Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-01-15

posing himself on the bench Of courtroom,
said in his last moment, Gentlemen Of the
jury, YOU will now consider your verdict"
A dying play actor said: Drop the curtain.
The farce is piayed out" | would rather
have for my dying words thos9 Of one greater
than Chesterfield or Dr. Adam or Lord Ten.
terden: II am now ready to he offered, and
the time OF my departure s at hand. have
fought "A good iigdt, l have finished my
course. I lave kept the faitl' hence:ortb
there is laid up for me a crown OF righteous
ness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge,
shalt give me-"
The sooner the last hour comes the better
il We are fitted for entrance in the celestial
world. There is no clock in heaven, because
it is an everlasting Cay; yet they keep an
account Of the passing years, because they
are all the tIme hearing from our world.
1hs angels flying through heaven report
how many times the earth has turned on its
axis, and in that way the angels can keep
diary; ami they say it is almost time now
for father to come up, or for mother to come
up. Some day they see a cohort leaving
heaven, and they say, "Whither boundg'
and the answer is, 40 bring up soul from
EARTH" and the gu ,stion is askel What
soulH Aud family circle IN heaven find
that it is one OF their own number that is TO
BE- brought up, and they come out to watch,
as on the beach we now watch for a ship
lldb Is 10 DEllI our uOue. hlbcA a
while the cohort will heave i'll sight, flying
nearer and nearer until with a great clang
the gates hoist ami with an embrace, wild
with the ecstacy OF heaven, old friends
meet again. Away with your stiff. formal
heaven | want none of It. Give me
place of infinite aud eternal sociality. My
feet free from the c!o1s of earth, | shall
bound the hills with gladness and break forth
In laugh OF triumph. Aha aha! We weep
now, but then We shall laugh. "Abraham's
bosomh means that heaven has open arms to
take US in. Now we fold our arms over our
heart AMI tell the world to stand back, as
! though our bosom was two barred gate to
keep the world out. Heaven stands not
with folded armS but with heart open. 1t
is ''Abraham's bosom l see mother and
her child meeting at the foot of the throne
after some years absence. The child died
| twenty years ago but it Is n child yet
/ | think the little ones who die will remain
! children through all eternity 1t would be
no heaven without the little darlings. do
! not want those that are in heaven to grow
up. We ne,I their infant voices in the great
song. And when we walk out in the fields
o. light, we want them to run ahead and
clap their hands and pick out the brightest
. of the fed flowers. Yes, here is a child and
its mother meeting The child long in glory,
the mother just arrived. How changed
YOU are, my dnrlingT' says the mother.
. Yes, says the child, This II such a happy
place, AMI Jesus has taken such care Of me,
and heaven is 80 kind, | got right over the
fever with which died. Ths skies are so
fair, mother! The flowers ara SO sweet,
mother! Tbs temple is so beautiful,
mother! Core, take me up in your arms as
YOU used TO-" On, | 90 not know how we
shall stand the first day in heaven. Do you
rot think we will break down in the song
from overJelight? | onca gave out in church
tIo hymn:
There is land OF pure delight,
Where saints immortal reign,
AMI an aged man standing in front Of the
pulpit sang heartily the first verse and then
he sat down weeping. l said to him after
ward, Father Linton, what made you cry
over that hymn He said, 81 could not
stand 1.-THE joys that are coming" When
heaven rises for the dox ology | cannot ses
how we eau rise with it il all thess waves OF
everlasting delight come upon the soul-bil-
low of Joy after hillow of joy. Methinks
Jesus would be enough for the first day 10
heaven, yet here He approaches with al
5 heaven at His back!
But must close this sermon. This Is the
, last January to some who are present. ou
have entered the year, but you will not close
, it. Within these twelve months your eyes
q will saut for the last seep. Other hands
will plant the Christmas tree aud give ths
q New Years con Iratulations As procla
t nation Of joy to some and as warning 70
1 Others, leave in your ears these five words
OF one syllable each, This year thou shall
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