St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-06-18

Almighty having on the robes of Christ =
righteousness we expect will forever
keep adding to its grace and glory in
the developing and unfolding of its
meral faculties.
There is no such doctrine taught i'll
the Bible us that the failure and neg
lects of this life can he memded in the
next. The only remedy is in this lif,
and that 10y a personal application to
Jesus Christ.
This text points to time when the
good shall be perfectly happy. "And
there shall he no more curse
and there shall be no night there
What pail of misery and unhappiness
hangs over the world Not Il child OF
all the millions that are born ever see
perfect happiness in this world. There
Is no exception To this rule-dH have
the night of unhappineSs hanging ovei
them. 1t is the result of the curse, pro-
nOuuced when sin entered the world
Even the good here are happy princi-
pallN in the thought of what shall he
when the curse shall be removed. AT
times they are permitted to step into
the sunlight of Gods love for IA moment
but just before the acme of perfect hap
pinesS is reached, Il cloud obScurcs tn,
light, and they are reminded that the
curse still hangs over the world.
In what numberleS> ways does nm
happiness creep i'll to disturb the good
here , The business man is almost
happy to-day in his success: but to,
morrow the withering blast of adversitN y
sweeps over him and his happiness i.
marred. The family circle is happy to,
day with all its members gathered about
the heartlstone of home But in ;
night the withering hand of disease fall,
upon them. and there is sadness whcl,
before was seeming happiness.
y worm gnawS ut the root of all earth
| ~ happiness: hut in the world whcr,
there i> 10 night. the people OF Goo
shall he perfectly happy. Said the oil,
p>nlmst as he scared away on tn,
wings of Il sublime faith: Il shall h,
SATISFIED when awake in thy likeness
:" shall every child of God bc satisfied
| love I" think of the friends cove
there. They are satisfied now. The,
never We're here but now they aIc
for God i their light. Jesus * thri
companion. aud they are like him fo
they see him ~ hr is.
Would You hrm" Che friends hacl
who have gone from this night of sill
To that JOY OF perfect happiue>>a Woul,
YOU bring that child back who is to-da,
singing with the angels Would yoI
bring that husband. OF wife. or brother
OF son, or daughter back to this col,
world from heaven where they an
standing before God with immoIta
songs upon their lips ! No. let then
stay and We will go to join them 10y
amdhy. in the land where there i II,
curse and no night.
There aIc mysteries hanging abou
us here. God and lite and death an,
Immortality are impcnrtrablc my >tcric>
But on the other shore these shall b,
penetrated. We may there comprrhen,
the plans and purposes ct God a> the,
were brought To bear upon lis in thi
life Il thing we can but rarely d" here
We may hc able there To penetrate tia,
MYSTERY OF life and death and provi
dcucc. and. seeing God face To iacc. tn,
mystery OF his being may he removed
and thus heaven will he an open Wis
ion.
But again. night is an emblem q
loneliness while heaven will bc com
pamion>hip. The poet words our won
drrmcnt when he sings:
If our fellowship below. in Iesns bc sweet.
| " hat heights "t rapture shall We know
When round Ills throne We meet -
ltw"uId he iutcrvstInga and perhaps no
unprolitahle if time would permit t,
speak somew hat ut length of the rrcogni
tinn of fl lends in heaven. When he daIl
clouds of SORROW hover over us and ON
after another of our friends go on before
then il is heaven looks wonderful,
wiusome and the eyes brighten at tn
thought, "we shall know each othe
there"
Among the hills of Switzerland. the
are said to have Il very beautiful Gus
tom. At cvcntidc when the fathers an,
sons and brothers are coming hom
fiom the fields. having completed til
days work. the wives and mothers an,
daughters come out upon the opposit
hill and hail them with song /; and tn
women sing on one hilltop and tn
men sing responsive on the other hill
top. Who knows but rs we near tn
land where there is no curse and n
night, our loved ones shall flock T.
greet us from the hill-tops of heaven
II we recognize them, will we not sin
responsive to their heavenly songs
Good Bishop Clarke lis he drew nea
home thought he discovered the'forn
of ii loved one who had gone before an,
heard songs waited from the hilltop
of heaven. He SAYS:
..Do you not hear the angels sing
Tircless song, tireless song"
When the culse is removed and ther
is no night. there shall be no NOR
death. We live here surrounded b,
death. We live but ere we think, w
are dead. The wastings of disease brini
manhood and old age to dust. TIN
suddenness of accident hurIies thou
sands to unexpected doom. a darl