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departing spirit We are told that
Heaven has twelve gates. and some
people infer from that fact that al the
people will 60 in without reference "a
their past life; but what b the use Of
having . gate that il not sometimes "a
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II we come 70 the door Of An exquisits
concert we are not surprised that W
must pay . fee. for We know that ans
earthly music is EXPENSIVE: but all the
orstions of Heaven cost nothing.
Heaven pays nothing for its music II
is all free. There is nothing to be paid
1t that door for entrance: but the con.
dition Of getting into Heaven is our
bringing Divine BENJAMIN along
with US Do you notice how often dy.
ing people call upon Jesus? 1t is the
usual prayer ofered-the prayer offered
than all the other prayers put TO
~gether-"Lord Jesus, receive my spirit "
One of our congregation when asked
in the closing moments OF his life: do
you know u.s." said: 20. yes. I know
you God bless you. Good by. Lord
Jesus, receive my spirit" and he was
gone. o, yes, in the closing moments
of our life we must have a Christ 70
call upon. II Jacobs sons had gone To
ward Egypt and had gone with the
vey finest equipsge and had not taken
Benjamin along with them and to the
question they should have been obliged
TO answer: "Sir, we didn't bring him.
as father could not let him go, we
didn't want TO be bothered with him"
q voice from within would have said:
60 away from US. You shall not have
any OF this supper. You shall not see my
face because your brother is not with
you" And il we can come up toward
the door Of Heaven AT last though We
come from all luxuriance and brilliancy
of surroundings, and knock for admit
lance and il is found that Christ Is not
with us. the police Of Heaven will beat
us back from the bread house, saying:
Depart ! never knew you" II Jacobs
sons. coming toward Egypt had los,
everything on the way: il they had ex.
pended their last shekel; il they had
come up utterly exhausted TO the corr
cribs Of Egypt, and II had been found
that Benjamin was with them, all the
store houses would have swung open
before them
And SO. though by fatal casualty, we
may he ushered into the eternal world;
though we may lie weak and exhausted
by p~rotracted sickness-if, In that last
moment. We can only Just stagger. and
faint. and fall into the gate OF Heaven
it seems that all the corn cribs OF
Heaven will open for our need. and all
the palaces will open for our reception,
His table. and all the angels OF God
seated at the table, and the martyrs
seated at their table, and all our glori-
fed kindred seated at our table,
the king shall pass q portion from
his table to ours, and then, while we
think of the fact that IL was Jesus who
started us on the road, and Jesus who
kept Us on the way, and Jesus who at
last gained admittance for our soul, we
shall be glad il He has c e OF the
travail of His soul and been satisfied,
and not be at all jealous il il be found
that our Divine Benjamin's mess is five
times larger than all the rest Hail
Amounted of the Lord. Thou ar,
worthy.
My friends, you see it is either Christ
or famine II there were two banquets
spread and to one Of them only you
might go you might stand and think
for a good while as to which invitation
you had better accept; but here it Is
feasting or starvation II it yer q
choice between oratorios you nigh,
say: IL prefer the Creation" or II
prefer the Messiah" But here is .
choice between eternal harmony and
everlasting discord. o. will you live or
die? Will you start for the Egyptian
corn crib or will you perish amid the
Canaauitish famine? "Ye shall not see
my face except your brother be with
YOU"