Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-07-20


now a rlucl,. down branches from the
tire of life na they stand before IN.
throne waving their palms once no
was pilgrim on earthl no crnnched
tho hard crusts.-hc Nalltcd the weary
way. but n "a all gone now. the ain
gone, the wcarincs. gone the sickness
gone. the sorrow gouc A. Christ
stands np before the great army 81 tho
saved nnd rccount4 hia victories. u will
oc iiisc the rocking aud tossing OF n
forest in n tempest. as all tho redeemed
risc ur host beyond host. rank beyond
rank. waving. waving their palms,
My subject makes another advance
mont and spcals. Of the aong they sing.
DIR Dick, LA very learned work. says
that among other things la Heaven, n.
thinks they will give great deal ~
tino ~ the study OF arithmetic aud IA.
higher branches of mathematics do
not believe a. II would upse, my idca
Of Heaven N thought so. never liked
mathematics. aud I would rather taxi.
tho representation of my text which
deecribcs the occupation OF Heaven aa
being joyful Hnlmouy. "rhcy cried with
"A loud voice. saying, salvation unto our
Cod" Ina this world we have sccniar
sonEs, nuracry sonRa. boatmcn's sonRa.
harvest songs. sentimental songs, but
In Heaven We viii have taste for only
one song, and that viii b. tho song %
salvation from nm eternal death 80 an
eternal Heaven, through the blood %
the Lamb that waa ainin.
Iecc n soul coming mp 30 Join the re.
doomed In Heaven. AZ " goca through
the gates tho old friends 81 that spirit
como around ~ and snyi what shall
we singf' Aud the ncwiy-arrivcd soul
says Sing salvation" And after
awhile nm earthly dcapotism faila, aud
sccptor OF iniquity Ia snapped, aud
churches nrc built whore once Their.
were supcrstitious mosques and angel
cry to hnRcli Lot ~ sing" md tho
answer ~ What shall we sing?" And
another voice snyA Lot us sing SALIVA
ton And after a while all the
churches on earth rush into the out.
spread arms 81 the church Of Heaven,
and while the righteous nre ascending
and the world u burning aud nil things
are being wound up, tho question viii
Toe nskcdi what shall we siuR9" And
there Will bc voice ''liisc the voice 81
many waters. like the voice Of mighty
thunderinRs." that will respond. ''Sing
salvation"
In this world we have piaintiyc songs
songs trcmulous with sorrow. songs
dirRcfnl for the dead. but In Heaven
there Will bc no signing OF winds. no
wnilinR OF anguish, no weeping sym.
phony The tamcst song will loo halle.
lnjah-thc dullcst tune triumphal
march. JOY among tho chcrubimi JOY
l an ~. ~. a
ransomed JOY foroverl
On cnrth the music in churches IL
often poor, because there Ia no interest
In u, or because there Ia mo- harmony.
Some would not sing: sono could not
singl some sang too high. some sang too
low; some sang by fits and starts, but
In the great audience Of tho redeemed
ON high all voices will be nccordnrt.
and the man who on earth could not
tell plantation melody from the Dead
March Ia Saul. will INT nm anthem that
tho Memberships md Bcethoycns and
tho Schumanns ~ earth never imng-
incd; and you may stand through all
eternity and listen, and there will not
he ono discord In that great anthem
that forever rolls mp against tho great
heart OF God.
IL viii not bc n solo; n will not be n
duct; IL viii not be quintet. but an
innumcrable host before the throne,
/ crying. salvation unto our God and
unto the Lamb" They crowd all tho
temples; they bend over the battle
meuts; they Oh all the heights and
depths and lengths and breadths Of
Heaven with their hosannas.
Whom people were taken into the
I Temple Of Diana IL was such n brilliant
room that they were always put on
their guard. Some people had Lost their
sight by just looking on the brilliancy
Of that room, and 30 the janitor when
he brought n stranger ~ the door aud
let him In would always charge him,
I Take heed Of your eyes"
| OH When 1 think 81 the song that
! goes mp around the throne al God. 80
| jubilant, many-voiccd. nuititudinous.
| / feel like saying: Take heed OF your
ears" IL Is so loud a song. II II 20
/ blessed an anthem. They sing n rock
song, saying. "WhO IL he that sheltered
as in the wilderness, and Swallowed us
la weary land?" And the chorus
comes Ia: Christ. the shadow Of rock
in "a weary land
They sing star song. saying. who
il he that Quideth VS. through the thick
/ night, and when all other Lights went
out, arose In the sky the morning star.
| pouring light on the souls darknesse'
And the chorus will come in: Christ.
the morning star. shining on the souls
darkneas' They will sing a flower
song. saying: who il he that bright.
ened all our way. and breathed sweet.
ness upon our soul. and biO0med
/ through frost and tempest" and the
chorus viii come In: Christ. the lily
Of the valley. blooming through fros.
I and tempest"
/ They sing water song, saying.
Who j. BE- that CLEANED @ us from the
7 frowning cra2. and iiYhtened the dark
I est rayiue 81 s-oublc. and brought cool.
Y ing o. thc temples. and refreshment 81
Y the lip, and was q fountain ia the midst
! ~ the Wilderness And then the
chorus will come in Christ. The foun-
I tain in the midst 81 ,he wilderness
Ny friends, vsill you join that au.
them? shall ~e make rehearsal thu
morning? u We can not sing that song
on earth we viii not b. able - sing 4
ia Heaven. Can " b. That our god
friends in that land will walk 40