The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-09-19

thing new to hear. something new 10
see. Many good people suppose that
we shall see Heaven the first day we
get there. Mol You can not see London
in two weeks. You can not see Rome
in six weeks. You cannot see Venice
in month. You cannot see the city OF
the New Jerusalem in a day. No; il
will take all eternity to see Heaven, TO
count the towers, to examine the tro-
phies, togaze upon the throne, to see the
hierarchs. Ages on ages roll, and yet
Heaven is new! The streets newl The
temple new! The Joy new! The song
new!
I stayed a week at Niagara Falls,
hoping thoroughly to understand and
appreciate it But on the last day they
seemed newer and more Incompetent
sible than on the first day. Gazing on
the infinite rush of celestial splendors,
where the oceans of delight meet and
pour themselves into the great heart of
God-.how soon will we exhaust the
song? Never! Neverl
The old preachers, in describing the
hands and shout: ''The wrath to come"
1.-THE wrath to comet" To-day lift up
my hands and, looking toward the great
future, cry: s'The Joy to GOMEZ" 'The
bliss to Gomez o, to wander on the
banks of the bright river and yet feel
that little further down we shall find
still brighter floods entering into it'll
o, to stand thousand years listening
to the enchanting music of Heaven and
then to find out that the harpers are
only tuning their harps.
Finally, l remark, that it will be q
unanimous song. There will, no doubt
be some to lead. but all will be expected
to join. 1t will be grand congregational
singing All the sweet voices of the
redeemed Grand music 1t will be
when that new song arises Luther
sings it Charles Wesley sings it
Lowell Mason sings it. At the pearly
gate, no goodbye. The song will be more
pleasant. because we are always to sing
it Mightier song as our other friends
come in Mightier song as other gar
lands are set on the brow of Jesus.
Mightier song as Christ's glories I'M
fold. ti-, ~ ~
Those nations that have always been
distinguished for their capacity in song
will lift their voices in that melody.
Those who have had much oppor-
tunity to hear the Germans sing
will know what idea i mean to
give when i say that the great Ger
man nation will pour their deep full
voices into the new song. Everybody
knows the natural gift of the African
for singing. No singing on this conti-
nent like that of the colored churches
in the South. Everybody going to Rich
mond or to Charleston wants to hear the
Africans sing. But when not only ETH.
opia, but all that continent of darkness
lifts up its hands, and all Africa pours
her great volume of voice into the new
song-that will be music for you. Add
ed to this are all the sixteen thousand
millions of children that are estimated
to have gone into glory, and the host OF
young and old that shall hereafter peo-
pie the earth and inhabit the stars.
Oh! the new song! Gather it all up!
Multiply it with every sweetness! Pour
it into every harmony! Crown it with
every gladness! Belt it with every
splendor! Fire it with every gloryl
Toss it to the greatest height of majes-
ty! Roll it to the grandest cycle Of
eternity.-and then you have but the
faintest conception of what John ex-
perienced when, amidst the magniH-
cence of apocalyptic vision, he heard 1t
the new song!
God grant that at last We may all sing
it But if We do not sing the praise Of
Christ upon earth we will never sing 1t
in Heaven. Be sure that your hearts
are now attuned for the heavenly wor-
ship. There is cathedral in Europe
with an organ at each end. Organ
answers organ, and the music waves
backward and forward with indescrib-
able effect. Well, my friends, the time
will come when earth and Heaven will
be but different parts of one great &C
cord. 1t will be joy here and joy therel
Trumpet to trumpet! Organ to organl
Hallelujah to hallelujah! Until the
day break and the shadows fee away,
turn, my beloved, and be thou like a
roe or a young hart upon the mountains
of Bether"