The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-05

70 see them and, they belonged 10 the
high circles OF royalty, Daniel himself
|, ,,issieg royal bloOd ia his veins, 80 wa
nave in the New Jerusa-
iem great many kin
urea, and We are sometimss
to see them, and they are
Al pi inces and Processes. In them the
oiood imperial, and We do well Ia kesn
our Windows open toward their eter.
nal residence, lis a joy for us TO be-
iievs that while we are interested In
.hem, they are interested In us, Much
thought OF heaven m axes one hsgven-
~ fheir airs that hlow through that
upsn window are charged with life.
and sweep up TO us aromas from rar.
dens that never withsr, under skiss
tnas never cloud, In spriugtids that
never terminates. Compared with IN
MI other things are dead failures.
Homers heaven was an elysium
which he describes as plain at the
end ef tho esrth, or beneath, with no
snow nor rainfall, and the sun never
never gses down, aud Rhsaam anti hus,
tho Justsst of men, rules. Heslod's
heavon is what he calls tho
ISLANDS OF THE BLEsT,
Ia the midnt OF the ocean, three times
=. year blooming with most exquisite
flowers, and the air Is tinted with pur
PIE, while games and music and horse
races occupy the time. The Scandi
nayian's heaven was the hall of Wal
hsiia, whero the god odin gave un--
eh1ing wine suppers to earthly heroes
end herolnes. Tha Mohnmmedan's
hcaven passes Its disciples in over She
bridge Al-Sirat, which is finer than a
hnr snd sharper than sword, and
.hes tney are let loose into q riot OF
everiasting sensuality.
me American aborigines look for.
ward TO heaven Of iilimitable hunt
lnS ground, partridge and deer and
WIG uiick rnore than plentiful and thu
houncs never off the scent and the
gums never missing tire. But the ge0s-
and found no Homer's elysium. Vow
sgers nsve trayersed tho deep In all
directions and found no Hesiod,s
Islands of the blest. The Mohamme-
aan's celestial debauchery and the
indians eternal hunting around tor
vast mnltitudss have no charm. Rnt
here rolls in the Bible heaven, M
more sea; that Is, no wide separation,
No mere night; that is, no iIxompia
No mor0 tuSrs, that is, ne heart- -hrea L
No moIe pain; that IN, distnissal oI
inncst and bitter draugh ana miayma
and bauishment OF neuraleIas and
catalrpsles and consumpt,onc, All
colors In the wall except gloomy black
All the muaie in the msjor kew bn
cause calsbrative and juhiiaut. River
erystallins, gate crystalline and skisI
crystalline because everything i,
clear and without dount. Whit,
robsp, snd that means sinlessness
ViSls fall of odOrs, and tba
means pure regalemont of th,
senses. Rainbow, and that means tb,
tho storm ~ over. Marriage supper
and that means gladueat festtyi ty
Twelve manner of fruits, and ths
nteaNs luscious and unendiog variety
Harp, trumpet, grand march, anthem
amen and hallelujah in the same or
chestra. Choral meeting solo ana over
tufc meeting ant,phOn and stropbs
joining dithYramb as they roll into th,
ocsan of doxologies. Aud YOU aud
may nave all that, and have Il forever
| through Christ If we will let Him viii
the blood Of one woundes hand rub ou
our sin and with the other wounds
hand swing open the aiming portals
Day and night
KREp YOUR WINDOW OPEN
toward that J0rusaiem; slnv abeut At
pray about 1t; think about IL: tall
about 1t; dream about it. DO not b
uncomfortable about yopr friends VIII
have gono Into Il; do not worry
s0inethiDg In your heart Indicates thp
you are not far Off from it's eostaaios
do not think that when a Qhristinl
dies ho stops, for he goes on, An In
Gonl0us man has taken the hsayeuI,
furlonga as mentioned In Reyelstjoni
and has calculated that thore will bl
In heaven 100 rooms l6 feet square IA
each ascending Roul, though this worlt
should lone loo, 90 200 yearly, But All
the rooms Of heaYe" will be ours, fcl
they are family rosMs, and az no room
In your house Is too good for YOU
children, no all the rooms of ali th,
plscca Of the Heavenly Jerusalem vii
be free To Gods children, and oven ths
tkrono room will not be denioi, anC
You may run up the steps Of the throne
ard put yonr hand on the sidt
OF the throne and sit down be
eide tbs king, according to th,
promise: ITO him that Oyercomotl
win | grant to sit with me in my
throne"
But you cannot 90 in except az con
querors. Many years ago the Turk
and Christians were In battle, and tn,
Christians were defeated, and witt
their commander, Stephen, fled t.wars
y fortress whero the mother OF thi
commander was staying. When sh,
saw her son and his army In disgrace
fnl retreat, she had tao gates Of tn
fortress rolled shut, aud tben from tn
top OF ths baltisment cried out to he
son: "You cannot enter here exoep
AZ conqooror." Then Stephen rallie,
his forces and resumed the battle an,
gained the day, 10000 driving bacl
10000. For those who are defeated ii
tho bnttle with sin and death and he'll
nothing but contempt. But for thos
who gain the victory through our Lor
Jesus Christ, the gates OF tho Ne,
Jerusalem will hoist aud there shAl
be an abundant entrance into the over
lastlng kingdom OF our Lord, towar
which you do we'll to keep your win
d0ws open.