Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-02

II0fuOlou. he Thought 10 HIMSELF: NOW,
there is only a thin wall between me and
a departing spirit. How if Ellison should
know how feel? How if Ellison should
find out how my heart futters? What
if Ellison knew my skepticism gave
way?" He slept not.
In the morning, coming down, he said
to the hotel keeper, ''How is the sick
MANI" ''Oh," said the hotel keeper, she
is dead, poor fellow. The doctors told
us he could not last through the night"
"Well," said the young man, "what was
the sick ones name-where is he from?"
"Well," said the hotel keeper, she is
from Providence college," Providence
college,! What is his name?' Ellison"
"Ellisonv' Oh, how the young man was
stunned! It was his old college mate
dead without any lsSFe.
1t was many hours before the young
man could leave that hotel. He got on
his horse and started homeward, and all
the way he heard something saying to
him: dead! Lost! Dead! Lostr' He
came to no satisfaction until he entered
the Christian life, until he entered the
Christian ministry, until he became one
of the most eminent missionaries of the
cross, the greatest Baptist missionary
the world has ever seen since the days of
Paul-no superior to Adoniram Judson.
Mighty on earth, mighty in heaven
Adoniram Judson. Which do you like
the best, Judson's skepticism or Judson's
Christian life, Judson's suffering for
Christ's sake, JudSon's almost martyr
dom? Oh, young man, take your choice
between these two kinds of lives. Your
own heart tells you this morning the
Christian life is more admirable, more
peaceful, more comfortable and more
beautiful.
IN GOOD COMPANY.
Oh, if religion does SO much for man
on earth. what will it do for him in
heaven? That is the thought that comes
to me now. If a soldier can afford to
shout ''Huzza!' when he goes into bat
tie, how much more jubilantly he can
afford to shout ''Huzza!' when he has
gained the victory. Ii religion is SO good
a thing to have here, how bright a thing
it will be in heaven! l want to see that
young man when the glories of heaven
have robed and crowned him. 1 want
to hear him sing when all huskiness of
earthly colds is gone and he rises up
| want to know what standard he will
carry when marching under arches of
pearl in the army of banners. L want
to know what company he will keep in
the land where they are all kings and
queens forever and ever. If I have in
duced one Of you this morning to begin
a better life, then 1 want to know it.
may not in this world clasp hands with
you in friendship. l may not hear from
your own lips the story of temptation
and sorrow, but L will clasp hands with
you when the sea is passed and the gates
are entered.
That might WOO you to better life, |
and that might show you the glories |
with which God clothes his dear chill
dren in heaven, wish l could this morn
ing swing back one of the 10 gates that |
there might dash upon your ear one
shout of the triumph; that there might |
flame upon your eyes one blaze of the
splendor. Oh, when l speak of that good |
land, you involuntarily think of some
one there that you loved-father, moth
er, brother, sister or dear little child gar
nered already.
You want to know what they are do
ing InlS IuOTulHS. Will Tell you Wudb |
they are doing. Singing! You want to
know what they wear. 1 will tell you
what they wear. Coronets of triumph! |
You wonder why oft they look to the
gate of the temple and watch and wait.
L will tell why they watch and wait
and look to the gate Of the temple. For
your coming! l shout upward the news
today, for am sure some of you will re-
pent and start for heaven: "Oh, We
bright ones before the throne, your
earthly friends are coningi Angels pois-
ing midair, cry up the name! Gatekeeper
of heaven, send forward the tidings!
on the bartlements celestial,
throw the signal!'
LOST THRONE.
"Oh," you say, religion | am going
to have. 1t is only question of time"
My brother, l am afraid that you
may lose heaven the way Louis Phi
lippe lost his empire. The Partisan mob
came around the Tuileries, the national
guard stood in defense of the palace,
and the commander said to Louis Phi
Lippe: ''Shall 1 fire now? Shall l order
the troops to fire? With one volley we
can clear the place." NO" said Louis
Philippe, mot yet" A few minutes
passed on, and then Louis Philippe, see
ing the case was hopeless, said to the
general, ''Now is the time to fire."
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