Milford chronicle., 1892-02-05

regenerited spirit LOlis XIV, Will
walking in the garden ut Versailles me
Mansard, the great architect, and th
architect took off his hat before the king
PUT on your hat, said the king, for th
evening is damp and cold" And Mansild
the architect, the rest Of the evening KEEP
on his hat. The dukes and marquise
standing with bare heads before the kinl
expressed their surprise at Mansard, bu
the king said, Il can malSe>a duke or
marquis, but God only can make a Man
sard." AndI say to you, my hearers, Go'
only by his convicting and converting grac
/ can make a Christian, but he is ready thi
very half hour to accomplish it.
A WAY OF STUDYING HEAVEN.
/ Again, my text suggests a way of study
/ ing heaven so that we can better under
stand it. The word eternity" that vi
handle so much is an immeas"rable word
Knowing that we could not understand
that word the Bible uses it only once ",
say, Forever and ever;'' but how long is
forever and ever?" am glad that MY
text puts under our eye heaven for thirty
minutes As when you would see grea'
picture you puta sheet Of paper into scroll
and look through it, or join your iorehngel
to your thumb and look through the circl,
between, and the picture becomes more
intense so this masterpiece Of heaven by
St. John is more impressive when we take
only thirty minutes Of it at time. NON
we have something that we can come near
er to graspiug, and it is a quiet heaven
When we discourse about the multitude
Of heaven it must be almost nervous
shock to those who have all their lives
been crowded by many people and who
want quiet heaven.
For the last thirty five years have been
much of the time in crowds and under
public scrutiny and enid excitements. and
have sometimes thought for a few weeks
after / reach heaven | would like to go
down in some quiet part OF the realm with
a few friends and for a little while try
comparative solitude. Then there are
those whose hearing IS so delicate that
they get no satisfaction when you describe
the crash of the eternal orchestra and they
feel like saying, rs a good woman in Hui
son, n. Y, said, after hearing me speak Of
the mighty chorus of heaven. That must
be a great heaven, but what will become
of my poor headf" Yes, this half hour OF
my text is a still experience.
"There was silence in heaven for half an
hour" You will find the inhabitants all
at home. Enter the Kings Palace and
take only Il glimpse, for we have only
thirty minutes for all heaven. rs that
Jesus?" yes" Just under the hair
along his forehead is the mark of wound
made by bunch Of twisted bramhles, and
his foot on the throne has on the round Oi
his instep another mark Of a wound made
by a spike, and n scar on the palm Of the
right hand, and scar on the palm of the
left hand But what a countenance! What
q smilel What a GRANDEUR What "a love
hnessl What an overwhelming look OF
kindness and grace! Why, he looks as il
he had redeemed a world! But come on,
for our time is short. DoyOu see that row Of
palaces? That is the Apostolic row. De
you see that long reach Of architectural
glories? That is Martyr row. DO you see
that immense structure? That is the big
gest house in heaven; that is ''the liOus,
of Many Mansions" " Do you see that wail'
Shade your eyes against its burning splgR
dor, for that is the wall of heaven, jasper
at the bottom and amethyst at the top
See this river rolling through the heart OF
The great metropolis? That is the river
concerning which those who once lived on
the banks of the Hudson, or the Ala
bama, or the Rhine, Or the Shannon
say, 1--WE never saw the like of thi,
for clarity and sheen That is thI
chief river of heayen-sO bright, 50
wide, so deep But you ask, Where arc
the asylums for the old?" answer, ''Fhe
inhabitants are all young" Where are
the hospitals for the lame?" They are
all agile" "Where are the iniirmaries f0r
the blind and deaf9" "They all see and
hear" "Where are the almshouses for
the poor?" "They are all multimillion
aires" "Where are the inebriate asy
lumsf" why, there are no saloons
''Where are the grayeyards;" "Why
they never die" Pass down those boulc
wards of gold and amber and sapphire an'.
see those interminable streets built 10y tht
Architect of the universe into horl,s.
over the threshold of which sorrow
never steps, and out Of whose viz
lows faces, once pale with earthly sick |
ness, now look gubicund with immortal |
health. "Oh, let me 90 in and see themY |
you say. No, you cannot go in, There are |
those there who would never consent to let /
yoU come up. You say, "Let me stay here /
IN this place where they never sin, where |
they never suffer, where they never part. |
No mol Our time is short; our thirty Ein /
ltes are almost gone. Come on. We must |
yet back to the earth before this half hour |
If heavenly silence breaks up for in your
Mortal state you cannot endure the pomp |
md splendor and resonance when this half
lOur Of silence is ended,
The day will come when y can see
leaven in full blast, but not no@. am
low only showing you heaven at the dali
st half hour Of all the eternities. Come
N! There is something in the celestial ~
,earance which makes me think that tie
lalf hour of silence will soon be over
are the white horses being hitched
o chariots, and yOnder arc seraphs finger
ng harps as if about to strike them inJo
ymphony, and yonder are eonquerors tax
lg down from the blue halls Of heaven the
rumpets of victory
Remember, we are mortal yet, and can
lot endure the full roll OF heavenly har
aonies and cannot endure even the silent
eaven for more than half an hour. Harkl
be clock in the t>,ver of heaven beains to
trike ana the ualf hour is ended. De
cendl Come back! Cone down till your
york ia donel 6houller il little longer
our hurlcnsi Fight littie longer your
attlesl Weep little longer your griefsl
md then take heaven not in it's dullcst
alf hour, but in is migdticst p0mp, and
lstead of taking Il for thirty minutes
axe it world without end
YOUR FIRST HALF HOUR IN HEAVEN.
But how will you spend the first half
our of your heavenly citizenship after
on have gone in to stayi After your
rostrltiof before the throne in worship Of
i'm who made it possible for you to get
here at ALL | think the rest OF your lrst
alf hour in heaven will be passed in re
ewing your reward if you have been faith
al. have strangely beautiful book
the pictures Of the medals
truck by the English government in honor
+ great BATTLES; these medals pinned oyer
he heart Of the returned heroes Of t.ie
rmy ON gregt occasions, the royal family
resent; the Crimean medal, the Victoria
ross, the Waterloo medal
IN your hTsataif hopr IN heaven in some
7ay you win be honorcd for the earthly
truggles in which you won the day.
,tand up before all the royal house Of
Ieaven and receive the insignia while You
re announced as victor over the droughts
nd freshets Of the farm field, victor over
he temptations Of the Stock exchange,
-ictor over DrOfessiOnsI ailuremgnts victor