Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-02-25


As she passes down the street she hears
a song in a midnight mission, and as she
listens to that song she hears;
All may come whoever will,
This Man receives poor sinners still.
She puts into that harbor; she kneels
by the rough bench near the door; she
SAYS: 40 Lord Thou who didst have
mercy on Mary Magdalen, take my
blistered feet oil the red hot pave
ment of hell" God says, my daughter,
thy sins are forgiven thee; 20 in peace"
Now, all the four towers of heaven strike
a silvery chime, and they who pass through
the celestial streets say: What's that2
Why, the worst sinner must have been
saved. Hear all the four towers ring and
ring and ringl" And there is Joy in
heaven among the angels of God over one
sinner that repenteth."
HEAVENS HAPPINESS MAY BE AUGMENTED.
My subject iInpresses you, think, with
the thought that it is possible for us to
augment the happiness of heaven Peo-
ple think that souls before the throne are
as happy as they can be. | deny it. Look
at thst mother before the throne of God.
When she died she left her son in this
world vagabond. That son repented of
his iniquitics and came to God. The re-
port OF that salvation has reached heaven.
Do you tell me that mother before the
throne of God has not her JOY richly aug
mented? There is many man in this
house today who could 20 out with torch
and kindle a new bonfire of victory on the
hills of heaven If you would this day re-
pent and come to God, the news of your
salvation would reach heaven, and then,
harkl to the shout of the ransomed Your
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good land. While she was here you
brought her all kinds of beautiful pres
ents
Sometimes you came home at nightfall
with your pockets full of gifts for her, and
no sooner did you put your night key into
the latch than she began at you, saying,
Father, what have you brought me?"
She is now before the throne of God. Can
you bring her a gift today? You may.
Coming to Christ and repeating of sin, the
tidings will 20 up TO throne of God and
your child will hear of it, Oh what a gift
for her soul today She will skip with new
gladness on the everlasting hills when she
hears of it.
was at Sharpshurg during the war, and
one day saw sergeant dash past on a
lathered horse, the blood dripping from
the spurs. | said That sergeant must be
going on very important message, he
must be carrying very important dis
! patch, or he wouldn't ride like that. "
| Here are two angels of God fitting through
the house, fitting toward the throne on
quick dispatch. What is the news? Carry.
| ing up the story of souls repentAnt and for
given, carrying the news to the throne OF
| God, carrying the news to your kindred
who are forever saved. On, there Is JOY
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in heaven among the angels OF God ovel
one sinner that repenteth." And suppose
this whole audience should turn to the
LordS Heaven would be filled with doX
ologles. . heaven, beat with all thy
hammers that the rock may break. [
heaven, strike with all thy cleaning
swords that our souls may be free.
Il was reading of king who, after gain
ing great victory, said to his army, NO
no shouting; let everything be in quiet; NJ
shouting" But if this hour your sou
Should come to God, nothing could stol
the shouting of the armies of God before
the throne, for there is Joy in HEAVIER
among the angels OF God over one slime
that repenteth.
In some iamllles they Keep Vacan
char ana vacant plate Tor The departed
but II IN some OF your households you KEEP
a vacant chalr ana vacant plate Tor thos
who have gone away from you into tn
next world, the vacant chalrs ana the va
cant plates would outnumber those whlc
are occupied. once sad to you there ar
no vacant chairs IN heaven, but | recal
That. klght beside your loved one IN tina
good land there is vacant char, not mad
vacant by DEATH Tor death never enter
there, 1t Is a vacant char Tor you. Nlu 20
take itY
SYMPATHY IN HEAVEN FOR EARTH.
My subject also impresses me with tn
lCe' thaI heaven ana earth are IN CLOS
sympathy. People talk OF heaven a
though 1t We're great way OIL. Ihey sa
1t IS hundreds or thousands OF miles befor
You reach the first star, and then you Z
hundreds of thousands OF miles before yo
get TO the second star, and then 1t IS mil
hons or miles before you reach HEAVIER
They say heaven Is the center OF the I'm
verse and we are on the RIM OF the universe
mat Is not the idea OF my text thin
the heart OF heaven beats very close TO on
world, We measure distances by the tim
taken to traverse those distances.
1t used TO be Ions distance TO San Frar
CISCO Many weeks and months wer