Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-29

voices for the worlds greatest anthem. Lift
the arches for the worlds mightiest process
sion. Let the advancing standard OF the
army OF years. which has inscribed on one
side OF il 1900" and on the other side ''l9)l y
have also inscribed on 1t the most charming
name OF all the universe-the name OF Jesus.
Whether this su question ola worlds ce!e-
bration OF the nativity be taken or not, 1t
has allowed me an opportunity in some
what unusual way OF expressing my love for
the great central character OF all time and
all eternity. He is the infinite noncsuch.
The armies OF heaven drop on their knees
before him. After Bourdaloue. before over
whelmei audiences, has preached Him, and
Milton in immortal blank verse has sung
Him. and Michael Angelo has glorifiei the
ceiling OF the Vatican with His second com
ing, and martyrs while girdled and cano-
pied with the flames OF the stake
have with burning lips kissed his mem
ory, and in the hundred and forty and Tour
thousand" OF heaven with feet on seas OF
glass intershot with sunrise, have with up
lifted and downswung baton, and sounding
comets, and waving banners. and heaven
capturing doxoloSies celebrated HIM, Inc
story OF His loveiness, and His might and HIS
beauty, and His grandeur, and His grace, ana
His intercession. and His sacrifice, and OF II IS
His name on our lips while We live, and when
we die after we have spoken farewell to father
and mother and wife. and child let US SPEAK
that name which is the lullaby OF earth AMI
the transport of heaven.
Before the crossing OF time on the mid
night between December 81. 1900, and the
1st OF January. 1901. many OF us VIII be
gone. Some ofyou will hear the clock strike
twelve OF one century ant IN hour ater II
hear it strike one OF another century, but
many of YOU will not that midnight hear
either the stroke OF old the city clock or Of
the old timepiece In the hallway OF the home
stead Seven wears cut wide swath through
the churches and communities and Nations:
But those who cross from world to world
hefore Old Time in this world crosses that
midnight from century to century VIII tax
among the thrones OF the coming earthly
iubilee. and on the river bank and In tho
house of many mansions, until all heaven
will know of the coming OF that celebration,
that will Ill the earthly Nations with JOY and
helm augment the Nations oil heaven. But
whether here or there we will take part in
the music and the banqueting II We have
made the Lord our portion.
Oh. how would like to stand at my front
door some morning or noon or night ana sec
the sky part and the blessed Lord descend IN
nerson not as he will come in the last judg-
inent. with FIRE and hail and earthquake, but
in sweet tenderness TO pardon all sin, aad
heal all wounds and wipe away all tears,
and feed all hunger, and right all wrongs,
and illumine all darkness, and break al
bondage. and harmonic all discords Some
think he will thus come, but about that
coming make no prophecy, for | am not
enough learned in the Scriptures, as some OF
nv friends are, to announce very positive
opinion. ,,,-.,,
Blu. this I do know. that it would be well
for us to have an international and an inter
world celebration OF the anniversary OF HIS
birthday about the time OF tn, birth OF the
new century. and that it will be wss beyond
all others wisdom for Us 10 take Him as our
present and everlasting coadJutor, an II
that Darling OF earth and heaven Will only
accept YOU and me after all our lifetime OF
unworthiness and sin we can never pay HIM
what we owe, though through all the eternity
TO come we had every hour new song n !
every moment new ascriptton OF homage
and praise. for you see We were IA oGi
among the lost sheep that the go7pel hymn
so patheticaly describes
Ont in the deser; nc heard It's cry,
SIck ard elpe-s an rea ~ 20 de,
But all tlrouyl the mountain t1under r.Veni
Ant I'D from the rocky steep,
here rises a cry to the gate Of heaven,
"Rej rice have found my sheep.
And the angels echo round the throne
"Rrtolce FOR the Lord tr.ngs back His own