Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-12-05
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We are told that heaven IS place OF Ha l.I,
ness but what do we know ABOUT Ii gaJssed
uanniness IN this world is only a half-neugeu
tbipg: a flowery path with serpent hissins
across IL :: a broken pitcher from wnicii Iue
voter has dropped before we could uri.k Ii )
a thrill of exhilaratiOn, followed by dls'is-
irons reactions. To help us understand INC
low of heaven, the Bible takes Us TO a rn .Ii:
we stand on the grassy bank. we see ~. ny
waters flow on with ceaseiess "aas' I tho
t;;th of the cities is emptied into it, and the
hanks are torn, and unhealthy exhalatiohs
spring up from it, and we fa'l 10 gel an iuea
of the River of Life in heay6-
we Get very imperfect idea. u the re,
unions of heaven. We think OF some festai
day on earth when father and mother "ere
vet living, and the children came nome.
good time that But II had us draw a =
sll we're not there. That brother went on 10
sea and never was heard from. That sister
did we not lay her away in the freshness OF
her Young life, never more in this world 10
iook ON her? Ali there was Il skeleton at
the feast: and tears mingled with our laugh
Ter ON that Christmas day. Not so with
heavens reunions. II will be an uninterrupt-
ed gadness.
Many Christian parent will look around
and find all his children there. "Ah! ne
says, 'ean Il be possible that we are an LEI, S
-iife's perils over? the Jordan passed, ana
not one wanting? Why, even the prodlgal
Is here | almost gave him up. How long
he despised my counsels but grace mas
triumpbed. All here all here! Tell the
mighty ioy through the city. Let the bells
ring, and the angels mention 1t In their song;
Wave it from the top OF the Walls An
here!'
TO face. The orphans that were left poor,
and in a merciless world, kicked and cufied
of many hardsbips, shall join their parents,
over whose graves they so long wept, ana
gaze into their glorifed countenances for
ever face to face. We may come up from
different parts of the world, one from the
land and another from the depths of the sea;
from lives affiuent and prosperous, or from
the scenes of ragged distress: but we shall all
meet in rapture and jubilee, face to face.
Many of our friends have entered upon
that low, A few days ago they sat with as
studying these gospel themes; but they only
saw dimly-now revelation hath come Your
time will also come. God will not leave you
fioundering In the darkness. You stand Won
derstruck and amazed. You feel as II all the
loneliness Of life were dashed out. You STAND
gazing into the open chasm of the grave.
Wait a little. In the presence OF your de-
parted, and Of him who carries them in his
bosom, YOU shall soon stand face TO face. oh.
that our last hour may kindle up with this
promised joyl
MAY we be able to say, like the Christian
not long ago, departing: Though pilgrim
walking through the valley, the mountain
tops are cleaning from peak TO peak y or,
like NV dear friend aud brother. Alfred Cook
man, who took his flight TO the throne of
God, saying ia his last moments that which
has already gone into Christian classics Il
am sweeping through the pearly gate, washed
in the blood of the lamb"