Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-03

the rustic Of everlasting light The royal
oles from earth
WIN Not Long to Go Back Again
10 the earthly court now that they stood in
the palaces Of the sun. Those who once
lived among the groves of the spice and
oranges viii not long to return now that
they stand under the trees OF lite that bear
twelve manner of fruit. While l look an
ever increasing throDg passes through the
gates. They are going up from Senegambis,
from Patagonia, from Madras, from Hong
Kong. "What" you say do you introduce
all tie heathen into gloryT tell you the
fact is the majority Of the people in those
climes die in infancy and all the infants 20
straight into eternal life, and 90 the vast
majority Of those who die in China and
India, the vast majority Of those who die IN
Africa 20 straight INTO the skies-they die
in infancy. One hundred and sixty genera
tons have been born since the world was
created, and as estimate that there
must be
Fifteen Billion Children IN Glory.
If at a concert two thousand children sipR
your SOIL is raptured within You. Oh. the
transp port when fifteen thousand million hi
lie ones stand up in white before the throne
of God, their chanting drawing out oil the
stupendous barmouiss OF Dusseldorf and LIP
sic and Rostow. Pour in through the twelve
gates o ye redeemed Banners lifted
rank after rank, saved battalion after saved
battalion until all the city Of God shall hear
the tramp, tramp. Crowd all the twelve
gates. Room yet Room on the thrones.
Room in the mansions Room on the river
bank Let the trumpet of invitation he
sounded until al esrths mountains hear
the shrill blast, and the glens echo it Shout
it TO tie LsplaIder on bis swift sled; halo
it to the Bedowin careering across the
desert
News News.
Oh, glorious Heaven and twelve gates TO
get into it! Oh you thin'blooded nations
of eternsl winter On the north three gates.
Hear it, o you bronzed inhabitants painting
under eauaiorisl heats On the south three
yates. But notice when John saw these
gates they were open-wide open. They
will not always be so. After while Heav-
en- will have gathered up oil itsintended pop
uation and the children OF God will have
come home. Every crown taken. Every
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 shut Austria in
and the first gate shut, Russia in and the
second gate shut, Italy in and the third gate
shut, Egypt in and the fourth gate shut
Spain in and the fifth gate shut, France in
and the sixth gate shut England in and the
seventh gate shut, Norway IN and the eighth
gate shut, Switzerland in and the ninth gate
shut, Hindostan in and the tenth gate shut,
Liberia in and the eleventh gate shut. All
the gates are closed but one. Now let
America 20 in with all the islands Of the
sea and ell the other Nations that have
called on God. The csptives all freed. The
barvests all gathered. The Nations oil
saved. The flashing splendor Of this last
pearl begins to move on its hinges. Let
two mighty angels put their shoulders to
the gate and heave il to With silvery clang.
'Tis done The twelfth gate shut.
Once more want to show you
The Gate Keepers.
There is one angel at each one Of those
gates. You say that is right. OF course It
is--you know that no earthly palace or cas-
re or fortress would be safe without sen.
try pacing up and down by day aud
oy night, and il there were no detenses be-
tore heaven ard the doors set wide open
With no one 10 guard them aA the vicious
If earth would go up after awhile and
heaven, instead of being world of light
and 10Y and peace and blessedness would
5e a world Of darkness and horrsr. SO
AN glad TO cay, that while these twelve
gates stand open to let a great multitude in,
here are twelve angels TO keep some people
out. Robespierre cannot 20 through there
nor any of the debauched OF earth who
have not repented of thei7 wickedness. II
one OF these nefaiious men who despised
God should come to the gate, one OF the
keepers would put his hand on his shoulder
and push him into cutter darkness. There
is no place in that land for thieves and liars
and defrauders and all those who disgraced
their race and fought against their God. II
a mser should get in there be would pull
up the golden pavement. Ifa houseburner
should get in there he would set fire TO the
mansions. II O libeTtine should get in
here he would whisper bis abominstons
standing on the white coral Of the sea-beach
Only Those Who are Blood Washed
ami prayer-tippsd will get through. o! my
brother, if you should at last come up TO
one of the gates and try to pass through,
and you bad not pass written by the crushed
hand of the Son Of God, the gate-keeper
would, with one glance, wither you forever
There will be password at the gate Of
heaven. Do you know what that password
IS? Here comes crowd Of souls up to the
gate, and they say: "Let me in, let me in.
[ was very useful on earth. endowed col
leges / built churches and was famous for
my charities; and having done 30 many
wonderful things for the world, now come
up to get my reward" A voice from with
in says:
"T Never Knew you."
Another great crowd comes up and they
try to get through They cay: I'VE were
highly honorable on earth and the world
bowed very losly before US We we're hon
Ored on earth, and now we come up TO get
our honors in besyeu;" and voice from
within ssys: ] never knew you. Another
c,owd advances and says I'VE were very
moral people on earth, yety moral indeed,
and we come up TO get recognition
4 voice answers: Il never ksew your
After while fsee another thropg approach
he gates and one seems to bs spokesman
tor all the rest, snd he sayF Let me in.
vas vandsrer from God. / deserve to
die. hare come up 10 this place not bs-
cause deserved it, bat because ! have
heard that there is saving power in the
blood Of Jesus" The gate keeper says:
That lie the pass vord-Jssusl JesGsr and
they pass in and they surround The throne
and the CRY is: Worthy is the lamb that
vas slain to reesiye blessings and riches