The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-16

be overcome OF temptations nGod is
faithful, who will not suffer You to be
tempted above that ye are able, but win
with the temptation also make way to
escape, that we may be able to hear II"
Oh, this kings highway Trees of
life on either side bending over until
their branches interlock and drop mid
way their fruit and shade. Houses of
entertainment ON either side the road
for poor pilgrims. Tables spread with
feast of good things and walls adorned
with apples of gold in pictures of silver.
start out ON this kings highway, and
find harper, and say, "What is youi
manner" The harper makes no response,
but leaves me to guess, as with his eyes
toward heaven and his hand upon the
trembling strings this tune comes rip
pling out on the air: 1.-THE Lord is my
light and my salvation. Whom shall l
fear? The Lord is the strength Of my
life. OF whom shall be afraid?"
| go little farther on the same road
and meet trumpeter Of heaven, and !
say, Haven't you got some music for a
tired pilgrim?" And wiping his lip and
taking a long breath, he puts his mouth
to the trumpet and pours forth this
strain: "They shall hunger no more,
neither shall they thirst any more,
neither shall the sun light on them, nor
any heat, for the Lamb which is in the
midst Of the throne shall lead them to
living fountains of water, and God shall
wipe away all tears from their eyes,"
| go little distance farther on the
same road, and meet maiden of Israel,
She has no harp, but she has cymbals.
They look as if they had rusted from
sea spray, and l say to the maiden of
Israel, Have you no song for a tired
Pilgrim" And like the clang of victors'
shields the cymbals clap as Miriam be-
gins to discourse, "Sing We to the Lord,
for he hath triumphed gloriously; the
horse and the rider hath he thrown into
the sea-" And then see white robed
group. They come bounding toward
me, and l say, "Who are they9 The
happiest, and the brightest, and the fair
est in all heaven-who are they?" And
the answer comes, "These are they who
came out of great tribulations, and had
their robes washed and made white with
the blood of the Lamb"
THE TERMINUS.
| pursue this subject only one step
farther. What Is the terminus? do
not care how fine road you may put
me on, want to know where 1t comes
out. My text declares it, 1.-The re-
deemed of the Lord come to Zion"
You know what Zion was. That was
the Kings palace. 1t was a mountain
fastness. 1t was impregnable. And so
heaven is the fastness of the universe.
No howitzer has long enough range to
shell those towers. Let all the batteries
of earth and hell blaze away; they can
not break in those gates. Gibraltar was
taken; Sebastopol was taken; Babylon
fell; but those walls of heaven shall
never surrender either to human or sa-
tanic besiegement. The Lord God AL
mighty is the defense of it. Great cap
ital of the universe! Terminus of the
Kings highway
DR.. Dick said that, among other
things, he thought in heaven we should
study chemistry and geometry and comic
sections. Southey thought that in heaven
he would have the pleasure of seeing
Chaucer and Shakespeare. Now Dr.
Dick may have his mathematics for all
eternity, and Southey his Shakespeare
Give me Christ and my old friends
that is all the heaven want, that is
heaven enough for me. 0 garden of
light, whose leaves never wither, and
whose fruits never fall 0 banquet of
God, whose sweetness never pals the
taste, and whose guests are kings for
everl o city of light, whose walls are
salvation, and whose gates are praise!
o palace of rest, where God is the mon
arch and everlasting ages the length of
his reignl o song louder than the surf
beat Of many waters, yet soft as the
whisper of cherubim!
When my last wound is healed, when
the last heartbreak is ended, when the
last tear of earthly sorrow ia wiped
away, and when the redeemed of the
Lord shall come to Zion, then let the
harpers take down their harps, and all
the trumpeters take down their trum-
pets, and all across heaven there be
chorus of morning stars, chorus of
white robed victors, chorus of martyrs
from under the throne, chorus of ages,
chorus of worlds, and there be but one
song sung, and but one name spoken,
and but one throne honored-that of
Jesus only.