The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-09-15

stfl further, the road spoken Of is a pleas.
ant road. God gives a bond OF indemnity
against all evil to every man that treads it
''All things work together for good to those
who love God" No weapon formed against
them can prosper. That is the bond, agued
sealed and delivered by the President OF the
universe. What Is the use Of your frtttins,
o child OF God, about food4 "Behold tho
fowls OF the air, for they SOW not, neither
do they reap. nor gather into bands, yet your
heavenly Father feedeth them" And will He
take care OF tne sparrow. will fe take care
of the hawk, and let you die' What is the
use of your fretting about clothes9 "Con.
slider the lilies Of the field. Shall He not
much more clothe you, o We OF little faiths"
oh, this Kings highway Trees OF life on
either side bending over until their branches
interlock and drop midway their fruit and
shade. Houses OF entertainment on either
side OF the road for poor pilgrims. Tables
spread with feast OF good things and walls
adorned with apples OF gold in pictures Of
silver. j start out on this Kings highway,
and find a harper. and l say, "What -
your nancy The harper makes no response,
but leaves me TO guess, as with his eyes to.
war1 heaven and his hand upon the trem.
bling strings this tune comes ripping out up-
on the air: "The Lord is my light and nv Sal
walton. Whom shall I fear, The Lori IL
the strength Of my life. or whom shall be
afraidr
go little farther on the same road and
meet trumpeter OF heaven, and say,
"Haven't you got some music for n tired
pigrimf' And wiping his lip and taking n
long breath. he puts his mouth TO the trum-
pet and pours forth this strain: They shall
hunger no more. neither shall they thirst
any more, neither shall the sun light on
them, nor any heat, for the Lamb which is
in the midst of the throne shall lead them TO
living fountains of water, and God shall
wipe away all tears from their eyes,
20 IA little distance farther on the same
road, and meet maiden OF Israel. She
has no harp but she has cymbals. They
look as IL they had ru,tel from sea spray.
and say to the maiden of Israel, "Havc
you no song for tired pilgrimy' And like
the clang of victors' shields the cvmbals Clap
rs Miriam begins to discourse "Sng yc "a
the Lord, for He hath triumphed gloriously;
the horse and the rider hath He thrown into
the sea-"
| pursue this subject only one .ter
farther. What is tbs terminus? | do not
care how fine road you may put me on.
want TO know where IL comes out Nv t.xt
declares IL, The redeemed OF the lord Cpme
to Zion." You know what Zion was. That
was the Kings palace. IL was IA mountain
fastness. IL was impregnable. AMI Sc
! heaven is the fastness OF the universe
| No howitZer has long enough range {,
shell those towers. Let all the battera, o
earth and hell blaze away; they cannot break
/ i'm these gates. Gibralter was taken: S,bls.
topol was taken: Babylon fell: but ihos,
walls OF heaven shall never surrender either
10 humanity or satanic besiegoment. Tn,
/ Lord God Almighty is the defense or il
Great capital OF the universe, Terminus OF
J the Kings highway
/ When my last wound IS healed, when The
I last heartbreak il ended when the last tenr
| OF earthly sorrow is wiped away, ana when
/ the redeemed of the Lord shall com, G.
| Zion, then let the harpers take down tleil
harps and all the trumpters take dowh tlair
/ trumpets and all across heaven there be-
chorus OF morning starr, chorus OF whit,
robe1 victors. chorus OF martyrs from un
der the throne, chorus OF ages, chorus o
worlds, and there be but one song sung, anC
but one name spoken, and but one thron,
honored-that OF Jesus only.