Telegram-herald., 1890-07-21

the GfoDC4EZ O q 4ScI. ID h&~te S4t-t<4 -
TIE risias u a throae thSn the bursting u
= bud. the falling of delaze than tie
trickilnx of = raIDdFop. Esrthiy royalty
elutehes nerToEsly rs scePter and waits IN
suspense the Vii Of iunaInod subjects. and
the crown l. tosssd from one family % an-
otbef Bat above ali earthly vacissitudes
aud The sssault u human passions IN an
shaken security stands ths King of kings.
watching al the a91irs u his empire from
The introduction Of "a era 70 the counting
Of the hsirs Of your head.
Aeain. learn from the fact thar a door
ia heayen is opened thSt there - q way Of
entrance for orr prayers and of egFess for
divine blessings. Il does not seem that
our weak voice has strengJh enough 70
sii1ab up 70 Gods ear Sahll not our
prayer &c lost ia tbs clouds Have words
wiagsi The truth is plain Heaven door
is wide opoa 10 receive every prayer. Must
il Lot % loads Ought il not CO sing up
with the strength OF stout lunss' Must II
not be a loud e2ll, such Is drowning men
utter o. like the shout Of some chieft4ia
ia the batllef No; a whisper l. as good IS
q shout, aud the mere wish Of the soul ia
profound silence IS as good Is a whisper
lt rises Just as high aud eccompllshcs just
rs much.
GOD HEARS THE Most HUMBLE cay.
Bat ought not prayer 70 be made OF
golden words IL it Is 70 enter such splea-
did door and live beside seraphim sad arch
angel, Ought not every phrase be rounded
into perfection. ought not tae language be
musical and classic and poetic and rhetori-
calg No; the most illiterate outcry, the
unjointed petition, the clumsy phrase, the
sentence breaking into grammatical blum
Gers, an unworded groan is just as effect
ual II it DO the utterancs OF the souls
want a heart all covered up with gar
lands OF thought would be no attraction
TO God, bat n heart broken Gnd contrite-
that i. the acceptable sacrifice. IL know
that my Redeemer hveth." rising up in the
mighty harmony Of a musical academy,
may ovcrpower our ear and heart, but IL
will not reach the ear OF God like the
broken voiced hymn Of some sufferer amid
rags aud desolation looking up trustfully
10 Saviour's compassion, singing amid
tears and pGngs, II know that my Re
deemer liveth."
suppose that there was moro rhetoric
and classic elegance in the prayers OF the
Pharisec than Of the publican, but you
know which was successful. You may
knecl with complete elegance on some soft
cushion at an altar Of alabaster and utter
prayer of MiltOnic sublimity, but neither
your graceful posture nor the roll Of your
blank verse Will attract heavenly atten-
tion, while over some dark cellar in which
q Christian pauper is PROSTATE IN the
straw angels bend from their thrones and
cry one to another, Behold, he praysr
Through this open door OF heaven what a
long procession OF prayers is continually
passingl What thsnksgivingsl What
confessions, What intercessionsi What
beseechings! And behold door was
opened in heaven"
Again, the door of heaven is opened TO
allow Us the opportunity OF looki4g in.
Christ when ne caIpe from heaven to Beth
leheIa left it open, land no one since has
dared to shut it. Matthew threw it still
wider open when lie came TO write, and
Paul pushed the door further back when
he spoke Of the glory to be revealed, and
John in Revelation actually points us
70 the harps, and the waters, and
the crowns, and the thrones. There
are profound mysteries about that
blessed place that we cannot solve. Bat
look through this wide open door of heaven
and see what you can see. God means US
to look and catch up now something OF
tho rapture and attune our hearts to its
worship.
TIE DOOR OF HEAVEN IS WIDE.
It is wide open enough to see Christ
Behold him, the chief among ten thousand,
all the hammered pomp Of heaven at his
feet. With your enkindie1 faith look up
along these ranks OF glory. Watch how
their palms wave, and hear how their voices
ring. Floods clapping their hands, streets
/ cleaning with gold, uncounted multitudes
ever accunulating in number and ever ris-
/ ing up into gladder hosannes. II ycu can
not stand to look upon that Joy for at least
one hour how could you endure to dwell
among IL foreveri You would wish your
self out of it in three days, and choose the
earth again or any other place where it was
not always Sunday
/ Ny hearer in worldly prosperity, affluent,
/ hono1ed, healthy and happy, look in upon
: that company of tho redeemed, and see how
| the poor soul in heaven is better of than
/ you are, brighter in apparel, richer in estate,
/ higher in power Hearers, afflicted and
/ tried, look IN through that open door, that
/ you may see 20 what gladness and glory
! you are coming. 10 what life, to what
/ riches, to what royalty. Hearers pleased
! to fascination with this world, gather up
/ yo1r souls for one appreciaSivc look upon
7 riches that never fy away, upon health
that never sickens. upon sceptcrs that
/ never break, upon expectations that are
never disappointed. Look in and see il
there are not enough crowns TO pay Us for
AL our b1t.les, enough rest TO relieve all
our fatig7es. enough living fountains &C
I quench al our thirst. enough glory to dash
ontfor ever and ever all earth S sigAiag ard
restlessEess and darkness. Battles ended,
tears wiped away. thorns plucked from thc
bosOuls, stahs healed, the tomb riven-wha
a scene TO look upou'
1t Is oPES FOR TIEAL ENTRANCE.
Again. the door Of heaven stands opsr
for TIC CHRISTIANS final entrance. Death
% tho righteous IS not climbing high wall.
or fo-ding deep rivers, but it is enterins
IN open door. IL you eVer visit tie ole
houestead where yea were bora, and while
father and mother arc yet alive, ss y0u e
up the lane in front Of the farm house ant
put your hand on the door c1d LIT "a,
latch, DO you shud5eT with fears No, yor
are glad 20 enter 50 year last sicknes.
viii be only TIE lan3 IA front of you1
Fathers house, from which you hear TIT
voice of singing before vou reach the door
And death, thas Is The lifting n the latci
before you enter. the Vrec5laTs and en-
braces q the in1umsr8b.e family of th'
righte1as~ Nay. there is 10 latch. for JohI
SAYS the door q already open What
company of spirits have already entere.
these portals. bright and shiolngi Souh
released from The earthly prison house
how they shouted "a they weat through
Spirits that sped up from tae flames q
r1artTr1i0rn. making heaven rlcher - thsl
vent n. pouring taeiT noes into The celss
tial harmony
AID thai door has not bsg1n % shut
y resieezned ~ grace re aI s4all enter it
Ehls sac q Il va have wsyt bat % th