Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-07-26

Ja,aritoncs buried under 10, 900 broken
pecanters the worlds tmpurity turninS, en-
prov .s1w heavenward for the benadic;ion rs
D.gssed are the pure In heart :" the ioa;
sestlSe OF selhShness submerrai In ba,,,
descending charities all China worsbininl,
Dr- Abeels Saviour; all India believin, IN
Henry Martyrs Bible; aboriginal suD.rsti-
tlon acknowledging David Bralner Is pisty
Huinan rTni bondage delivered through Thomas
SlarKsons Christianity; vasrancy coming
back from its pollution at the call OF Elizabetb
Fry s Redeemer, the mountains coY,iDe,
down the valleys going up '.hoIiness" In.
scfipeo on morse . bell and silkworm's thread
and brown thrasher's wing and shells tings
Huu i manufacturers shuttle and chemists
iaooratory and kings scepter and Nation'I
magma Charta. Not a hospital, for there ara
no wounds; not an asylum, for there are no
orphans not prison, for there are no
criminals not an almshouse, for there are
no paupers not tear, for there are no sor-
toWsE The long dirge OF earth's lamentation
mas ended In the triumphal march of re-
deemed empires, the forest harping ii on
Vlne-strung branches, the water chanting il
among the gorgss, the thunders drumming
II among the hills, the ocean giving it forth
with its organs, trade winds touching the
Keys and eurociyf>a's foot on the pedal.
want 10 see John Howard when the last
| prisoner Is reformed. i want to see Florence
Nightingale when the last sabre wound has
stopped hurting; want to see William
lZel. want TO see John Hu5s when the las,
Iame OF persecution has been ex;incuisheI
| want to see John Bunyan after the last
| pilgrim has come to the gate of the Celestial
CITY. Above all, want TO sea Jesus after
the last saint has his throne and begun to
| sing hallelujahl
You have watched the calmness and the
glory of the evening hour. The laborers have
| come from the field. The heavens are glow
| ing with an indescribable efTulgence IA
I though ho.l 90
shut the gate after it. All the beauty Of cloud
and leaf swims in the lake. For star in the
! sky, star in the water-heaYen above and
| heaven beneath. Not leaf rustling or a
pee humm!ns, or grasshopper chirpinC
Silence IN the meadows, silence anon; the
| hills.
Thus bright and beautiful shall bethe eyen-
ing OF the world. The heats OF earthly con-
tiict are cooled. The glory OF heaven fills all
the scene with love and JOY and peace. At
eyentime it Is light-lichtl
Finally, my text shall find fulRllment Mt
the end OF the Christian life. You know
| how short winters day is, AMI how little
work You can do. Now. my friends, life is a
short winters day. Tho sun rises at AMI
sets at l. The birth angel AMI death angel
fly only little way apart. Baptism an
burial are near together. With one hand
the mother rocks the cradle, an with the
other she touches the grave
l went into the house OF one OF nv
!
tie child Of the household was bright and
glad, and with it bounded up and down the
! nall. Christmas day came. and the light OF
that household had persisted. We stood,
with black BOOK, reading over the grave,
''Ashes 10 ashes, dust to dust"
But | hurl away this darkness. | cannot
have you weep. Thanks be unto Col. who
givetA US the victory. at eventims it shall bo
hghtI have seen many Christians die.
mover saw any OF them die IN darine=s.
l A.
our Girdle, who does not love to battle? Wnat
though other lights do go out in the blast
what do we want OF them when all the gates
OF glory swing open before US, and from
myriad voices, a myriad harps, myriad
thrones, 4 myriad palaces, there dash upon
Us. "HUsannal Hosannar'
Throw back the shutters an ! let the sun
come in" said dying Scoville McCOllun, Ous
Of my Sabbath-schOol boys. You can se1
Paul putting on robes and wings OF ascension
AS he exclaiTs: Il have fought tine gOOi
fight. have finished my course. 1 have
kept the faith" Hugh McKail went 10 Ons
side OF the scaTold of martyrdom ami cried:
Farewell sun, moon and stars Farewell
all earthly dellShtsr ~ Then went to the other
side OF the scaIold and cried: Welcome,
God and Father! Welcome, sweet Jesus
Christ. the Mediator OF the covenantl We'll
come DEATH Welcome glory
4 minister of Christ in Philadelphia. dying,
said in his last moments 'I move into the
fearing and shiyering. but their battlecry
rang through all the caverns OF the sepul
chre and was echoed back from all the
thrones ofheaven 80 death where is thy
sting? gave! where is thy vctory?'
Sing my soul. of Joys 20 come.
saw beautiful being wandering up an
down the earth. She touched the age |, an |
they became young. She touched the poor,
md they became rich. l said, "WlO is this
beautiful being, wandering up ard down tns
r+b m "a
Death What a strange thrill of 10y when
the palsied Christian begins to use his arm
again When the blind Christian begins 70
see again When the deaf Christian begins
| to hear again. When the poor pilgrim puts
his feet on such pavement and joins in sucn
company and has a free seat in such great
temple
Hungry men no more 10 hunger thirsty
men no more to thirst weeping men no moro
to weep dying men no more to die. Gather
up all sweet words, all jubilant expressions,
all rapturOus eXclamations. Bring them to
me, and I will pour them upon this stun an i
Gus theme OF the souls disepthrallment On,
the JOY of the spirit as it shall mount up
toward the throne OF God shouting fras!
Free! Your eye has gazed upon the Garni-
ture OF earth and heaven, but the eye hath
not seen it. Your eye has caught harlnonies
Uncountet and ndescribasle-cauyiG the
from harp's trill and birl's carol an wit r.
,lirs dash and oceans dOxolosy, but the ear
hath not heard it.
How did those blessed ones get up into the
lightY What hammer knocked or their
chains? What loom woye their robes OF
light?- Who gave them wings? All, eternity
is not long enough to tell II sernplim have
not capacity enough to realize 1.-THE mar
wells OF redecming lovei Let the palms wave,
let the crowns glitter; let the anthems as
cend, let the trees OF Lebanon clap their
hands-they cannot tell the half OF It.
Archangel before the throne, thou fullest
Sing on. praise on, ye hosts OF the glorliied-
And If with your scepter5 you cannot reacc
il and with your songs you cannot express
il. then let all the myria IS of the saved unite
in the exclamation, Jesus Jesus Jesus
There will be a password ut Tho gate o.
heaven A great multltude come up anu
knock at the gate. The GateKeeper says,
1.-The password" They say; we nave nu
password. We were great on eartn, ana no"
we come up to be great in heaven voice
from within answers, 81 never knew you
Another group come up to the gate oi
heaven and knock. The gatekeeper says,
'If< password" They say: we nave & no
rostT5rd. We did great many noble Things
On earth. We endowed colleges and look
care of the poor" A voice from WITHIN says
az never knew you. =,
Another group come up 10 the gate VI
heaven and knock. The gatekeaper says,
sTbe nagsvord." They answer, "We were
,.',nidfrers from God and deserved to die,
INT we heard the voice of Jesus. aye
aye said the Gatekeeper, THAT Is the pass
word! Lift up your heads, ye eyerlaStlng
rates. and let these people come In; ihey
90 in and surround the throne, Iuoiian' to
All Ali do you wonder that the last hour hours tI oI
A., Cbristian on earth are Illuminated py
tbonrbts tio of the coming glory2 Light In the
eveninc. The medicines may be bitter: IN.
pain may be sharp. The parting par aEsninr may Al
NE .be stars Of night sink their anchors o.
all naaT 5Gf in stS ake and river and SO the wave,
Pt PII, Inran IL @ Shall be Illuminated with the down
Gas6ing Of the glory to come The ayfPs iTbs
soul looks up at the consteln.iiOn asIration whom
Lori nT y toay5,' ny s.The Lamb which is In the
sia idst OF the throne shall lead them to LIVING
fonntains of water, and God shall wipe a""'
ali tears from their eyes eortt
Close the eyes of the deparleu on I,ision.