Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-07-20

II can not count thcm---a great multi.
tndc that no man can number"
Hut my sueicct advances and tells
youof their antcccdents. lot all natlona
and kindrcds, and tongues" Son,e OF
them spoke scotch. Irish. German,
English. Italian. spanish. Tamil, Chloe.
taw. Burncsc. After men have been
long I'm the land You can tell by their
acccntuation from what nationality
they camc, and ] suppose that In tho
great throng around tho throne Il win
not hc difficult To tell from what part OF
tho earth they came.
These rcapcd Sicilian wheat ncids
aud those picked cotton from the poda.
These under blistcring skies gathered
tannrinds and yamA Those crossed
tho desert on camels. and those
glanced over the snow. drawn by
siberian dogs, and these miilscd the
goats far up ON the Swiss crngs. Thcsc
fought the walruS and white bear la re-.
gions OF everlasting snow. and ,hoss
heard the song of iicry-wingc birds LA
African thiclcts. They were white.
They were blncls. They were red.
They were copper color From all
lands. from all ngcs They were
plunged into Austrian dungeons They
passed through spanish inquisitionA,
They were confined ia London Tower.
They Tough, with bcnsts la the nmphi.
thcatcr They were MornvinnA They
were Wilderness. They were Alblgcnscs,
They were Scotch Covcunntcrs They
were Sandwich lslnndcra.
In this world men prefer different
kinds OF government Tho United
states want n republic. The British
govcrnmcntpccds To DO n constitutional
monarchy Austria wants nbaolutism.
hut when they como mp from earth
from different nationnlitics, they will
prefer one great monarchy King Jesus
ruler over II. And II that monarchy
were disbandcd, nnd IL wcrc submitted
To- all the hosts OF Heaven who should
rule, then 10y the unanimous sufrrRqea
OF all the redeemed. Christ would loo.
como the prcsidcnt OF the whole uni
verse. Magma Chnrtaa, Iiills OF RighiA.
Houses of Burgcsscs. Triumvirntca.
Congresses. Pnrliamcnts--nothin In tho
presence OF Christs sccpter swnying
over all the people who have entered
upon that great glory. OH can you
Imagine it9 What strange comming-
ling OF tastes, OF histories, OF nationnii-
ties, ''of all nations and lsindrcds aud
people and tongues"
My subject advances md tells YOU OF
the dress OF those In Heaven. The OBJ
jcct Of d,-ss In this world il not only
To veil the body, but To- ndorn H. The
God who dresses mp the spring morning
with tho blue ribbon OF sky around the
brow, and earrings of dcw-drops hung
from tree branch. and mantle Of erin
son cloud lung over the shoulder. and
the violctcd slippers Of the grasa for
her fect--I know that God does not
dcspisc tho beautiful apparel. Wen.
what shall we wear In Heaven 81 saw
"A great multitude clothed In white
robea" II H. white, In this world we
had sometimes 60 have ON working np-
parcl. Bright and lustrous garments
would bc ridiculously out Of place swell
tering amid forgcs. or mixing paints. or
plastering ceilings. or binding books
In this world we must have the work.
ing day apparel sometimes, and we care
not how coarse IL is II Is appropriate;
but when all the toll Of earth Is past.
and there Is no more drudgcry aud no
more WEAKNESS, we shall stand before
the throne robcd Ina white.
On earth we sometimes had 90 wear
mourning apparcl--blncls scarf for the
arm, black veil for the face. black
gloves for the hands. black band for the
hat Abraham mourning for Sarah;
Isaac mourning for Rcbccca: Rachel
mourning for her children: David
mourning for Absalon; Mary mourning
for Lazarus. Every second Of every
minute of every hour Of every day "a
heart breaks. Tho earth from zone 70
zone and from pole 90 pole Is cleft with
scpulchral rent; and the earth can
easily afford TO bloom and blossom
when IL Is so rich with moIdcring life
Graves! graves! graves! But when
these bcreavcments have all passed.
and there are no more graves 20 dig,
and no more collins 90 make, and no
more sorrow 20 suffer, we shall pull of
this mourning and bc robed In white.
sec soul gong right up from all this
scene OF sin and trouble into glory. I
seem 10 hear him say:
Tourney forth rejoicing
FROM this dark vale u tears
TO heavenly loy and freedom.
From cnrthiy care and fears.
whom Christ my Lord shall gather
All his redeemed again,
Bia kingdom 90 inherit
Cood-night tiIi men.
fhear ny Saviour calling:
The joyful hour has come
The angel guards are ready
To guido mo 20 our home.
When Christ our Lord shall GATHER
All his redeemed again.
lis kingdom 90 inherit
Good night until then.
My subject advances, and tells you Of
the symbols they carry. II my text
had represented the good in Heaven ~
carrying cypress branches, that would
Nave meant sorrow. II my text had
represented the good IN Heaven as car.
ryinR night~shadc, that would have
meant sin. But - s. palm branch
they carry, and that Il victory. When
the people came home from war in
oldcn times. the cOnqucror rode at the
head Of his troops. and there were tri-
nrnphai arches, and the people would
come out with branches Of the palm
tree and wave them all along the host
What significant type this 81 thc
greeting and 81 the joy 81 the redeemed
ia Heaven. On earth they were con-