Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-06-29

body tells me IL u like n paved citv--
paved with gold; and another man tells
me IL II like a fountain, and II IL like n
tree, and IL Is like n triumphsl process
sion. and the next man meet tells mo
IL Is all hgurativc. I really want tn
know, after the body Ii rcsurrccted.
what they wear and what they eat: and
l have an immcasurable curiosity To
know what IL Is, and how IL Is, and
where IL Is
Columbus rislScd his life to find this
continent. and shall we shudder to ro
ont on n voyage of discovery which
shall reveal n vaster and more brilliant
country? John Franklin risl<ed his lifo
tn find passage between iccbcrgs. and
1 shall we dread to find n passage TO eter-
nal slumbcr; Mon In Switzerland trav-
81 ap the heights OF the Matterhorn
with alpcnstock. and guides. and rock
cts. nti ropes, and, getting halfway
mp, stun bile and fall down In n horrible
massacre. They Just wanted To say
they had been on the tops of those high
peaks And shall we fear to 90 Out
for the ascent OF the eternal hills
which start n Thousand miles be-
You'd where stop the highest
peaks of tho Alps. when in that as
cent there IL no peril? man doomed
to die stepped ON the scsffold. and said
in joy, "Now In ton minutes, will
-lnow the great secret" One minute
after the vital functions ceased, tho
little child that died last night knew
more than Jonathan Edwards. or st.
| Paul himself before he died Friends.
the exit from this world. or death. IL
YOU please 10 call Il, % the Christian is
! glorious capitalization. II In dcmonstra-
S'on. II Is illumination. IL IN sun-burst.
IN II the opening OF all tho windows
IL II shutting up the catechism ot
doubt, and the unrolling OF all
the scrolls OF positive accurate
Information. Instead OF standing
at the foot of the ladder and loole-
ing mp, M Is standing at tho
top Of the ladder and looking down. II
Is the last mystery taken out Of botany
and geology, and astronomy, and
theology. oh, will H. aot be- grand to
have all questions answered? Tho
pcrpetually recurring Interrogation
point changed Tor the mark OF exclama.
ton. All riddles solved. Who wiz
fcnr 20 go out ON that discovery. when
all the questions arc 20 be decided
which we have been discussing all our
livcs2 Who shall not clap his hands In
the anticipation OF that blessed coun-
try. III IL bc no better than through
holy curiosity crying, 1.-THE time OF my
departure Is at hand?"
l remark again. we ought to have tho
Joy OF the text, BECAUSE leaving this
world, we move into the best society of
the universe You see n great crowd of
people in some street, and you say.
Who Is passing there? What general,
what prince Is going up thereg' Well,
] see "A great throne I'm Heaven. I say.
who n the focus OF all that admira-
ton? Who is the center of that glitter
ing company?' II IN Jesus, the cham
pion OF all worlds, the fnvorite OF sill
ages. DO you know what Is the first
question the soul will ask when IL comes
through the gate OF Heaven? think
the first question will be, where is
Jesus, the Saviour that pardoned nv
sin; that carried my sorrows: that
fought my battles; that won my vic
torics%' radiant oncl how | would
like To see Thecl Thou OF the manger.
but without it's humliations; Thou OF
the cross, but without its pangs; Thou
OF the grave, but without its dark
ness.
The Bible intimntcs that we will talk
with Jesus in Heaven just M n brother
talks with "a brother. Now, what will
you ask him first? do not know.
can think what would ask Paul first il
saw him In Heaven. think would
like TO hear him describe the storm thas
came upon the ship when there were
@T5 souls on the vessel. Paul being the
only man cool enough To describe the
storm. There Is fascination about e
ship and the sea that never shall get
over, and think would like 10 hear
him talk about that first But when
meet my Lord Jesus Christ, OF what
shall I first delight 20 hear Him
speak? Now think what II IL. I shall
| first want 10 hear the tragedy OF lila
last hours; and then Luke's account
OF the crucihxion, and Marks
account OF the crucifxion, and Johns
account Of the crucihxion will be MOTH
ing, while from the living lips OF Christ
the story shall be told OF the gloom that
fell, and the devils that arose. and the
fact that upon his endurance depended
the rescue Of race; and there wins
darkness in the sky, and there was
darkness In the soul and the pain be-
came more sharp, and the busdens be-
came more heavy, until the mob began
% swim away from the dying vision OF
Christ. and the cursing OF the mob
/ came 20 his ear more family, and his
hands we're fastened 20 the horizontal
piece of the cross, and his feet were
fastened 81 the perpeudicuiar piece OF
the cross and his head fell forward in a
swoon as he uttered Che last moan and
cried; 1T Is Is inishedr All Heaven
viii stop % listen until the story ~
done, and every harp will be put down,
and every lip closed, and all eyes fixed
upon the narrator, until the story IL
done, and then, % the tap Of the baton.
the eternal orchestra viii rouse up. fin
ger ON string Of harp. and lips 70 tho
mouth ~ trumpet. there shall roll forth
the oratorio ~ the Messiah. Worthy
Is the Lamb that was slain 20 receive
blessing. and riches. and honor, and
glory, and power, world without endg'
what Re endured. on. vino can tali
TO sag" our souls from death and haiii
When there was between Paul and
that magnificent parsonage only the
thinucss Of the sharp ed3e Of the sword