Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-02-11

ment of soul. look far down AMI look far
up and to force upon you the conclusion
that If all our climbing has only shovnu US
. the foundations OF this wall, what must the
wall itself be: and if this is the outside OF
heaven. what must the inside BE-: and il all
this is fgurative, what must the reality oe:
Oh. this piled up magnifcence Of the heav-
emily wall: Oh, this eternity Of decora-
ion. Oh. this opalescent, forescent,
enthronement OF all colors, 4 minglin- OF
the blue OF skies, and the surf OF seas, and
the green Of meadows, AMI the upholstery OF
%autunnal forests. and the fire OF August
sunsets. All the sp:endors Of earth and
heaven dashed into tnosa twelve rows OF
Foundation wall. All that, marx you. on,y
typical Of the spiritual glories that roll over
heaven like the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
swing IN one billow.
Do vcu not see that it was impossible
that v1u understand a hundreith part OF the
suggestiveness OF that twenty nEst chatter
Of Revelation without going INTO some or
the particulars Of toe wall OF heaven and
dipping up some of its dripping colors, AMI
running your eye along some Of its won
drous crystaiiizatious, and e1afninln, sons
Of the frozen light in its turquoise, and
feeling with yoCr own fin ser me hardness
of its sapphire, AMI shielding your eyes
against the Summarizing hrillisnca in its
heryI and studying the 1909 miles Of emer-
aid without a flaw Yet all this only the
outside of heaven, AMI tia poorest part o.
the outside; not the wall itself, but only the
foot of the wall. for my text says, The
foundations of the wall OF the city were gar
nished with all manner OF precious stones.'
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crying out with James Montgomery:
When shall these eyes thv heaven built walls
And pearly gates behold"
Oh, my soul. If my text shows Us only
the outside, what must the inside b. While
riding last summer through the emparor's
park near St. Petersburg. | was captivatai
with graves, transplantei from all zones,
and the flower beds-mjlas this way aud
miles that w~ay-,ncaf ned with beauty.
and the fountains boa ,ns in such revel
with the sunlight as nowhere else is seen, |
said. This is beautiful. | never saw any
thing like this before"
But when | entered the palace and saw
the pictured walls, and the long line OF stat
uary, and aquariums afoat with all bright
scales, and aviaries a-chant with bird voices,
and the inner doors Of the palaces were
swung back by tue chamberlain, and l saw
the emperor and empress aud princes and
princesses, and they greeted me with a cor
diality of old acquaintanceshlp, forget all
the groves and floral bewitchment | had
seen outside before entrance. And now l
ask, if the outside of heaven attracts our
souls to-day, how much more will be the up
lifting when we get inside and see the King
in His beauty and all the princes and
princesses Of the palaces of amethyst
Are you not glad that we did not stop In
our ascent this morning until We got to the
top round of the foundation wall OF heaven,
the twelfth row, the amethyst! Perhaps the
ancient Hebrews we're not, after all, SO far
out of the way when they thought that the
touch of the amethyst gave pleasant dreams,
for the touch of it this hour gives me a very
pleasant dream. Standing on this amethyst
l dream a dream. l close my eyes ami l seq
it all. We are there. This is heaven. Not
the outside, but the inside Of heaven
With what warmth of welcome our long
ago departed loved ones have kissed u.s.. Myl
How they have changed in looks. They
were SO sick when they went away, and now
they are SO we'll. Look Yonder is the
place Of our Lord the King. Not kept a
moment outside we are ushered into the
throneroom. Stretching out His SCARED
hand He, says, 81 nave loved thee with an
everlasting love" and we respond, "Whom
have | in heaven but Thee"
But, look! Yonder is the playground Of
the children. Children do you want a throne.
n a. ~ In ~ Shihas III HANJ
are on the Fairgrounds Of heaven the call
dren. Out Of the sick cradle Of earth they
came into this rOmping mirth OF the eternal
Fairgrounds. [ clap my hands to cheer
them in the glee. Yonder are the palaces Of
the martyrs, and before their doorway the
flowers, crimson as the bloody martyrdoms
through which they waded up into glory.
Wonder is Apostolic row, and the highest
turrets is over the home of Paul. Here is
Evangelist place. Yonder are the concert
halls in which the musicians of eartn and
heaven are taking part-Handel with organ,
and David with harp. and Gabriel with
trumpet, and four and twenty elders with
voices.
And an angel of God says: "Where shall
l take you? On what street of heaven
would you like to live? What celestial
habitation would you like to occury?' And
answer. NOW that ii have got inside the
wall made up of all manner of precious
stones l do not care where you put me. Just
show me where my departed loved ones are.
l have seen the Lord, aud next | want to
see them.
But here are those with whom 1 toiled in
the kingdom of God on earth. They are
from my old parishes at Bellevllle and Syra-
cuse and Philadelphia and Brooklyn. and
from many places on both sides the sea
where l have been permitted to work with
them and for them. Give them the best
places you can find. l will help steady
them as they mount the thrones. | will help
you burnish their corOuets.
Take these, nny old friends to as good
rooms as you can get for them in the house
of many mansions, and with windows look
ing out upon the palace Of the great King.
As for myself, anywhere in heaven is good
enough for me. Halleiuiah to the Lamb
that was slain" But | awake. In the ecstasy
OF the momont my foot slipped from the
layer Of amethyst. that SO called producer
of dreams, and in the effort to catch myself
the vision vanished. And, -, it was but a
dream
Herr Kirschner, a Breslau lawyer, mas
oeeu elected Under-Burgomaster Of Der
lin. German papers speak Of him as
sacrificing a ''magniicent' law practice
to accept the place, aud one paper puts