The morning news., 1892-02-22
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who pas t1ro1Zh TIE CELESTIAL street. taT,
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have bssa saved Hear ali tos four toEs-s
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1oy 10 heaven s119uy ths srEs-s q cd oTe-
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6asd s5e eff her so1 in tnls World = vaRz-
bo11 That s51 rsos11s1 Il Us iniqli-lss
and cane % God TIE rspoTt @ tlzt saliva
riou bss rescbs1 have ID ycu tell ne
that nOthsr before t1e t1ro1s q God hss
net her joy rely EuEusutsdt Ihers =
many 3 man il this to1ss % day Vho eo1ld
70 oct VITA to-cz sld ki1dls q nzz Do1-
FIRE Cf vtct1ry O sbe hills q heaven. II
yo1 Wg1Id this DAY repent ard cous %
God, ths news 4 your sslvstiOn would
reach heaven and tns1. bark . the sa01t
Of tbs rsnsoInsd- Yoar littls child vent
away frctn you into tie good land. While
she was nsrs you brought her ali kinds q
home a. nizhtfal with your pocksas full q
gifts for hsr. and 10 sooner did yo1 pax
your nizht-ksy into the latch than she De-
gan 81 you, saying. "Fstber. what rave
you brought msF She is uoE before the
throne Of God. Cea you bring her q gift
to-dsyi You may. Coming . Christ a0d
repsuflnz of sin, the tidinzs vii 20 up .
the throne q God, and yo.r child VII bear
of Il. o, what Eiftf for her soul to-day
ehs will skip with new gla1nezs On the
everlasting hills when she nesrs Of l..
INas q, Shsrpsburg during the war, and
one day saw 9 sergeant dash paSs on
lsfhered horse. the blood dripping from the
spurs ! said. That ssrgeaut must bs going
o. 2 very important MESSAGE. be must be
carrying very important dispatch, or BE-
wouldn't ride Ike thai Here are two
angels Of God fitting through the oOase,
fiIting toward the throne on quick dispatch.
Wha. IS the newsf Carrying up tie story
Of souls repentaas and forgiven, carrying
the news 70 tie throne II God, carrying the
news % your kindred who are forever
Eave1. Q, there = joy IN heaven among
the sngels Of God over one sinner that
Fspsn tstb." Ard suppose this whole su-
dience should turn to the Lord Heaven
would b h.lsc with doxoloZies- o, heaven.
beat with al tby hammers that the rock
may break. o. heaven, strike with all thy
cleaning swords that our souls may Be
free. / was reading Of q king who. after
gaining great victory said 70 bis army:
''So, no shouting; let everything he ia
quiet 10 shouting But II this hour your
soal should cone 70 God. nothing
could stop the shouting Of the armies
Of God before the throne; for there
is Joy In bsayea among the an-
gels Of God over one sinner that repsnteth."
In some families they keep vacant chsfr
and vacant plate for the departed; but IL
IN SONS of your households you Kept q
vacant chair and vacant pla5s for those
who have gone away from you into the
next word the vacant chairs and the
vacant plates would 9utnumber those which
are Occ pied | oncs said 20 you there ars
no vacant chairs IN heaven. but / recall
that Right beside your loved one ia t1at
good land thAe Is vacant chair,
not made vacant by death, for death
never enters there: it is a vacant chair for
you. VIII you take iti
Ny subject also fnpressss me with the
idea that heaven and earth are IA close sym
patty. People talk Of heaven as though it
were great way of. They say it is hun
dreds Of Thousands ot miles before you reach
the first s,ar. and then you 70 hundreds Of
Thousands Of miles before you get
70 the second star. and then IL
b millions Of miles before you
reach heaven. They say heaven Is the
Of the universe. That is not the idea Of my
text / think the heart of heaven beats very
close 70 our world. We measure distances
by the tirns taken % travel such distances.
II used 70 be long distance 70 San Fran
cisco. Many weeks ana months were passed
before you could reach that city. Now il Is
SIX or ssyea days. Il used ~ be six weeks
before you could voyage from here 20 Liv-
erDooL Now you can 20 that distance in
six or seven days And 90 1 measure the
distance between earth and heaven and
i find u 10 only a fash. IL is one
instant here and another instant there.
It il very near to-day. Do you not feel
the breath Of heaven On your face Christ
says in one place IL is not tuenty-four
hours distance, when he says 70 the penitent
thief: This day, this day, shalt thou be
with me in paradise" Il Is not day, 1t Is
not an hour, 1t is not minute, IL Is not a
eecond. o. how near heaven is 70 earth.
By oceanic cable you send message. As
is Ia expensive 70 send message you COM
press great deal Of meaning in a few
words. Sometimes 10 two words you can
put vast meaning. And il seems 70 me
that tne angels Of God who carry news from
earth 20 heaven need 70 take up this hour
in regard % your soul only two words IN
order to kndle with gladness all the re-
deemed before the throne; only two words:
''Father saved " mother saved, y ''sou
saved, /" daughter saved" And "there Ia
JOY in heaven among the angels Of God over
one sinner that repeuteth."
Ny sub 1ect also impreEses me with the
fact that the salvation Of the soul Is OF vast
Importance. II you should make s200 900
this year, do you suppose that news would
be carried 20 heavenf IL would not bs OF
enough importance or significance TO be
carried heavenward. IL q. the next quad
rennial election you are made President Of
the United States. do you suppose that
news would be carried 20 heaveni Do you
suppose that the news Of revolution in
France or spain would be carried to heaven 2
These things are not Of enough Importance,
but there is ons item that is sure 70 be car
ried. II Is the salvation OF your soul, it il
your repentance before God. The
flying hoofs Of Gods couriers clash
through the gates and the news goes from
gate 70 mansion, and from mansion to
temple, and from temple 20 throne, and
there is JOY In heaven" among the angels
Of God over one sinner forgiven. 1t must
be Of vast Importance TO be Of any moment
in heaven, your salvation, in that land
where gladuesses are the everyday OCCUR
renee, IN that land where the common stones
OF the field are jasper, aud emerald, and
chrysoprasus. and carbuncle, and sardonyx
And yet, the news Of your salvation makes
Joy before the throne Of God.
i on remember years ago a stage driver
In the White mountains became very reck-
less. He had large number OF passengers
on the stage and the stage was drawn by
six horses, wild aud ungovernable, and he
drove near the precipice and he drove off