Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-07-25

when the spirit has fed the body your friends
viii be talking as to where they shall bury
you. What difference does il make to YOU
where they bury your The angel of
the resurrection can pick you out
of the dust anywhere, and
all the cemeteries of the earth are in Gods
care. Oh you are going to be more than
conqueror. Don't you think we had better
begin now to celebrate the coming victory,
In the old Westinghouse at Summerville
my father used to lead the singing, and he
had the old-fashioned tuning-fork, and he
would strike it upon his knee, and then put
the tuning-fork to his ear TO catch the
right pitch and start the hymn. But,
friend, don't you think we had better
be catching the pitch of the ever
lasting song. the song of vic
tory when we shall be more than conquerers?
Had we not better begin the. rehearsal ON
earth? "They shall hunger no more neither
thirst any more; neither shall the sun light
on them, nor any heat For the lamb which
is in the midst of the throne shall feed them,
and shall lead them to living fountains of
water; and God shall wipe away all tears
from their eyes.n
City Of Eternity, to thy bridal halls
From this prison would fee;
All, glory that's for you and me.
Ny text brings up one step further. 1t
says. go forth into the mount and fetch olive
branches, and pine branches, and myrtle
branches, and palm branches, and branches of
thick trees. Now you know very well that
booth or arbor made of slight branches
would not stand. The first blast Of the tenn
pest would PROSTATE it. So then the booth
or arbor must have four stout poles to hold
up the arbor or booth and hence for the
building of the arbor for this world
we must have stout branches of thick trees.
And so it is in the Gospel arbor. Blessed be
God that we have a brawny Christianity,
not one easily upset. The storms Of life will
come upon us, and we want strong doctrine;
not only love, but justice; not only invita-
ton by warning. 1t is IA mighty Gospel; it is
branches of thick trees. i remem-
Der what Mr.. Finney said in "a
school house in this State. The village
was so bad il was called Sodom, and it was
said to have only one good man in all the vii
lage, and he was called Lot; and Mr. Finney,
preaching, described the destruction of
Sodom, and the preacher declared that God
would rain destruction upon His hearers I'M
less they, too. repented. And the people in
the school-house sat and ground their teeth in
anger, and chnched their fists in Indignation;
but before he was through with his sermon
they got down on their knees and cried for
mercy while mercy could be found Oh, it is a
mighty Gospel; not only an invitation, but a
warning; an omnipotent truth, stout
branches of thick trees. Well, my friends
what / have shown you here is the olive
branch of peace, here is the pine branch of
evergreen gospel consolation, here the palm
tree branch OF usefulness and victory, and
here are the stout branches Of thick trees,
The gospel arbor is done The air is aromatic
of heaven. The leaves rustic with the glad.
ness of God. Come into the arbor. ]
went out at different times with a
fowler to the mountains to catch
pigeons; and we made our booth, and we sat
In that booth, and watched for the pigeons
TO come, and we found focks in the sky, and
after while they dropped into the net and
we were successful. So / come now to the
door of this gospel booth and Hook out. | see
hocks of souls flying hither and flying thither
Oh, that they might come like clouds and as
doves to the window. Come into the booth
Come into the booth.