The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-16
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the web of starved spider, thinner raa>
the edge OF razor or sword-aud over
that bridge, reaching over hell into para iise
all must CO. or not go at all, and the
Mahommelans say many fall down
on that edge. While our way TO Heay-
en- is not so wide that we can take IN az our
sins with u.s. | am glal to know it Is 50 large
that all Christians OF all faiths and OF AL be-
liafs may march in perfect safety to
a glorious heaven. An abundant en-
trance, not crowding through, but an
abundant entrance into the kingdom
of our God Beware my brothsr,
how you make sound creed the foun lation
OF your salvation. fear some OF you that
know very well are making that mistake A
man may own ell the statutes Of the Stats
Of New York and yet not bs a lawyer.
A man may own all the medical
treatises ever written and yet not ba a
physician. A man may own whole libraries
Of works on painting and statuary and yet
not be an artist. A man may own great vol
umes about architecture and yet not be an
architect And man may own all the sound
creeds on earth and not be Christian. IL
is not what Wa have in the head Snd on
the back, bit what we have in the heart
and in our life that decides every
thing. In olleu times, in England,
before tie modern street lamp wasinveltei,
it was expected chat every householder would
hang a lantern at his front door in the ni;,h hit,
and when the watchmen at the EVENT. 10 went
through the streets thsy cried; "Han- out
rllght hang out yourlight Oh, brothers
and sisters, instead of angrly and excitodly
discussing different styles Of lanterns-ons
liking this lantern better, another liking thai
lantern better-as a watchman on tina
wall of Zion | tbs day cry ont: "Let your
lieB so shine before mon that othsrl
seeing your good works may gloriiy your
Father who is in heaven. Hang out
your light, hang out your light" And above
ALL do not, as some Of you, my friends, II fear
are doing, excuse yourself from accepting
religion hecause there are 50 many different
kinds OF reigionists. People say to ma:
This church believes so, and this other
church believes so, and am completely be-
wildered about the whole thing and 50 I
shall not take this religion at al.h Standing
in Westminster Hotel London, looking out
of the window. | saw threa clocks. and as
near as can remember, one was on West
minister Abbey, and another was on the
Parliament House and another was on ST.
Margarets Chapel, and they were al differ
ent, and one clock said Il. and another clock
said five minutes before II, and
another clock said five minutes a ter r.
Standing there | might Just a. we'll have
said: "Well, there is no such thing as time
because the time e-pieces differ" as for you to
sit and stand there and say there is nothing
in religion because religionistj differ and
the clocks in the church Staeples
are so different, one saying ons thing
and another saying another thing. l tell
YOU it IS about noon, it Is about II O'clock of
the glorious day of gospel dispensation and
there is enough light for all-the noon lay
light. how shall we es ape if we neglect so
great salvation. But oh, the glorious thought
comes over me, that tough now orr families
are parted in their worship, worshi1ing
partly in oEe church and partly
in another or, worshiping at the same
altar they have to'Sacriice herpreferences
il we are re leemel we are on the way to a
rerle t chIrch where all our preferences VIII
be gratiiel. Great cathedral of eternity,
wit irches OF amethyst AID pillars of sap
phire aud holrs of emerald and win
dows aglow with the sune5 of earth AMI
the sunrise of heaven. What wide aisles
spacious enough to allow whole en-
pires to enter What amDhitheatre
with splendor above splenlor, gallery above
gallery, princes and prince ises, kings and
queens bending over them. What stupendous
towers, with chimes angel hojstei an an rel
rung What multi tldes of worShipars, white
robed and coronatel What wall; hung
with shields and flags captured by church
militant, now become church triumphant.
What otficator at the altar the great high
priest OF our profession. what doSology OF
naUlona Cornet 70 corneU, cymoat TO cyInoal,
harp to harp, organ to organ Pail ont the
tremuant stop to recall tlo suffering past.
Pull out the trumpet stop to celebrate the
victory
When shall these eyes thy Heaven built walls
And pearly gates behold,
Toy bllwarks with salvation strong
And streets of shining gold!