Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-06-21
of the battle. But in our case. instead

of the battle But in our case, instead
of a private soldier offering helmet to
an earl, it is king putting his crown
upon an unworthy subject the king
dying that we might live. Tell it to
all points of the compass. Tell it to
night and day Tell it to all earth
and heaven. Tell it to all centuries,
all ages, all millenniums, that we have
such a magnificent chance in this
world that we need no other chance
in the next.
/ am in the Furnished Judgment hall
of the last day. A great white throne
is lifted, but the judge has not yet
taken it, While we are waiting for
his arrival hear immortal spirits in
conversation. What are you waiting
here for?" says soul that went up
from Madagascar to soul that as
cended from America. The latter
says: 81 came from America, where
forty years heard the gospel preached,
and Bible read, and from the prayer
that learned in infancy at my moth
er's knee until my last hour l had
gospel advantage, but, for some
reason, did not move the Christian
choice, and am here waiting for the
judge to give me new trial and an
other chance" Strange saws the
other; 81 had but one gospel call in
Madagascar, and / accepted it, and l
do not need another chance"
'Why are you here?' says one who
on earth had feeblest intellect to one
who had great brain, and sllvery
tongue, and scepters of influence. The
latter responds: "Oh, l knew more
than my fellows. l mastered libraries,
and had learned titles from colleges,
and my name was synonym for elo-
quence and power. And yet i neg
lected my soul, and | am here waiting
for new trial" Strange" says the
one of the feeble earthly capacity; Il
knew but little of worldly knowledge,
but knew Christ, and made him my
partner, and l have no need of another
chance"
Now the ground trembles with the
approaching chariot The great fold
ing doors of the hall swing open.
stand back!'' cry the celestial ushers.
STAND back and let the judge of
quick and dead pass through He
takes the throne, and looking over
the throng of nations, he says: Come
to Judgment, the last Judgment the
only Judgment" BY one flash from
the throne all the history of each one
flames forth to the vision of himself
and all others. "Divide!" says the
Judge to the assembly. "Dlvide!"
echo the walls. Divide" cry the
guards angelic.
And now the immortals separate,
rushing this way and that, and after
awhile there is great aisle between
them, and great vacuum widening and
widening, and the judge, turning to
the throng on one side, says: "He
that is righteous, let him be righteous
still, and he that is holy, let him be
holy STILL" and then, turning toward
the throng on the opposite side, he
says: "He that is unjust, let him be
unjust still. and he that is filthy. let
him be filthy STILL" and then, lifting
one hand toward each group, he de-
clares: IF the tree fall toward the
south or toward the eth, in the
place where the tree falleth, there it
shall be-" And then | hear something
jar with a great sound 1t is the clos.
ing of the Book of Judgment. The
Judge ascends the stairs behind the
throne The hall of the last assize is
cleared and adjourned forever.