Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-02-18

by bunch OF twisted brambles, and
his foot on the throne has on the
rounds OF his footstep another mark
OF wound made bys spike, and a
scar on the palm OF the right hand,
and a scar on the palm Of the left
hand. But what q countenance!
What smile! What a grandeur! What
q loneliness! What an overwhelm-
ing look OF kindness and grace!
Why, he looks as if he had redeemed
q world! But; come on, for our time
is short, Do you see that row of
palaces? That is the Apostolic Row.
Do you see that long reach OF archi-
tectural elories? That is Martyr
Row! Do you see that immense struct-
ure? That is the biggest house in
heaven: that is "the house of many
mansions" Do you see that wall?
Shade your eyes against its burning
splendor, for that is the wall of heav-
en-, Jasper at the bottom, and anne
thyst at the top. See this river roll
ing through the heart OF the great me-
tropolis? That is the river concern
ing which those who once lived on the
banks ofthe Hudson, orthe Alabama,
or the Rhine, or the Shannon, say:
eve never saw the like OF this for
CLARITY AND SHEEN"
That is the chief river of heaven-so
bright, so wide, so deep. But you
ask: "Where are the asylums for the
old?" l answer: 1.-THE inhabitants
are all young" "Where are the hos
pitfalls for the lane?' They are all
agile" "Where are the infrmaries
for the blind and deai?" "They
all see and hear" "Where are
the almshouses for the poor?"
'They are all multi-millionaires."
"Where are the inebriate asylums?"
"Why, there are no saloons. "Where
are the veyards?" "Why, they new
er die" Pass down those boulevards
OF gold and amber and sapphire and
see those interminable streets built by
the Architect of the universe into
homes, over the threshold of which
sorrow never steps, and out of whose
windows, faces, once pale with earthly
sickness, now look rubicund with i'm
mortal health. ooh, let me 60 in and
see them?" you say. No, you cannot 20
in. There are those there who would
never consent to let you come out
again. You say: "Let me stay in
this place where they never sin, where
they never part" No, no! Our time
is short, our 80 minutes are nearly
gone. Come on! We must get back
to earth before this half-hour of heav-
emily silence breaks up, for in your
mortal state you cannot endure the
pomp and splendor and resonance
when this hali-hour ofsplendor is end
ed. The day will come when you can
see heaven in full blast, but not now.
But how will you spend the first
half-hour of your heavenly citizenship
after you havegone in to stay? After
your prostration before the throne IN
worship of Him, who made it possible
for you to get tere at hall, l think the
rest OF your first half-hour in heaven
will be passed in receivingyour reward
If you have been faithful. In your
first half-hour in heaven in some way
you will be honored for the earthly
struggles in which you won the day.
Stand up before all the royal house
OF heaven and receive the insignia
w A4lO y Ou OIL Q etS VlCUOE
over the droughts and freshets of the
farm field, victor over the tempta-
tions Of the stock exchange, victor
over professional allurements, victor
over domestic infelicities, victor over
mechanics shop, victor over the
storehouse, victor over home worri-
ments, victor over physical distress,
victor over hereditary depressions,
victor over sin and death and hell.
Take the badge that celebrates
those victories through our Lord
Jesus Christ. Take it in the presence
of all the galleries, sanity, angelic and
divine! While all heaven chants:
"These are they who came out of
great tribulation and had their robes
washed and made white in the blood
of the Lamb"