The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-06-11

The daisies, and the portulr ~
roses Of earth will withcrj' be lot sir-
occo Of the judgment, but loan Tolls OF
the garlands which the gloriicd shall
wear; and there must be flowers, or
there could be no garland.
The rainbow on our sky, which isonly
the pillow Of the dying storm, must be
removed; but then, glory be to God!
''there is rainbow round about the
throne" have but to look up to the
radiant arch above the throne OF God to
assure myself that the most glorious
things Of earth are to be preserved in
heaven. Then let the world burn; all
that is worth saving will be snatched
out OF the fire.
see the same truth set forth in the
twelve foundations of the wall Of,
Heaven; st. John announces the twelve
foundations Of this wall to be, the first,
of jasper-yellow and red; the second,
Of sapphire-a deep blue; the third,
chalcedony-a varied beauty; the fourth,
emerald-a bright green color; the fifth.
sardonyx-a blush white; the sixth.
sardius-red and fiery; the seventh,
hrysolite-goldon hued; the eighth,
beryl-a blush green; the ninth, topaz
"a pale-green mixed with yellow; the
tenth, chrysopratus--a golden-bluish
tint; the eleventh, jacinth-fery as the
sunset; the twelfth, amethyst. But
these precious stonesare only the foun-
dation Of the wall Of Heaven-the
most inferior part Of it. On the
top OF this foundation there rises
a mighty wall Of jasper-of brilliant
yellow and gorgeous crimson. Stupend-
GUS cataract Of color! Throne of splendor
and sublimityl
You see that the beautiful colors
which are the robes Of glory to our earth
are to be forever preserved in this wall
Of Heaven. Our skies OF blue, which
sometimes seem almost to drop with
richness OF color, shall be glorifed and
eternized in the deep everlasting blue
OF that fiery stone which forms the Sec
ond foundation of the heavenly wall.
The green that sleeps on the brooks
bank, and rides on the sea wave, and
spreads its banners on the mountain top,
shall be eternized in the emerald that
forms the fourth foundation Of the heav'
emily wall. The fiery gush of the morn
ing, the confagration Of the autumnal
sunset, the electricity that shoots Its
forked tongue out OF the thunder-cloud,
the flame at whose breath Moscow fell
and Etnas burn, shall be eternized in
the fiery jasper. 1t seems as II all earth.
| ly beauty were in one billow to be
dashed up against that wall OF II eaven;
so that the most beautiful things OF
earth will be kept either in the wall, or
the foundation, or in the rainbow round
about the throne.
notice the unspeakable attractive
ness OF Heaven. In other places tho
Bible tells us Of the floor Of Heaven
the waters, and the stones, and the
fruits; but now st. John tells us Of the
roof-the frescoed arch Of eternity, and
the rainbow round about the throne.
Get a ticket, and, carefully guarded,
you 90 into the royal factory at Paris
where the Gobelin tapestries Of the
world are made, and soc how for years a
man will sit putting in and out ball OF
colored worsteds through the delicate
threads, satisfied II he can in day
make as much as fingers breadth OF
beauty for a Kings canopy. But behold
how my Lord, in one hour with his two
hands, twisted the tapestry, now swung
above the throne, into rainbow Of inf
mite glory.,..0, what a place Heaven
must bel You have heretofore looked
at the floor; this morning take one
glance at the ceiling.
i notice what must be the feeling OF
safety among the people Of Heaven.
Have you ever seen cloud burstP
There have been days when 1t rained as
II It never would stop. You knew II II
kept on in that way long all the nations
would be drowned; yet you had no ap-
prehension, for you remember the
bow Of promise painted on the cloud In
Noah's time. So the glori6ed have but
TO look to tho arch around the throne OF
tho King TO be reassured that the del
uge Of trial is forever past
On earth the deluge Of sin covers the
tops OF the highest mountains heard
an Alpine guide, amid tho most stu
pendous evidences OF Gods power, swear
at his mule as he stumbled in the pass.
Yes, the deluge OF sin dashes over the
tops Of the highest mountain ranges.
Revenge, drunkenness, impiety, false
hood, blasphemy, are but different waves
OF food that has whelmed nations.
New York is drowned In II, Brooklyn ID
drowned in II, Boston is drowned in IT,
London is drowned in II, St Petersburg
Is drowned in 1.-TWO great hemispheres
arc drowned in II. But the redeemed,
looking unto the ''rainbow round about
the throne" see the pledge that all thi;
Is ended for them forever Thoy have
committed their last sin and combated
their last temptation. No suicide leap:
into those bright waters; no profanity
befouls that pure air; no villains torch
shall fire those temples: no murdoreri
hand shall strike down those sons oi
God. They know that for them the
deluge Of sin is assuaged. for "there II
q rainbow round about the throne"
Now the world is covered with o del
uge Of blood. The nations are all the
time either using the sword or sharpen
ing It, The factories Of tho world are
night and day manufacturing the
weaponry Of death. Throne against
throne, empire against empire. The
spirit OF despotism and freedom
at war in every land despotic
Americans against free America, ,despotic
England against free England, despotit
Germany against free Germany, despoti'
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