Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1891-12-16

OF Sheos hath WALKED lite hallA AMI
Esther. and Maria Antoinetts. and
Lady Huntingdon. and Cecil. anA
Jeremy Taylor. and e>muel Ruthss>
ford. and John Milton. .-Ad the widow
who gave two mitsa and the poor mcn
from tho hospital-thess Last two out
aiming AL tho kings and queens of
eternity.
Afamily mansion means reunion Some
OF your families are very mu.h scatter-
cd. Thechildren married and vent on 70
ST LouiA or Chicago or Charleston. but
once year you como togethsS q the
old place. How you wake up the old
piano that has been silent for ysarui
Gather and mother do not play on Il }
How you bring out tho old relics. and
rummaGc the gsrret and open
old scrap books snd shout and
laugh. and cry. ard talk over
old times and. though you may be
Is years of age. act N though you were
icl Yet soon Il il good.by ut the car
window and good-by NJ the steamboat
wharf. But how will No act NJ the re-
union In the old family mansion Of
Heaven IL In good while aimee you
parted at the door of the grave There
will be Grace, and Mary, and Martha
aud Charlie, and Lizzie. and all the
darlings of your household-not pale
and sick and gaspiug for breath ~
when you saw them last but their eye
bright with the lustcr OF Heaven. and
their cheek roscatc with the nuah of CO.
lestiAl summer.
What clasping of handsl What en-
bracingsi What coming together of
lip TO lipl What tears of joyi You say:
II thought there were no tears In
Heaven" There must be. for the Bible
says that; God shall wipe them
away" And II there were no tears
there how could He wipe them, swayf
They can not he tears of grief or tears
OF disappointment They must be tears
of gladness Christ will come and say;
WHAT child OF Heaven. is IL too much
for thee7 Dost thou break down under
the glndness of this rcunionY Then I
will help thee" And. with his one
arm around us and the other arm
around our loved one no shall hold ne
up In the eternal Jubilee
While ! speak some of You, with
broken hearts. can hardly hold your
peace. You feel as II you would speak
out and say. Oh. blessed dayi Speed on
Toward thee l press with blistcrcd feet
over the desert why. Ny eyes fail for
their weeping. faint from listening
for feet that will not come and the
sound of voices that will not speak.
Speed on, o day of reunioni And then.
Lord Jesus. be not angry with me II
after have just once Kissed thy blessed
feet turn around to gather up tho
long lost treasures of my heart Obi
be not angry with me. One look nj
Thee were Heaven But all these re-
unions are Heaven encircling Heaven,
Heaven ovcrtoppling Heaven, Heaven
commingling with Hcavcnr'
i was mt Mt Vernon, and went into
the dining-room In which our frst
president entertained the prominent
men OF this and other lands It was a
very interesting spot But OIL the
banqueting hall of the family mansion
OF which l speakl Spread the table,
spread " wide: for n great multitude
arc to sit at H. From the tree by the
river gather tho twelve manner of
fruits for that table. Take the clusters
from the heavenly vineyards and
press them into the golden tank
ards for that table. On baskets carry
in the bread OF which. II man eat, he
shall never hunger. Take all the shot
torn flags of earthly conquest and en-.
Irvine them around arches Lot Dn-
vid come with hts harp. and Ca
briel with his trumpet and Mir
RAM with the timbrel; for the prodigals
are Mt home. and the captives are free.
and the Father hath invited the mighty
OF Heaven and the redeemed OF earth "a
come and dinel