Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-06-20

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Or in the rainbow round about the throne.
notice the unspeakable attractiveness OF
haven. In other places the 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-tbe frescoed arch OF eternity
and the rainbow round about the throne.
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into the royal factory at Paris where the
Gobelin tapestries Of the world are made, and
see how, for years, a man will sit putting in
ana out a DalI or colored worsteds through
the delicate threads, satisfied IL he can in
day make so much as a fingers breadth OF
beauty for a Kings canopy. But behold
bow my Lord, in one hour, with His two
hands twisted the tapestry, now swung
above the throne, Into a rainbow OF infinite
glory. Oh, what a place heaven must bel
You have heretofore looked at the floor; this
morning take one glance at the ceiling.
notice what must be the feeling of safety
among the people OF heaven. Have you ever
seen a cloud burst9 There have been days
when it rnined as II IL would never stop.
You knew IL it kept on in that way long all
the nations would be drowned; yet you had
no apprehension, for you remember the Bow
OF Promise paintel on the cloud in Noah's
time. SO the gloriliei have but to look
to the arch around the throne of the King
TO be rea' surcd that the deluge Of trial is for.
ever past.
On earth the delugo Of sin covers tho tops
OF the highest mountains | heard an Al.
pine guide, amid the most stupendous evil
dences of Gods power swear at his mule a.
he stumbled in the pass. Yes, the deluge OF
sin dashes over the top Of the highest mount
ain ranges. Revenge, drunkenness I'm.
piety, falsehoo1, hlasphomy are but different
waves of lo1l that has whelmed nations
New York is drowned in it, Brooklyn Is
drowned in it. Boston is drowned in it Lon
don is drowned it it, St. Petersburg Is
drowned in 1.-two great hemispheres are
| drowned in it. But the redeemed, looking
unto the rainbow round about the throne"
sea the pledge that all this is ended for them
forever They have committed their last
sin and comb1tel their last temptation. No
suicide leaps into those bright waters; no
profanity befoutS tn puro air; no Williams
torch shall fire those temples; no mur.lerer'S
hand shall strike down those sons OF Col.
They know that for them the deluge OF sin
is nssuaged, for there is a rainbow ruuni
about the throne"
Now the world is covered with deluge OF
blood The Nations rrr all the time either
using the sword or sharpening IL The fac
| tories of the world are night and day manu-
tacturing the weaponry Of DEATH Thron,
against throne Empire against Empire. TIL,
spirit OF dcspOtism anil freedom at war In
| every land; despotic America against fret
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land, despotic Germany against free Ger
| many, despotic Austria against free Austria
! The great battle OF earth is being fought
| the ArmageIlon OF the nations. The song
that unrolel from the sky on the first
| Christmas night OF peace AID good will to
men, :" is drowned in the booming OF the great
siege guns Stand back and let the long line
OF nmbulances pass. GrOan TO groan. I'm
| cover, and look upon the trenches OF the dead.
| Blood! blood "A delugp OF blood
But the redecmel Of heaven, looking upon
| the glorious arch that spans the throne, shall
sne that the delugc is over. No batteries are
| planted on those hills; no barricadcs blocking
those streets; no hostile flag above those
! walls; no smoke of burning villages no
hrieks Of butcherei men: but peacal Ger.
man and Frenchman, who fell with arms In
trr.ocke in hate on tho field OF death, now,
| through Christ in heaven, stand with arms
| intCrlocked III love. Arms stacked forever,
shields Of battlo hung up. The dove instead
OF the eagle; the lamb instead OF the lion.
There shall be nothing to hurt or destroy in
| all Coils holy mount, for there Is rainbow
round about the throne.
Now the e rth is covered with the deluge
of sorrow. Troubled TROUBLED The very
| first utterance when VIC come into the
world is a cry. Without any teaching, We
learn TO weep What has so wrinkled that
mans facey What has so Drematurely
whitened his hRir' What calls out that
sigh9 What starts that tearG Troubled
TROUBLED fiud 1t in the cellar OF poverty,
and far up among the heights on the top
Of the crags; for this also hath gone over
the tops OF the highest mountains. No es-
caps from it. You go into the store, and
It meets you Mt your counting desk; YOU 60
into tho street aud it meets you at the
corner; you 60 into the house, and it meets
you at the door Tears OF poverty tears
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deluge OF tears! Gathered together from
all the earth, they could noat an ark larger
than Noah's.
But the Sloriloi. looking up to tho bow
that spans the throne, shall see that the de-
huge is over. No shivering wretch on the
palace step; no blind man at tue gate OF the
heavenly temple, asking for aims; no grind
ing Of the screw driver on coffin lid. They
look up at the rainbow, and read, in lines OF
yellow, AMI rel, and green, and blue aud
orange, and indigo, and violet: They shall
hunger no more, neither thirst any more;
neither shall the sun light on them, nor any
heat, for the Lamb which is in the midst OF
the throne shall feel thenl and SHALL lead
them unto living fountains OF waters, aud
God shall wipe AWAY all tears from their
eyes Thank God for the glory spanning
the throne
In our boyhood we had superstition that
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Of buried gold; but have to announce that
at the foot of this rainbow OF heaven there
is a box made out Of the wood Of the cross.
Open it, and you find all the treasures OF
heaven.
Oh that our eyes may ell look upon tbi:
bow Of promise, lifted by Christ's own hand
We shall traso the separate lines OF beauty
across the armament. In the line OF red
shall see the blood Of my Lord; In the blue,
tho bruises that colorcd His cheek; in the
green, the freshness of His grace; In tho VIC
let His humility in all that curve OF beauty,
tho bend of His right arm Of love swung
over all the redeemed
But mind what | told you at tho begin
ming, and what tell you at the close thai
none but Noah's family iu the ark saw thu
rainbow, and only those who are at las
in Christ shall discover it amid the glories ol
heaven.
Except man be born again, he canno
see the kingdom Of God"
Tho Cnctnxna