Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-02


see him walk now with the step
of an immortal athlete-forever young
again. That night when the needle
woman tainted away in the garret wave
OF the heavenly air resuscltated her for
ever. For everlasting years to have neither
ache, nor pain, nor weakness, nor fatigue.
Eve hath not seen 1t, ear hath not heard
it."
| remark, further that We can, in this
world. get no Just idea of the splendors of
heaven. John tries TO describe them. lie
says 'the twelve gates are twelve pearls,
and that 1.-THE foundations of the wall are
garnished with all manner OF precious
stones" As we stand looking through the
telescope of St John we see a blaze of
amethyst, and pearl, and emerald, and
sardonyx, and chrysoprasus, and sapphire,
a mountain of light, cataract of color
sea of glass, and city like the sun.
Juhn bids us look again, and we see
thrones thrones of the prophets; thrones
of the patrjarcha,
THRONES OF TFE ANGELS,
thrones of the apostles, thrones Of the
martyrs. throne of Jesus-thrOne of the
God And we turn round to see the glory
aud it, thrones. Thrones! Thrones
john bids US look again and We see
the great procession of the redeemed pass
ing; Jesus, on a white horse, leads the
march, and all the armies of heaven fol-
lowing on white horses. Ininite caval-
Cade passing, passing empires pressing
| into line, ayes following ayes. Dispense
ton trampiug on after dispensatiOn, Glory
| ia the track Of glory. Enr0pe, Asia, Al
ncd, North aud South America pressing
| into llnrs Islands OF the sea shoulder TO
| shouiier Generations before the flood
! following generations after the Hood, and
as Jesus rises at the head of that great
host aud waves His sword in signal of We.
tory, ali crowns are lifted, and all ensiguS
slung out. and all chimes rung, aud all
/ halleluiahS rhanird, aud some crc, "t,loJy
| to God most high, and some, "Hosannhh
| TO the son ui David and some Worthy
is the Lamb that was slam '-tll
all cxclamations OF endrurmrut and h0m-
aye in the vocabulary OF heaven are eN-
haustrd and there comes up su'y" al!eI
surgrO "Amenl Amen and AmrT,'
I've hath not seen it, ear hath not
heard it Skim from the summer waters
the brightest sparkIes, and you will get no
idea OF the sheen ol the everlasting sea.
! Pile up tue sulrEdoT. at earth cities and
/ they would no. make stepping stone by
which YOU might muunt tu the city Oi
Goi Every hOdse is II palace. Every
step triumph. Every covering OF the
head = coronation. Every Ileal - It b&g.
puet Every stroke ..1u lue tuwer is "a
wedding hrll livery day IS 4 jubilee,
every hour a rapture, and every ,SOmcuf
an ro-t,cy. Eye haiti Ugt areu il gai
hath not heard It."
,ein.rk further, We can get No llea on
earth OF the reunions OF heaven. II vou
| have ever been across the seas, and met q.
friend, Or even All acquaintance, in sora..
| strange city, you remember how
YouR HIonE thEnLGm.
] ans how ,;lad you were to see Eim What
will he our 10Y, after we ltt,r passed the
seas ol death To- g.eet ~ The bright citv or
| the sun th"sr from whom we have long
| been sclara'cd, A.. We have been away
from n"r i.'-uda ten or fifteen yearl, and
We Cnme nprn them, we see how different
/ Is iUry look. The hair has ta,ncd, and
w:i, NIrs have come IN their faces, aud we
a,y. "liOw you have changed" But Oh,
when we stand before thr chrome, all car. $
guIr from the idrr all MARKS ut sorrow
disappeared, ana feeling the Joy Of thai
hlessSi l,Gd, nrthIui,- We = II say 10 each
Other, with an eXultatiOu We cannot now
( Imagine, "iIOw you have changed" la
tai4 world u" only meet 10 part 1t i
| guad-hy, good hy. Farewvl.S hOating in
the air. We hear it al the raIl-Car window,
and at tho steamboat wharf-goOi-hy
! "i."mru lisp it, aEd uId age ans
wcfs il. Sometimes We say il ID
a light way 'good-hy' aud some
times with anguish in which the
soul hre4aS down. GOoi-by All, that
Is the word that ends the Thanksgiving
| banquet; that ~ the word that comes in
| to close the Christmas chant. Good ",
| good-hY. siut MOI ~ in heaven We'll
tones in the air, welcomes at the gate,
welcomes at the house of many mansions
but no good hg. That group IS constantly
being augmented. They are going up
| from our circles of earth to ,n.n little
vOlCOS 90 lnin the ant thcm-ilttle hands to
take hold IN ;ae great home, ,circle-lIttle
] ic.s ~ dance in the eternal ulee-little
crowns to be- cast down before the feet 0l
Jesus. Oar friends are in two srOup9--a
group on this side Og the river and a group
on the OtheF Siuu oI the river. Now there
.,recs une iT0m this To that, aui another
| from this 10 that, and soon we will all be
gone over. How many Of your loved ones
have already entered upon that blessed
place? Ii should take paper and ppnCil
do yon think | could nus .nem all down.
| Ah, Iay fT.sn,,s, taa waves of Jordan roar
"a hGafseiy, We cannot hear the
JOY Of THE OTHER SIDE
when that group is augmented 1t is
graves here, and coflins and hearses here
4 little chili's mother had died, and they
comlTted her They said, "Your mother
! be- --LG rn Geayen--dOn't cry AMI. the
next day, they went to thu graveyard, and
| they laid the body ot the mother d0wu
! into the ground; and the little gir! cane
up TO the verge of the grave and looking
| down a the body Of her hiother, siti, is
| this heaven Oh we have no ilca what
heaven is 1t is the grave here it is dark.
ness heTe-bnt there i merry making
| yOnder MethinB1 when a soul arrives,
some angel takes it around - show it the
wonders Of thGt Lier-cd place The usher
augel says 10 The wlyarriyed, "There
aIc the martyrs that perishrh at PIrl-
mont; these we're torn to pieces ~ the In
QUESTION; this is the Throne o. the great
Jehovah tho - 5e-E-. Il an go
!nr u see Jesus, sad lying
! boy, Il ana going 10 see Jesu, - Il am
gnlng to sec Jesus The missionary said,
You are sure you will see him "Oh.
yes; that's what want to 90 to heaven for
/ But siid the missionary, "-Cprr~'
Jesus should 90 away froE. uravcu-what
then Tn" q iug hoy thought for a mo-
,.vut and then said, Where Jesus is
there ctn be no hellr' Oh 10 stand in
His presence, That vi, he heaven, oh
to put orr ahud IA that hand which was
, uOundrG for Us on the cross -t0 20 around
amid the groups Of the redeemed, and
shake han,ia with the prophets, and apOs-
I ti-a, ana martyrs. aud with our own dear,
/ beloved ones, That will he the great re
union; We cannot imagine 1t now, oC;
loved ones seem 30 far away. When We
are in trouble and ioaesOue, they don I
ser.G 20 cot4e 70 US. We 20 on the
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