The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-04-23

highest up Out OF internal SerfdOln
into eternal liberty. @Out of darkness
into light. From coal to the solitaire.
1.-THE crystal cannot equal it."
THE JEWELS OF ETERNITY.
But, my friends, the chief transform
ing power of the Gospel will not be seen
in this world, and not until heaven
breaks upon the soul When that light
falls upon the soul then you will see the
crystals. Oh, what a magnificent set
ting for these jewels of eternity, |
sometimes hear people represent ting
heaven in way that is far from at
tractive to me. 1t seems almost a yul-
gar heaven as they represent it, with
great blotches of color and bands of
music making deafeninS racket. John
represents heaven as exquisitely beauti-
full Three crystals. In one place he
says, Her light was Ike precious
stone, clear as crystal" In another
place he says, - saw pure river from
under the throne, clear as crystal"
In another place he says, Before the
throne there was a sea of glass clear as
crystal" Three crystals, John saws
crystal atmosphere. That means health.
Balm of eternal June. What weather
after the worlds east wind. No rack
of storm clouds. One breath of that
air will cure the worst tubercie. Crys-
tai light on I'll the leaves. CRYSTAL
light shimmering on the topaz of the
temples. Crystal light tossing III the
plumas of the equestrians of heaven on
white horses. But 1.-THE crystal cannot
equal it." John says crystal river.
That means JOY. Deep and ever rolling.
Not one drop of the Thames or the Hud-
son or the Rhine to soilit. Not one tear
of human sorrow to imbitter it.
Crystal, the rain out of which it was
made. Crystal, the bed over which it
shall roll and ripple. Crystal its inf
mite surface. But ''the crystal cannot
equal it," John says crystal sea. That
means simultaneously vast Vast in
rapture. Rapture vast as the sea, deep
| as the sea, strong as the sea, ever chang
ing as theSea. Billows of light. Bill
lows of beauty, blue with skies that
were never clouded, and green with
| depths that were never fathomed.
Arctics and Antarctics and Mediter-
raneans and Atlantics and Pacifics in
crystalline magnificence. Three crys-
tails. Crystal light falling on a crystal
river. Crystal river rolling into a crys-
tai sea- But the crystal cannot equal
| it."
oh" says some one, putting his
hand over his eyes, lean it be that
who have been in SO much sin and
trouble will ever come to those crystalsg''
Yes, it may bet will be. Heaven we
must have, whatever else we have or
have not, and we come here to get it.
How much must / pay for itg' you
say You will pay for it just as much
as the coal pays to become the dia-
mond- In other words, nothing. The
same Almighty power that makes the
crystal in she mountain will change
your heart, which is harder than stone.
for the promise is, al will take away
your stony heart and viii give you a
heart of flesh"
| STOP BATTING THE DOOR.
Oh says some one, 1T is Just the
; doctrine Iwant; God is to do everv-
thing and / am to do nothing Nv
brother, it Is not the doctrine you want.
! The coal makes no resistance. 1t hears
the resurrection voice in the mountain
and it comes disqualification; but your
heart resists. The trouble with you.
my brother, is the coal wants to stay
coal do not ask you to throw open
the door and let Christ in. Il only ask
that you stop boiling it and barring it.
Oh, my friends, we viii have to get rid
of our sins. will have to get rid of
my sins and You viii have to get rid of
your sins.
| What win we do with our sins among
the three crystalsa The crystal atmos-
phere would display our pollution. The
crystal river would be befouled with
our touch Tn crystal sea rould