The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-01

God only by his cOnvlcting and converting
grace can make Christian, but he is ready
this very half hour to accomplish it.
Again. my text suggests a way Of study
ing heaven so that we can better understand
IT, The word eternity" that we handle so
much Is an Unreasonable word. Knowing
that we could not understand that word.
the b bic Uses IL only once. We say "For
ever and ever" but how long is for ever and
ever! / am glad that my text puts under
our eye heaven for thirty minutes. As
when you would see a great picture, you
put sheet of paper into a scroll and look
through it, or Join your fore-fnger to your
thumb and look through the circle between
aud the picture becomes more intense. and
SO this masterpiece Of heaven by 81. John Is
more impressive when we take only thirty
minutes Of IL at a time. Now, we have
something that we can come nearer to
grasping, and it is quiet heaven. When
we discourse about the multitudes of heaven
il must be almost a nervous shock TO
those who have all their lives been crowded
by many people, and who want a quiet
heaven. For the lass thirty-fve years
have been much Of the tine In crowds and
under public scrutiny and amid excite
ments, and have sometimes thought for a
few weeks after reach heaven | would like
to 60 down in some quiet part of the realm
with a few friends. and for little while try
COIuJtIdlAhb SOllLuut. lublls bucib AI blOso
whose hearing is 80 delicate that they get
no satisfaction when you describe the crash
Of the eternal orchestra, and they feel like
saying, as a good woman in Hudson, n. Y,
said. after hearing me speak Of the mighty
chorus OF heaven That must be a great
heaven, but what will become OF
my poor headp Yes, this
half hour Of my text is a still experience.
There was silence in heaven for half an
bC, fin ba hah 70 oil It
home. Enter the kings palace and take
only glimpse, for we have only thirty
minutes for all heaven. ''Is that JesusP'
Yes" Just under tho hair along his fore
head is.the mark Of a wound made by
bunch of twisted brambles, and his foot on
the throne has on the round of his instep
another mark Of a wound make by spike,
aud a scar on the palm Of his right hand,
and a scar on the palm of his left hand
But, what a countenancel What a smile !!
What a grandeur! What a loneliness
What an overwhelming look of kindness
and grace! Why, he looks as il he had re-
deemed a world! But, come on, for our
time is short. Do you see that row of
palacesl That Is the apostolic row. DO
you sec that long reach Of architectural
gloriesl That is Martyr Row. Do you
see that immense structurel That Is the
biggest house in heaven; that is "the
House Of Many Mansions" Do you see that
WALTZ Shade your eyes against its burn
ing splendor. for that is the wall Of
heaven, jasper at the bottom and anne
thyst at the top. See this river rolling
through the heart OF the great metropo-
lisl That is the river concerning which
those who once lived on the banks Of the
Hudson, or the Alabama, and the Rhine,
or the Shannon, say: 1--WE never saw the
like of this for clarity or sheen" That
is the chief river OF heaven-sO bright, 80
wide, so deep. But you ask: Where
are the asylums for the old" answer:
1.-THE inhabitants are ell young" Where
are the hospitals for the lamep "They are
all agile" "Where are the infirmaries for
for the blind and deaf!' They all see and
hear" Where are the aims houses for the
poorp They are all multi-millionaires.
where are the inebriate ssylums" "WhV,
there are no saloons" "Where are the
graveyards" "Why, they never die" Pass
down those boulevards Of gold and amber
and sapphire and see those interminable
streets built by the architect Of the universe
into homes, over the threshold OF which
sorrow never steps, and out of whose win
dows faces, once pale with earthly sickness,
now look rubicund with immortal health
20, let me go in and see them" you say.
No, you cannot go IN. There are
those there who would never consent
to let you come out again. You say: Let
me stay here In this place'wher they never
sin, where they never suffer, where they
never part" No, mol Our time is short
our thirty minutes are almost gone Come
on! We must get back to earth before this
half hour of heavenly silence breaks up, for
in your mortal state you cannot endure the
pomp aud splendor and resonance when the
half hour OF silence is ended. The day will
come when you can see heaven in full blast,
but not now. l am now only showing you
heaven at the dullest half hour Of all the
eternities. Come onl There is something
in the celestial appearance which makes
me think that the halt hour of silence
will soon be over. Yonder are the white
horses being hitched to chariots, and
yonder are seraphs lingering harps as
If 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.
Hank the clock In the tower of heaven be-
gins to strike, and the half hour is ended
Descend Come back Come down! till your
work is done. Shoulder a little longer your
burdens Fight little longer your battles
Weep little longer your griefs. And then
take heaven not in its dullest half hour,
but In its mightiest pomp. aud instead Of
taking it for thirty minutes, take it, world
without eud.
But how will you spend the first half hour
of your heavenly citizenship after you have
gone in TO stayi After your prostration
before the throne In worship OF him who
made it possible for you to get there at all,
l think the rest OF your first half hour In
heaven will be passed in receiving your re-
ward IL you have been faithful. | have q
strangely beautiful book containing the
pictures OF the medals struck by the English
government in honor Of great battles; these
medals pinned over the heart Of the
returned heroes Of the army, on great
occasions, the royal family present
and the royal bands playing; the Crimean
medal, the Legion of Honor, the Victoria
cross, the Waterloo meual. In your first
half hour In heaven in some way you Will
be honored for the earthly struggles in
which you have won the day. Stand up
before all the royal house OF heaven and re-.
ceive the insignia while you are announced
as victor over the drOugthS and freshets OF
the farm field, victor over the temptations
OF the stock exchange. victor over pro-
fessional allurements, victor over domestic
infelicities, victor over mechanics shop,
victor over the store house, victor over
home worriments, victor over ply
steal distresses, victor over hereditary de-
pressions, victor over sin and death and
hell. Take the badge that celebrates those
victories through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Take it in the presence of all the galleries
sanity, angelic and divine While all
heaven chants: These are thew who came
out of great tribulation and had their robes
washed and made white in the blood of the
lamb"