Connecticut western news., 1893-07-13

to hear again. When the poor pilgrim puts his feet on such pavement and joins in such company and has free seat in such great temple!
 Hungry men no more to hunger; thirsty men no more to thirst; weeping men no more to weep; dying men no more to die. Gather up all sweet words, all ju- bilant expressions, all rapturous excla- nations. Bring them to me, and will pour them upon this stupendous theme of the souls disenthrallment! Oh, the joy of the spirit as it shall mount up to- ward the throne of God shouting: Freei Freel Your eye has gazed upon the gar niture of earth and heaven, but the eye hath not seen it. Your ear has caught harmonies uncounted and dindescribable- caught them from harp's trill and birds carol and waterfalls dash and oceans doxology, but the ear hath not heard 1t.
 How did those blessed ones get up into the light? What hammer knocked off their chains? What loom wove their robes of light? Who gave them wings? An, eternity is not long enough to tell it; seraphim have not capacity enough to realize 1.-the marvels of redeeming lovei Let the palms wave; let the crowns glitter; let the anthems ascend; let the trees of Lebanon clap their
 hands-they cannot tell the half of it.
 Archangel, before the throne, thou
 failestl Sing on, praise on, ye hosts of
 the glorifed. And if with your scepters
 you cannot reach it and with your songs
 you cannot express it, then let all the
 myriads of the saved unite in the ex-
 clamation, "Je3us! Jesus! Jesusp'
 There will be password at the gate of heaven. A great multitude come up and knock at the gate. The gatekeeper
 says, "The password" They say: "We
 have no password. We were great on earth, and now we come up to be great in heaven" A voice from within an-
 swers, II never knew you" Another
 group come up to the gate of heaven and
 knock. The gatekeeper says, "The pass
 word" They say: "We have no pass
 word We did great many noble
 things on earth. We endowed colleges
 and took care of the poor.' A voice
 from within says, "I never knew you"
 Another group come up to the gate of
 heaven and knock. The gatekeeper says,
 1.-The password" They answer, 'We
 were wanderers from God and deserved to die, but we heard the voice of Jesus" Aye, ave-" said the gatekeeper, "that is the passwordl Lift up your heads, ye
 everlasting gates, and let these people come in." They go in and surround the throne, jubilant forever.
 Ahl do you wonder that the last hours of the Christian on earth are illuminated by thoughts of the coming glory? Light in the evening" The medicines may be bitter. The pain may be sharp. The parting may be heartrending. Yet light In the evening. As all 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 fash ing of the glory to come. The dying soul looks up at the cancellations. ssThe Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?' '.The Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall lead them to living fountains of water, and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. 1" Close the eyes of the departed one; earth would seem tame to it's enchanted vision. Fold the hands; life's work is ended. Veil the face; it has been trans figured. MT. Toplady in his dying hour said, Light" Coming nearer the expir- ing moment, he exclaimed, with illumi- mated countenance, Light" In the last instant of his breathing he lifted up his hands and cried: Light! Lightp' Thank God for lipht in the evening"