The Penn's Grove record., 1892-02-05

There was silence In heaven for half an
hour" You will find the inhabitants all
at home. Enter the Kings Palace and take
only a glimpse, for we have only thirty min.
utes for all heaven. as that Jesusy' Eyes"
Just under the hair along His forehead is the
mark of a wound made by a bunch Of
twisted brambles, and His foot on the throne
has on the round Of His instep another mark
Of a wound made by a spike. and a scar on
the palm of the left hand. But what a
GRANDEUR What a lovelinsssr What
an overwhelming look Of kindness
and gracel Why, He looks as IL
He had redeemed a worIdl But come on,
for our time is short. Do you see hat row OF
paiacesi That is the Apostolic row. Do
you see that long reach of architectural
gloriesf That is Martyr row. Do you see
that immense structurei That is the big
gest house in heaven; that is sthe House Of
Many Mansions" Do you see that wall?
Shade your eyes against its burning SPLEEN
dor, for that is the wall of heaven, jasper
at the bottom and amethyst ut the top.
See this river rolling through the heart Of
concerning which those who once lived on
the banks Of the Hudson, or the Ala
bama, or the Rhine, or the Shannon
say, "We never saw the like Of this
for clarity and sheen" That Is the
chief river OF heaven-so bright, so wide. so
ubbp. Dub you ASK npT6 hFt Lu3
asyfhns for the oldT 1 answer, "rhe
inhs bitants are all young" ''Where are
the hospitals for the iames' They are all
agile" "Where are the inf1rmaries for the
blind and deaff' .'rhey all see and hear"
Where are the almhouses for the poorf"
"They are all multimillionaires, "Whers
are the inehriate asylumsT' "why, there
yardsf' "Why. they never die.n Pass
down those boulevards Of gold and
amber and sapphire and see those
interminable streets built by the Archi-
tect Of the universe Into homes,
over the threshold OF which sorrow
never steps, and out Of whose windows faces,
once pale with earthly sickness, now look
rubicund with immortal health. 'tOh, let
me &C in and see thenf' you say. No, got
cannot go in. There are those there who
would never consent to let you come up.
You say, Let me stay here In this place
where they never sin, where they never suf-
fer, where they never part" No, moi Our
time is short, our thirty minutes are almost
gone. Come onl We must get back to the
earth before this half hour of heavenly silence
breaks up, for In your mortal state -ou can
not endure the pomp and spiendor and reso-
nance when this half hour of silence Is ended
The day will come when you can sea
heaven in full blast, but not now. l am now
only showing you heaven at the dullest half
uouI VA Ill btAC CbCli Attto1 OoLAAo oAt AhOtS "a
something in the celestial appearances which
makes me think that the half hour of silence
will soon be over. Yonder are the white
horses being hitched to chariots, ami yonder
are seraphs lingering harps as II about to
strike them into symphony, and yonder are
oonquerors taking down from the blue halls
Of heaven the trumpets OF victory.
Remember, we are mortal yet, and cannot
endure the full roll of heavenly harmonies
and cannot endure even the silent heaven
for more than half an hour. Harki the
clock in the tower Of heaven begins to strike
and the half hour is ended. Descend Come
backI Come down till your work Is donei
Shoulder a little longer your b9Tdensi Fight
longer your griefsi And then take heaven,
not in its dullest half hour, but in its
mightiest pomp. and instead OF taking it
for thirty minutes take 1t world without
end.
buC now wiI you sp5ua uus utss naAl .sVu.
of your heavenly citizenship after you have
gone in to stays After your prostration be.
fore the throne in worship Of Him who
made it possible for you to get there at all,
Il think tine rest of your first half hour In
heaven will be passed in receiving your re-
ward if you have been faithful. 1 have a
strangely beautiful book containing the pic
lures Of the medals struck by the English
Government in honor OF great battles; these
tn0uhlS DifAlGu oN6E Iuo hcdEO vi VIC .
turned heroes OF the army on great occasions,
the royal family present; the Crimean
medal, the Wet Jria cross, the Waterloo
medal.
In your first half hour in heaven in some
way you will be honored for the earthly
struggles in which you won the day. Stand
up before all the royal house Of heaven and
receive the insignia while you are an.
nouncsd as the victor over the droughts
and freshets of tue farm field, victor over
the temptations OF the Stock Exchange, |
victor over professional allurements, victor
over domestic infelicitIes, victor over me-
chanic's shop, victor over the storehouse.
victor over home worriments, victor over /
physical distresses, victor over hereditary
fiepressions, victor over sin and death AMI |
hell. Take the badge that celebrates those
victories through our Lord Jesus Christ. |
Take It In the presence OF all the galleries.
sanity. angelic aud wine |
Thy saints in oil this glorious war |
Shall conquer though they die. |
They see the triumph from afsr, |
And seize II with their eve. |