The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-08-18

the north three gates, that means mercy
for Lapland, and Siberia, and Norway,
and Sweden. On the south side three
gates, that means pardon for Hindostan,
and Algiers, and Ethiopia. On the east
three gates, that means salvation for Ja-
pan, and China, ard Borneo. On the
west three gates, that means redemption
for America. 1t makes no difference
about mems complexion, they will find
a gate before them. Those plucked ba.
nanas under a tropical sun! those behind
reindeer shot across Russian SHOWS; from
Mexican plateau; from Roman campsgns
from Chinese teafeld; from Holland
dyke; from Scotch highland they come.
Heaven is not q monopoly fol. q few prec-
ious souls; it is not Windsor Castle, built
only for Royal families; il is not a small
town with small population, but John
saw it, and he noticed an angel measur.
ing it, it was 800 miles; 80 that Babylon
and Thebes and Tyre and Nineveh and
St.. Petersburg and Canton and Pekin
and P iris and London and New York
and all the dead cities Of the past, and
all the living cities of the present added
together, would not equal the census Of
that great metropolis. Walking along
street, you can, by the contour OF the
dress OF of the face, guess where man
came from, You say, THAT is a French
mar; that is a Norwegian; that is an
American" But the gates that gather
in the righteous will bring them ire pee
tive OF nationality. Foreigners some.
times get homesick. But the Swiss,
coming TO the high residence of heaven,
will not long any more for the AIps,stan
ding in tie eternal hills. The Russian
will not long any more for the luxurisnt
harvest fields he eft, now that he hears
the hum and the rustic of the harvests
of everlasting light, The royal ones from
earth will not long to go back again to
the earthly court, now that they tand in
the palaces of the sun. Those who once
lived among the groves of spice and or
anges will not long to return, now that
they stand under the tree of life that
bear twelve manner Of fruit. While |
look, an ever increasing number passes
through the gates. They are going up
from Senegambia, and Patagonia, and
Madras, and Hong Kong, You say:
What, do you introduce all the heathen
into glory? l tell you, the fact is the ma
jority people in those Climes die in in.
fancy, and all the infants 90 straight into
eternal life, and 30 the vast majority Of
those who die in China and India; the
vast majority OF those who die in Africa
90 straight into the skies; they die in in.
fancy. One hundred and sixty genera
Iov hnnv, hnWN nfv hn vrNrlI
created, and go | estimate that there are
fifteen billion children in glory. If at a
concert two thousand children sing, your
soul is raptured within you. Oh, the
transport when fifteen thousand million
little ones stand up in white before the
throne of God, their chanting drawing
out all the stupendous harmonies of Dus
seldorf and LeipsiC and Boston. Pour in
through the twelve gates, o ye redeem.
ed. Banners lifed, rank after rank, ga.
we'd battalion after ba talon, until all the
city of God shall hear the tramp. Crowd
all the twelve gates; room yet; room in
the mansions; ro I'M on g river bank.
Let all the trumpet of invitation be SCUM
ded until all earth's mountains hear the
shrill blast and the glens echo it. Shout
it to the Laplander on his swift sled, to
he Bedouin Careering across the desert.
News, news. Glorious heaven and twelve
gates to get into it. Hear it, o you thin
blooded nati)ns of eternal winter. On
the north thee gates. Hear it, 0 you
broDzed Inhabitants, painting under equa.
tolial heats On thn south three gates.
But notice when John saw these gates
they were oper-wide opln. They will
not always be 30. After awhile heaven
will have gathered up alllts intended in-
habitants, and the children of God will
have come home; every crown taken; ev.
cry harp struck; every throne mounted;
all the glories of the universe harvested
in the great garner; and heaven being
made up, of course the gates will be
closed. Austria in, the first gate shut;
Russia in, the second gate shut; Italy in,
the third gate shut; Egypt in, the fourth |
shut; Spain in, the fifth gate shut; France
IN, the sixth gate shut; England in, the |
seventh gate shut; Norway in, the eighth
gate shut; Switzerland in, the ninth gate
lhut; Hindostan in, the tenth gate shut;
Siberia in, the eleventh gate shut. Ali
he gates are closed but ore. Now let
America go in with all the isles of the
iea and all the other nations that have
,alled on God. The Captives all freed;
he harvests all gathered; the nations ali
aved. The flashing splendor of this
ast pearl begins to move on it's hinges.
Lot the two mighty angels put their
houlders to the gate and heave it to
vith silyery clang. 'Tis done. The twelfth
ate shut.
Once more, want to show you the
ates eepers. There is one angel at ch
me af those gates. You say that is right;
f course it is. You know no earthly cas-
le or palace would be safe without sem
ry pacing upand down day and by night,
nd if there were no defenses before hea-
EN-, and the doors set wide open with
10 one to guard them, all the vicious of
arth would go up after awhile, and all
be abandoned of hell would 60 up and
eaVeu, instead of being place of light
nd joy and peace, would be a world of
arkness and horror. So l am glad to
ell you, that while these twelve gates
tand open to let great multitude in,
here are twelve angels to keep some
eople out Robespierre, nor Hide
rand, nor Nero, nor any of the debauch-
d of earth, who have not repented of
heir wickedness, can enter there. If one
( these nefarious men who despised God
hould come to the gate, one of the keep
rs would put his hand on his shoulder
nd push him into outer darkness. There
J no place in that land for thieves and
ars and whoremongers and those who
isgraced their race and fought against
rod, Ifa miaer should get in there he |
Tould pull up the golden pavement; if a
ouseburner should get in, he would set
ire to the mansions; if a libertine shO'd
ct in, he would whisper his abonnina-