National Republican., 1888-01-02

fhTbWtllS HOhlluB IN tue air. NC near IL hl
tho rail- car window, and at the steamboat
old :, age, answer 4. Sometimes We
and IN light sshsn,.S way "gU9Sd tSc
soul breaks down. good-by All that Is the
word that ends The Thanksgiving banquet that
10 the word that comes In TO close the Christ.
mas chant Good.by, good.by! But not so in
heaven Welcomes In the air, welcomes at the
gates, welcomes at the house Of many mau
sions.but no good.by.. That group Is cou-
from our circles OF earth to join it-llttlc voices
to Join the anthem, little handp to take hold
In the great homo circle. little feet TO dance in
the eternal n glee little crowns to BE- cast down
two groups-a group this side Of the river and
a group on the other side OF the river. Now
there goes one from this TO that, and another
from this to that, and soon we win all be gone
over. How many OF your loved ones have nj
ready entered upon that blessed place? IL !
should take paper and pencil, do you think ]
could put them all down. All, my friends,
the waves of Jordan roar so hoarsely we can.
not hear the Joy ON the other side when that
group is augmented IL Is graves here, aud
collins and. hearses here. little childs
mother had died, and they comiorted her.
They said. "Your mother has gone to heaven
don't cry;" and the next day they went TO the
gIayNeyaGd, gray ana they laid the BODY Of ie the
girl came up to the verge OF the grave, and,
looking down at the body of her mother said,
us this neayen?', OH we. have no idea what
here-but there Is merry y.maklng yonder. Me-
thinks when soul arrives, some angel takes
II around to show 1t tho wonders OF that
newiy.arrived, "These are the maftyrs that
perished at Piedmont; these were torn TO
pieces at the inquisition;. this is the throne of
going TO see jesus said dying boy; ~ am
going to see Jesus" The missionary said :
You are sure you will see HIM" "ohl yes;
that's that, whe, ! l. want TO go to heaven for."
should go away from hcaven-what then%' "G
should follow Him" SAID the dying boy. "BuL
IL Jesus went to down TO beli-.wha. them
The ,ying boy thought for moment and
then said; where Jesus Is there can bn no
hell, oh to stand in His presence That
will be heaven oh to put our hand
us on the oross-to &c, around amid the groups
of the redeemed, aud shake hands with the
prophets, and apostles. aud martyrs, and with
our own dear beloved ones! That win he the
great reunion we cannot Imagine Il now, our
loved ones seem so fsr away. Whea we are
in trouble and lonesome, they don't seem to
come to us. We go on the banks of the Jordan
and call across 10 them, but they dom seem
to hear We saw: SIS II well with the child! Is
u well with the loved ones?' and we listen to
hear Il any voice comes back over the waters
NonCl none! UDbclief SAYS; "They are dead
nod they are annthilntcd" But, blessed be
God! We have a Bible that tells us different
We open Il and we find they are neither deal
nor annihilated-thHt they never so much
alive as now-that they are only waiting for
our coming, and that we shall joia them on
the other side Of the liver. oh glorious
not seou, nor car heard, neither have entered
into the heart Of man the things which God
hath prepared for them that love him" On
what place of explanation 1t will bel
i see every day profound mysteries of Provi.
dence:. There is no question we ask oitener
than Why? There arc hundreds of graves in
Greenwood and Laurel Hill that need TO be
explained, Hospitals for the blind and lame
asylums Tor the idiots and insane, aims houses
for the destitute and world of pain aud mis-.
fortune that demand more than human solu.
ton. All God Will clear IL all up. In the
light that pours from the throne no dark mys
terry can live. Things now utterly inscrutable
will be illumined as plainly as though the an
swer were written on the. jasper wall or
sounded in the temple anthem BartimeuS
will thank God that he was blind, and Lazarus
that he was covered with sores and Joseph that
denned with lions, and Paul that he was hump.
backed, and David that he was driven from
Jerusalem; and that invalid that for twenty
years ne, ne rouid % not liit his head from the pill,
work to earn bread for her children. The song
will be all the grander for earth's weeping
eyes, and aching heads aud exhausted hands,
and seourged backs, aud maryred agonies.
But we can get no idea of that anthem here.
We appreciate the power OF secular music, but
DO we appreciate the power of sacred song ?
whole congregation lifted Oh the wave of holy
melody. When we sing some of those dear old
psalms and tunes they rouse all tho memories
of the past. Why, some of them were cradle
songs in our fathers house. They are all
sparkling with the morning dew of thousand
Christian Sabbaths. They were sung by
SrSihes and GnS sisters gone voices
the music-voiccs none the less
sweet befepsa they did tfemble and break
When hear these old songs sung 1t seems as
II all the old country meeting homes Joined In
the chorus, and city church and sailors bethel
and western cabins, until the whole contlncnt
lifts the doSology and the sceIters OF eternity
beat time in the music. Away, then, with
your starveling tunes that chill the devotions
of the sanctuary and mako the people sit
silent when Jesus Is marchtuE on tn victory
When generals come bick from yictor rioiS
wars don't We cheer them aud shout "lIu2sa
Huzla" Aud when Jesus passes along In the
conquest OF the earth shall we not have for
Him one loud ringing cheer
''Al hail the power OF Jesus n9mli
Let angels PROSTATE fall:
Bring forth the royal dadem,
And crown Him Lord OF all"
But, my friends, II music on earth ia 50
know the tune there. All the best singers OF
all lheages will join it-cholrs OF white robei
children, choirs of patriarchS, .choirS of
apostles; morning stars clappinG their cymbals;
God, roll on Roll on! Other empires iouiuG
the harmony till the thrones are all full, ant
the nations all saved: Anthem shall touch
anthem, chorus Join Chorus and all the sweet
sounds of earth and heaven be poured into the
ear OF Christ. David of the harp will be there
Gabriel of the trumnet will be there. Cor
many, redeemed, Will pour It's deep bass voice
into The song, and Africa add to the music with
her mGtchlesS voices.
wish we could anticipate that song, l
wish in our closing hymn to-day we might
catch an echo that slips from the gates WhG
knows but that when the heavenly door opens
Today TO let some soul through there may come
forth the strain of the jubilant voices until We
catch 1t? On, that as the song drops down
from heaven 1t might meet half way song
coming up from earth.
They rise for the doxology. all the multitude
o. the blest Lei US iise win them; and SO a,
this hour the Joys of the church on earth aud
the joys of the church in heaven will mlnglC
their chalices, aud the dark apparel OF our
morning will seem to whiten into the spotlcSi
raiinent of the skies. God grant that through
the rich mercy OF our Lord Jesus Christ We
may all get there.