The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-06


"Coma hock to the era lie where Won slepti
Come hack IN the hall where Won used TO
nlavI Come bacl, TO the table whore Won
used TO sitw And there would be great
burglary In Heaven. No, no; God will not
trust Won with resurrection power: but He
compromises the matter and saws: "You
can not bring them where YOU are, but YOU
can 90 where thew are.n They are more
lovely now than ever. We're thew beauti.
full here. thew are more beautiful there.
Iremark again. all those ought to feel
this low of the text who have holy curl.
osity TO know what Is beyond this earthly
terminus And who has not any curios.
| ity about itP Paul, | suppose, had the
most satisfactory view of Heaven, and he
saws; SIT doth not vet appear what we
shall be.n It is like looking through q
broken telescope: Snow we see through
glass darkly.D Can YOU tell me any thing
about that heavenly placer You ask me
a thousand questions about it that I can
not answer. I ask Won a thousand oues-
tions ahout it that you can not answer, and
do you wonder that Paul was so glad
when martyrdom gave him a chance to 90
over and make discoveries in that blessed
countryi
Friends, the exit from this world, or
death IL YOU please TO call IL, to the Chris
tian Is glorious explanation. 1t is demon
stration. Il ia illumination. II is sun.
burst. II is the opening of all the win
dows. Il is shutting up the catechism of
doubt, and the unrolling of all the scrolls
Of positive and accurate information. In
stead Of standing at the foot Of the lad
der and looking up, it is standing at the
top of the ladder and looking down. It is
the last mystery taken out Of botany and
geology and astronomy and theology. Oh,
will 1t not be grand 10 have all questions
answeredy The perpetually recurring in.
terrogation point changed for the mark Of
exclamation. All riddles solved. Who
will fear to go out on that discovery when
all the questions are to be decided
which we have been discussing all our
livesp Who shall not clap his hands in
the anticipation Of that blessed country,
II 1t be no better than through holy Curl
osity, crying: "The time Of my depart
ure is at hand"
lremark again, we ought to have the
Joy of the text, because leaving this world
we move into the best society of the uni
verse. You see great crowd of people
in some street, and you say: "Who is
passing there? What General, what
Prince, is going up thereW Well, / see a
great throng in Heaven; say: "Who is
the focus of all that admiration? Who Is
the center Of that glittering compauy? 1t
is Jesus, the champion OF all worlds, the
fNvorite OF all ages. Do you know what
is the first question the soul will ask when
1t comes through tho gate OF Heaveng l
think the first question will be: "Where is
Jesus, the Saviour that pardoned my sin,
that carried my sorrows, that fought nv
battles, that won my victoriesY" O, Radi.
ant One how would like TO see Thee
Thou OF the manger, but without its hu.
miliationsl Thou Of the cross, but with.
out its pangs! Thou Of the grave, but
without its darknessl
The Bible intimates that Wa will tall
with Jesus in Heaven inst ns n brother
talks with n brotber. Now what viii you
ASH Him frstp do not Lrov can ,hinr,
what would ask paul lrvt ~ I .ov hin,
In Heaven. thInk 4 wou,d IN. 20 han,
him describe the storm that cana rnon ~.
shin when there were OK sopIs mon ths
vessel. Paul bein0 the only man on no.rd
cool enough 10 describe the storm. There
is n fascination about . shin and the ,.a
that never shall get over. and I tbink
would like 10 hear himtal about that f,rst
but when meet nv Lord Je.us Christ ~
whatishall FIRST delieb Ito bear Him sneak,
Now think what n 4. I,baII 8r.t wan,
To hear the tragedy AZ nj, last borrs ana
then Luke,s account n, the cruc,e ,Jon and
Mark,s account of The crucIa,,on and
Johns account Of the crucI3.ion viii he
nothing ubiIs from the I,v,no I,ns .,
Christ the story sball be to,d of tha eloor,
that fell. and the devils that arose. and
the fact that ppon his endurance d.n.na.d
the rescue OF a race; and there was d.rk
ness In the skv. and tbo,a xas darl,
ness in the soul. and the main ha
came more sbarp. and the burdens ha
came more heavy. until the mob baos,
10 swim avav from the diving visIon q,
Christ. and the cursIn0 Of the mob cam,
10 His ear more family. and His hand,
were fastened to the horizontal piece oI
the cross, and His head fell forward in q
swoon as He uttered the last moan ant