The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-21

have fought the good fight: I have
| finished my course; / have kept the
faith" Hugh McKail went to one side
of the scaffold of martyrlom and cried:
Farewell, sun, moon and stars! fare
well all earthly delightsr' Then went
to the other side of the scaffold and
cried: Welcome God and Fatheri We'll
come. sweet Jesus Christ, the Mediator
of the covenant! Welcome death! Well
come gloryr A minister of Christ in
Philadelphia, dying, said in his last
moments. Il move into the light"
They did not go down in doubling, and
fearing, and shivering, but their battle
cry rang through all the caverns of the
sepulcher, and was echoed back from
all thrones of Heaven, 20 DEATH where
is thy sting? o grave! where is thy
victory?" Sing, my soul, of joys to
come.
l saw beautiful being wandering
up and down the earth. She touched
the aged, and they became young.
She touched the poor, and they became
rich. said: "Who is this beautiful be-
ing, wandering up and down the earth"
They told me that her name was
Death What a strange thrill of joy
when the palsied Christian begins to
use his arm again! When the blind
Christian begins to see again. When
the deaf Christian begins to hear again!
When the poor pilgrim puts his feet on
such pavement, and joins in such COM
pany, 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 jubilant expressions,
all rapturous EXPLANATIONS; bring them
to me, and l will pour them upon this
theme of the souls olsen
thrallmentl Oh! the joy of the
spirit as it shall mount up toward
the throne of God, shouting, Free!
Free. Your eye has gazed upon the
garniture of earth and Heaven;
but the eye hath not seen it. Your
ear has caught harmonies uncounted
and cribable-capght them from
harp's trill, birds carol, and waterfalls
dash, and oceans do1ology: but the ear
hath not heard it. How did those
blessed ones get up into the light?
What hammer knocked off their chains?
What loom wove their chains so light?
Who gave them wings? All! eternity is
not long enough to tell it; seraphim
have not capacity enough to realize it
the marvels of redeeming love! 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 the throne, thou failest, Sing on,
praise on, We hosts of the glorified: and
if with your sccpters You cannot reach
it. and with your songs You cannot eX-
press it, then let all the myriads of the
saved unite in the exclamation, Jesus!
Jesus. Jesus,''
There will be a password at the gate I
IF Heaven. A great multitude comes
up and knocks at the gate. The gate |
keeper says: The password" They I
say: I'VE have no password. We were !
great on earth and now we come up to /
De great in Heaven" A voice from |
within answers: 81 never knew !
7ou." Another group comes up to
he gate of Heaven and knocks.
The gatc-keeper says: THE pass
word" They say, 1--WE have no pass
word We did great many noble
Kings on earth. We endowed colleges
md took care of tho poor" A voice
rom within says, 81 never knew you"
mother group comes up 10 the gate of
Ieaven and knocks. The gate-keeper
avs, 1.-The password" They answer.
We were wanderers from God, and
deserved to die; but we heard the voice
# jesus" "Ay! ah." says the gate
,eeper, that is the password. Lift up
our heads, We everlasting gates, and
ct these people come in" They go in
nd surround the throne, jubilant for
YER
All. do you wonder that the last
lours of the Christian on earth are
by thoughts of the coming
-lory? Light in the evening. The
medicines may be bitter. The pain
nay be sharp. The parting may be
Yet, light in the even
ny. As all the stars of night sink their
nchOrs of pearl in lake, and river, and
ca. so the waves of Jordan shall be
with the down-fashing of
he glory to come. The dying soul
oolSs up at the consultations. The
.ord is my light and my salvation;
whom shall fea-?" THE Lamb which is
n the midst of the throne shall lead
hem to living fountains of water, and
rod shall wipe away all tears from
heir eyes" Close the eyes of the de-
,arted one; earth would seem tame to
is enchanted vision. Fold the hands;
ife's work is ended. Veil the face: it
las been TRANSPORTED. Mr.. Toplady,
n his dying hour, said Light" In
he last instant of his breathing he
fitted up his hands and cried, Light.
light" Thank God for light in the
vening.
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