The Forrest City times., 1891-11-13

the world. It was twelve years m building and was seventy cuoits high, and had winding stars to 'ne ton It stood fifty-six years anu sIen
 was prostrated by an earthquaHe.. After lying in ruins for 9OO years, ! was purchased to be convertea to o.nei
 ,',,~,oses and the metal, weighing 7@0,- hoo r,,,,,,yds was nut on 900 eamels and
 carried away. We were not permitted
 to ro ashore, but the lights all up and down the hills show where the city stands. and nine boats come out to take freight and to bring three passen-
 gers. ;t
 vou should have a very similar vision after awhile. You will be through this world, its cares. and fatigues, ana
 struggles, and if you have served the Lord and have done the best you | eould. | should not wonder if your dying bed were a PatmoS It often has been so. was reading of dying how who. while the family stood round sorrowfully expecting each breath | would be the last, cried, Open the gates
 Open the gates. Happy! Happy! Hap,
 nv" John Owen in his last hour said to his attendant. .sOn, brother Payne! the long wished for day has come at lastpi Rutherford. in the closing mo-
 ment of his fife cried out, Il shall shine. I shall see him as he is, and all
 the fair company with hun, and shall
 have my share. have gotten the victory. Christ is holding forth his
 arms to embrace me. Now l feel!
 NOW I enjoy! Now l rejoicel l feed
 on mama, have angles food. My eyes will see my redeemer. Glory, glory dwelie.h in the lmmanuePs land" Yes, 10, GOO times in the history
 of the world has the dying bed been
 made Patmos. You see the time
 will come when you will, 0 child Of God, be exiled to your last sickness | as much as John was exiled to Patmos.
 You will go into your own room not to come out again for God IS gong to do something better and grander and happier for you than he has ever yet done. There will be such visions let down to your pillow as God gives DO | man if he is ever to return to this
 tame world. The apparent feeling of uneasiness and restlessness at the time of the Christians departure, the phy ysicians say, Is caused by no real UlSIrcSS. It IS dn uuGOuotlouo anu voluntary movement. and l think in many eases it is the vision of heavenly | gladness too great for mortal en our ance. It is only heaven breaking in | on the departing spirit. You see your
 work will be done and the time for your l departure will be at hand. and there | win be wings over you and wings un- | der you, and songs let loose on the air, and your old father and mother | gone for years will descend into the room, and your little children whom | you put away for the last sleep years l ago will be at your side, and their kiss | will be on your foreheads, and you will see gardens in full bloom, and the
 swinging open of shining gates, and | will hear voices long ago hushed. In many Christian departure that you | have known and l have known there
 was Tn the phraseology of the depart ing ones something that indicated | the reappearance of those long de l ceased. 1t is no delirium, no delusion, | but a supsrnal fact Your glorified loved ones will hear that you are about
 to come and they will say in heaven,
 May go down to show that soul the way up? May I be the celestial es-
 cort? May l wait for that soul at the
 cage of the pillow?p And the Lord will say, "Yes. You may fly | down on that mission" And I think | all your glorifed kindred will come down, and they will be in the room,
 and although those in health standing
 round you may hear no voice, and see
 no arrival from the heavenly world,
 you will see and hear. And the mo
 ment the fieshlv bond of the soul shall | break, the cry will be, Follow me 1 Up this way. By this gilded cloud | apast these stars, straight for home
 straight for glory, straight for God!'
 As on that day in the Grecian Archi
 pelago, Patmos began to fade out ot
 sight, walked to the stern of the
 ship that I might keep my eye on the
 enchantment as long as l could, anc
 the volce that sounded out of heaven
 to John the exile in the cavern on Pat
 most seemed sopnding in the waters
 that dashed against the side of oul
 ship, "Behold the tabernacle of Goo is
 with men, and he will dwell witt
 them, and they shall be his people ant
 God himself shall be with them and b.
 their C id, and God shall wipe awal
 all tears from their eyes, and ther'
 shall be no more death, neither sorrow
 nor crying, neither shall there be an,
 more pain, for the former things arr
 passed away"