, 1875-04-19

! ApocBlvpse. THIS sthoy reached the last night o.
year looo. All tlst night tho strSs.s T' arg tnS
| mon aud won,on watching tho skies. nnt tllc
! hours wcnt byt Tho stars grow pale, tho. first
| fhtut strcnk If sl,c morning catne out Of tic
East. and shei', as II great burden l,nl beer
glad consent arnso from tta paralysis Of feat
! ant turned again 10 tho oarnnnt tlntleh nf Ito
Illo memorable words nf HylVoaer. Soldier
Of Christ arise and light for Xlon." woro 70.
tircd Ut wearing ascension robes aud walking it
The Ellalow Of tloatE. Rrah1 scliuu1cs wero tto.
vised lor tho conquest OF the hoty Aopulchto nn'l
tho universal diffusion OF tho Hosuul Of Christ,
lilo World. rcJnctnG III tta now lehso of yiqnr a,1
life, was grstea with zcnl md ambition. Livery.
thing 'sas projecto1 on gigantic Hcata. a. This
tino wcto laid tito broad and deep fn,ndatinna
OF tsosc grand medieval cathodrals wl,ic',
stand to this day with their immense wills anu
square butireBHeti towees az monuments ot
ssrensth and beauty n. Gethia, str.nEth hnt! ,i
toaMty wh,cll only the glad stryieo VI q world
born ancw from the nve,sl1hdowing fear OF doom
coulu evor llnse nrentod.
These thlnga are sroacn Of only TO
illustrate tho topsenelus and rarA'y2'us force
Of morbid expectation of tho coming OF
Chrtst. II was to avert tls that ~ tilsiuo prov.
ideuco tic tinlc OF The alvant mas hll ftoH tho
eyes Of the living RS llla very uncertainty
wus tlccfced that no T,lhn ehonld know tho day
Or tile hour wl'rn tho son Of Slan conoth ~
ia usocas to puzzle tho brain with prophetic
arithmetic" THO koy to Daniels mystical !lr-
tcrprctatIous Of it hAre th,s fer utterly failed.
Wien thc =, cat lnrkncea foil upon Now England
moro than hundred ycare nEo tho peoule
thought That deomslay had suruly cousc: But
Rossio1 at iEnrlforl. sent out for cailcs mud lit
tllcm. saying: "We ni,ist not adjourn; II tho
Lortt bc coming let Him tlud LIZ engaged III Ing
t:iscl,argo Of duty" Iu this spirit should all
tion 10 present duty, Lot our IONS tc girsIed
about and our lights burning. anl wo ourselves
like mon that wait for tue coming oi their Lord,
That when I1o comoth and kaocko.ll ws NAV
opcn unto HIM immediately. Aud i 1lo nha!i
como in Tho second satet, in tho third uatct,.
and Ind Ms So "boseol arc thoso servallte."
rs 80 therefore ready, for tho Son Of olan
conesh at MI hour when 30 think not.
Tho nlan who Is living life Of fnith III tho Son
WHOSE llEht IL burnins Fitness for lis appear
ing docs uot inps angelic perfection; itroi inircs
ao man to rotre into solitude and wear hsccu-
Bion rohce:.: Why stand 80 gazing up ,nso
heaven? Tie VOICE Of duty calls our eyos away
to tic patience Of hope, aud tic (abo: OF lovo. to
life Of dong a:ld suffering for Jesus sako.
Why stand 20 gazing upward: 90 preach tue
Gospel INTO nsery croature. Happy iB tue man
who Mt tho Lords a1pea.lnI shall be found Ill
lilo act Of feedluE tito hungry with tho bread Of
ifo. or putting GU, Of cofd water to tho lips Of
tho icast OF iii. litto oncs. Bu,icd thus II His
Lord como III tho secoah watch OF 10 tho third
watch he Is ever icady 10 open uoto Him inltue-
d.ately.
And friends, lot us 1oso mono Of tho p'adnc9s
OF onr hopo by reason Of cur I4ort'a long waiting.
For yot little while. aud 1io that shhll como
will come aud Will not tnrry. Though 1t bo uot
right to stand gazing upward all tie day long,
yht tho soul NAV oftcn DO rafreBhcd BY nt up
Sald glanco at the sluos. rerhn.s thess very
heHhly eyes Of outH ahnll ono day sec tho rhrtinH
of tiosc clouds, for who cah discern the signs OF
tho tn,eH. who can toll how nearly Tho ''Ii.t!e
Hhfu' ,B ended, nho knowcth the dby or tue tour?
Under tho frost OF wintor tho rGolH Of hes6 aud
troo, unsocn bv human eyca arc over preparing
for tho approach Of srsns. eo the rnytteslons
forces Of history. its wars and tumults, aud coh-
fusions visible ouly to The sight OF tue Om-
niscteut God. me weaving tho banner Tor the
great ttiuiupln( advent Ut tho klng. The yelrs
to ua pasa slowly. but with Him they are flying
like woaycr's shuttle aud over aud anon His
voice IL heard, "He patient. weary souls, a
Thousand yeats aro unn day; aud ,eho' id cums
Quicxiyl" III this shcro is hopc, md strength.
aud comfort, for all Christian learts; tUr tho
Himself day at triumph aud correlation. Dc
loved now arc We, tho sons OF God, bot it doth
not yet appear what wo shat de; yet wo know
that when lilo shall appear wo Hhall DO like Him,
for wo shall 1ce Him as He ts. Ana every mau
Tint hath this hope in Him putl!leth hfmEc'f,
even AZ lie is puro. Therefore let us not sleep
as do otlcrs, but let ua watch and be Hobcr.
Ouco 11o calne as tho alowlv-dawnlus light, yet
oncp again will Lie como ~ tho Hghtutng.
at otcn or at aidDight, or at tue cock-crowing,or
in tho morning. Aud flo that tsstille.h t6eso
things entti nurolv, I como quickly. Amen,
Eyen 80 como Lord JenuB!