Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-09-13

I MItAt Nnt EDA O0Ai t5sHtt QANilN4AE WIN
suppers to earthly henies and heroincs
The Mohammedan's heaven passes its dis
ciples in over the bridge Al STRAIT, which
is finer than hair aud sharper than a
sword, and then they ARE lot loose into q
riot Of everlasting sensuality.
Keep the window Open.
The American aboriaines look forward
TO heaven of illimitable hunting ground,
partridge and deer and wild duck more
than plentiful, and the hounds mover of
tho scent, and the guns mover missing fire.
But tho grographer lIIs followed the earth
round and found no Homer's elysium.
Voyagcrs have traversed the deep in all di-
rectlons and found no Hcsiod's islands Of
the blessed. Tie Mohalnmedan' S celestial
debauchery and the Indians eternal hunt
ing ground for vast mlltitudes have no
charm. But hererolls in the Bible heaven.
No more sea-that is, NJ wide separation.
No more night-that is, no insomnia No
more tears-that is, no heartbreak No
more pain-that is, no dismissal Of lancet
and bitter draft and mlasma and Danish
ment of nouralgias and catalepsies and
consumptions. All colors in the wall ex-
cept gloomy black; all the music in the
major key, because cclebrative and iubi-
liant. River crystalline, gate crystalline
and skies crystalline, because everything
is clear and without doubt. White robes,
and that means sinlcssnass. Walls full Of
odors, and that means pure regalement Of
the senses. Rainbow, and that means the
storm is over. Marriages supper, and that
means gladdest festivity. Twelve manner
Of fruits, and that means luscious and I'M
ending variety. Harp, trumpet, grand
march, anthem, amen and halleluiah in
the same orchestra. Choral meeting solo
and overture meeting antiphon, and stro-
phe joining dithyramb, as they roll into
tho ocean of doxologies. And you and
may have all that and have 1t forever
through Christ If we wila;lot him, with
the blood of one wounded hand, rub out
our sin and with the other wounded hand
swing open the shining portals.
Day and night keep your window open
toward that Jerusulem. Sing about it.
Pray about it. Think about it. Talk
about it. Dream about It. Do not be in
consolable about your friends who have
gone into it. Do not worry If something
in your heart indicates that you are not
far off from its ccstasios. Do not think
that when a Christian dies ne stops, for he
goes on.
An ingenious man has taken the heav-
emily furlOngs as mentioned in Revelation
and has calculated that there will be in
heaven 100 rooms 10 feet square for each /
ascending soul, though this world should
lose 1OO 600, 600 yearly. But all the rooms
Of heaven will be ours, for they are family
rooms, and as no room in your house is
too good for your children so all the rooms |
Of all the palaces of the heavenly Jerusa- |
lem will DO free to Sod S children, and even I
the throntroom will not be denied, and /
you may run up the steps of the throne 1
and put your hand on the side Of the |
throne and sit down beside the King ac- /
cording to tho promise, TO him that over |
cometh will grant to sit with me in my /
throne"
But you cannot go in except as conquer
Ors. Many years ago the Turks and Chris |
tians were in battle, and tho Christians |
were defeated, and with their commander /
Stephen fed toward fortress where the |
mother Of this commander was staying. |
When she saw her son and his army in dis
graceful retreat, she had the gates Of the |
fortress rolled shut and then from the top 4
of the battlement cried out to her son. |
q You cannot enter here except as conquer
orr Then Stephen rallied his forces and /
resumed the battle and gained the day, /
90, 600 driving back 200 900. For those |
who are defeated in battle with sin and |
death and hell, nothing but shame and /
contempt, but for those who gain the vic
tory through our Lord Jesus Christ the .
gates of the New Jerusalem will hoist, and /
there shall be an abundant entrance into
the everlasting kingdom of our Lord, to-
ward which you do well to keep your win
dOWs OPEN