Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-07-15

wont Of ilio.l y hen an enc gates o. glo-
ry swing open before ns, and from O
myri;ld voices. n myriad harps. q myriad
thrones, n myriad palaces. thcro dash
upon us, "Hosanna! Hosannafn
Throw back the shutters and let the
sun como in" said dying Scoyille McCol
lum. one Of my Sabbath school boys.
You can see Panl putting on robes and
wings Of ascension rs he exclaims; II
hive fought the good fight. I have fin
ishod my course have kept tho fnith.
Hugh McIlail went to ono side of tho
scafold Of rnartyr,ioln and cried: Fare
well sun, noon and stars! Farewell all
c,:rthly t!cli:;hts" Then went to the
other sido of the scaToid und cried:
"Welcorne, Go,l and Father! Welcome.
sweet Jesus Christ. the Mediator Of the
covenant! Welcome death! Welcome
gloryr
a miniater Of Christ in Philadelphia,
dying. said In his Inst moments, 81
move into TIC light" They did not 60
down donbting ind fearing and shiver-
ing, but their battlccry rang through
all the cavcrns OF the scpulcher and was
echoed back from ali the thrones Of
heaven: % deathi where Is thy sting9
o grave. where Is thy victory" Sing.
my soul, Of joys to come.
saw beautiful bciliy wandering up
and down tue t7trth. She touched the
aged. and thcy lsymmo young. She
touched the poor, and they became rich.
| said. WHO is this beautiful being. wan
dering upnnd down the earthf" They
told me thut her nalno was Death. What
strange thrill of Joy when the palsiel
Christian begins tn usc his arm again!
When the blind Christian begins to see
agninl When the deaf Christian begins
to hear again! When the poor pilgrim
pnts his feet on s;.cl, pavement nnd joins
in such company and has IL free scat in
such great templc
Hungry men 10 moro TO hunger; thirsty
men no more to thirst; weeping mon no
more to weep; dying men no more to
die. Gather up all sweet words. all ju-
bilant expressions. oil rapturous excla-
nations. Bring them to mo, and will
pour them upon this stupendous theme
Of the soal's disenthrallmentI Oh. the
JOY Of tho spirit as 1t shall mount up to-
word the throne of God shouting: Free!
Freel.- Your eye has gazed upon the gar
niture Of earth and heaven. but tho eye
hath not seen It, Your ear has caught
harmonics uncountcd and indescribable-
caught them from harp's trill and birds
carol and waterfalls. dash and oceans
doxology, but tho cur hath not heard 1t.
How did those blessed ones get up
into the light What hammer knocked
off their chainsY What loom wove their
robes of light Who gave them wings3
All, eternity is not long enough to tell
it,; seraphim have not capacity enough
to realize 1.-THE maryels Of redeoming
Lowell Let the. palms wave; let. the
crowns glitter; let the anthems ascend
let the trees of Lebanon clap their
hands-thcy cannot tell tile half Of 1t.
Archangel before the throne, rthoui
failestl Sing on, praise on. We hosts of
the gloriied. And ifwitn your scepters
You cannot reach it and with your songs
you cannot express It. then sletsall the
myriads Of !: the saved unite. nSthe ex:Sy
sclamati Jesusl Jesus! Jeslis 3 - Z 81
tThere..will sl6e q p;9ssIp ord mt the gate.
fof heaven. greet inuIt itude come up
sands knoclr:a gate ekeepor;i
says, "The password" They says I'VE
have no password We were great on
earth, and now we come up to DO great
in heaven" A voice from within an
swers, Il never knew you" Another
group come up to the gate Of heaven and
knock. The gatekeeper says, THE pass
word They say, I'VE have no pass
word. We aid a great many noble
things on earth We endowed colleges
and took caro- OF the poor. A voice
from within says. II never knew you.
Another group coIrc up to the gate of
heaven and knock. The gatekeeper says.
1.-The password They answer, I'VE
were wanderers FROM God and deserved
to die. but we heard the voice Of Jesus.
AYE, aye said the gatekceper, ''thatis
tho password! Lift up your heads. ye
everlasting gates. and let these people
come in They go in nnd surround the
throne, jubilant forever.
Ali do you wonder that the last hours
of the Christian On earth nre illuminated
by thoughts of Che coming glory? Light
in tho evening. The medicines may be
bitter. The pain may be sharp. The
parting may be heartreEding. Yet light
in tho evening Asnll the stars Of night
sink their anchors Of pearl in lake and
river and sea, so the waves of Jordan
shall be illuminated with the down flash
iny of the glory to come. Tho dying
soul looks up at the consultations. "The
Lord is my light and my salvation; whom
shall fcars" The Lamb which Is In
the midst Of the throne shall lead them
to living fountains OF water, and God
shall wipeawaya all tears from their eyes. F"
Close the eyes Of the departed one;
earth would seem tame to its. enchanted
vision. Fold tho hands; life's work Is
ended Veil the face; it has been trans
figured Mr.. Toplady In his dying hour.
said, Light Coming nearer tho expir-
ing moment, he exclaimed. with illumi-
mated countennnce. Light" In the last
instant of his breathing he lifted up his
hands and cried: Light! Iightr Thank
God for hight in tho evening.
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