Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-12

MS soul Is sale. Ills reputation L
safe. Everything l. safe. But, you
say, suppose his store burns up
Why, then il VIII only be q change Of
investments from earthly u heavenly
securities. but. yoa SAY, suppose
his nAnle goes down under the hOOf Of
soGEn and contempt. The name viii ID
80 much brighter Ia glory. Suppose
his physical health fsilss' God VIII
pour into him the floods Of everlasting
health, and il viii not make any differ
ence. Earthly subtraction Is heavenly
addition. The tears OF earth are the
crystals Of heaven. AS they take rags
and tatters and pat them through the
paper mil and they come out beautiful
white sheets Of paper, 30 often the rags
of earthly restitution. under the cylin-
deFs OF death. come out white scroll
upon which shall DO written eternal
emancipation
There was one passage OF Scripture
the force Of which / never understood
until one day al Chamounix, with Mont
Blanc on one side and Montanvent on
the other, opened my Bible and read,
As the mountains are around about
Jerusalem, 50 Is the Lord around about
them that fear him. The surroundings
were an omnipotent commentary.
Though troubles assAil and dangers alright,
Though friends should all fail and foes al
unite,
Yet one thing secures as. whatever betide--
The Scriptures assure 10 the Lord VIII provide
A PLEASANT ROAD.
Still further, the road spoken of is a
pleasant road. God gives bond Of in
demnity against all evil TO every man
that treads it. "All things work to-
gether for good 10 those who love God"
No weapon formed against them can
prosper. That is the bond, signed.
sealed aud delivered by the President Of
the universe. What is the use of your
fretting, o child of God, about food;
Behold the fowls of the air, for they
SOW not, neither do they reap, nor gather
into barns. yet your heavenly Father
feedeth them" And will he take care of
the sparrow, will he take care of the
hawk. and let you die? What is the use of
your fretting about clothes9 Consider
the lilies of the field. Shall he not much
more clothe you, o We of little faithY'
What is the use of worrying for fear
something will happen 20 your homer
He blesseth the habitation Of the just"
What is the use of fretting lest you will
be overcome of temptations? God is
faithful, who will not suffer you TO be
tempted above that We are able, but will
with the temptation also make way TO
escape, that We may be able TO hear it"
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 a harper, and l say, What is your
name" 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: ''The Lord is my
light and my salvation. Whom shall
fear? The Lord is the strength of my
life. OF whom shall be afraid?
go a little farther on the same road
and meet trumpeter of heaven, and l
say, Haven't you got some music for a
tired Pilgrim" And wiping bis lip and
taking 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 leaz1 them to
living fountains Of water, and God shall
wipe away all tears from their eyes"
I go little distance farther on the
same road, and l meet maiden of Israel.
She has no harp, but she has cyInbals.
They look as if they had rusted from
sea spray, and | say 10 the maiden of
Israel, Have you no song for 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 | say, "Who are theyp The
/ happiest, and the brightest, and the fair.
est in all heaven-who are theyg" 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 terminusl / do
not care how fine road You may put
me on. want TO know where IL 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. II was n mountain
| fastness. IL was impregnable. And so
heaven is the fastness Of the universe.
I No howitzer has long enough range to
I shell thoee 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 10 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
DIR. Dick said that, among other
things. hs thought In heaven we should
study chemistry and geometry and comic
sections. Southey thought that in heaven
i he would have the pleasure II seeing