Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-07-21
DOOR WIDE OPEN.
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Sublimity, but neither your graceful
posture nor the roll of your blank verse
will attract heavenly attention, while
over some dark cellar in which some
Christian pauper is PROSTATE in the
straw, angels bend from their thrones
and cry one to another: Behold. he
prays." Through this open door OF
heaven what a long procession of pray
ers is continually passing! What
thankSgivings, What confessions !.
What iutercessions What beSeech-
ings, And behold q door was opened
In heaven
TO LOOK INTO HEAVEN.
Again: The door of heaven is opened
Co allow us the opportunity of looking
I'm. Christ when lie came from heaven
% bethlehem left 10 open, and no one
since has dared 10 shut it. Matthew
threw 10 still wider open when he came
10 write. and Paul pushed the door
further back when he spoke of the
glory 20 bee revealed, and John In Rev
citations actually points Us TO the harpS
and the waters. and the crowns. and
the thrones. There are profound myS-
terics about the blessed place that we
cannot solve. But 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 the rapture
and attunc our hearts to its worship.
IL is wide open enough to see Christ.
Behold him. the chief among ten thou
sand. all the hammered pOmp of heaven
M its feet. With your enkindling 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,
uncouutcd multitudcS ever accumula-
ting I'm number and ever rising up into
gladdcr hoSanuaS. If You cannot stand
% look upon that Joy for at least one
hour. how could YOU endure to dwell
among 10 forever? You would wish
Yourself out of 10 i'm three days and
choos, the earth again or any place
where il was not always Sunday.
Mvhcarcr in worldly prosperity, atilu-
emit. honorcd. healthy and happy. look IN
upon that company of the redeemed and
see how the poor soul in heaven Is bet
ter oil that YOU are. brighter i'm apparel,
richer in estate, higher in power. Hear
'r. .oli,,oJ and tried look i'm through
+I.,, o,,'.,, ,ioor that won may see TO what
gladneSs and glory you are coming, To
what life. 10 what riches, To what roy
altv. Hearers pleased 10 fascination
with this world. gather mp your souls
for one apprcciativc look upon riches
ihdl never Hl away ~ r., -.
never >icNch>' uPo" ,,,.,.,..
break. upon expectations ''i'' 81 .'.'.,.'.
disappointed. l'ooN Jul ''''' W.. NH
are not enough crowns w pa! -. an
our battles. enough teSt u"
our iatiSucS, enough I''i'S 1'"','',io w.
Gueuch all our 'nr'S'' 'l'VN7
dash ont forever ANA 'N'i "', va
signing and re>tleS>ncSS ana "'l "A '''.>>'
Battles ended. tears wiped away '"1'''
p.uckcd from the ooSoin>' >l"oN h'I''H'
tine tomb riven what scene L" 'ooN
upon.
FOR Ill. CmuSrAN's ENTRANCE.
,.-,ir. Tho door off heaven stands
-, C,,risti,p's final entrance.
vi'" w.. -.-'i..l',,. is rnt climbing
high walls or tording deep rivers out III
is entering the open door. II you ever
visit the old homestead where you
were born and while father ana ho1h'I
are yet ailNe' rs you I" up '"' .""' ~
/ front oil inc I"rh lo'S' an" i yS" i ,t
| your manu- Oh '"g u"'' ~ - ~
latch. do you >hudder ana rear 40,
I You are glad To- enter. 30 your l"S.
sickness Will ur only '"c i""o iu 'o'''
OF Your talucr hou>e' lIoui WV" ~"
near the voice "i S'''-lu7 " .. w.! ,I
r'Nch the uooI' Anu "'"'"' INA. - "a,
lifting 90 the lalrh ocloIe you cu''I '"'
greetings ana embraces on ,l' 'l''''' W..
ao'r Idn"E OBJ S"V I'-,'t,o''' - a..
th'ic Is "' ."'''' ''' W.. Io,'" - ',',
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/ tuc celestial harmony
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IL, r'uyJi"'G 10y 'I. -, ,,''',' , o ,b
nus '','i va T., ,yn ,h,ll nov.r wccn
on iii. Side we may have grown sick
.....f. ,.....;..... b,,t am the other side of
w "' 49,, ..t,il me yftbout fotirue ON this
iii. ~. bleed with the warrior