvid fire. Which way
turned, the city lay before saw, thought
I saw, the glory, harmony, and happneas of the ct-
gems; and every view added rancour, envy, and en-
nifty TO my son CRASHED my teeth with pain;
raved and roared like wild maniac; and yet my
son told me was sane--these things were real. |
cursed ard swore-bIasphemed the God OF Heaven;
yet every oath returned upon me, aud like dag
ger piercing to my heart
called on death to rid me of my pain; bnt death
obeycd not. thought orsucide rid myself of self
but then, cternity-O dreadful hought-woud rnsh
upon my brain and ill my mind with horror ncon-
ceivabe. tried to hope that things would change,
would reconcile mo to my lot; but hope had
fed, and this saw forever! No hope Of change that
l had ever had, treated with disdain--yea worse
with ridcule and contempt. saw the very nature
Of the holy law required my Punishment forever. And
all the tme Of probation which had formerly
joyed, saw was this express condon-to he
prepared 10 meet this very time holiness and SIM
happiness and misery, would be forever separated;
when he that is filthy would be filthy still, and he
that is holy would be holy still. 1 knew that God
himself had told us this; but yet listened not. Fill
ed with my vain thoughts and vainer lusss,
tranp!ed the commands, warnings, and invitations
ortke God of Heaven and here end all my hopes
All! coud hope to be happy, the condition Of be-
ing holy too, would cast it from me; for in my
very soul hntc, abhor the very name Of holiness
should be willing to be happy: but to love others
az do inysell--and Then 10 love that God supreme
above Others and even above myself will not, can
not, hore submit.
While my mind thus passed from bad worse *
cry avenue of the heart filed with evil PASSIONS
saw the city still draw nearer to the earth ;and from
tie rays had poured such flood Of light and heat up
on tho earth, that the hail melted, and the streams
and fountains Of water dried up. The tops of the
mountains began to burn; the rocks began TO melt,
and with their lava filled up the streams and valles
below This was not like the former heat which
had recently experienced before the storm OF hail
sulphureus smell, su1oca,ing heat like that. IT.
was flame pure--a searching, cleansing, pcno
tratng aame Of fire. that searched in every nook and
corner Of the globe--that penetrated every crevce,
crack and Of the earth land then descended to
the bottom Of the deep, the sea- and thus destroyed
all that had and all which the of was
found,
The monuments Of man, that long had stood the
shock OF ages, mouldered down to dust. The
works ofart, the proud capt towers and gorgeous
palaces" and all the modern pageantry of pride and
show were by this flame to ashes turned. The cities,
villages and towns which once had filed the world
with human beings; and all the seats OF science,
where had long been taught the ancient fables