Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-14

myriad voices, a myriad harps,
myriad thrones, a myriad palaces,
there dash upon us. "Hosannah!
Hosannah ~
Throw back the shutters and let
the sun come in" said dying Scovllle
Medium, one of my Sabbath School
boys. You can see Paul putting on
robes and wings of ascension, as he
exclaims, IL have fought the good
fight; have finished my course; have
kept the faith" Hugh Nj Kali went
To one side Of the scaifold of martyr
dom and cried. Farewell sun,
moon and stars farewell all
earthly delights" Then went to the
other side of the scaffold and cried,
"Welcome God and Father? w, leone,
sweet Jesus Christ the Mediator of
the covenant! Welcome death! Wei
come glorvw minister of Chri-t in
Philadelphia, DYING, said, in his st
moments, Il move into the Ii ghtl'
! They did not go down doubling, aud
fearing, and shivering, but their bat
| tie cry rang through all the caverns
of the sepulchre and was echoed ba TX
| from all the thrones of heaven. go
death! where is lhy sting? o grave!
where is thy victory Sing, my soul,
of joys to come.
] saw beautiful being wandering
up and down the earth. She touched
the aged, and they became young.
She touched the poor and they be-
came rich. ] said, "Who is this beau
! tiful being, wandering up ami down
the carth?' They told me that her
name was death. What a strange
- 80 of Joy when the palsied Chris
tian begins TO use his arm again!
! When the blind Christian begins TO
hear again! When the poor pilgrim
puts his feet on such pavement,
and joins in such company, and has n
free seat in such great temple? Hun
CRY men no more to hunger: thirsty
men no more To thirst; weeping IN n
no more to weep; dying men no more
! TO die. Gather up all sweet words, all
jubilant express ons, all rapturous ey-
clamations; bring them TO me, and /
| will pour them upon this stupendous
theme of theme of the souls distn-
thralment! 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; hut the eye hath
not seen it, Your ear has caught har-
monies amounted and in lescrIba BILE
caught them from harris triIl, and
bras carol, and waterfalls dash, and
oceans doXology; but the ear hath not
heard il. How did tho-e bless a ones
get up into the light? What hammer
knocked Off their chat y! What loom
wove their robes OF light? Who gave
them wings? All! eternity is no, long
enough 10 tell il; seraphim have not
capacity enough t. realize 1.-THE
maryels of redeemiug love, Let tn :
palms wave; let the crowns 81 tier;
let the anthems ascend; let the trees
of Lebanon clap their han Is they
cannot tell the half of il. Archangel
before the throne, no fullest. Sing
on, praise on, We hosts Of the gloritied;
and if with your sceptres you en-
not reach it, and with your songs You
cannot express it, then let all the
myriads OF the saved unite in the eX-
elimination, Jesus, Jesus! Jesus
There will be a password at the gate
OF heaven. A great multitude come
up and knock ~ the gate. The g te-
keeper says, The password" They
say, I'VE have no password. We were
great on carth and now we come up To
be great in heaven" a voice from
within answers, II never knew you.
Another group come up TO the gate oil
heaven and knock. The gat- keeper
says, THE pass ord. They say,
I'VE have no password We did a
great many noble things on earth. We
endowed colleges and took care OF the
poor" a vo ce from within says,
never knew you" Another group
! n n ~ 10 81 a m IA
knock. The gatekeeper says, The
password" They answer, 1--WE were
~ anderers from q d, and deserved to
die, but we heard the voice of Jesus
"AYi ay" says the gatekeeper, THAT
is the password Lift up your heads,
ye everlasting gates, and let thee
people come in" They go in and sur
round the throne, jubilant for ever.
All! do you wonder that the last
hours of the Christian on earth are
il animated by thoughts of the coming
glory? Light in the evening. The
medicines may be bitter. The pain
may be sharp. The parting may be
heart-rending. Yet, light in the
evening. AS all the stars of nightsinB
their anchors of pearl in lake, and
river and sea, so the waves of Jordan
shall be Illuminated with the down
flashing of the glory to come Tie
dying soul looks up at the const liza.
tions. The Lord is my light and my
salvation; whom shall | fear?" THE
Lamb which is in the III DIST of tbs
throne shall lead them TO living foun.
tains of wa er, and God shall wipe
away all tears from their eyes" Close
the eyes of the departed one: earth
would seem tame to it's enchanted Wis
ion. Fold the hands: LIES work il
ended. Veil the face: it has beer
TRANSPORTED. Mr.. Toplady, In his dy
ing hour, said, Light" Coming
nearer the expiring moment. he ex
claimed, with illuminated countenance
Light" In the last instant of his
breathing, he lifted up h hands anC
cried, Light! Light Thank God fol
Light in the evening.