Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-11-12


ishment from his native land; Victor Hugo
writing his Lies Mserables" exiled from
home and country on the island of Guern.
ley, and the brightest visions of the future
have been given to those who by sickness
br sorrow were exiled from the outer world
into rooms of suffering Only those who
have been imprisoned by very hard sur
roundings have had great revelations made
to them.
So Patmos, Wild chill and bleak and ter
ribe was the best island in all the archi-
pelayo, the best place in all the earth for
divine revelations. Before a panorama
can be successfully seen, the room in which
you sit must be darkencd, and in the pres
ence of John was to pass such "a panorama
as no man ever before saw or ever will see
in this world and hence the gloon of his
surroundings was a help rather than a
hindranCe. All the surroundings of the
plac affected st. Johns imagery when be
speaks of heaven. ST. John, hungry from
enforced abstinence, or having no food
except That at which his appetite revolted,
thinks Of heaven; and as the fam ished man
is apt to dream Of bountful tables covered
with luXuri.i, so St. John says OF tho in
habitauts of heaven "They shall hunger
10 more" Scarcity of fresh water on Pat
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and stars meaning light held up and light
scattered. And there paSse., a throne and
Christ on it, and the seals broken. and the
woes sounded, and a DRAGON slnin. and
seven last plal,ues swoop. and seven vial,
are poured out. and the vision vanishc.
And we halt a moment to rest from the ex
ctlug spectacle. Again the panorama
moves on before the cavern of patnos. and
John the rViln er-S great city represent
ing all denominations, Babylon lowered,
palaced, tempted, fountained, foliaged,
sculptured, hanging gardens, suddenly 70
i'm crash crash! and the pipers cease to
pipe, and the trumpets cease to trumpet,
and the DUST and the smoke, and the hor-
ror fill the canvas, while from above and
beneath are voices announcing, "BAbylou
is fallen. IS fallen" And we halt again 10
rest from the spectacle
Again the panorama passes before the
cavern OF Paemos, ana john the exile sees
mounted Christ on snow white charger
leading forth the cavalry of heaven. the
long line of white chargers gallopug
through the sctue, the Gathering of hools,
the clinkins OF otiLie bits, and the flash of
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