The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-07-14

gates that gather the righteous will bfi.e
them in irrespective of nationality For.
eignsrs sometimes get homesick. Some
Of the tenderest and most pathetic stories
have been told Of those who left their
native cline and logged for it until thew
died. But tho Swiss, coming to the high
residence OF Heaven, will not long any
more for the Alps, standing In the eternal
hills. The Russian will not long any more
for the luxuriant harvest.felds he left,
now that he hears the hum and the rustic
Of the harvests of everlasting light The
royal ones from earth will not long to 60
back again to the earthly court, now that
they stand In the palaces of the sun.
Those who once lived amid the groves of
spice and oranges will not long to return,
now that they stand under the trees Of
life that bear twelve manner of fruit.
While speak an ever. increasing
throng is passing through the gates.
They are going up from Senegambis,
from Patagonia, from Madras, from Hong
Kong.
"What" you say, edo you introduce al,
the heather into glory?"
tell you the fact is, that the majority
OF the people in those chimes die in infancy
and the infants all 60 straight into eternal
life, and so the vast majority of those
who die in China and India, the vast ma.
jority OF those who die in Africa, 60
straight into the skies-they die in in.
fancy. One hundred and sixty genera.
tions have been born since the world was
created, and so estimate that there must
be 15,OOO,COo,0oO children in glory. II at
concert 1000 children sing, your soul is
raptured within you. o, the transport,
when 5000, 100000 little ones stand up in
white before the throne of God, their
chanting drawing out all the stupendous
harnonies of Dusseldorf and Leipsic and
Boston! Pour in through the twelve gates,
o We redeemed, banner 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
be sounded until all earth's mountains
hear the shrill blast and the glens echo It,.
Lot missionaries 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 career.
ing across the desert. News! news? A
glorious Heaven and twelve gates to get
into it, o YOU thin FLOODED nations of
eternal winter! on the north three gates.
Hear it, o you bronzed inhabitants pant.
ing under equatorial heats on the south
three gates.
But notice when John saw the cato
they were open-wide open. They will
not always be so. After while Heaven
will have gathered up all its intended
population and the children of God will
have come home. Every crown taken.
Every harp struck. Every throne mount.
ed. All the glories of the universe har.
vested 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
Siberia in, and the eleventh gate shut
All the gates are closed but one. Now
let America go in, with all the islands o
the sea and all the other nations that hav
called on God. The captives all freed
The harvests all gathered. The nation
all saved. The flashing splendor of thi
last pearl begins to move ON its hinges
Let two mighty angels put their shoulder
to the gate and heave 1t to with silver,
clang. TITS done! 1t thunders! Tn
twelfth gate shut!
So am glad to tell you that while thes'
twelve gates stand open to let great mul
titude in, there are twelve angels to keel
some people out. Robespierre can not g
through there, nor Hildebrand, nor Nero
nor any of the debauched of earth VIII
have not repented of their wickedness.
one of these nefarious men who despise
God should come to the gate, one of tn
and push him into outer darkness. Their
is no place in that land for thieves, an
liars, and whore. mongers, and defraud
ers, and all those who disgraced their rae
and fought against their God. II a mise
should get in there he would pull up tn
golden pavement. II house breake
should get in there, he would set fire t
the mansion. II a libertine should get i
there, he would whisper his abomination
standing on the white coral of the Sc
the sea beach. Only those who are blood
washed and prayer.l tipped will g
through. o, my brother, if you should a
last come up to one of the gates and try
get through, and you had not a pas
written by the crushed hand of the So
Of God, the gate-keeper would with on
; glance wither you forever.
. There will be password at the gate {
Heaven. Do you know what that pass
l word is? Here comes the crowd Of souls U
to the gate and they say:
'"Let me in. Let me in. was very use
, full on earth. endowed colleges. l bui
, churches and was famous for my char
8 ties; and having done so many wonderf'
l things for the world, now l come up to g
!, my reward"
a A voice from within says: ~ never kne
l you"
Another great crowd comes up and the
/, try to get through. They say:
!. 1--WE were highly honorable on earth an
t the earth bowed very lowly before us. W
were honored on earth and now we con
J, to get our honors in Heaven"
. And a voice from within says: ~ new
l knew YOU"