Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-20

street, and you say, "Who Is passing there!
What general what prince is going up theref"
Well, see a great throng in heaven. say,
"Who is tho focus OF all that admiration!
Is the ss1ss OF that of ali
worlds, the favorite of all ages.
Do you know what is the first question the
soul will ask when it comes through the gate
of heaven? Think the first question Will De,
"Where is Jesus, the Savior that pardoned
my sin; that carried my SORROWS; that fongnt
my battles: that won my vfctor1esf y ra-
diant one! how / would like to see thee! thou
OF the manger but without its humiliations;
thou OF the Cross. but without it's pangs;
thou of the grave, but without its darkness.
The Bible intimates that we will talk with
a brother. Now, what will You ask Him
nrst? / do not know. can think what
would ask Paul first If saw him in heaven.
til storm that came upon the ship when
there were 275 souls on the vessel, Paul
being the only man on board cool enough to
describe the storm There Is fascinaS.om
get over and / think l would like to hear
him talk about that first. But when meet
nv Lord Jesus Christ, of what shall nrst
delight to hear Him speak?
The story of ChrIst's Last Hours
Now l think what it is. shall first want
to hear the tragedy of His last hours; and
then Luke's account of the crucifxion, and
Johns account of the crucifi xion will be
nothing. 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
a race; and there was darkness In the sky,
and there was darkness in the soul, and the
pain became more sharp, and the burdens
became moro heavy, until the mob began to
swim away from the dying vision OF Christ,
and the cursing OF the mob came to His ear
more family, and His hands were fastened to
the horizontal piece of the Cross, and HIS
feet were fastened to the perpendloulsr
piece of the Cross and His head fell forward
In a swoon as He uttered the last moan and
cried, at is finished"
All heaven will stop to listen until the
story is done, and every harp will be put
fixed upon the divine narrator. until the
story is done; and then, at the tap OF the
baton, the eternal orchestra will rouse up;
gsT Of on spg Of 56sa asrR ssa forth the
oratorio of the Messiah, worthy Is the
Lamb that was slain to receive blessing,
and riches, and honor. and glory, and power,
world without end!''
What He endured oh, who can tell,
To save our souls from death and hell!
Why Paul Wanted to Go.
When there was between Paul and that |
Parsonage only the thinness OF |
the sharp edge of the sword of the execu- |
tioner, do you wonder that he wanted to GOT |
o, my Lord Jesus, let one wave of that glory
roll over us Hark! hear the wedding bells /
of heaven ringing now. The marriage of the
Lamb has come, and the bride hath made |!
herself ready.
And now for a little while goodby! l
have no morbid feelings about the future
But If anything should happen that we never
meet again in this world let us meet where
there are no partings. Our friendships have
been delightful on earth, but they will be
more delightful in heaven. And now COM |
mend you to God and the word of His grace
which is able to build us up, and give us an |
Inheritance among all them that are sancti-
led.