Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-11-21

because they cannot endure the technicslities
and profound explanations Of nothing. and
sermons about the eternal generation OF
the SON and the difference between .un-
lapsarianism and supra-lapesrianism, and
about who Melchisedec wasn't There ought
70 be as much difference between the modes
OF presenting truth now and In olden time
as between lightning express rail train and
q canal boat
Years ago went up 10 the door Of q fac
tory in New England. On the outzide door
/ saw the words, mo admittance" j went
In and came 10 another door over which were
the words, mo admittancc" or course i
wentin, and came 20 the third door inscribed
with the words mo admittanoe" Having
entered this found the people inside making
pins. beautiful pins useful pins, and nothing
but pins. So over the outside door Of many
Of the churches has bean practically written
the words "No AdmittAnce." Some have
entered and have come to the inside door and
found the words, ''No admittance.p But
persisting, they have come inside and found
us sounding out our little niceties Of belief
pointing out our little differences Of theology
cal misunderstanding pins!
But most distinguished was Bethel for that
famous dream which Jacob had. his head on
collection OF stones He had no trouble In
this rocky region In finding a rocky pillow.
There In hardly anything else but stone Yet
the people OF those lands have q way OF draw
ing their outer garment up over their head
and face, and such pillow 1 suppose Jacob
had under his head. The plural was used In
pillow Of stone, but OF stones, suppose, 80
that IL ono proved to be Of uneven surface he
would turn over In the night and take an.
ether stone, for with such hard bolster he
would often change In the night Well, that
night God built In Jacobs dream long.
splendid ladder, the feet Of 1t on either side
OF the tired pilgrims pillow, and the top Of
II mortised in the sky. And bright immor-
tails came out from the castles Of amber and
gold and put their shining feet on the shining
rungs Of the ladder. and they kept coming
down and going up, procession both ways
| suppose they had wings, for the Bible
almost always reports them a. having
wings, but this was ladder on which they
used hands and feet to encourage all those
couraging Us to believe that IL We will use
what we have God will provide way. and
II we viii employ the hand and foot he will
furnish the ladder. Young man, do not
wait for wings. Those angels folded theirs
to show you wings are not necessary. Let
all the people who have hard pillows-hard
for sickness. or hard for poverty, OF hard for
persistence that q hard pillow is the
landing place for angels; They seldom
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seldom build dreams in the brain Of the one
who sleeps easy.
The greatest dream Of all time was that OF
st. John. with his head on the rocks Of Pat
mos, and In that vision he heard the seven
trumpets sounded, and saw all the pomp OF
heaven In procession cherubic, seraphic,
archangelic. The next most memorable and
glorious dream was that of John Bunyan,
his pillow the cold stone Of the floor Of Bed
| II Lii H. he ffaI
city and 30 many entering IL he cried out In
his dream, II wish myself among them"
The next most wonderful dream was that
Washington sleeping on the ground at Val.
ley Forge, his head on q white pillowcase OF
snow, where he saw the vision OF o nation
emancipated. Columbus slept ON q weaver
pillow, but rose on the ladder let down until
he could see a new hemisphere. Demosthenea
slept on a cutters pillow, but OH the ladder
that were TO be swaycd by his oratory. Ark
wright slept on BARRIERS pillow, but went
up the ladder till he could sec all England
quake with the factories he set going AIKEN
side slept on butchers pillow, and took the
ladder up till he saw other generations helped
by his scholarship.
John Ashworth slept on poor mans pill.
low, but took the ladder up until he could
see his prayers and exertions bringing thou
sands OF the destitute in England TO salvation
and heaven. Nearly all those who arc to
day great in merchandise, In craftsmanship
in law, In medicine, in art, In literature were
once at the foot Of the ladder, and In theiI
boyhood had q pillow hard as Jacobs. They
who ere born at the top Of the ladder are APT
to spend their lives in coming down, while
those who are at the foot, and their head or
a bowlder, IL they have the right kind Of
dream, are almost sure to rise.
notice that those angels, either In com
ing down or going up on Jacobs ladder
took 1t rung by rung. They did not leap Il
the bottom nor jump to the top. So you ar
to rise. Faith added to faith, good deed :.
good deed, industry to industry, conse
Grafton to conservation, until you reacl
the top rung by rung. Gradual going NJ
from block OF granite TO pillar OF throne
That night at Bethel stood In front Of m,
tent and looked up, and the heavens wer,
full OF ladders, first ladder Of clouds theI
ladder OF stars and all up and down tn
heavens were angels OF beauty, angels o
consolation, angels of God, ascending ant
descending. Surely God Is In this place
said Jacob, land / knew 1t not" But to
night God Is in this plac, and know it.