The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-04


men than 70 DO the work yet undone.
have a hope that, not withdrawing all my
sins aud wanderings, l SHAH, through the
infinite mercy Of my Savior, come out a.
the night place. I have nothing TO trsg Of
by way Of Christian experience; but two
Z things have lssrned-my utter helpless
ness before God, and tee all-abounding
grace Of the Lord Jesus If the text means
some OF you, my hearers, do not want you 70
be caught unprepared. l would like TO have
you, either through money you have laid
up, or a life insurance" be able % leave
toe world feeling that your family need not
become paupsrs. But IL you have done
your best aud you leave not one dollars
worth Of estate you may confidently trust
the Lord, who hath promised 70 care for the
widow and the fatherless. / would like %
have your soul fitted out for eternity. so
that If any morning or noon, or evening or
night OF these three hundred and sixty-five
days death should look in and esK, 90 Are
you readyP you might, with an outburst
Of Christian triumph answer, "AY, az all
ready"
know not what our last words may be.
Lord Chesterfield prided himself on his
politeness. aud said, in his last moment,
Give Dsvrolles a chair" DIR. Adam, a
dying schoolmaster, said, at grows
dark. The boys may dismiss" Lord Ten
terden, supposng himself on the bench Of
court room, said. il his last moment: Cen
tlemen Of the jury, You viii now consider
your verdict" A dying play-actor said;
drop the curtain. The farce Is played
OUT l would rather have for my dying
words those Of one greater than Chester
field, or DR.. Adam. or Lord Tenterden: 81
Rm now ready TO be offered and the time Of
my departur is at hand l have fought
good fight l have finished my course, /
have kept the faith; henceforth there is
laid up for mo a crown of righteousness,
which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall
give me-"
The sooner the last hour comes the better
II VIC are fitted for entrance in the celestial
world. There is no clock 10 heaven, because
it 10 an everlasting day, yet they keep an
account Of the passing years, because they
are all the time hearing from our world.
The angels flying through heaven report
how many times the earth has turned on
its axis, and in that way the angels can keep
a diary; and they say II Is almost time low
for father to come up, or for mother TO
come up Some day they see oohort leav-
ing heaven, and they Say, whittier boundW
and the answer is, ITO bring up a soul
from earth" and the question is asked,
What soulw And a family circle in
heaven find that It Is one of their own
number that is to DO brought up, and they
como out to watch, as on the beach We now
watch for a ship that is to bring our friends
home. After a while the cohore will heavs
in sight flying nearer and nearer. until
With great clan2 the gatss hoist, and with
an embrace, wild with the ecstacy OF
heaven, old friends meet again. Away
with your stiff, formal heaven l want
none of it. Give me place Of infinite and
eternal sociRlity. Ny feet free from the
clods OF earth, / shall bound tho hills with
gladnsSS, and break forth in laugh OF tri-
umph. Ahal ahal We weep now, but
then we shall laugh. "Abrahams bosom"
means that heaven has open arms to take
us in. Now We fold our arms over our
heart and tell the world to stand back, as
though our bosom was Il two barred gate to
keep che world out Heaven stands not with
folded arms, but with heart open. It is
"Abraham's bosom" sac a mother and
her child meeting 81 she foot OF the throne
after some years absence. The child died
twenty years ago, but 1t is child yet. l
think the little ones who die will reEaain
children through all eternity. It would be
no heaven without the little darlings. | do
not want those who are in heaven to grow
up. We need their infant voices in the
great song Aud when we walk out in the
fields Of light, we want them Co run ahead,
aud CLAP their hands, and PICK out the
brightest Of the field flowers. Yes, hero is
child and Its mother meeting. The
child long In glory, the mother just
arrived. "How changed you are, my
darlinRlN says the mother. "Yes,n says the
child, 'this Is such happy place; and
Jesus has taken suoh care Of me, and heaven
is so kind, got right over the fever with
which | died. The skies are 50 fair, mother
The flowers are so sweet, mother
The temple is so beautiful, mother Come.
take me up in your arms as you used to. -
O, do not know how we shall stand the
first day In heaven Do you think we will
break down in the song from overdelight.
once gave out In church the hymn,
There Is land of pure delight,
Where saints immortal reign,
and an aged man standing in front of the
pulpit sang heartily the first verse, and
then he sat down weeping. / said to him
atterwaTd; Father Linton, what made you
cry over that hymnm He said: ~ could
not stand 1.-THE joys that are coming"
Whom heaven rises tor the doxology l can
not see how we can rise with it if all I'll ESQ
waves OF everlasting delight come upon the
soul, billow of joy after billow of joy. Me-
thinks Jesus would DO enough for tho first
day Ia heaven, yet here he approaches with
all heaven at his back.
But must CLOSE this sermon. This IS the
last January to some who are present. You
have entered the yser, but you will not close
ie. Within those twelve months your eyes
will shut for the last sleep. Other hands
wall plant the Christmas tree and give the
New YEARS. congratulations. AS proola-
nation OF Joy TO some, aud as q matter Of
warming to others, leave is your ears these
five words OF one syllable each: This year