The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-13

what is best for you better than you can
yourself Don't think you are too insignifi-
cant to be divinely cared for It was said
that Diana, the goddess could not be pres
ent to keep her temple at Ephesus from burn
ing because she was attending upon the birth
OF him who was to be Alexander the Great
Hut tell you that your God and my God IS
so great in small things as we'll as large
things that He could attend the cradle OF
babe and at the same time the burning OF
world.
And God will make it 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 will he: II am
so glad God did not let me have it my own
wav." Your case will be all fixed up in
heaven and there will be such reversal
Of condtions that We Es can Soma hafdy at s
who have lived in first rate houses here and
in first rate neighborhoods will be found, be-
cause of our lukewarmness OF earthly
service, living on one Of the back streets OF
the celestial CITY, and clear down at the end
of it at No. s0S, or 909, or 1906, while
some who had unattractive earthly
sDaae tbat will, anu in the heavenly City. be in
house fronting the Royal plaza. right by the
imperial fountain, or on the heights over
looking the River Of Life, the chariots Of
salvation batting at your door while those
visit you who are more than conquerors,
and those who are Kings and Queens
unto God forever. You, my brother, and
will have it 50 fine and grand there that
you will hardly know yourself and will feel
disposed to dispute your own identity, and
the first time see you there l will cry out:
"Didn't tell you so when you sat down
there in the Brooklyn Tabernacle and looked
incredulous because you thought 1t too
good to be true" And you will
answer: "You were right, the half
your m I dark M saying of despondeney and com
plant on my gospel harp and give you just
one lar Of music, for do not pretend to be
much Of a 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
1 must confess I am little perplexed
how some Of you good Christians are going
to get throu tho gate because there will
be so many there to greet you and they will
all want to shake hands at once and will all
want the first kiss. They will have heard
that you are coming, and they will all press
around tn welcome you and will want you to
say whether you know them after being SO
long parted.
Amid the tussle and romp Of reunion tell
you whose hand of welcome you had better
first clasp and whose cheek is entitled to the
of Him without whom you would
never have got there at all, the
Lord Jesus, the darling Of the Skies as He
cri.g out: II have loved thee with an ever
lasting love and the fires could not burn it
and the foods could not drown it." Then
you, my dear people, having no more uss
for my poor harp on which 1 used
Ior nd
chords sometimes snapped, despoiling
the symphony, you will take down your
own harps from the willows that grow by
the eternal water courses and play together
.hoss celestial airs, some Of the names Of
which are entitled: "The King in HD
Beauty" 1.-THE Land That Was Far Or"
Jerusalem, the Golden" Home Again"
The = IT.. Grand March Of Cod. 1.-The The
a s ca1s a yseA Ana IS esevsa es she sd ssi
it will be as though all the ora
torios that were ever heard hal been rolled
into one and Israel in Egypt" and "Jeph-
tha'a Daughter" and Beethoven's Overture
in Cn and Ritter's first sonata in D minor
and the "Crsation" and the "Messiah" had
teen blown from the lips of one trumpet or
beer! invoked by the sweep Of one bow or
had been dropped from the vibrating chords
Of one harp.
But here 1 must slow up lest in trying tc
solve mysteries add to the mystery that we
have already wondered at; namely: Why
preachers should keep on after all the hear
ers arc tired! So | gather up into one
great armful all the why's, and hows,
and wherefores Of your life and mine,
which We have not had time or the
ability to answer. and write on them the
words "adjourned to eternity" I rejoice
that we do not understand all things now,
for if we did, what would we learn in
heaven? If we knew it all down ere in the
freshman and sophomore class, what would
be the use Of our going up to stand amid
the juniors and the seniors! II we could
put down one leg Of the compass and
with the other sweep circle clear around
all the inscrutables, if we could lift our little
steelyards and weigh the throne Of the Om-
nipotent. il we could with our seven day
clock measure eternity. what would be lett
for heavenly revelation! So move that we
cheerfu!iy adjourn what is now be-
yonl our confr..h ns:on, and as
recording to KoIn, the historian,
Ale sander the GRAFT having obtained
tho gold casket in VIII ch Darius had kept his
raro perfume. used that aromatic casket
thereafter to keep his favorite copy Of Homer
in, md called the hook, therefore, the 'edi-
tion of the casket," and at night he put the
casl,et and his sword under his pillow.
so ! put this day into the perfum Il casket OF
your richest affections and hopes this prom
ise, worth more than anything Homer ever
wrcte or sword ever conquered: what !
do thou knowest not now, but thou shalt
know hereafter" and that call the edition
celestial"