Milford chronicle., 1889-10-25


a nealed wound that must nave Deen very
cruel before il was healed And they tell me
that there is no winter there, and that they
never get hungry or cold. and that the sew
ing girl never wades through the snow bank
to her daily toll, and that the clock never
strikes twelve for the night, but only twelve
for the day.
THE LIGHT IN THE WINDOW.
See that light in the window. wonder
who set it there. "Ohin you say, my father
who went into glory must have set that light
in the window No; guess again. my
mother, who died fifteen years ago In Jesus,
l think must have set that light there" No;
guess again. You say, MY darling little
child, that last summer put away for the
resurrection, think she must have set that
light there IN the window" No; guess again.
Jesus set it there; and he viii keep 1t burn
ing until the day we put our finger on the
latch Of the door and go in to be at home
forever. Obi when my sight gets black
sweet ointment. When in the last
weariness l cannot take another step, Just
help me put my foot on that doorsill When
my ear catches no moIe tho voices Of wife
and child, let me go right in, to have my
deafness cured by the stroke OF the harpers
whose fingers fly over tho strings with the
anthems Of the free. Heaven never burns
down. The fires Of the last day, that are al
ready kindled in the heart Of the earth, but
are hidden because God keeps down the
hatches-those internal fires will after a while
break through the crust, and the plains, and
the mountains, aud the seas will be con-
sumed, and the flames will fling their long
arms into the skies; but all the terrors OF q
burning world will do no more harm to
that heavenly temple than the fires Of the
setting sun which kindle up the window glass
Of the house on yonder hill top. Oh, blessed
landl But do not want 70 go there until
see the Brooklyn Tabernacle rebuilt. You
say, "Will it beTn You might as well ask
me if the sun will rise tomorrow morning,
or if the next spring will put garlands ON It's
head. You and may not do it--yOu and
l may not live to see it; but the Church Of
God does not stand on two legs nor on a thou
sand legs.
How did the Israelites get through the Red
sea7 suppose somebody may have come and
said, There is no need Of trying; you viii
get your feet wet; you win spoil your clothes
you will drown yourselves. Whoever heard
of getting through such sea as that" How
did they get through itl Did they go back
No. Did they go to the right No. Did they
20 to the lefti No They went forward IN
the strength Of the Lord Almighty; and that
is the way we mean to get through the Red
sea- By going forward. "But," says some
one, ''if we should build a larger church
would you be able with your voice to fill itf
Why, 1 have been wearing myself out for the
last sixteen years in trying to keep my voice
in. Give me room where can preach the
glories Of Christ and the grandeurs Of heaven
Forward We have to march on, breaking
down all bridges behind US, making retreat
impossible. Throw away your knapsack II il
impedes your march. Keep your sword arm
free. Strike for Christ and his kingdom
while you may. No people ever had a better
mission than you are sent on. Prove your
selves worthy. II l am not fit to be youl
leader, set me aside. The brightest goal or
earth that / can think Of is a country parson
age amidst the mountains But I am moi
afraid to lead you. have some dollars
they are at your disposal I have good phys
ical health; it Is yours as long as it lasts.
have enthusiasm Of soul; will not keep il
back from your service. have some faitf
In God, and shall direct it toward the re
building Of our new spiritual house. CONF
on, theni will lead you.
WELCOME NEW TABEREACLEi
Come on, ye aged men, not yet passed Ovel
Jordan. Give US one more lift before you g
into the promised land. You men in mid
life, harness all your business faculties t
this enterprise Young man, put the fire o.
your soul in this work. Let women conse
/ crate their Persuasiveness and persistence t
/ this cause, and they will be preparing bene
dictions for their dying hour and everlasting
rewards; and II Satan really did burn tina
Tabernacle down, as some people say he did
he viii find It the poorest job he ever under
| took
Good-by, old Tabernaclel l put my finger
to my lip and throw a kiss to the departe'
church. In the last day, may we be able T.
meet the songs there sung, and the prayer
there offered, and the sermons there preached
GOod-by, old place, where some of US first fel
the Gospel peace, and others heard the las
message ere they fed away into the skies
Good-by, Brooklyn Tabernacle Of 1881 Blu
welcome our new ctrrch q see it as plainl.
as though it were already builtD Your gate
wider; your songs more triumphant; you
ingatherings more glorious. Rise out Of tn
ashes, and greet our waiting visioni Burs
on our souls, oh day Of our ehurch's resur
rectionl By your ltars, may we be pre-
pared for the hour when the fire shall tt,
every mans work Of what sort it is. We
come, Brooklyn Tabernacle Of lS9Ol