St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-10-15

not on his name. Gl"liticd spirits under
stand this fully. and therefore eXrlaim,
'.Who shall not fear thee '-Robert
Philips.
Christ All in All.
Nothing in heaven could save OF
-amctifv on earth. hut the blood of the
Lamb and therefore. nothing is 50
much shown or celebrated there.
Christ crucitied is the first sight that
meets our eyes. whenever we look into
heaven 10y the light of revelation. If
we look to the throne. there he is in
the midst OF il. us Il Lamb that has
been slain: if We look to the altar
there he Is. ~ interceding 10y his own
blood if we look on the green pastures
and the still waters of Paradise there
he is. lis IL Lamb leading the whole
flock even when We look al the armies
of heaven, AZ they are the cmh"dlcd
hosts of Providence for mercy ~ judy
memt-therc he Is at THEN head I'm Il
vesturc dipped in blood" Thus, II"
man can get Il sight of heaven 10y that
door which God has opened, without
seeing Christ a. IN antouIng sacrifice
every where. and every where the glory
of the place and of all the people. SO
in listening at the door. the sounds. is
we'll Us the sights, are all full of Christ
crlIcilicd. Even when there Is ''Sllcnce
IN heaven" the angels are all looking
unto 1.-The SulfcringS of Christ" And
when they sing together, III vain We
listen for Il newer song than the New
Song. '.Wolthv is the Lamb that WAS
slain ~ is their ever new and everlasting
anthem. Nothing new III creation.
whatever worlds or wonders may he
springimg into being i'll the spaces OF
iniinity nothing new in providence,
whatever events may he tr;lnSpiring on
earth or throughout the universe, stops
or lowers this song. 1t Swell> III all. and
over all their other shouts and songs.
ANU slS w ii''h Nv anus
from the lips of the human spirits he
tries to look or listen fnr, but "W"rtlIH
is the Llmh that WAS slain for lis. ii is
impossible.
Ten th"uS:nd Thousand are their tongues
But all their hearts are one.
And this is their everlasting melody ::
"To him that loved us, and washed us
from our sins in his own blood. hc glory
forever"
This then, is the leading character
engagements of heaven. We see moth
ing, hear nothing, when the veil is
drawn aside, but what centres in the
Saviour He is all and all, in all things
there.
Accordingly, when We first sit down
to consider the heaven of the Bible, for
the express purpose of making sure of
it "a, our own eternal home We are
struck with the fact. that all the Visions
of glory are full of Christ. We cannot
help feeling that there must he more of
Christ III OHr religion, IMAM Ihtlt ever
has been in it, if we would make sure
of heaven We see clearly, that Il slight
reference to him at the close of nuI
PRAYERS. OF an occasional remembrance
of him at the sacrament. or partial de
pcu,larcc on him at any time. Will not
do. Indeed. they will not bear looking
at. whilst we look into the New .Jcrusa-
lem. For. at whichever of lis ''twrlNc
gates of pearl" we place ourselves as
spectators. the great sight is the atom
ing Lamb the great song Is the atonin%
Lamb. If we recognize angels as stu
dents. they are all studying the suffer
ing> of Christ it a> Wnr>hippcr>. they
are all adolin. him as the Lamb slain
If we realize to ourselves any spirit. in
any class of the general assembly of the
spirits of just men made perfect. its
crown is at his feet, its haIp ringing
with his praise. its palm waving his
honour. as the Lamb slain. PhHp's
DcrOtOndI GHidcs.