The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-09

I Hesiod's heaven Is what he calls the
Islands OF the blessed. in the midst Of
I the ocean. three times a year blooming
with most exquisite flowers, and the air
! is tinted with purple. while games and
music and horse races occupy the time
The Scandinavian's heaven vas the hall
Of Walhalla. where the God Odin gave
unending wine suppers 10 earthly heroes
and herOines. The Mohammedan's heav-
en- passes its deciples in over the bridge
Al-Sirat. which Is finer than hair and
sharper than a sword and then they are
let loose into a riot Of everlasting sens
uality.
The American aborigines look forward
10 heaven Of illimitable hunting ground.
partridge and deer. and wild duck more
than plentiful. and the hounds never on
the scent, and the guns never missing
fire. But the geOgrapher has followed the
earth round. and found no Homers elysi-
um. Noyagers have traversed the deep in
all directions. and found, no Hesiod's Is
lands of the blessed. The Mohammedan's
celestial debaUchery and the Indians
eternal hunting ground for vast multi
tudes have no charm. But here rolls In
the Bible heaven. No more sea-that is,
no wide separation. No more night-that
is, no insomnia. No more tears-that is
no more heart-break. No more pain-that
is dismissal OF lancet and bitter draught
and miasma and Punishment of neural
gias. and catalepsies, and consumptions.
All colors in the wall, except gloomy
black: all the music in the major key. be-
cause celebrative and tubilant River
crystalline. gate crystalline, and skies
crystalline because everything is clear and
without doubt. White robes, and that
means sinlessness. Walls fun of odors.
and that means pure regalement of the
senses Rainbow, and that mean that
storm IS over. Marriage supper. and that
means gladdest festivity. Twelve manner
of fruits, and that means luscious and
unending variety. Harp, trumpet, grand
march. anthem, amen, and hallelujah, in
the same orchestra. Choral meeting solo,
and overture meeting antiphon and strophe
joining dithyramb, as they roll into the
ocean of doxologies. And you and / may
have all that, and have It forever through
Christ II we will let 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 Jerusalem. Sing about it.
Pray about II. Think about II. Talk
about It. Dream about it. Do not be in
consolable about your friends who have
gone into it. Do not worry II something
in your heart indicates that you are no.
far off from its ecstasies Do not think
that when a Christian dies he 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 one hundred rooms sixteen feet
square for each ascending soul, though
this world should lose a hundred millions
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 Jerusalem will
be free to Gods children and even the
throne room will not be denied, and you
may run up the steps of the throne, and
put your hand on the side of the throne,
and sit down beside the king according TO
the promises ITO him that overcometh
will l grant to sit with me in my throne"
But you cannot go in except as con-
querors. Many years ago the Turks and
Christians were in battle, and the Chris
tians were defeated. and with their COM
mander Stephen, fed toward a fortress
where the mother of this commander
was staying When she saw her son and
his army in disgraceful retreat, she had
the gates of the fortress rolled shut, and
then from the top of the battlement
cried out to her son. You cannot enter
here except as eonqueror!' Then Ste
phen rallied his forces and resumed the
battle and gained the day, twenty thou
sand driving back two hundred thou
sand For those who are defeated in bat
tie with sin and death and hell, nothing
but shame and contempt; but for those
who gain the victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ the gates of the New Jeru-
salem will hoist and there shall be an
abundant entrance into the everlasting
kingdom of our Lord, toward which you
do we'll to keep your windows open.