Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-08-11

stopped" ana MS me nad eDned mere 10
begin in heaven. But grander than that
was the testimony of the worn out first
missionary when in the Mamartine dun
geon he cried: II am now ready to be Of.
fered, and the time of my departure is at
hand; have fought the COOL fight, have
finished my course, have kept the faith;
henceforth there is laid up for me a crown
of righteousness, which the Lord, the
righteous judge, will give me in that day,
and not TO me only, but to all them that
love his appearingr' Do you not see that
Christ is aboYe all in dying alleviations1
Toward the last hour of our earthly resi-.
dence we are speeding. When / see the
sunset say, Zone day less to live" When
see the spring blossoms scattered say
Another season gone forever" When
close this Bible on Sabbath night l say,
Another Sabbath departed" When }
bury friend ! say, Another earthly at.
traction gone forever" What nimble feet
the years havel The roebucks and the
hghtnings run not so fast. From decade
to decade, from sky to sky, they go at a
bound.
There is place for us, whether marked
or not, where you and will sleep the last
will, with solemn tread, carry us to our
resting place. Aye, it is known in heaven
whether our departure will be a corona
tion or a Punishment Brighter than a
banqueting hall through which the light
feet of the dancers go up and down to the
sound of trumpeters will be the sepulcher
through whose riffs the holy light of
heaven streameth. God will watch you.
He will send his angels to guard your
slumbering ground until, at Christ's be-
hest, they shall roll away the stone
So also Christ is above all in heaven.
The Bible distinctly says that Christ il
the chief theme of the celestial ascription,
all the thrones facing his throne, all the
palms waved before his face, all the crowns
down at his feet. Cherubim to cherubim,
seraphim to seraphim, redeemed spirit to
redeemed spirit shall recite the Saviour's
earthly sacrifice.
THE GLORIOUS COMPANY OF THE REDEEMED.
Stand on some high hill of heaven, and
in all the radiant sweep the most glorious
object will be Jesus. Myriads gazing on
the scars Of his suffering, in silence first,
afterward breaking forth into acclamation.
The martyrs, all the purer for the flame
through which they passed, will say, "This
is Jesus, for whom we died" The apostles,
all the happier for the shipwreck and the
scourging through which they went, will
say, This is the Jesus whom we preached
at Corinth, and at Cappadocia, and at An
tioch, and at Jerusalem" Little children
clad in white will say, "This is the Jesus
who took us in his arms and blessed us, and
when the storms of the world were too
cold and loud brought us into this beautiful
place" The multitudes of the bereft will
say, This is the Jesus who comforted us
when our heart broke" Many who had
wandered clear off from God and plunged
into vagabondism, but were saved by
grace, will say: This is the Jesus who
pardoned us. We were lost on the noun
tains, and he brought us home. We were
guilty, and he made us white as snow"
Mercy boundless, grace unparalleled. And
then, after each one has recited his peculiar
delivennces and peculiar mercies, recited
them as by solo, all the voices will come
together in great chorus, which shall
make the arches echo and re-echo with the
eternal reverberation of gladness and peace
and triumph
Edward l was so anxious to go to the
Holy Land that when he was about to ex-
pire he bequeathed 100000 to have his
heart after his decease taken to the Holy
Land in Asia Minor, and his request was
complied with. But there are hundreds
today whose hearts are already in the holy
land of heaven. Where your treasures
are there are your hearts also John Bun
yam, of whom spoke at the opening of the
discourse, caught glimpse of that place,
and in his quaint way he said "And l
heard in my dream, and 10! the bells of the
city rang again for joy; and as they opened
the gates to let in the men looked in after
them, and 10! the city shone like the sun,
and there were streets of gold, and men
walked on them, harps in their hands, to
sing praises with all; and after that they
shut up the gates, which when had seen
l wished myself among themp'