The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-07-15

might as we'll ueclue tndt All peope small eau
the same kind of food without n ference TO
appetite, or wear the same kindof apparel
without reference to the shape OF their body,
Your ancestry, your temperament, your sur
roundngs, will decide whether you 60 to
this or that church and adopt this or that
policy.
"Notce the points OF the compass toward
which these gates look, They are not ON one
side or ON two sides or on three sides, but on
four sides. This is no fancy OF mine, but
distinct announcements On the north three
gatss, ON the south three gates, on the east
three gates, on the west three gates What
docs that meant Why, II means that all
nationalities are included and it does not
make any difference from what quarter of
the earth man comes up; II his heart
is right there Is gate open before
him. On the north three gates. That means
mercy for Lapland and Siberia and Norway
and Sweden On the south three gates That
means pardon for Hindostan and Algiers and
Ethiopia On the east three gates. That
means salvation for China and Japan and
Borneo. On the west three gates, That
means redemption for America 1t does not
make any difference how dark-sknned or
how pale faced men may be, they will find
gate right before them. These plucked
bananas under tropical sun These shot
across Russian SHOWS behind RENDERS,
From Mexican plateaus, from Roman cam.
pana, from Chinese tea-fields, from Holland
dixie, from Scotch Highlands, they come,
they come. Heaven is not a monopoly for
few precious souls. 1t is not Windsor Cas-
tie for royal families 1t is not small town
with small population, but John saw it and
he noticed that an angel was measuring it,
and he measured it in this way and then he
measured that, and whichever way he meas
urod it was 800 miles, so that Babylon and
Thebes and Tyre and Nineveh, AMI st.
Bptprsh nru and Canton md pakip nnl
Paris, 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 metrop-
oils.
"While speak an ever-increasing throng
Is passing through the gates. They are going
up from Senegambia, from Patagonia, from
Madras, from Hong Kong WHAT you say,
do you introduce all the heather into gloryr
tell you, the fact is that the majority of the
people in those chimes die in infancy and the
infants all go straight into eternal life, and
so the vast majority of those who die in
China and India, the vast majority of those
skies-they die in infancy. One hun
been born since the world was
created, and so | estimate that there must be
5000, 900, 900 children in glory. If at con-
cert 1000 children sing, your soul is raptured
WlGnln you. On, Tue transport When lo,uJu'-
900, 900 little ones stand up in white before
the throne of God, their chanting drawing
out all the stupendouS harmOnies of DusSel-
dorf and Leipsic and Boston, Pour in
through the twelve gates, o ye redeemed,
banner-ifted, rank after rank, saved
battalion after saved battalion, until all
the city of God shall hear the tramp,
Room yet. Room on the thrones,
room in the mansions, room on the river
bank. Let the trumpet of invitation be
sounded until all earths mountains hear the
shrill blast and the glens echo it, Let mis-
sionares tell it in pagoda, and colporteurs
sound it across the Western prairies Shout
it to the Laplander on his swift sled, halloo
it to the Bedouin careering across the desert.
News newsl a glorious heaven and twelve
gates to get into it Hear it, y you thin
blooded nations of eternal winter!-on the
north three gates. Hear it, o you bronzed
inhabitants painting under equatorial heats
on the south three gates.
"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 aud
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; Nor
way in and the eighth gate shut Switzerland
in and the ninth gate shut; Hinlostan in
and the tenth gate shut; Siberia in and the
eleventh gate shut All the gates are closed
but one. Now let America go in, with all
the islands Of the sea and all the other ma.
tions that have called ON God. The captives
all freed; the harvests all gathered; the ma
tions all saved--the flashing splendor of this
last pearl begins to move on its hinges. Let
the mighty angels put their shoulders to the
gate and heave 1t to with silvery clang: IT'S
| done! 1t thunders! The twelfth gate shut!
81 want to show you the gate-keeper.
There is one angel at each one of these gates.
You say that is right OF course it is. You
know that no earthly palace or castle OF
| fortress would be safe without a sentry pac
ing up and down by night and by day, and
| If There were no defenses before heaven and
the doors set wide open with no one to guard
them, all the vicious of earth would go W
after awhile and all the abandoned Of hel
would go up after awhile, and HEAVIER
instead of being a world of light and JOY
and peace and blessedness would be
world of darkness and horror. So am glat
to tell you that while these twelve gates stant
open to let great multitude in there ar
twelve angels to keep some people out
Robespierre cannot go through there, no
Nero, nor any of the debauched Of earth VIII
have not repented of their wickedness.
one Of these nefarious men who despised Coz
should come to the gate, one of the keeper
would put his hand on his shoulder and pusl
him into outer darkness. There is no plac
in that land for thieves and liars, and de
frauders, and all those who disgracad thei
race and fought against their God. II {
miser should get in there he would pull VI
the golden pavement If a house burne
should get in there he would set fire to tn
mansion. If libertine should get in there
he would whisper his denominations standing
on the white coral of the sea-beach. Onl,
those who are blood-washed and prayer
Tipped will get through. o my brother i
you should at last come up to one of tn
gates and try to get through, and you ha
not pass written by tho crushed hand o
the Son of God the gate-keeper would, wit
one glance, wither you forever.
There will be password at the gate o
heaven. Do you know what that passwor
is? Here comes crowd of souls up to tn
gate and they say: Let me in; let me in.
was very useful on earth. | endowed col
leges, / built churches and was famous TO
my charities, and, having done SO man
wonderful things for the world, now com
up. to get my reward. A voice fror
within says: Il naver knew YOU An
other great crowd comes up an
they try to get through. They say: w
were highly honorable on earth and the cart
bowed very lowly before us. We were hon
ored on earth, and now we come TO get on
honors in heaven And a voice from with
in says: 4 never knew you. Anothe
tiO"u We "Sip fCi
moral people on earth-very moral indeed
and we come up to get appropriate recogn
tion.' A voice answers: Il never knew you
'After while | see another throng az
proach the gate and one seems to be spoke'
man for all the rest, although their voice
ever and anon cry amen! amen! This on
stands at the gate and says: Let me in.
was wanderer from God. deserve to dit
have come up to this place not because d.
serve it, but because ! have heard that the
is a saving power in the blood of Jesus. Til
gatekeeper says: That is the password, Jesus
Jesusp and they pass in and they surrcun
the throne and the cry is: Worthy is IL
Lamb that was slain to receive power an
riches and wisdom and strength and hone
and glory and blessing Oh, when heaye
, is ali done and the troops of God shout; III
castle is takenr how grand it will be if yo
and are among them Blessed are all the
who enter in through the gates into the city
TOO Sarcastic.
First Dude-"Ole fellah, what do yo'
| kLsnI, &c Ma, Cop,,,npoopooaN