Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-13
ErpyACLE PULPIT.
VIEWS OF THE GLoRIEs
OF heaven.

Df
~. and Haptismal Day Sermon
nre' Rainbow Seen
the Throne i'll the Apocalypse.
NV or Signing There.
lime S. was sacramental and
nal dav with the Tabernacle congre.
in brooklyn, n. T., an occasiuL. VI
inl Ing before the IN and the
hap,'~% administered after The
men. mr Talmase's discourse was:
e ,'lns PAST and the ext Rev.. lv.
fN", ms rainbow round abou the
~ Following is the sermon:
nirht OF fearful tempest at sea.
@. wore stanch than another, rides
pll'' mnred among the fragments of
lui h1lks that float about, so old
an a. al the close of the deluge, floats
: " .hn wreck of Il dead world. Look
tbr window of the ark, you see
y ps of houses, and the sheaves of
md the c~arcasSes OF cattle, ana me
i ""s =" men. No tower is left to toll the
Nit"n no ground in which tobury the
81 sinking a line twcnty-sevcn feet
touch the tops of the mountains.
s noss and horror! The ark, instead
fstH,1o the sea. like a modern ship, in
t =. beauty. losses ~helplessly: no
. f"Iida: no sail to set; no shore to
Whv protract the agony Of the
,nonle i'm such Il craft. when they
I, axe dash of the wav have been
NJ, of their misery?
~. Wonder spot in the horizon W" see
T. Gathering in the sky: at Just the OPP
|. n1int in the horizon other colors are
prnn. | find that they are the two
at.rs of an archcd bridge. The yellow,
led. the orange. ne blue. the indigo
saaInt are mingled. and by invisible
\. he whole structure is hung into the
.nGthr ark has Il triumphal arch TO
Kinder. An Angel of Light swings his
i cross the sky. and in The wen pris-
/, .olors he paints with pencil of sun
HE everlasting covenant between
and every living creature. God lifted
b,at GREAT arched bridge and set it ser
nwn head in the Heaven. John saw it,
h. SAYS: There was Il rainbow round
HI the throne.
(norice that non but the people who
T. n the ark saw the rainbow. 1t east
Eln,iow clear down into the water where
fneoule We're buried, and lighted up the
faces WIFI u StIdHSt iduldlcc, DiI
4 could not see it. So only those who
/, last found in Christ. the ark, will see
oyer spanning gloricS of the throne,
Nee YOU had better get into the ark! As
ali Your family out at the close of the
Ewer 10 show them the sign in heaven. so
mt YOU all at last to see the grander
Elbow round about the throne. Look
f." saws Noah to his Wife, lat that bow
h. clouds: and. Shcm and Japhet, look!
k-.he green. the yellow. the red. and
oraugc,' should not wander if some
eur own children in the good land should
IRA while cry out to you, Look, father!
k mother. there is Il rainbow round
ut Inc .hrone!!" You had better get into
ark. with all your families, if you want
scrit Ii.
notice also that the chief glory of God
hes after the rain. No shower. no rain
X no trouble. no brightness of Christian
b-olatipn. WeaverS m sometimes, by
son Of their work. dusty and rough in
kr apparel: and so it is the coarse clad
Lpcst. whose hand and foot swing the
bttlc, that weavcs the rainbow. Many
fisraas are dull. and stupid, and useless
kause they have not had disaster enough
wake them up. The brightest scarf that
bycM makes is thrown yer the shoulders
he storm. You cannot make q thorough
fi-tian life GU of sunshine alone. There
some very dark hues in the ribbon of
J rainbow: you must have in life the blue
wei! as the orange, Mingling all the
or Of the former makes a white light;
ii takes all the shades and sadnesses
yirissitudcs of life to make the white
fter ri a pure Christian character.
ionr child asks you. Father. what makes
fainbow?' and you say. 1T is the sun
ht striking through the r~ain-drops."
~cretorc i wondered how there could be Il
Nbow in heaven, since there are no
frMS there: but then l conclude that that
fNhow must be formed by the striking Of
)@ayen's sun-light through the falling tears
earthly sorrow. Wien we see a man
ltrwhelmed with trouble. and his health
Res and his property goes, and his friends
! say, Now we shall see the glory OF
kd in this good mans delivcrancc." AS at
(asara Falls | saw. II day. ten rainbows
banning the awful plunge of the cataract,
} over the abyss OF the Christians tria.
frer the rich-hued wings Of all the
tpMiscs.
notice that the most beautiful things of
! : world arc to be preserved in heaven.
|ieh You see the last color fade out from
{ RAINBOW OF earth. you need not feel sad
you will secthe rainbow round about the
|f"le. The story abou, the world burning
!i"S slven me many Il pang. When
s"i That Paris vas bcsieged, l said. Now
PICTURES and the statues in the Louvre
Ill Luxembourg will be destroyed. al
,o1r faces OF Rembrandt, and those bold
a,lle> OF Rubcns. and those entertainments
Raphael on canvas. and those statues OF
iAloVit. But is it moi a more melancholy
i'PAslll that ruin is to come upon this great
l"fE Oh the earth. in which the mountains
liie slllseled sculptures. and upon tho
which the TRANSPORTATION" of sun
- ana sunset is hung with loops and tas-
s> Of fire?
! was relieved when / found that the pic
mad been removed from the Louvre
La The Luxembourg. and l am relieved
when think that the best parts of this
are either to be removed or pictured
liH GOOD Land. The e must twist in
last llre-the oaks, and the cedars. and
naples; but in Heaven there shall be
!" tfees OF life on the bank Of the river,
M the palm trees from which the on
aer'rs shall pluck their branches. The
u.lson, and The st. Lawrence. and the
i.I sliilll boil in the last flame, bat We
i"l nave more than their beauty in the
"l Life from under the throne. The
' ana the p~OrtulacaS. u the roses
t"fll Will Wither in the hot sirocco o!
Judgment. but John tells of the garlands
nltA thc gloriiicd shall wear: and there
~ he flowers, or there could be no gar
l III: rainbow on u sky. which is on!.
y P1low of the dying storm. must he re.
u,rG; but then, glory be to God! there is
- l".iiIoW round about the throne" have
20 LOOK up to the radiant arch above the
zone OF God to assure myself that the
o~ glorious things of earth are 10 be pre-
I'''! IN Heaven. Thea let the world burn
! Ia, IS worth saving will be snatched Out