The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-18

pI::S>iS-;! SetU"h plNi$a t!:;'; tiit
eleventh. iacinth--ilrl.y rs Tie sunset;
tic Twelfth. amethyst But these
precious stones are only the fotnda-
ton OF the wall Of heaven-tne most
inferior part Of it. On the top oftl:s
foundation there rises 4 mighty wall
Of iasper-of brilliant yellow and
gorgeous crimson. Stupendous cata-
ract OF color, Throne OF splendor
and subhmity.
You see that the beautiful colors
which are the robes Of glory to our
earth are to be forevei. preserved III
this wall of heaven Our skies of
blue. which sometimes seem almost
to drop with richness OF coior, shall
be glorifea and eternized in the deep
everlasting blue of that fiery stone
which forms the second foundation
of the heavenly wall. The green
that sleeps Oh the brooks bank, aud
rides on the sea wave, and spreads
it's banners on the mountain top, shall
be eternized IN the emerald that
forms the fourth foundation OF the
heavenly wall. The fiery gush OF the
morning, the ccnfagratiou OF the
autrlmnal sunset, the electricity that
shoots its fosked tongue out OF the
thunder cloud, the flames ut whose
breath Moscow fell and Etnas burns
shall be eternized in the fiery jasper.
It seems as if all earthly beauty were
in one bili0w to be dashed up against
that wall Of heaven; SO that the
most beautiful things OF earth Will
be kept either IN the wall, Or the
foundation, o.: in the rainbow round
sbout the throne.
T notice the unspeakablo attractive
ness of heaven. In other places the
Bible tells us of the floor oiheaven-
the waters, and the stones, and the
fruits: bat now St. John tells us oi
the roof-the frescoed arch OF etelni-
tv, and the rainbow round about tie
throne. Get ticket, and carefully
guarded. you go into the royal fac
tory at Paris where the Gobel,n
tapestries of the world are made, and
see how for years man will sit put
ting III and out u ball of colored
worsteds through the delicate
threads, satisfied if he can III q day
make so much as a fingers breadth
OF beauty for q kings canopy But
behold how my Lord, in one hour,
with his two hands, twisted the
tapestry. now swrmgabovc the throne.
into rainbow Of infinite glory. Oh,
what q place heaven must be! You
have heretofore looked at the floor:
this morning take one glance at the
ceiling.
On earth the deluge OF sin covers
the tops of the highest mountains.
T heard an Alpine guide, amid the
most stupendous evidences Of Gods
power, swear at his mule as he STUN.
bletl in the pass Yes, the deluge OF
sin dashes over the top Of the highest
mountain ranges. Revenge, drunken
ness, imp'ety, falsehood, blasphemy,
are but different waves Of q flood that
has whelmed nations. New York IS
drowned in it, Brooklyn is drowned
in it, Boston is drowned IN it, Lon
don is drowned il it, st. Petersburg
is drowned in 1.-TWO great hemis-
pheres are drowned in it. But the
redeemed, looking into the rainbow
round about the throne" see the
pledge that all this is ended for them
forever. They have committed then
last sin, and combated their last
temptation. No suicide leaps into
those bright waters: no profanity be.
fouls that pure air; no Villains torch
shall fire thosetemples: no murderer s
haDl~sif;r31is- strike down these sons
of God. They know that for thom
the deluge of sin is assuaged, TO,
tthere is q rainbow round about the
Throne.
Now the world is covered with a
deluge of blood. The nations arc Ill
the time either using the sword OF
sharpening it. The factories OF the
world are'night and day manufacture
ing the weaponly of death. Throne
against throne. empire against EN-.
ple. The spirit of despotism and
freedom at war in every land: despo,
tic America against free America.
despotic England against free Eng
land, despotic Germany against free
Germany, despotic Austria against
free Austria. The great battle Of
earth is being fought-the Armaged-
don of the nations. The song that
unrolled 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 let the long line Of
ambulances pass. Groan to groan
Uncover, and look upon the trenches
of the dead. Blood! blood! deluge
of blood!
But the redeemed of heaven, look
ing upon the glorious arch that spans
the throne, shall see that the deluge
is over. No batteries are planted on
those hills; no barricades blocking
those streets; no hostile flag above
those walls; no smoke of burning
villages: no shrieks of butchered mem
peace! German and Frenchmen, who
fell with arms interlocked in hate on
the field of death, now, through
Christ in heaven, stand with arms
interlocked in love. Arms stacked
forever; shields of battle hung up,
The dove instead of the eagle: the
lamb instead of the lion. There shall
be nothing to hurt or destroy III al
Gods holy mount, for there IS q rain
bow round about the throne.
Now the earth is covered with the
deluge of SORROW. Trouble! trouble!
The very first utterance when we
come into the world is a ccy. Without
any teaching, we learn to weep
What has SO Urinkled that man. S