The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-05-30

a sacred instrument, Why did she not take
that? The trumpet was sacred instru-
ment, why did she not take that? Amid
that great host there must nave been
musical Instruments more used i'll religious
service. No. She took that which she
liked the best, aid on which she could best
express her graduation over u nations
rescue, first through the retreat of the
valves of the Red sea, and then through
the clapplng OF the hands Of their destruc-
ton. SO l withdraw my criticism Of
Miriam. Let every one take her, Or his,
best mode of divine worship and celebration.
My idea of heaven is that it is place
where we can do as we please and have
everythin" we want. OF course we will
do nothing wrong, and want nothing harm
full
How much of the material and physical
will finally make up the heavenly world.
| know not, but / think Gabriel will have
Handel his organ. and Thalberg his piano.
and the great Norwegian performer his
violin and Miriam her timbrel.. and. as I
cannot make music on any OF them |
think I will move around among all of
them and listen But there are our friends
Of the Scotch Coyenantcr church. who 10
not like musical instruments at all i'll
divine worship. and they need not have
them. i tell Duncan aih: Mcleod and
Bruce they need never hear i'll heaven ii
We will all do as we please in that radiant
place. if, through the rardonlng and sancti.
fving grace Of Christ we ever get there.
What day it will DC when We stand On
the beach Of heaven and look back OH the
Red Of this worlds sin ana trouble.
and celebrate The fact tina: we have rot
through. and got over. and got up. our
sins and our troubles attemptin" to follow
gone clear down under the waves. oh.
crimson floods. roll over them. and
drown them. and drown chem forever.
What Il celebration it viii he--our rrsllr-
rccted bo.!ics Standing on the beach. whose
mobiles are amethyst and emerald and
agate and diamonds. What Il shaking Of
hands, What Il talking over old times.
What Il jubilee. What IN opportunity 10
for that, ] am looking forward 10 eternal
socialtioS. 70 be with God and. never
sin against Him 70 be with Christ ard
forever feel His love. To walk together
in robes OF white with those tylti! FEhom
on Garth we walked together IN black
raimcnt Of mourning. 10 gather III the
members of orr scattered families and en-
brace them with no embarrassment. though
all heaven be looking on. \ mine III Scot
land cavcd in. and caught. amid the rocks.
q young man, who. III Il tex DAYS was 70
have been united in holy marriage. No
one could get heart to tell his Atliancca of
the death of her beloved but some one
made her believe that he had changed his
mind about the marriage and wntullE dls-
appeared. Fifty years passed on. when
one day the miners. delving in the Garth
suddenly came on the body of that young
man. which had all those years been keDs
from the air and looked Just as 1T vas vas the
day of ,, the .o,,+, calamity m SS ROM:
looking as on the day he died But 10
one recognized the silent form. After
while they called the oldest in bahitants -
come and see if any one could recognize hllil.
A woman. with bent form and her halr
snowy white with years. came last. and,
looking upon the silent form that had been
completely preserved gave Il bitter cry
and fell into a long swoon. 1t was the
one to whom half Il century before she
WAS 10 have been welded. looking then
Just as when i'll the days of their youth,
iner affections had commingled. But the
emotion Of her soul was too great Tor mortal
endurance. and two days after those. who
fifty years before were to have joined hands in
wedlock. were ut last married in the tomb
and side by side they wait for the reSur-
rcction. Ny friends We shall come ut last
upon those of orr loved ones who long @@o
caltc,l on the Journey of life. They viii
De as fair and beautiful. yea fairer and
more beautiful, than when VIC parteG 1ruul
them. 1t may be old age looking upon
childhood or youth. Oh, my Lord. how we
navc missed them. Separated tor ten years
or twcury years or fifty years. but roges er
nj tho last. Together at the last. lust
think Of ii! VIII il NOT be glorious? Mir
ans song again appropriate. Tor death,
riding on The pale horse. with his four h0ofs
OH all our hearts shall have been forever
diScomiitt"d.
| see them now---the giorified! Assem-
bleGi for celebration mightier and more
jubiIant dian that on the banks of the Red
sea and from ali lands and ages. on beach
Of light above beach of light. gallery above
gallery and thrones above thrones in cir
cling sweep of ton thousand rifles surround
ing ana uphcayed splendor, while standing
before them on sea Of glass mingled with
fire" Michael, the archangel. with swing
;ur sc,4,trn. beats time for the multitudi-
nous chorus. crying: Sing! Singl Sing W
- the Lord. for he has trulnphcd gloriouSiy.
the horse aad his rider hath he thrown into
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