The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-07-08

uiation, and the children of God will have
come home. Every crown taken. Every
harp struck. Every throne mounted. All
the glories of the universe harvested 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.
adostan In, and the tenth gate shut
aria In, and the eleventh gate shut.
The gates are closed but one. Now, let
.merica go in, with all the islands of the
ea, and all the other nations that have
allied on God. The captives all free. The
laryests all gathered. The nations all
ayed. The flashing splendor of this last
learl begins to move on its hinges. Let
wo mighty angels put their shoulders to
he gate and heave it to with silvery clang.
lis done! 1t thunders! The twelfth gate
hut!
Once more, want to show you the gate
Ieeper. There is one angel at each one OF
ourse it is. You know that no earthly
palace, or castle, or fortress would be safe
Without sentry pacing up and down by
light and by day; and if there were no de-
enses before heaven, and the doors set
vide open, with no one to guard them, all
he vicious of earth would go up after
While, and all the abandoned of hell would
20 up after a while, and heaven, instead of
,eing a world of light. and Joy, and peace,
md blessedness, would be world of dark
less and horror. So am glad to tell you
hat, while these twelve gates stand open to
ct a great multitude in, there are twelve
Ingels to keep some people out. Robes
pierre cannot go through there, nor Hide
brand, nor Nero nor any of the debauched
f earth who have not repented of their
Tickedness. If one of these nefarious men
Eho despised God should come to the gate
Ine of the keepers would put his hand
IN his shoulder and push him into outer
darkness. There is no place in that land
lor thieves and liars, and whoremongers
md defrauders, and all those who disgraced
heir race and fought against their God.
Ii a miser should get in there, he would
pull up the golden pavement. If a
aousebreaker should get in there,
ne would set fire to the mansion.
If q libertine should get in there,
he would whisper his denominations stand
ng on the white coral of the sea- beach.
Only those who are blood washed and
prayer Tipped will get through 0 my
brother, if you should at last come up to
bpe Of the gates and try to get through and
Jou had not a pass written by the crushed
hand of the Son of God, the gate keeper
would with one glance wither you foreverl
There will be password at the gate Of
heaven. Do you know what that password
s? Here comes a crowd of souls up to
he gate, and they say: "Let me in. Let
me in. | was very useful on earth. l en-
lowed colleges. built churches, and was
famous for my charities. And having done
10 many wonderful things for the world,
now l come up to get my reward" A voice
Eom within Says 81 never knew you.H
Another great crowd comes up and they
hy to get through. They say: "We we're
highly honorable ON earth and the earth
bowed very lowly before us, We were
honored on earth, and now we come to get
bur honors in heaven" And a voice from
within says: 81 never knew you" An
pther crowd advances and says: ave
we're very moral people on earth, very
moral indeed, and we come up TO get ap-
propriate recognition" voice answers;
Il never knew you"
After awhile l see another throng ap.
proach the gate, and one seems to be
spokesman for all the rest, although theiI
Foices ever and anon cry: "Amen! AmenT
This one stands at the gate and cries: "Let
me in. l was a wanderer from God.
deserve to die. I have come up to this
place not because deserve it, but because
have heard that there is a saving power in
the blood of Jesus" The gate keeper
Iays; "That is the password, Jesus!
Jesusr" And they pass in and they sur
round the throne, and the cry is; worthy
is the Lamb that was slain to receive
power, and riches, and wisdom, and
strength, and honor and glory, and bless
Ing" Oh, when heaven is all done,
and the troops of God shout "The castle ia
taken, how grand it will be if you and
are among them! Blessed are all they who
enter in through the gates into the city.