Milford chronicle., 1888-06-15

state where you can get converted
and prepared for heaven. Impossible yot
say; ''as the tree falleth so it must lie, ant
! cannot postpone to an intermediate STATE
reformation which ought TO have been ef
fected in this state. Experiment the third
There is no future world; when a man dies
that is the last Of him. Do NOT worry about
what you are to do in another state Of being.
you will not do anything. Impossible =
you say; there is something that tells me
that death is not the appendix, but the pref
ace; there is something that tells me that on
this side Of the grave only get started, and
that / shall go on forever; my power to
think says forever, my affections say 'for-
ever my capacity to enjoy or suffer, for
ever.'7
Well, You defeat me in my three expert
ments / have only one more to make, and
if you defeat me in that am exhausted. A
mighty One ON a knoll back Of Jerusalem one
day-the skies filed with forlzed lightnings
and the earth filed with volcanic disturb
ances-turned his pale and agonized face
toward the heavens and said: Il take the
sins and sorrows Of the ages into my own
heart. ] am the expiation. Witness earth
and heaven and hell, I am the expiation.n y
And the hammer struck him, and the spears
punctured him, and heaven thundercd: 'sThe
wages Of sin is deathln "The soul that sim
meth it shall dieln II will by no means
clear the guiltyln Then there was si-
lence for half an hour, and the light
nings were drawn back into the scab-
bard Of the sky, aud the earth ceased
to quiver, and al the coiors Of tho sky
began to shift themselves into q rainbow
woven out Of the fallen tears of Jesus, and
there was red as OF the blood shedding, and
there was blue as Of the bruising, and there
was green as of the heavenly foliage and
there was orange as Of the day dawn. And
along the line of the blue saw the words:
Il was bruised for their iniquities.n And
along the line Of the red I saw the words:
Tho blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth from
all sin" And along the line Of the green 1
saw the words; 'The leaves of the treo of
life for the healing Of the nations And
along the line of the orange saw the words:
THE day spring from on high hath Wis
tied u.s."
And then saw the storm was over, and
tho rainbow rose higher and higher, until it
seemed retreating to another heaven, and
planting one column Of its colors on one side
the eternal hill and planting the other column
OF It's colors on the other side the eternal
hill, it rose upward and upward, "and behold
there was rainbow about the throne
Accept that sacrifice and quit Worrying.
Take the tonic, the inspiration, the longevity
of this truth Religion is sunshine, that Is
health, Religion is fresh air and pure
water, they are healthy. Religion is warmth,
that is healthy. Ask all the doctors and
they will tell you that a quiet conscience and
pleasant anticipations are hygienic. I offer
you perfect peace now and hereafter.
What do you want in the futynlllS, l.
Tel me and you shacording.tlre worldl
fr,;ts trgte ',iS ,s. We nr,l nave it. Orchards.
- ~ J'l9 crees with twelve manner Of
Il''p Welding fruit every month. Water
sceneryg There is the River of Life, from
under the throne of God, clear as crystal,
and the sea Of glass mingled with fire. Do
YOU want musicl There is the oratorlo Of
the Creation led on by Adam, and the orato-
rio Of the Red Sea led on by Moses, and the
oratorio of the Messiah led on by ST. Paul,
while the archangel with swinging baton
controls the one hundred and forty-four
thousand who make up the orchestra.
Do you want reunion? There are your
dead children waiting to kiss you, waiting to
embrace you, waiting to twist garlands in
your hair You have been accustomed to
open the door ON this side Of the sepulcher. /
open the door ON the other side of the sepul-
cher You have been accustomed TO walk in
tho wet grass on the top of the grave show
you the under side of the grave; the bottom
has fallen out, and the long ropes with which
the pail bearer let down your dead let them
clear through into heaven.
Glory be to God for this robust, healthy
religion. It will have a tendency to make
you live long in this world, and in the world
to come YOU will have eternal life. with
long life will satisfy him."