Milford chronicle., 1891-11-13
MILTORD DEL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER I8. la9I.


gether make a chorus, and they remind
him of the multitudinous anthems ol
heaven. and he says, "They are like the
voice Of many waters" Qae day, as h'
looked Off upon the sea, tue waters were
very smooth, as it is to-day while we sal
them in the Minerva, and they were like
( glass, and the sunlight seemed to set them
on fire, and there was a mingling Of white
| light and intense fame, and as St. John
! looked out from his cavern home upon that
! brilliant sea he thought OF the splendors OF
heaven and describes them "As sea oi
/ glass mingled with fire. Yes, seated in
/ the dark cavern OF Patmos, though home
| sick and hungry and loaded with Do
1 mitian 's'anathemas, St. John was the most
! fortunate man on earth because Of the
panorama that passed before the mouth OF
that cavern.
THE PANORAMA PASSES.
| Turn down all the lights that we may
! better see it. The panOrp1a passes. and
/ lo the conquering Christi T'obed, girdled,
armed, the flash OF golden candlesticks and
seven stars in his right hand, candlesticks
/ and stars meaning light held up aud light
scattered. And there passes a throne and
/ Christ on it, and the seals broken, and the
woes sounded, and dragon slain, and
I seven last plaques swoOp, and seven vials
are poured out, and the vision yanishes.
/ And we halt moment to rest from the ex-
| citing spectacle. Again the panorama
moves on before the cavern of Patmos, and
| John the exile sees great city represent
! Ing all denominations, Babylon lowered.
/ palaced, teNpled, fOuntained, foliaged,
sculptured, hanging gardens, suddenly go
! ing crishl ciylsh and the pipers cease to
I pipe, and the trumpets cease TO trumpet,
/ and the dust and the smoke and the hOr-
rOr I'll the canvas, while from above and
/ beneath are voices announcing, Babylon
! is fallen, is fallen!" And we halt again to
rest from the spectacle
/ Again the panorama passes before the
cavern Of PatmOs, and John the exile sees
! o mounted Christ on a snow white charger
| leading forth the cavalry Of heaven, the
| long line of white chargers galloping
I through the scene, the Gathering OF boots,
! the clinking of bride bits, and the flash Of
spears, all the earth conquered and all
heaven in Doxology. And we halt again
to rest from the spectacle. Again the
/ panorama passes before the cavern Of
/ PatmOs, and John the exile sees great
/ thrones lifted, thrones of martyrs, thrones
OF apostles, thrones of prophets, thrones of
| which Jesus sits, and ponderous books are
opened, their leaves turned over, reveal
( ing the names of all that have ever lived,
the good and the bad, the renowned and
the humble, the mighty and the weak, and
at the turn Of every leaf the universe is in
rapture or fright, and the sea empties its
sarcOphagus Of all the dead of the sunken
shipping. and the earth gives way, and the
heavens vanish. Again we rest n moment
from the spectacle.
The panorama moves on before the cav
ern Of PatmOs, and John the exile beholds
a city of gold, and river more beautiful
than the Rhine or the Hudson rolls
through it, and fruit trees bend their bur
dens on either bank, and all is surrounded
by walls in which the upholstery of au-
tumnal forests, and the sunrises and sun
sets Of all the ages, and the glory of burn
ing worlds seem to be cOmmingled.
the inhabitants never breathe = ~ iC
utter a groape or discuss a. sish, O
lirOwn n dislike, or weep - Inference, Ol
Nthev wear is purosy,' Tear. The fash
ionNES - white, and their fore
heads afe oaefreled by garlands. and They
who were sick are well, and they who wer,
old are young, and they who were bereft
are reunited. Aud as the last figure OF
that panorama rolled out of sight think
that John must have fallen back into bis
cavern nerveless and exhausted. Too
much was it for naked eye to look at.
| Too much was it for human strength to
experience.
LAST WORDS OF HAPPY CHRISTIANS.
/ Ny friends, would not wonder if you
/ should have very similar vision after
awhile You will be through with this
. f.,es
and if you have served the Lord and have
done the best you could, should not won
der if your dying bed were Patmos 1t
often has been so. I was reading Of dy-
ing boy who, while the familysto aroun,l
sorrowfully, expecting each breath would
be the last, cried: "Open the gates! Omen
the gatesl Happy Happy IIappyp Johl
Owen, in his last hour, said to his attend
ant, "Oh, brother Paynel the long wished
for day has come at lastw Rutherford, in
the closing moment of his life, cried ont:
Il shall shine, I shall see him as he is, and
all the fair company with him, and shall
have my large share. / have gotten the
victory. Christ is holding forth his arms
to embrace me. Now feel! Now l enioyl
Now I rejoice l feed on msnna. have
angels food Ny eyes will see my Re
deemer. Glory. glory dweleth in Imman-
uel's land" Yes, ten thousand times 10
the history Of the world has the dying bed
been made Patmos.
You see the time will come when you
will, oh, child Of God, be exiled to your
last sickness as much rs John was exiled
to Patmos. You will 20 into your room
not to come OUT again, for God is going to
do something better and grander and hnp-
pier for you than he has ever yet dOnei
There will be such visions let down to your
pillow rs God gives no man if he is ever 10
return to this lame world The appaTen.
feeling Of uncqsiness and restiessness mt |
tie time Of the Christians departure, the /
physicians sEr, Is caused BY no real dis |
Gcess 10 IS an unconscious and inyOlun. /
tary movement, aud / think in many /
cases it is the vision Of heavenly gladness 4
too great for mortal endurance. IL is only /
heaven breaking in on the departing spirit. /
You see your work will he done and the
time for your departure will be at hand,
and there will be wings over you and
wings under you, and songs let loose on
the air, aud gour old father and mother
gone for years will descend into the room,
md your little children whom you put
away for the lust sleep years ago will be at
your side, aud their kiss will be on your
i0reheads, and you will see gardens in full
bloom, and the swinging open Of shining
gates, and viii hear voices long ago hushed
A sUPERNAL FACT.
In many Christian departure that you
have known and have known there was
IN tie phraseology Of the departing ones
that indicated the reappearance
Df those long deceased. 1t il no deliriun,
no delusion, but supernal fact Your
glorifed loved ones will hear that you are
about 70 come, aud they will say in heavens:
May ! ga down to show that soul the
way ups May lie tho celestial escort2
May wait for that soul ut the edge of the
lillow3" Aud the Lord will say; Eyes.
You may ly down on that mission And
think all your glorifed kindred will come
iown, and they will BE- IN the room, and !
although those IN health standing around
'QH may hear no voice AMI see no arrival
rom the heavenly world, you will sec and
lear. And the moment the heshly bond !
II the soul snail break, the cry will be-,
Follow mel Up this wayl BY thi. Silded
loud, past these stars. str4ighk iOF home, =