Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-05

olste outpost. AS Jerusalem was
the capital OF Judah, and Babylon,
the capital OF the Babylonian monarchy,
and London is the capital Of Great
Britain, and Washington Is the capital Of
our own republic, the new Jerusalem Is the
capital OF the universe The king lives
there aud the royal family of the re-
deemed have their palaces there and
there is q Congress of many nations and
the Parliament OF all the worlds. Yea;
as Daniel had kindred In Jerusalem OF
/ whom he often thought, though he had
lett home when very young man, per-
! maps father and mother and brothers and
! sisters still living, and was homesick 70
see them and they belonged TO the high
circles OF royalty, Daniel himself hasIng
| royal blood In his veins, so we have IN
the New Jerusalem great many kindred,
and we are sometimes homesick TO see
them and they are all princes aud prin--
| cesses, In them the blood imperial and we
| DO well 10 keep our windows open toward
/ their eternal residence. IL is a i0v for
us to believe that while we arc Interested
in them they are Interested in us. Much
! thought OF heaven makes one heavenly.
| The airs that blow through that open
/ window are charged With life, aud sweep
/ up 70 us aromas nom gardens that never
| wither, under skies that never cloud, in q
spring tide that never terminates. Com
pared with it all other things are dead
failures. H0mer's heaven was an elysium
which he describes as q plain at the end
OF the eurth or beneath, with no snow nor
rainfall, and the sun never goes down, and
Khadamanthus, the jusiest OF men, rules.
HeslOd's heaven 10 what he calls the
islands Of the blest, in the midst Of the
ocean. three times a year blooming with
eXqniaite flowers, and the airis tinted with
purple, while games, and music, and horse
rt4ta
vanlan's heaven was the hall OF Walhalla,
where the god Odin gave unendmg wine
suppers to earthly heroes and heroines.
The Mohammedan's heaven passes It's dis.
ciples in over the bridge Al Sirat, which
is finer than hair and sharper than u
sword, and then they are let loose into a
riot OF everlasting sensuality.
The American aborigInes look forward
10 heaven Of illimitable hunting ground,
partridge and deer aud wild duck more
than plentiful, and the hounds never Oh
the scent and the guns never missing fire.
But the geOgrapher has followed the eaFth
round and found no HOmer's elysium.
Voyagers have trayersed the deep in all
directions and found 10 HesiOd's islands
Of the blest. The Mohammedan's esles-
ttal debauchery and the Indians eternal
hunting ground for vast multitudes have
no charm. But here rolls in the Bible
heaven. No more sea that is no wide sepa-
ration. No more night; that Is no insomnia.
No more tears; that ia, no heart-break.
No more pain; that is, dismissal Of lancet,
ana bitter draught, and miasma, and
banishment OF neuralgias, and catalep-
sizes, and consumptions. All colOrs in the
wall except gloomy black: all the music
In the major key. because celebrative and
jubilant. River crystalline, gate cry ystal-
line, and skies crystalline. because every
thing is clear and without doubt.
l nd H4aa
lessness. Walls full OF odors, and
that means pure regalement Of the
senses. Rainbow, and that means the
storm is over. Marriage supper, and
that means the gladdest festivity. Twelve
manner OF fruits, and that means luscious
and unending variety. Harp, trumpet
grand march, anthem, amen, and hallellu-
jah in the same orchesta. Choral meet
ing solo, and overture meeting 8ntipbou,
and strOphe joining dithyramb as they
roll into the ocean Of dOXOlogies. And
you and l may have all that, and have t.
forever through Christ, II we will let Him
with blood Of one wounded hand rub
out our sin, and with the 9TH
or wounded hand swing open
the shining portals. Day ana night keep
your window open toward that Jerusa-
lem. Sing about IL. Pray about 1t. Think
about 1t. Talk about IT. Dream aboutlt.
DO not be inconsOlaDle about your friends
who have gone into it. Do not worry II
something in your heart indicates that
you are not far of from it's lecstacies. Do
not think that when Christian dies be
stops, for he goes on. An ingenious man
has taken the Heavenly furlOBgs as mem
toned IN Revelation, and has calculated
that there will be Ia Heaven one hundred
rooms sixteen feet square for each as
cending soul, though this world should
lose hundred million yearly. But all
the rooms Of heaven Will be ours, for they
are family rooms, and as no room In your
house Is too good for your children, 80 all
the rooms Of all the palaces Of the heay-
enly Jerusalem will be free TO Gods chill
dren, and even the throne room will not
be denied, and you may run up the steps
Of the throne and put your hands on the
side of the throne, and sit down beside Inc
King, according to the promise; "Io
him that 0vercOmeth will / grant to sit
with me on my thrOne."
But you cannot 90 in except as con-
querors. Many years ago the Turks and
Christians were In battle, and the Chris
tians were defeated, and with their COM
mander, Stephen, fed toward a fortress
where the mother OF this commander Was
staying. When she saw her son and his
army IN disgraceiul retreat she had
the gates OF the fortress rolled shut,
and then from the top Of the
battlement cried out 10 her son;
Eye cannot enter here except as con.
querOr." Then Stephen rallied his forces
and resumed the battle and gained the
day, 10000 driving back $4,000. For those
who are defeated in the battle with sin
and death and hell, nothing but shame
and contempt. But for those who gain
the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ
the gates OF the New Jerusalem will
hoist and there shall be an abundant
entrance into the everlasting kingdom OF
our Lord. toward which you do well TO
keep your windows open.