The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-02-14

are worthy OF being kept IN such heav.
enlY shap':' ''Whv," said the ansel,
there is pothing that 80 c.oves heaven
as the prayers OF earth, and they are set
up in sight Of these inhNte multitudes,
and, more than all. in the sight of
Christ, and be cannot forget them, and
they are before him world without end"
Teen We cane out, and as the temple
is a'wavs open, and some worship at
one hour and hers at other hours. We
passed down the street amid the throues
coming and soiug from the g, eat temple
Aud we passed through street called
MARTYR place, and we met there or saw
sitting a. the windows the souls Of those
who oo earth went through fire aud flood
and uuder sword and rack. We sa"
JOHN Wiclif. whose ashes were by decree
of,he council ofConstarce thrown into
the river; and Rogers, who bathed his
bands in the lire as though 1t had been
water; aud B:shop Hooper and Mehall
and L atiner and Ridley and Polycarp.
whom the flames refused to destroy as
they bent outward till a spear did the
work. aGd some Of the Albi9epses ana
! Hdeuenots and consecrated Qneker
who were slain for their religion. IheT
had on them naEY scars, but their scars
were Illuminated, and they had cn their
| faces lock Of especial triumph.
Then ws passed along Song row, and
| we met some os the cid gospel singers
:'Tha: is Isaac Watts" said my aiten J.
ant. As We came up to him he asked
ue if the churches on earth were still
singing the hymns be composed at the
house OF Lord and Lady Abaey, to
whom he paid visit Of Sc years, and |
told him that many OF the churches o2-
ene6 their Sabbath morning services
with his old hYm, wv elcome Sweet Day
CT Rest" and celebrated their gospel
trlumphs with his hymn, Salvation =
the Joyful Sone!" and often reused the!e
| Gevo.ions hy bis hymn "Come We
That Love the Lscd."
While we were talking he introduced
oe tc another Of the song writers and
SAID, "Ehis IS Charles Wesley, who be
lonse6 on earth 70 different c9urca
from mine, out we are al now members
OF toe same church. the temple OF GOD
aud tie Lamb" And I told Charles
Wesley that almost every Sabbath we
sang ore of his old hymns, Arm OF
| the Lord Awake!" or Come. Let US
Join Our Friends Above" Or Love Dl,
vine. AL Love EScelling." Aud while
we were talking on that street calico
Song row Kirk White, The consunpl!ve
college student, now everiastinsly well,
and we talked over his old Christmas
hymn, when Marshaled on the Night
| ~ Pain" Aud William Cowper came
up, now entirely recovered from his re
lleious melancholy and not looking as Il
be had ever in demeutia attempted SUI
eide, and we talked o0er the wide earth
~ celebrity and heavenly po|er Il bis
old h, mns, "Whan Can Read Nv II
tie Clear" and ''Tuere is Fountaln
Filled With 9iood."
And there we met George w. BE-
thune of wondrous BROOKLYN pastorate
and told him OF bow his comfortlns
hymn had been sung st opsequles al.
around tae world 1t is not Death &c
DE-" Aud Toplady came up auc
asked about whether the church was
still making use of his old hymn, 'Rocs
| of Ages Cleft For Me-" Aud we me-
also on Song row Newton and Hastings
and Mouteomery AID Hora,lo B onar auo
we heard floating from window 10 WIN
dow suatcrss of the old hymns which
they started ol earth aud started never
| TO die.
''But" SAYS some Of nv hearers ''dle
you see anything of our friends in hesv'
en?'' Oh, yes did. Did you see my
| children there2" says some one. ''ano
are there any marks Of their last sick
ness still upou shem?" I did see Them.
but there was no pallor, no cough, nc
fever, no languor about them. They
are all we'll am ruddY and sougtul ano
bounding With eternal mirth. They
told me to give their love to you thai
they thought of you hour by hour ano
that when they could be excused IRON
the heavenly Fairgrounds they came
down and hoverel over, and kissed your
cheek. and filed your dreams with then
glad faces, aud that they would be at the
gate to greet you when you assembled tc
be with them forever.
"But," say other voices, ''did you see
our glorifed frien,s?" Yes, saw them
and they are well II the land across
which no pneumonlss or palsies or drop
sizes or typhoids ever sweep. The aro'
ma blows over from orchards with trees
bearing - manner OF fruits, and gardens
compared with which Chatsworth is g
desert. The climate is mingling OF an
earthly June and October, the balm OF
the one and the tonic of the other. The
social life IN that realm where they are
is superb and perfect. No controversies
or iealousies OF hates, but love, unlVsr'
sal love, everlasting love. Aud they
told me to tell you not to weep for them
for their happiness knows no bound,
and it is only question of time when
you shall reign with them IN the same
palace and join with them in the same
exploration of planets and the same
tour of worlds.
OUG SOUUCt IL GUIS oSoCooAy 10 al oSo
turned face that seems to ask how about
the ages Of those in heaven. s'Do my
departed children remain children or have
they lost their childish vivacitY? Do my
departed parents remain aged, or have
they lost the venerable out OF their ma
tures:" Well, from what I saw think
childhood had advanced to full maturity
of faculty, retaining all the residence of
childhood, and that the aged had re-
treated to nid.ife, freed from all decsd
ence, but still retaining the charm of
the venerable. In other wo-ds, it was
fully developed aud complete lfs of all
souls, whether young or old.
Some one says, "Will you tell US
what most impressed you in heaven?"
I will. I was most impressed with the
reversal of earthly conditions. I knew
of course that there would be differences
of attire and residence In heaven, for
D.,.l Saol~.oS op,J1c