Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-03-27

Rev. John Newton, the famC OF whose
piety fills all Christ onl,o1l. wilil0 I. Ir0f-
hgate sailor on shipboaT,l in his dream.
thought that being approached him
and gave him a very beautiful ring and
put it upon his finger and said to him,
LAS long as you wear that ring you VIII
be prospered; if you lose that ring. you
will be ruined
In the same dream another parsonage
appeared, and by strange infatuation
persuaded John Newton to throw that
ring overheard, and it sank into the sea.
Then the mountains in sight were full Of
fire, and the air was lurid with consum-
ing wrath. While John Newton was re-
penting of his folly in having thrown
overheard the treasure. another person
age came through the dream and told
John Newton he would plunge into the
sea and bring the ring up if he desired it.
He plunged into the sea and brought
it up and said to John Newton, Here
is that gem, but I think I will keep it for
you, lest you lose it again. and John
=, Newton consented, and all the fire went
out from the mountains, and all the
signs of lurid wrath disappeared FROM
the air. and John Newton said that he
saw in his dream that that valuable gem
was his soul, and that the being who per-
suaded him to throw it overheard was
satan, and that the one who plunged in
and restored that gem, keeping it for
him, was Christ. And that dream makes
one of the most wonderful chapters in
the life of that most wonderful man.
A German was crossing the Atlantic
ocean, and in his dream he saw man
with handful of white flowers, and he
was told to follow the man who had that
handful of white flowers. The German,
arriving in New York, wandered into
the Fulton street prayer meeting. and
Mr.. Lamphier - whom many OF you
knOw-the great apostle Of prayer meet
ings, that day had given to him buncl
of tuberoses.
They stood on his desk and ct tho close
of the religious services he took tie tube
roses and started hOmeward, and the
German followed him, and through an
interpreter told Mr.. Lallphier tll@t en-
the sea he had dreamed of a man With
handful of white flowers and VS. told
to follow him. Suffice it 10 s.ay, e.
that interview and following intcrri KS
he became a Christian and is :, ciJy-l. Is
sionary preaching the gospel TO his own
countrymen. God in a dream.
John Hardock, while on GAiy1o.r..
dreamed one night that the day Of -
ment had come, and that the roll OF -
ships crew was called, except his CTn
name, and that these people, this G.. s..
were all banished, and III his GIccll -
asked the reader why his own name w.
omitted, and he was told it VS. TO $50
him more opportunity for rcl'e--t:.---,.
He woke up a different man. L1 Lcc1-.--
illustrious for Christian attainment. A.
you do not believe these things, thea vo-
must discard all testimony and refuse to
accept any kind of authoritative wi,neas.
God in dream!
DREAM OF THE JUDGMENT DAY.
Rev. Herbert Mendes was converted to
God through dream of the last j,;,.s,-
ment, and | doubt if there is Il man or
woman in this house today rh;-t Las rot
had some dream Of that great d. Vi
Judgment which shall be the windi.i.; Up
of the worlds history. If you have rct
dreamed of it, perhaps tonight you may
dream of that day.
There are enough materials 10 make Il
dream. Enough voices, for there G.-l-I
be the roaring of the clements al.,t -
great earthquake Enough L IL Ior Ii
dream, for the world shall bla..,. .-.......
excitement, for the mount,;iu; til.-l ..-.-.
Enough water, fer The ovc,.4 ..---- .--..
Enough astronomical l.l3--,--.e-. d..
the stars shall go out. L-.y,..,-4t,. .....
TONS for ali the races OF Ill l-....
will fall into line Of one Of Two -..-
sions, the one ascending and IT, l.. ~.
descending, the one led on by t.. Ill.,
on the white horse of eternal victor Tie
other led on by Apollyon on the L.,.c-l
charger of eternal defeat.
The dream comes on me now, and /
see the ightnings from above answering
the volcanic disturbances from beneath,
and hear the long reverberating thun-
ders that shall wake up the dead, and on
one side l see the opening of a gate into
scenes golden and amethystine, and on
the other side l hear the changing back
of a gate into bastiles of eternal bond
age, and all the seas, lifting up their crys-
tai voices, cry, Come to judgment!'
and all the voices Of the heaven cry.
"Come to judgmentr' and crumbling
mausoleum and Westminster abbeys and
pyramids of the dead with marble voices
cry, "Come to judgment!'
And the archangel seiZes an instru-
ment of music which has never yet been
sounded, an instrument of music that
was made only for one sound, and thrust
ing that mighty trumpet through the
clouds and turning it this way he shall
put it to his lip and blow the long, loud
blast that shall make the solid earth
culver, crying, "Come to judgmentv'
Then from this earthly grossness quit,
ALFRED in stars we 81 all forever sit.