Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-12-01
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prison in time o. persecution, and one Gay
he 90, OF bis shackles. and be came and
stood ty the prison door. and when the
;stler was opening the door with one stroke
he struck down the man who had incarcera-
ted him.
Passing along the streets OF London. he
wondered where his family was. He did
no, dare 10 ask les, he excite suspicion. but
passing along a little way from the prison he
saw 4 keiih Iankard. a cup that belonged TO
tie family from generation TO generation.
He saw i. In a window. His family, hoping
that sone day he would get clear, came and
lived as near q. they could to the prison
house. AMI they set that Keith tankard In
the window. hoping he would see it. and he
came along and saw it. and knocked at the
door, and went in. and the long absent fam
iiy we're all together again. Oh. II you
would start for the kingdom OF God to-dey.
| think some OF you would tini near.y all
your friends and nearly all your families
around the holy tankari OF the holy COM
munion-fathers. mothers. brothers. sisters,
around that slcrei tankard which COM
memora.es the love Of Jesus Christ our Lora .
On, il will be II great communion day when
your whole family sits around the sacred
tankard One on earth. one IN heaven.
Once more l remark that when the prof.
igat gets back the inhabitants OF heaven
keep festival. am very certain OF II. II
YOU nave never SNt'n u rIFSEtpIit CtthEt.SSu
nave no idea how nauy cities are connected
together and how many lands Nearly all
The neighborhoois o. che earth seem ret!cu-
late :. and news flies from city TO city aud
from continent 20 continent. But more rap
Idly 30 the things from earth TO heaven.
and when a ptodigal returns It is announced
before the throne OF Go !.
And II these souls to-day should enter tho
kingdom there would be some one in the
heavenly kingdom 10 say. That's my
father" That's my mother" That's my
son ''Tha,'s M daughter" That's my
trien1.' That's the on. used 10 pray for
That's the one for whom l w pt so MANY
tears" and one soul would say. ''Hosanna -
and another soul would say. "Halleiu,an :"
Pleased with the naws. tn saints o.ioy
In songs their tOngues employ.
Beyond the skies thn Il iiny- 20.
Aud heaven is file! with Joy.
Nor angels can their JOY contain,
But kinile with new fire.
The sinner los, is found. they sing,
And strike the sounding Tyre.
At the banquet OF Lucullus sat Cicero, the
orator. AT the Macedonian festival sal
Philip. the conqueror. At the Grecian han.
quet sat Socrates, the philosopher, but a
our Fathers table SIT ali the returned proii-
gals, more than conquero-s. The table is SO
wide its leaves reach across seas and across
lands. Its guests are the redeemed Of the
earth an the gloriiei Of heaven. The ring
Of Coils forgiveness On every hand. the
robe Of a Saviour's righteousness adroop
from every shoulder. The wine that glow.
IN the cups is from the boz wis of 10, 900 sacra
ments. Let all the redeemed OF earth an
all the gloriied Of heaven arise. and with
cleaning chalice drink to the return OF I
thousand prodigals. Sing, sing, sing
worthy is the Lamb that was slain to re
ceive blessing and riches and honor am
glory and power, world without end!