Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1892-01-09
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an outburst Of Christian triumph an
swer, "Aye, aye all ready2"
CHARACTERISTIC LAST WORDS.
I know not what our last words
may be. Lord Chesterfield prided
himself on his politeness and said in
his last moment, Give Dayrolles
chair" Dr. Adam. azdying school
master. said: 1T grows dark. The
boys may dismiss Lord Tenterden.
supposing himself OH the bench of
courtroom. said in Lis last moment,
Gentlemen of the jury, you will
now consider your verdict" A dying
play actor said: Drop the curtain.
/ The farce is played out. !"
l would rather have for rly dying
words those of ole greater than
Chesterfield or DIR. Adam or Lord
Tenterden: 81 am now ready to lie
offered and the time Of my departure
is. at hand. / have fought q good
fight, I have finished my course, !
,.have keptsthe faith henceforth there
,Eislaid up formea crown of righteous
IEsn1essWhieh the Lord the righteous
Judg <
Thessoonier ;tShs last 10 dr comes the
IL we arc fitted for entrancein
the celestial world: There is no
clock in heaven, because it lis an
everlasting day; yet. they keep an ac-
count.of the passing years because
they are all the time hearing from
our world. The angels flying through
heaven report how many times the
esrth has turned on its axis. and in
that way the angels can keep a diary;
and they say it is almost time now.
for father to come up OF for mother
to come up.
Some day they sec cohort leaving
heaven and they say, Whittier
bound2" and the answers is, TO bring
ND a soul from earth. And the Ques-
ton is asked, "What souta" And a
family circle in heaven find that,it:is
one of their own number that2isto be
brought up, and they come out to
watch, as on the beach we nowwatch
for ship that is to bring our friends
home. After awhile the cohort will
heave i'll sight, flying nearer and
nearer, until with a great clang the
gates hoist and with an embrace wild
with the ecstacy of heaven old
friends meet again.
Away with your stiff, formal
heavenl I want none of it. Give
me a place of infinite and eternal
sociality. My feet free from the clods
of earth, shall bound the hills with
gladness and break forth in "a laugh
of triumph. Aha! ahal We weep
now, but then we shall laugh. '.Abra-
hams BOSOM means that heaven
has open arms to take us in. Now
we fold our arms over our heart and
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. !"
CHILDHOOD m HEAVEN.
| see another and her child meet
ing at the foot of the throne after
some years absence. Tho child died
twenty years ago, but is a child
yet. think the little ones who die
will remain children through all
eternity. It would be no heaven
without the little darlings. do not
want those that are in heaven to
grow up. We need their infant
voices in the great song. And when
we walk out in the fields of light we
want them to run ahead and clap
their hands and pick out the bright
est of the field flowers. Yes. here is
child and it's mother meeting. The
child long in glory, the mother just
arrived
GLOW changed you are, my dar-
ling!" says tho mother. Yes" says
the child, this is such a happy place,
and Jesus has taken such care of me,
and heaven is so kind, got right
over the fever with which | died.
The skies arc so fair, motherl The
flowers are so sweet, mother! The
temple isso beautiful, mother! Come,
take me up in your arms as you used
to-" Oh, l do lot know how we shall
stand the first day in heaven. Do
you not think we will break down in
the song from over delights l once
gave out i'll church the hymn:
There Is land of pure delight,
Where saints immortal reign,
and an aged man standing in front
of the pulpit sang heartily the first
verse and then he sat down weep
ing. l said to him afterward, Ia
ther Linton. what made you cry over
that hy1rn2" He said, Il could not
stand 1.-THE joys that are coming.
When heaven rises for the doxology,
cannot see how we can rise with it
if all these waves of everlasting de
light come upon the soul, billoY of
10y after billow of joy. Methinks
Jesus would be enough for the first
day in heaven, yet here he approach
IS with all heaven at his back.
But must close this sermon. This
lis the last January to some who are
present. You have entered the year,
but you will not close it. Within
these twelve months your eyes will
shut for the last sleep. Other hands
will plant the Christmas tree and give
the New Years congratulations. AS
proclamation of joy to some, and
as a matter of warning to others, l
leave in your ears these five words of
one syllable each, This year thou
-hoJt die "