The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-07-25

when the spirit has fed the body your friends
will be talking as 30 whore they shall bury
you. What difference does IL make 10 YOU
whore they bury your The angel OF
the resurrection can pick you out
oI, ,,o snno,.r,ds sne dust as anywnhsre uyn and
care. Oh you arc going 10 DO more than
conqueror. Don't you think we had bottcr
begin now TO celebrate tho coming victory3
In tho old meeting-house at Summervilie
my father used 70 lead tho singing, and he
had the old-fashioncd tuning fork, and no
would strike IL upon his knee, and then put
the tuning-fork TO his oar 10 catch the
right pitch and start the hymn But
friend, don't you think we had better
be catching the pitch of tho ever.
lasting. song, tho song Of VIC
tory when we shall he moro than conquerers'
Had we not better begin the rehearsal on
earthf "Thoy shall hunger no moro, neither
thirst any more; neither shall tho sun light
on them, nor any heat. For tho lamb which
is in tho midst of the throne shall feed thom
and shall lead them to living fountains OF
water; and God shall wipo away all tear,
from thoir cyes."
City OF Eternity, to thy bridal halls
From this prison would fec;
All, gloryl that's for you and the.
My toxt brings up one step further II
snys, 20 forth into tho 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
n booth or nrbor made Of slight brancisr
would not stand. The first blast of the tom
pest would prostrato It. SO then tho booth
or nrbor must hnvo four stout poles 10 hold
UP the arbor or booth and hence for the
building OF tho nrbor for this world
we must hnvo stout branches OF thick trees
And so It is In the Gospel arbor Blessed be
God that we have n brnwny Christianity,
not ono nngilV nngnt Tho afnrnaa Of Itfo ry,li
come upon us md we want strong doctrine;
not only love, but justice; not only invita-,
tion by warning. IL isa mighty Gospel; IL 10
an omnipotent Gospel There are tho stout
branches Of thick trees. romem.
her what Mr.. Finney said in q
school house in this State. The village
was SO bad IL was called Sodom, and IL was
said to have only ono good man in all the vii.
lagc, and he was called Lot: and Mr.. Finney
preaching, described tho destruction OF
Sodom, and the preacher declared that God
would rain destruction upon His hearers un.
less they, too. rcpented. And tho people in
the school-housc sat and ground their teeth in
anger, and clinchcd their fists In indignation:
but before he was through with his sermon
they got down ON their knees aud cried for
mercy while mercy could be found. oh. IL IL n
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 tho Pine branch of
evergreen gospel consolation, hero tho palm
tree branch of usefulness and victory. and
here are tho stout branches Of thick trees,
Tho gospel arbor is done. The air X aromatic
or heaven. Tho leaves rustic with the clad
ness of God. Come into tho nrbor. L
went out Mt different times with A
fowler TO the mountains 10 catch
pigeons; aud we made our booth, and wa sat
IN that booth, and watched for the pigeons
20 come and we found flocks in tho sty, and
after while they dropped into the net and
No were successful. So | como now TO tho
door OF this gospel booth and Hook out SEQ
locks OF souls flying hthcr and dying thither.
Oh, that they might como like clouds and as
loves to the window. Come into tho booth.
Come into tho booth