The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-17

not to me only, but to ell them that love
his appearingn Do you not see that
Christ is above all in dying alleviationsl
Toward the last hour Of our earthly resi-
dence we are speeding When / see the
sunset, say, "One day less to live" When
l see the spring blossoms scattered, say,
"Another season gone forever.n When 1
close this Bible on Sabbath night, say,
"Another Sabbath departed" When I
bury friend, say, Another earthly at
traction gone forever WHAT nlmble feet
the years havel The roebucks and the
lightnings run not so fast From decade to
decade, from sky TO sky, they 60 at a
bound. There is a place for us, whether
marked or not. where you and / will sleep
who Will, with solemn tread, carry us to
our resting place. Ay, it is known in
heaven whether our departure will be a
coronation or banishment
Brighter than a banqueting hall through
which the light feet of the dancers go up
and down to the sound of trumpeers will be
the sepulcher through whose riffs the holy
light Of heaven streameth. God will watch
you. He will send his angels to guard
your slumbering ground until, at Christ's
behest, they shall roll away the stone.
So, also, Christ is above all in heaven.
I he Bible distinctly says that Christ is the
chief theme of the celestial ascription all
the thrones facing his throne, all the palms
waved before his face, all the crowns down
at his feet. Cherubim to cherubm,
seraphim to seraphim, redeemed spirit to
redeemed spirit shall recite the Savior's
earthly sacrifice.
Stand on some high hill Of heaven, and
in all the radiant sweep the most glorious
object will be Jesus. Myriads gazing on
the scars of his suffering, in silence first,
atterward breaking forth into acclamation.
The martyrs, all the purer for the flame
through which they passed. will say: "This
Is jesus, for whom we died.n The apostles
all the happier for the shipwreck and the
scourging through which they went.
will say: "This is the Jesus whom
we preached at Corinth, and at
Cappadocia, and at Antioch, and at
Jerusalem" Little children clad In white
will say: "This is the Jesus who took us in
his arms and blessed us, and when the
storms of the world we're too cold and loud,
brought us into this beautiful place." The
multitudes of the bereft will say: "This is
the Jesus who comforted us when our heart
broke" Many who wandered clear Off from
God and plunged into vagab ondism, but were
saved by grace, will say; "This is the Jesus
who pardoned us. We were lost on the
mountains, and he brought us home. We
were guilty, and he has made us white as
| snow" Mercy boundless, grace unparalleled
peculiar deliverances and peculiar mercies,
recited them as by solo, all the voices will
come together into a great chorus. which
will make the arches echo and re-echo with
the eternal reverberation Of gladness and
peace and triumph.
Edward l. was 80 anxious TO go to Ithe
holy land that when he was about to expire
he bequeathed $780, 900 to have his heart,
after his decease, taken to the holy land III
Asia Minor, and his request was complied
with. But there are hundreds to-day
whose hearts are already in the holy
land of heaven. Where your treas
ures are, there are your hearts also. Quaint
John Bunyan, Of whom / spoke at the
opening of the discourse, caught glimpse
of that place, and in his quUint way he said
"And | heard in my dream, and lol the
bells Of the city rang again for joy; and as
they opened the gates to let in the men
looked In after them, and lo the city shone
like the sun, and there were streets of gold
and men walked on them, harps in their
hands, to ring praises withal; and after
that they shut up the gates, which when
| had seen | wished myself among themW