Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-09-16
The prophets and apostles, too,
Pursued this road while here below;
We therefore will, without dismay,
sui walk in Christ tic rnnd oil ,rn,.

Pursued this road while here below:
We therefore will, without dismay.
Still walk in Christ, the good old way.
"An highway shall be there, and a way.
and it shall be called the way of holiness.
the unclean shall not pass over it: but it
shall be for those; the wayfaring men
/ though fools, shall not err therein. M
lion Snail be there, nor any ravenous beast
shall 20 up Tho reOn. 1t shall not be found
there but the redeemed shall walk there.
and the ransomed Of the Lord shall return
and come to Zion with songs and everlast-
Ing joy upon their heads; they shall obtain
JOY and gladness, and sorrow and signing
shall flee awayn'
HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN.
First, this road Of tie text is the kings
highway. In the diligence you dash over
the Bernard pass of the Alps, mile after
mile, and there is not SO much AS a pebble
to jar the wheels. You 20 over bridges
which cross chasms that make You hold
your breath, under projecting rock, along
by dangerous prccipices, through tunnels
adrip with the MEETINGS OF the glaciers.
and perhaps for the first time learn the
majesty OF road built and supported by
government authority. Well, my Lord I.
the King decided to build a highway from
earth 10 heaven. 1t should span all the
chasms of human wrctchedness: it shouid
tunnel all the mountains Of earthly diff
Guilty; it should he wide enough and strong
enough to hold fifty thousand millions OF
the human race ii so many Of them should
ever be born. It should be blasted out Of
he Rock Of Ages" and ceniented with
he blood Of the Cross and be lifted amid
.he shouting Of angels and the execration
If devils.
The King sent his Son to build TINT
oad He put head and hand and heart
o it, and after the road was completed (
waved his blistcred hand over the way.
rying 1T is Finished" Napoleon paid I
fteen million francs for the building Of
he Sllnplon road, that his cannon might I
O over for the devastation Of Italy; but [
ur King, NJ a greater expense has built {
road for a different purpose that the
anners Of heavenly dominion might come c
own over it, and all the redeemed Of earth
ravel up over it. y
Being kings highway, of course it is {
ell brilt. Bridges splendidly arched and :
1ttresscd have given way and crushed \
ne passengers who attempted to cross Z
lem. But Christ the King would build Il
, such thing as that The work done. he I,
cunts the Chariot Of his love, and multi q
ldes mount with him, and he drives on "
I'd up the steep Of heaven amid the plau- a
Is Of gazing wOrldsl The work is done I,
ell done-gloriously done-magniflcently q
me!
Still further, this road spoken of Is a ei
ean road. Many II fine road has become q,
Try and foul because it has not been prop M
ly cared for, but my text says the M ii
can shall not walk on this one. Room n
either side to throw away your sins. n,
deed if you want to carry them alon. hi
u are not on the right road. That bridge /
II break, those Overhanging rocks will /,
D, the night will come down. leaving you m
the mercy Of the mountain bandits, and as
the very next turn Of the road you will ha
rish. But il you are really on this clean co
ID Of which ! have been speaking, then Ii
q will stop ever and anon to wash in the f.,
ter that stands in the basin Of the etar- Of
rock. Aye, at almost every step of the
rney you will be crying out, Create m,
hin me a clean hearth IL
I You have no such aspirations az that Dill
proves that you have mistaken your a
y; and il you will only look up and see trt
finger board above your head you may sh,
4 upon it the words. There is a way thi
& saometh rirht unto man. bi5s tha end IN