The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-02-27

luulllNdblhu lOI bulb db'HNih Nv hH~d SAf
with 0sed i,s and folded hands and sin
ners saved by grace take up the harmony,
for the fible says "no man can learn that
son brt the hundred and forty and four
thou md whicn we're redeemed from the
earth"
a gren palma donna who can now do any
thing with Ii r voice told me thni when she
tir.t started in music her teacher in Berlin
told her she could he Il good sin or, but GER
tain note % coulh nrverreach. "And then"
she ssiid II went to work and studied and
pr Ct {, for years until did reach It," But
the song OF the sinner redeemed, the Rible
saws the ext ted hurmonists who have never
sinnui could n reach and never will reach
Would you like TO h ar me In very poor
way play Snatch II that tunei j can give
you only one bir OF the m sic on this
gospel harp: Unto him that hath loved
us AMI washed Us from our sins in His own
blood abl nah made US kings and priests
unto God aud the Lamb, o him be glory
aud donhiou forever and ever, Amen"
But hyfnre lravin this iterrogatory, Why
, oil let, in come into the worldl let me say
thnt great battles seem to be nothing but
AMI outrage ut the time Of their
occurrence, yet after ey have been a long
while past we can see that II was b tier for
them to have bsen fought, namely, Salamis,
Inkcruann, Toulouse, Arbela, Aeincourt,
Trafalgar, B,euhein, Lexington Sedan. So
now that the e eat battles against sin and
suffering are going on we can see mo 'tly
that which is dcpl rablc. Put twenty
thruSaud years from now, standing In glory,
we shall apprrri IN that Heaven is better
of than il the bu't.e OF this worlds sin and
suffer- g had neve been projected.
Bot now come nearer home and put
dark saying on the gospel harp, a siy Q OF
question that is asked million times every
year. Interrogation the fourth: Why do
have it 50 hard while others hive It so easyi
or, why do have so much difficulty in g3t-
ting alivrl hood while others 60 around with
a full y rlemOnniicl or, why must wear
these plain clothes while others have TO
push hard tn get their wardrnbes closed, so
crowded are they with brilliant attirci or
why shou d have to work so hard while
others have three hundred and sixty-fye
holidays every yrari They nre I'll practic-
ally one question. ans er them by saving,
II Is because the Lord has his favorites aud
he puts extra discip inc upon YOU and extra
trial because he has for you extra CORY ex-
ira enthroncmrnt, and extra facilities.
That Is 10 gnes1 OF mine but u div ne say--o:
"WhOm the Lord loveth he chasloueth."
"Well" says some one, ~ would rntner
have little les, in Heaven FnI little
more here. Discount my heavenly robe
ten per cent and let me now put II on, a fur
lined uyercoat; put me Ia "a less gorgeous
ro m OF the hou e OF many mansions aud
let me have u Ii use here In n better neigh
borhooI." No, no; oil il not going TO rob
Heaven, which is TO BE- your residence for
niue hundr d qnadrilon Of years to fix up
your Q rthly abode, which you will occupy
at most for less than century, and where
you may perhaps stay only ten years longer,
or only one year, or perhaps n month more.
Now you had better cheeriully let Uod have
His way, for, you sec, He bas been taking
care Of folks for near seven tn usand years,
and knows how TO do II, aud can see what 10
best for YOU better than you C IN yourself
Don't think you are too Insignificant 10 BE-
divinely cared for. 1t was said that DIANA
the goddess. could rot be present 10 keep
her temple at Eph'sus from burning be-
/ cause she was attending up,n the birth Of
him who who was " be Alexander the
Great But 1 tell you that your God aud my
God Is so great In small things a. we'll 80
large things that He could attend the cradle
Of babe and at the same time the burning
OF world.
And God will mike 1t all right with you,
and there Is one song that you will sing
every hour your first ten years In Heaven,
and the refrain OF that song win be: u am
so glad God did not let me have II my own
way" Your case will be al fixed up In
Heaven, aud there will be such reversal OF
conditions that we can hardly find each other
for some time. Sumo Of US who have lived
In hrst-rate houses here and In hrstrate
neighbour obs will be found becnu OF our
lukewarmness Of earthly service, living on
one Of the back street, OF the celestial city,
and clear down ut the end OF II IA No. s S, or
gOS, or 1905, while some who had unat-
tractive earthly abodes, aud cramped one
at that, will, In the heavenly city, be In u
house fronting the royal plaza, right by the
imperial fountain, or on the height overlook.
ing the River Of Life the chariOts of saiva.
tion halting at your door while those wno
visit you are more than conquerors, and those
who are kings aud queens unto God for.
ever. You, nv brother, and you, my sitter
who have It so hard here will have II 50 fine
aud grand there that you will hardly know
yourself and will feel disposed 10 dispute
your own Identity, aud the first time | see
you there will cry out: Didn't tell you
so when you sat down there In the Brook.
| lyn Tabernacle and looked inc cdulous be-
cause you thought II too good TO be trueP'
And you will an ,wer "You we're right the
half was not told mel" So this m rning
open your dark saying OF despOndency and
complaint on my gospel harp and give you
Just one bar OF music, for | do not pretend
~ be much OF q player. THE Lamb which
| Is In the midst OF the throne shall lead them
| TO living fountains OF water and God shall
wipe away all tears from their eyes" But
| must confess am little perplexsd how
some Of you good Christians are going u
| get through the gate, because there will bC
so many there 10 greet you aud they will
| all want 10 shake hands at once and will al
want the first kiss. They VIII have heard
that you are coming, and they will all presi
around 10 welcome you and will want you
TO say whether you know them after being
30 long parted.
Amid the tussel and romp OF reunion
will tell you whose hand OF welcome yot
had better first clasp and whose cheek Il
entitled 10 the first kiss. II is the hand ant
the cheek OF Him without whom you would
never have OF there ut a !, the Lord Jesus
the darling Of the skies, as he csies out, %
have loved thee with an everlasting love anC
tho fires could not burn IL and the foods
could not drown itn Then you. my deal
people, having no more u,e for my pooi
harp on which used 10 open your darl
sayings and whose chords sometimes
snapped, despoilng the symphony, you viii