The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-11-13

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rocks and each wave has q voice and
all the waves together make q chorus
and thSy remind him Of the multitud-
inous anthems Of Heaven and he says:
''They are like the voice OF many wa
teFa" One day as he looked on upon
the sea the waters were very smooth and
they were like glass and the sunlight
seemed TO set them on fire, and there
was a miugling OF white light and in
tense fame, and as St John looked
out from hia cavern home upon that
brilliant sea, he thought of the
aPlendors of Heaven and describes
them ''As a sea OF glass mingled
with fire" Yes. seated in the
dark cavern of patmOs, though
homesiclc and hungry and loaded with
DOmitian's anathemas, St John was
the most fortunate MIR on earth, be
cause Of the panorama that passed be-
fore the mouth of that cavern. Turn
down all the lights that we may better
see it The panorama passes, and lol
the cOuquering Christ, rObed. girdled,
armed the fl ash of golden caudlesticlcs
and seven stars IN his right hand, can
dlesticlzs and stars meaning light held
up, and light scattered- And there
passes throne and Christ on it, and
the seals broken. and the woes sounded
and dragon slain, and seven last
plaques swOop, and seven vials are
POuEE0 out anu LHG VISION NAutauG5a
And we halt q moment to rest from
the exciting spectacle. Again the pan
Drama moves on before the cavern Of
PatmOs, and John, the exile, sees 3
great city representing all Rbomina-
tiOns, Babylon lowered, palaced, tenn
pied, fOuntained, foliaged, sculptured.
hanging gardens, suddenly going crash!
crashl and the PiPers cease to pipe, and
the trumPeters cease to trumpet, and the
dust and the smoke and the horror ELL
the canvas, while from above and be-
meath are voices announcing "Babylon
is fallen, is falIenl" And we halt again
to rest from the spectacle.
Again the panorama passes before
the cavern OF Patmos, aud John the
exile sees a mounted Christ on u snow
white charger leading forth the cavalry
of Heaven, the long line Of white
chargers galiOping through the scene,
the Gathering of hOofs, the clinlCing 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 patriarchs. and
throne higher than all on which Je-
sus sits, and Ponderous books are
opened. their leaves turned over, re-
vealing the names of all that have ever
lived, the good and the bad, the re-
nowned 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 suniSen shipping.
and the earth gives way, and the
heavens vanish Again we rest mo-
ment from the spectacle
The panorama moves on before the
cavern 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 burdens on either bank, and all
is surrounded by walls IN which the
| upholstery OF Rutumnal forests and the
/ sunrises and sunsets of all the ages,
and the glory of burning worlds seem
| to be cOmmingled. And the inhabit-
| ants never breathe a sigh or utter q
| groan, or discuss a difference, or frown
/ : dislike, or weep a tear. The fashion
| they wear is pure white. and their fore
heads are encirclsd by garlands, anC
! they who were sick are well, and they
who were old are young, and they whC
| were bereft are reunited
My friends, / would BOT wonder Il
you should have very similar visiOr
after awhile You will be through this
! world, its cares aud fatigues, and
struggles. and il you have served the
Lord and have done the best you could
l should not wonder If your dying bee
were at Patmos- It often has been so
Yes, ten thousand times IN the his
tory of the world has the dying bee
been made a PRtmos You sec tn,
time will come when you will, o chill,
of God, be exiled to your last sickness
as much as John was exiled 20 Patmos
You will go into your room not to com,
out again, for God is going to do some
thing better and grander and hapPie
for you than He has ever yet done
There will be such visions let down Z
your pillow as God gives no man il h
is ever to return to this tame world
The apparent feeling of uneasiness an
restlessness at the time of the Chris
tian's departure, the physicians say,
| caused by no real distress It is an M
| conscious and involuntary movement
aud I thialz in many cases it is tn
vision of heavenly gladncss too grea
| for mortal endurance 1t is only Heave
breaking ia on the departing spirit
You see your work will be done and tn
| time for your departure will be at hanC
and there viii be wings over you an
wings under You, aud songs letloOse o
the air, and your old father and Inothe
gone for years, win descend into you
room. and your little children whOI
you puE away Tor the last sleep Yeai
ago will bs at your side, and their Lii
will be on your fOreheads, and yo
will sec gardens in full bloom. and III
? swinging open of shining gates, an
will hear voices long ago hushed-
In many q Christian departure thl
You have known and have know
: there was in the PhraseoiOgy OF u
departing ones something that indicate
; ! the resPpearEnce OF those Ion
deceased Il Ii no delirium, nc delusiOl
I but a suPernaI fact Your glOrife
loved ones viii hear that you Al
, zbout to come and they will say
r Heaven. MAY 1 go down to sho
r that soul ths way up9 Ml
I'll Be the celestial eseort7 M
? I wait for that 1cui at tho ed
{ OF the pillow" And the Lol
/ viii say. "Yssi you may hy dow
S on that mission And think all Vol
t, glori6ed kindred viii come down, al
g they viii be in the room, and althoul
those ii health standing round you ual
y hear no voice and see no arrival fEo
t the heavenly Werld, you viii see an
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