The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-01


only matriculate you into the royal college
of the universe.
What a sublime thing it was that DR.
Thornwell, of South Carolina, uttered in
his last dying momentsi AS he looked up
be said, 1T opens; it expands; it expands"
Or as Mr.. Toplady, the author of Rock of
Ages" in his last moment, or during his
last hours, looked up and said, as though
he saw something supernatural, Light
and then as he came on nearer the dying
moment, his countenance more luminous,
he cried, ''Lightp' and at the very moment
of his departure lifted both hands, some
thing supernatural in his countenance as
he cried, ,'Lightr' Only another name for
sunshine.
A SELECT SOCIETY INDEED.
Besides that we shall have all the pleas
ures of association. We will go right up
in the front of God without any fright.
All our sins gone, there will be nothing to
be frightened about. There our old Chris
tian friends will troop around us. Just as
now one of your sick friends goes away to
Florida, the land of flowers, or to the south
of France, and you do not see him for
long while, and after awhile you meet
him, and the hollows under the eyes are all
filed, and the appetite has come back, and
the crutch has been thrown away, and he
is so changed you hardly know him. You
say, why, never saw you look we'll"
He says; Il couldn't help but be well. j
have been sailing these rivers and climbing
these mountains and that's how got this
elasticity. never was so WELL
Oh, my friends, your departed loved ones
are only away for their health in a better
climate, aud when you meet them they
will be so changed you will hardly know
them; they will be so very much changed,
and after awhile, when you are assured
that they are your friends, your departed
friends, you will say: "Why, where is that
cough? Where is that paralysis? Where
is that pneumonia Where is that con-
SUMPTION And he will say: "Oh, ! am
entirely well; there are no sick ones in this
country. Ihave been ranging these hills, and
hence this elasticity. have been here now
seen-we are all well in this climate"
And then stand at the gate Of the celes-
tial city to see the professions como out,
and see "A long procession OF little children
with their arms full of flowers, and then ]
see procession of kings and priests NOV
ing in celestial pageantry-a long process
sion, but no black tasseled vehicle, no
mourning group-and say: "How strange
it isl Where is your Greenwood? Where is
your Laurel hill? Where is your Westmin-
ster abbey?" And they shall cry, There
are no graves here" And then listen to the
tolling of the old belfries of heaven, the old
belfries Ct eternity. / listen to hear them
toll for the dead. But they toll not
for the dead. They only strike up sill
vary chime, tower to tower, east gate 10
west gate, as they ring out, "They shall
hunger no more, neither thirst any more,
neither shall the sun light on them, nor any
heat, for the Lamb which is in the midst of
the throne shall lead them to living foun-
tains of water, and God shall wipe away all
tears from their eyes"
Oh, unglOve your hand and give it TO me
in cOngratulation on that scene. L feel as
i'll would shout. will shout halleluiah!
Dear Lord, forgive me that 1 ever com
planned about anything If all this is be
fore us, who cares for anything but God
and heaven and eternal brotherhood2 Take
the Grape oil the dOorbell. Your loved ones
are only away for their health in a land
ambrOsial Come, Lowell Mason; come
Isaac Watts and give US your best hymn
about JOY celestial
A IEAYEN on EARTH
What is the use of postponing our heaven
any lougery Let il begin now, and whose
ever hath a harp, let her thrum it; and
whosoever hath a trumpet, let him blow it;
and whosoeN er hath an organ, let him give
US a full diapasOn. They crowd down the
air, spirits blessed, moving II cavalcade OF
triumph. Their chariot wheels whirl in
the Sabbath sunlight. They comel Halt,
armies of God. Haiti until we are ready
to join the battalion of pleasures that never
die
Oh, my friends, it would take a sermon
as long as eternity u tell the joys that are
coming to US. 1 just set open the sunshiny
door Come in, all We disciples of the
world who have found the world mock
cry. Come in, all ye disciples of the dance
and see the bounding feet of this heavenly
gladness. Come in, We disciples of worldly
amusement and see the stage where kings
are the actors, and burning worlds the
footlights, and thrones the spectacular
Arise, We dead in sin, for this is the morn
ing of the resurrection. The joys of heav-
en- submerge our soul. Ipull out the trump
ct stop. In thy presence there is a full
ness Of joy; at thy right hand there are
pleasures forevermore.
Blessed are the saints beloved of God
Washed are their robes in Jesus blood;
Brighter than angels 10, they shinei
Their glories splendid and sublime.
My soul anticipates the day,
Would stretch her wing and soar away
To aid the song, the palm TO bear,
And bow the chief of sinners there.
Oh, the sunshine, the glorious sunshine.
the everlasting sunshine!