Arizona republican., 1892-07-31

ana they LOOK up lnlO HIS idNN' anu bhey remember his sorrows, and they remen- Der his pain, and they rememOsr his groans, and they say: Why, was saved by that Christ. He pardoned my sins, he soothed my sorrows" and stand ing there they shall be exultant waving their palms.
 NO MORE TOLL OR SORROW.
 That hand once held the implement of toll or wielded the sword of war, but TOW it plucks down branches from the tree of life as they stand before the throne waving their palms. Once he was a pilgrim on earth; he crunched the hard crusts--he walked the weary way; but it is all gone now; the sin gone, the weariness gone, the sickness gone, the sorrow gone As Christ stands up be- fore the great array of the saved and re- counts his victories 1t will be like the rocking and tossing of forest in tenn pest, as all the redeemed rise up, host beyond host, rank beyond rank, waving their palms.
 My subject makes another advance ment, and speaks of the song they sing,
 Dr. Dick, in very learned work, says that among other things in heaven he thinks they will give a great deal of time to the study of arithmetic and the higher branches of mathematics. do not believe it. It would upset my idea of heaven if thought SO; never liked mathematics; and l would rather take the representation of my text, which de- scribes the occupation of heaven as be- ing joyful psalmody. They cried with loud voice, saying, Salvation unto our God" In this world we have secular songs, nursery songs, boat:nen's songs, harvest songs, sentimental songs; but in heaven we win have taste for only one song, and that will he the song of saliva ton from an eternal death to an eternal heaven through the blood of the Lamb that was slain.
 see soul coming up to join the re- deemed in heaven. As it goes through the gates the old friends of that spirit come around it and say, What shall we siRgy and the newly arrived soul says, Sing salvation;' and after awhile an earthly despotism falls and scepter of iniquity is snapped, and churches are built where once there were supersti- tious mosques. and angel cries to angel, Let us sing, and the answer is, What shall we sing?' and another voice says, Let us sing salvation" And after awhile all the church on earth will rush into the outspread arms of the church of heaven, and while the righteous are as- cending and the world is burning and all things are being wound up, the ques- ton will be asked, What shall we sing?" and there will be a voice like the voice of many waters, like the voice of mighty thunderings," that will re- spond, "Sing salvation"
 In this world we have plaintive songs songs tremulous with sorrow, songs dirgeful for the dead; but in heaven there will be no signing of winds, no wailing of anguish, no weeping sym phony. The tamest song will be hal leluiah-the dullest tune triumphal march. Joy among the cherubiml Joy among the seraphim! Joy among the ransomed! Joy forever!
 On earth the music in churches is often poor, because there is no interest in it or because there is no harmony. Some would not sing, some could not sing, some sang too high, some sang too low, some sang by fits and starts, but in the great audience of the redeemed on high all voices will be accordant, and the man who on earth could not tell a plantation melody from tine "Dead March in Saul" will lift an anthem that the Mendelssohns and Beethovens and the Schumanns of earth never imagined, and you may stand through all eternity and listen and there will not be one dis cord in that great anthem that forever rolls up against the great heart of God. It will not be solo, it will not be duet, it will not be quiBtet, but an in- numerable host before the throne, cry ing, Salvation unto our God and unto the Lamb" They crowd all the tenn ples, they bend over the battlements, they fill all the heights and depths and lengths and breadths of heaven with their hOsannas.
 THE DIVINE GLORY.
 When people were taken into the Tenn pie of Diana it was such brilliant room that they were always put on their guard. Some people had lost their sight by just looking on the brilliancy of that room, and so the janitor when he brought stranger to the door and let him in would always charge him. Take heed of your eyes.
 Oh! when think of the song that goes dp around the throne of God, so jubi lant, many voiced. multitudinous, feel like saying. Take heed of your ears" 1t is 80 loud song. It is so blessed an anthem. They sing a rock song, saying. "Who is ho that sheltered us in the vii. derness, and shadowed us in weary landr' And tho chorus comes in, "Chrlst the shadow of rock in weary land"
 They sing q star song. saying, "Who is he that guided us through the thick night, and when all other lights went out arose in the sky the morning star, pouring light on the souls darkness?" And the chorus will come in, Christ, thc morning star, shining on the souls darkness" They will sing flower song, saying, Who is he that frightened all our way, and breathed sweetness upon our soul. and bloomed through frost and tempest" And the chorus will come in, "Chriat, the lily of the valley, blooming through frost and tempest" They sing a water song, saying, Who is he that gleamed to us from the frowning crag, and lightened the darkest ravine of trouble, and brought cooling to the tom f,laa np1 rafrrs b,nnpt fo tho lin op1