The Red Cloud chief., 1890-06-13

Inc HUDSON n the IT. Lawrence
aad tho Ohio shalt boil In the last
heme, but w shall have more than
their beauty In tho River Of Life from
under the throne. The daisies and the
p~ortulscss and tho roses Of earth will
wither In the hot sirocco Of tho judg-
ment. but John tells OF tho garlands
which tho gloriicd shalt wear. and
there must DO flowers Or there could DO
no garlsnds. Tho rainbow On our sky.
whichis only tho pillow Of the dying
storm. must be removed: but then,
glory hc TO God, 'thcre IL . rainbow
round about tho throne" have but to
look up 20 tho radiant arch above the
throne Of God To assure myself that
tho most glorious things Of earth are TO
BE- preserved In Heaven. Then let the
world burn; all that In worth saving will
b. snstched out Of tho Are.
Q tho same truth set forth In tho
twoivo foundations Of the wall OF IIeav.
en-. ~. John the twelve
foundations Of this wall TO 10. the first
OF jssrer, yellow and rcd: tho second Of
sapphire, q deep blue; the third . chal.
ccdony. . varied beauty; the fourth.
emerald. o bright green color; the NTH,
ssrdOnyx, q blush white; tho sixth,
sardius, rod and ficry; tho seventh.
chrysOlitc, golden hucd: the eighth.
bcryl, q blush green; tho ninth, tOpaz,
q pale groom mixed with yellow; tho
tenth. chrysoprasua, . golden blush
tint; Tho eleventh. jaclnth, fiery " tho
sunset; tho twelfth. amethyst hut
thcsc precious stones nrc only the foun-
dalton Of the wall Of Heaven tho most
inferior part Of II. On tho top ~ this
foundation there rises a mighty wall Of
jaspcr--Of brilliant yellow and gorgeous
crimson. Stupcndous cataract OF color!
Throne of splendor and sublimity! You
scc that the beautiful colors which are
tho rObos Of glory To our earth are To be
forever preserved In this wall Of Heaven.
Our skics NJ blue, which sometimes
seem almost to drop with richness Of
color. shall bc glorificd and ctcrnalizcd
In tho dccp everlasting blue Of that fiery
stonc which forms the second foundn-
ton Of tho heavenly wall.
Tho green that sleeps on tho brooks
bank and rides on tho sen wave and
spreads It's banners on tho mountain TOP
shall bc Ctcrnalixed In the emerald that
forms Tho fourth foundation Of tho
heavenly wall. Tho fiery gush Of tho
morning. tho confagration Of the
autumnal sunset, tho electricity that
shoots It's forkcd tongue out OF tho
thunder cloud. tho flames at whose
breath Moscow fell and Etna burned
shall bc ctcrnalixcd In tho fiery jasper.
u sccms - u all earthly beauty were In
n billow TO bc dashed up against tho
wall Of llcavon az. that the most beauti.
full things Of Garth may bc kept either
In tho wall or the foundation or In tho
ra nbow around about tho throne.
notice the ~unspcakablc attractive
meas Of Heaven. In other places tho
BIblc tolls us III tho floor OF Heaven
tho waters and tho stones and tho fruits;
but now ~. John tolls ~ Of the roof,
tho frcscOcd arch Of eternity and tho
rainbow round about tho throne. Got
. ticket and carefully guarded you 20
Into the royal factory at Paris WHORE tho
0Ob"lin tapestries Of the world are
made. and scc how for years . man will
= I putting In and out . ball Of colorcd
wOrsteds through the delicate threads,
sat'Hhcd that u he can In . day make 80
much ~ . tingcr'S breadth Of beauty for
. Kings canopy. hut behold how m
Lord. In n hour. with his two hands,
twisted tho Tapestry, now swung above
tho throne. Into . rainbow OF infinite
glory. q. what a place Heaven must BE-.
You havO heretofore looked at tho floor;
this morning take n glance 1t tho
ceiling.
notice what must be tho feeling Of
safety among tho people Of Heaven.
uavo you cvOr sce . cloud burst?
Therc have boon days when II raincd ~
u u would never stop. You know 10 II
kept ON In that way long all tho nations
would bo drowned; yet you had no mp
prehcnslOn. for you remembered the
how ot promise painted on the cloud In
NOah's time. 40 tho glorihed had but
% look 70 the Aroh around the throne Of
tho King 10 be rcassurcd that the dcluvc
Of trial Ia forever past.
On Garth the deluKe Of ain covers tho
tops Of the highest mountains. hoard
IN Alpine guido, amid tho most stu.
VCUOVWS VNiuVuVVs w ssUu y VOWCr, swear
at his mulo M he stumbled In tho pass.
fcA, tho dclugc Of sin dashcs ovcr the
top Of tho highest mountain rangcA.
Revenge, Drunkenness. impicty, false.
bood. b~lasphemy arc but different waves
VI . flood that has whclmcd nations.
Now York IL drowned In Il. ilrook,yn In
drowned In Il. London II drowned in IL,
s. Petersburg In drowned In 1.-TWO
great hem%tsphcrcS are drowned In H.
Hut tho redeemed. looking into the
rainbow round about tho throne" sce
tho pledge that Nil this Is ended Tor
Thorn forever, They have committed
thoir last sin aud committed their las,
temptation. No suicide leaps into those
bright waters: M profanity hcfouls that
purc air; no villains torch shall fire
thosc temples; no murdcrcr's hand sh al,
strtkc down those son III God. They
know that for them tho dolugc OF sin Is
a~sSuAgcd, for "thrrc Is q rainbow round
about tho throne"
Now the world Is covered with a deluye
" blood, Tho nations arc all the time