Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-13


white; the sixth, sardius--rod and fiery;
the seventh, chryeolite-goldcn hued; the
eighth, beryl--a blush green; tho ninth,
topaz pale green mixed with yellow; the
tenth, chrysoprasus golden blush tint;
;he eleventh, iacinth--6ery as the sunset,
the twelfth, amethyst. But ohesc precious
stones ore only the foundation OF the wall
of haaven--the most inferior port of it. On
the top of this foundation there rlse6
mighty wall Of jasper-of brilliant yellow
and gorgeous crimson. Stupendous cata.
ract OF colorl Throne Of spleador and sub
limitvi
You sec that the beautiful colcrs which
Gre tho 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
he gloritlod AN eternized in the deep, ever
lasting blue of that 6eTy stone which
forms the second foundation Of the heav.
enly wall. The green that sleeps on the
brook nGc.. and rides on the SEE wave,
md spree IS i'e h.uuers OIL the mountain
top, shall be ct,:Aizud IN tic emerald that
forms the foa.tl fourdaiion of The heav-
GUY vsll The fiery gush of the morning,
The oonhRcratiOn Of the autumna! sunsct,
the electricity that shoote It's GorAcl tongue
out of the thuuder cloud, The fame 1T
whose breath Moscow fell and I,tnas burn,
shall be etcrnizsd in the fiery jasper 1t
seems rs if al otrthlv basuty were in one
hillow 10 be d.shed up against that wall
Of heaven. 50 thlt the most beautiful
things of carth Will be ken. either in the
wall, or tie foundation, or In the rainbow
nund about the throne.
notice the Unspe1&ablc attrnctiveness
% heaven. IA other places the Bible tells
rs OF the floor OF hcaven-the waters and
tie stones alJ :Ae fl'uits; but now st. John
tolls Us of thn roof-the frascoed arch of
etepnity AID the rainbow round about the
throne Gcs ticket and, carefully guard
cd ecu 70 into the royal factory at Paris
where the GoOel:a tapestries Of the world
e.o made and see how for years n man
VIII sit putting in and ont q ball Of colored
worsteds through the delicate threads. aat-
shed if re can in day make SO much as
Fingers breadth OF beauty for a kings can.
upy. BIT behold how my Lord, in one
hour, with hs two hand, tw isted the tap
estry, now SUUnR above the throne, into a
nainbow of infinite glory Oh, what a
place heaven must be, You have hereto
fore looked at the flo.r; this morning take
one glance at the ceiling
l notice what must be the feeling Of
you ever seen a cloud burst? There have
been days when it rained as if it would
never stop. You knew II it kept on in that
way long all the nations would be drowned.
yet you had no apprehension, for you re.
member the Bow of Promise painted on the
cloud in Noahs time. So the Corifed
have but to look TO the arch around the
throne of the King to be treasured that the
defuge Of trial is forever past
TIE FLOOD OF SINS.
On earth the deluge of sin covers the
tops OF the highest mountains. heard an
Alpine guide, amid the most stupeudous
evidences of Gods power swear at his
mule as he stumbled in the pass. Yes, the
6eluge of sin dashes over the top of the
highest mountain ranges. REVENGE, drunk.
enness, impiety, falsehood, blasphcmy are
but different waves of a food that has
whelmed nations New York is drowned
IN it, Brooklyn is drowned in it, Boston is
drowned in it, London is drowned in it. st.
Petersburg is drowned in 1.-TWO great
henispheres are drowned in it, But the
redeemed, lookingunto the rain bow round
about the THRONE see the pledge that all
this is ended for them forever They have
committed their last sin and combatGa
their last temptation. No suicide leaps
INTO those bright waters; no. profanity
befouis that pure air; no Villains torch
shall fire those temples; no murderer S
hand shall strike down those sons of God.
they know that for them the deluSe of
sin is assuaged, for there is rainbow
round about the throne.
Now the world is covered with deluGe
Of blood The nations are all the time
either using the sword or sharpening it.
The factories OF the world are night and
day manufacturing the weaponry of death.
Throne against throne, empire against en-
plre. The spirit of despotism and freedom
at war IN every lana; desponc America
against Tree America desgotic England
against Tree England, despouc Germany
against Tree Germany, despotlc Austria
against Tree Austria. The great battle of
earth Is beng topyht-the ArmaSeddon of
the nations The song that unrolicd from
the SKY on the first Christmas night, OF
peace and good VIII to men IS drowned
IN the booming OF the great siege guns.
stand back and fet the long line OF ambu-
linces pass. Groan TO groan. Uncover,
ana look upon the trenches OF the dead.