Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-01-07

4 a .v...e..n, iurLnCT, that VIC cnn, III JnIs
4 world get 10 just idea Of the splendors OF
1 heaven John tries to describe thcn He
says "tho twolvo gates arc twelve pearls"
eand that 'sthe foundations of the wall are
stoncsn AS VIC stand looking through the
telescope of st. John, VIC SEQ blaze Of
amethyst, and pearl and emerald and sa,'
,donyx and chrysoprasus and sapphire
J. mountain Of light, n cataract Of color, a sea
Of glass and city like the SUM-
John bids us look again and we SEQ thrones;
! thrones of tho prophets, thrones of the patri-
l.archs, thrones of the angels, thrones Of tho
apostles, thrones of the martyrs, throne OF
: Jesus throne OF God And we turn round
! to see tho glory and it is thrones! thronesl
! thronesl
John bids us look again, and we SEQ the
] great procession of the redeemed passing;
. Jesus, on q white horse leads the march, and
! all the armies OF heaven following on white
/ horses Infinite cavalcadc passing, passing;
/ empires pressing into line, ages following
ages. Dispensation tranping on after dis
3 pensation.- Glory in the truck OF glory. Eu-
rope, Asia, Africa, North and South
! America pressing into line. Isandsssofs
sea, shoulder to shoulder. Generations be-
fore the flood following generations after tho
| flood, and as Jesus rises at tho head Of that
great host and waves his sword i'll signal of
| victory, I'LL crowns arc lifted, and all ensigns
! slung out, and all chimes rung, and all halo
| lujahs chantcd, und some cry: GLORY to God
/ most high and some, "Hosanna to tho son
of David" and some, "Worthy is the Lamb
that was slain"-till all EXPLANATIONS Of en-
! dearment and homage in the vocabulary Of
heaven arc exhausted, and there comes up
surge after surge Of "Amen amen! and
amen!r EYE hath not seen it, car hath not
heard it."
Skim from the summer waters the brightest
sparllles and you will get no idea OF the sheen
of the everlasting sea- Pile up the splendor
of earthly cities and they would not make
stepping stone by which you might mount to
the city of God. Every house is palace.
Every step Il triumph. Every covering OF
the head coronation. Every meal is ban
quet. Every stroke from tho tower is
wedding bell. Every day is a jubilee, every
hour n rapture and every moment an csctacy.
! eye hal not seen it. eur hath not heard it.n
remark further, we can get no idea on
| earth of the reunions Of heaven. If you have
ever been across tho seas and met II friend,
or even mn acquaintance, in some strange
city, you remember now your blood thrilled,
and how glad you were to see him. What
will be our joy, after we have passed the seas
Of DEATH to meet in tho bright city of the
sun those from whom we have long been sep
arated After we have been away from our
friends ten or fifteen years, and we come
upon them, we sec how differently they look.
The hair has turned, and wrinkles have come
in their fnccs, and We say, GLOW you have
changedl" But oh, when wo stand before the
throne, all cares gone from the face, oil
marks OF sorrow disappeared, and feel
ing the JOY of that blessed land, mcthinks
we will say- to each other, with al cx-
ultation VIC cannot now imagine, ''How you
have changcd!" In this world we ONLY meet
to part It is goodby; goodby. Farewells
floating in tho air. We hear it at the rail
car window, and at tho steamboat wharf
goodby. Children lisp it, and old age an
swcrs it. Sometimes we say it in light way
-"goodby;;n und sometimes with anguish in
| which the soul breaks down. Goodby! All,
that is the word that ends the thanksgiving
banquet; that is the word that comes in to
I close the Christmas chant Goodby; goodby.
kBut not so in heayen. Welcomes in the air,
welcomes at the gates. welcomes atthe house.