The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-05-06

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sions and palaces until in the awful con-
tiagration all heaven went down, and
/ the people come out to look upon the
charred ruins; but even then they would
hear the name of Christ in the thunder
Of falling towers, and in the crash Of
temple walls, and see it interviewer into
the flying banners of flame, and the re-
deemed of heaven would say, "Let the
temples and the palaces burn, let them
burn; we have Jesus left Blessed be
his glorious name forever The name
which is above every name"
My friends, have you made up your
mind by what name you will accost
| Christ when you see him In heavenl
Now that is practical question, For
you will see him, child of God, just as
certainly as you sit there and ] stand
here, By what name have you made up
your mind to call Christ when you first
meet him in heaven. Will you call him
Amounted One" or Messiah" or will
you take some one of the symbolic terms
which you read in your Bible on earth
/ terms by which Christ was designated?
THE ROSE OF SHARON
Some day perhaps you VIII be wander
ing among the gardens of God on high,
the place abloom with eternal spring
time, infiiiite luxury Of lily and rose and
amaranth, and perhaps you will look up
into the face of Christ and say, My
Lord, thou art the Rose of Sharon and
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will be Il new soul come into heaven to
take its place In the armament and
shine as the stars forever and ever, and
the luster of useful life will shine
forth tremulous and beautiful, and youi
will look up into the face of Christ and
say, My Lord, thou art brighter star,
the Morning Star, the Star of Jacob, the
Star of the Redeemer.
Some day you will be walking among
the fountains that toss in the sunlight,
falling in crash Of pearl and amethyst
| into golden and crystalline urn, and
wandering up the round banked river to
the place where the water first tinkles
its silver on the rock, and from chalites
of love you will be drinking to honor
and everlasting joy, and you will look
up into the face of Christ and say, "My
| Lord, my Lord, thou art the Fountain
of Living Water" Some day you will
be wandering among the lambs and
sheep of heaven feeding by the rock, re-
| joicing in the care of him who brought
you out of the wilderness world into the
sheepfold, and you will look up into his
face and say, MY Lord, my Lord, thou
art the Shepherd of the Everlasting
Hills!"
But there is another name by which
you can call him. Perhaps that will be
the name have not mentioned yet. |
imagine that heaven is all full. Every
throne has its king. Every harp has its
harper, Ali the wealth of the universe
has come into heaven. There is moth
ing to be added. The song full. The
ranks full The mansions all full.
Heaven full. The sun will set afire with
its splendor the domes of the temple
and burnish the golden streets into
blaze and be reflected back from the
solid pearl of the twelve gates, and it
will be noon in heaven. Noon on the
river. Noon on the hills. Noon in the
valleys. High noon And then you will
look up, gradually accustoming your
vision to the sight, shading your eyes at
the first lest they be extinguished with
the insufferable splendor, until after
awhile you can look upon the full IRA
diation, and you will cry out, "My
Lord, my Lord, thou art the Sip that
Never Sets.
is 1T PRECIOUS TO YOU?
But at this point am staggered with
the thought that there may be persons
in this house for whom this name has no
charm, though it is so easy, though it is
so beautiful though it is SO potent.
though it is SO enduring. Oh, come to-
day and see whether there is anything
in Christ! challenge You to test with
me this morning whether God is good,
and whether Christ is precious, and
whether the Holy Ghost is omnipotent.
Come, my brother, challenge you.
Come, and we will kneel at the altar of
mercy. You kneel on one side of the
altar and ! will kneel on the other side
of the altar of mercy, and we will not
get up from our knees until our sins are
pardoned and we are able to ascribe all
honor to the name-you pronouncing it
and pronouncing 1.-THE name which
is above every name"
His worth if all the nations knew,
Sure the whole earth would love him too.
/ pray God he may move upon this
assemblage now, that we may see him
walking through all these aisles, that the
Holy Spirit may spread his wings over
this auditory. Now is your time for
heaven Oh, my friends! meeting once,
perhaps never again until the books are
opened, what shall we say of this morn
ing's service? Have told you the whole
truth? Have you listened to the whole
truth? Now is your time for heaven.
Come into the kingdom. If you never
had an invitation before give it to you
now.
| do not ask what your sin has been
or what your wandering. That is not
pertinent to the question. The only
thing is whether you want Christ. Come
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by. Where sin abounded grace shall
much more abound" Is there in all
this august assemblage man who feels
he is too wicked to come? You are mis-
taken Come now. Now is the ac-
copied time: now is the day of saliva
ton"
Oh, We who are young! come now. 1t
is no gloomy religion that preach. 1t
will take no luster from your eye. It
will take no color from your cheek.
1t will take no spring from your step.
| know what am talking about. have
felt the consolation of this grace in my
own heart. 1t is not theory with me-.
| know in whom | believe. and he has
been so good friend to me | have a
right this morning to commend his
friendship to all the people.
Oh, come into the kingdom! Do not
say you are too bad Let the wicked
forsake his way and the unrighteous
man his thoughts" Look unto me, all
We ends of the earth" How is he going
to do-drive you into the kingdom? He
will not do it. If you get in at