Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-07-22

ing to Marseilles." No no. IL IS going to
Glasgow. Aud in this voyage OF life we
often have to change our taos. Ole storm
blows us this way, and another storr- blows
us that way; but He who holds the winds IN
His fist will bring US into a haven of ever
lasting rest Just at the right time. ID no.
worry, then. if you have to change taos.
One of the best things that ever happened
to Paul was being thrown OIL his horse. One
of the best things that ever happened to
Joseph was being thrown into the pit. The
losing of his physical eyesight helpei john
Milton to see the battle Of tue angels. O1e
of the best things that ever happene to
Ignatius was being thrown to the wild beasts
in the Coliseum, and while eighty THOUSAND
neonle were ieering at his religion he
walkeI up to the hercost OF all the lions AMI
looked him in the eye, as much as to say,
Here | am, ready to be devouret FOR
Christ's sake"
All things work together for your goo1.
II You walk the desert, the mama will fall
and the sea will part. IL the feverish torch
of sickness is kindled over your pillow, by
its light you can read the promises. III the
waves of trouble dash high above your
girdle, across the blast and across the surge
you can hear the promise, when thou pass
eth through the waters [ will be with thee"
You never owned a glove, or shoe, or
hat. or a a coat more Certainly than you own
all the frets and annoyances and exaspsra-
tions of this life and they are bound to work
out your present aud your eternal good.
They are the saws, the hammers, the files by
which you are to be hewn and cut and
smoothe1 for your eternal well being.
Here is a vessel that goes along the coast;
IL hugs the coast The captain Of that
vessel seems chiefly anxious to keep the
paint on his ship from being marrei or the
sails from being torn. When that vessel
comes to port, nobody looks on 1t with any
interest. But here is a vessel that went
across the sea with vast product aud c)meS
in with vast importation sails patched,
masts splice1, pumps all working to keep
out the water: it has come thrOuy Oh the
hurricane which has sunk twenty stelmers.
The bronzel men are cheering among the
rigging. Now the men of-war anchored IN
the h5rbor boom forth their welcome
through the portfolios.
So there are some Christians who are hav-
jnr an easy time II seems to them smooth
sailing all the way. When they get into
heaven there will be no excitement, there
will be very few people who will ever fin1
out they ara there: but those Christians who
have gone through a hundred midnight hur-
ricanes-storm to the right Of them, storm
to the left of them, storm all the way-when
they come up the harbOr o. heaven, all thu
redeemed will turn out to greet them, and
bid them hail AMI welcome.
/ go further and tell you that the
Christian owns not oaly this word but he
owns the next world. No chasm 10 be
leapej, no desert to be crossed There Is the
wall: there is the gate OF heaven. de owns
all on this side. Now, l am gong to show
YOU that he owns all on the other side
Death is not a rufi1n that comes down to
burn us out of house and home, destroying
the house of the tabernacle, so that we
should be homeless forever. Oh, no. H IS
only black messenger who CONES 10 tell us
it is time move, to tell Us to get out OF
this hut and go up into the palace.
The Christian owns all heaven. "All are
yours" Its palaces o. beauty, its towers OF
strength its castles OF love. de VIII noy
walk in the eternal city as foreigner IN
strange city, but as farmer walks over nus
own premises. "Al are yours" All the
mansions yours. Angels your companions.
Trees of life your shade. Bills OF glory your
lookout. thrones of heaven the place
where YOU will shout the triumph. Jesus Is
vours God is yours You look up into the
facs of God and say. my Father" You
look up into the face of Jesus and say, MY
brother" ,.
Walk out upon the battlements OF heaven
and look off upon the city OF the sun: 10
tears. No sorrow. No death. No smoke oil Toll
ing warehouse curling on the air. NO yo.c'
of blasohemy thrilling through that bright,
clear Sabbath morning. No din of strife jar
ring the air Then take out your deel am
remember that from throne to throne, ana
from wall to wall. and from horizon TO horl-
son "All are yours
Then oct ND into the temple Of the sun,
vorshipers in white, each VITA pam
branch, and from high gallery OF that TEN
ME look down the thousands OF tnousahuSi
and the ten thousand times ten thousahu,
and the one hundred and forty and iour
thousand, aud the great "multltude thaD no
man can number" and louder than the rush
of fhe Wheels louder than the tramp Of the
redeemed. hear a voice saying, "An are
yours" ill.,. .,.o,,,d
See the great procession marching arounu
the throne OF God. Martyrs who went up
on wings of flame. lnvalids who went up
from c9uches OF distress. Toilers who went
nm from the workhouse, and the factory,
and the mine. All the suffering and the
bruised emil iren OF COL. see tls charioIs "a
salvation in them those VINO were NOR
than conquerors. See the II marching arogni
about the throne OF God forever ana IoI-
ever and know that AL are yours"
q We who have pains OF body that exhau'5
vour strength and wear out your patience,
/ hold before You this morning tne lana OIL
eternal health and Of imperis1aole beauty;
and ''all is yoursm o ye who have harI
work to get your daily bread, hard wor< n %
shelter your children from tue storm, 1 III.
before YOU the vision of that LAM Where tuey
never 6un1er ami they never thirst, and
Col feeds them, and robes cover them, ana
the warmth of eternal love fills Them AMI all
that is yours -. a.. ,,t
Oh il there be any present wac are yS,S
enemies of the Cross Of Christ, | Deseeca
them at once to be reconcilei to God! Re-
member mem if you are not found among that
white ROBBED army who follow the Saviour IN
HIS victorious march, your part must l,,t be
with those concerning whom it is said Inc
Lord Jesus shall be revealed IRON neaSe .iI ~
asr,ing fire taking vengeance on those that
know not Goi and obey not the Gospel OF
our Lord Jesus Christ, who shall be punished
with everlasting destruction from the pres
epce Of the Lord and from the glory oi n :n
Ills saints. and to be admired in all them
that believe