Milford chronicle., 1895-04-12

present added together would not equa
the census of that great metropolis.
Walking along a street, you can, by tn
contour of the dress, or Of the face, gues
where a man comes from. You say, "Tha
is a Brenchman; that is Norwegian; tina
is an American. But the gates that gath
er in the righteous will bring them in ire
spective of nationality Foreigners seme
times get homesiek. Some Of the tender
est and most pathetic stories have beer
told Of those who left their native CLINE
and longed for it until thoy died But thI
/ Swiss, coming to the high residence O
heaven, will not long any moro for thu
| Alps, standing amid tho eternal hills The
/ Russian will not long any more for the
/ luxuriant harvest field be left now that
he hears the hum and the rustic of the
/ harvests of everlasting light The roya
ones from earth will not long to 20 bach
again to the earthly court now that they
stand in the palaces Of the sun. Those
who once lived among the groves Of spice
and oranges will not long to return now
that they stand under the trees of life that
bear ~ manner Of fruit.
Room For the Little Folk.
While speak an ever increasing throng
is pouring through the gates They are
going up from Senegambia, from Patago-
mia, from Madras, from Hongkong.
''What, you say, do you introduce all
the heathen into gloryf' / tell you the fact
is that majority of the people in those
olimes die in infancy, and the infants all
60 straight into eternal life, and so the
vast majority Of those who die in China
and India, the vast majority of those
who die in Africa go straight into the
skies-they die in infancy. One hundred
and sixty generations have been born since
the world was created, and so 1 estimate
that there must be Is, 600, 600 600 children
in glory. If at a concert 1000 children
sing, your soul is raptured within you.
Oh the transport when 10000, GOO, 600
little ones stand up in white before the
throne of God, their chanting drowning
out all the stupendous harmonies of Dus-
seldorf and Leipsic. Pour in through the
II gates
Oh, ye redeemed, banner lifted, rank
after rank, saved battalion after saved
battalion, until ali the city of God shall
hear the tramp trampl Crowd all the II
gates. Room yet Room on the thrones
Room in the mansions. Room on the
river bank Let the trumpet Of invitation
be sounded until all earths mountains
hear the shril blast and glens echo It,
Let missionaries tell it in pagoda and col
porteurs sound it across tho western prai-
ries. Shout it to the Laplander on his
swift sled, halloo it to the Bedouin career
ing across the desert Nows Nawsl
glorious heaven and 12 gates to get into
itl Hear it'll Oh, you thin blooded ma
tions of eternal winter-on the north three
gates. Hear i'll Oh, you bronzed inhabit-
ants painting under equatorial heats-on
the south three gates.
But I notice when John saw these gates
they were open-wide open. They Will
not always be so. After awhile heaven
will have gathered up all its intended pop
ulation, and the children of God will have
come home. Every crown is taken. Ev-
cry harp struck, Every throne mounted
All the glories of the universe harvested
in the great garner. And, heaven being
made up, of course the gates will be shut
Austria in, and the first gate shut Rus
5ia in, and the second gate shut. Italy
in, and the third gate shut Egypt in,
and the fourth gate shut Spain in, and
the fifth gate shut. France in, and the
sixth gate shut England in, and the
seventh gate shut Norway in, and the
eighth gate shut Switzerland in, and the
ninth gate shut Hindustan in, and the
tenth gate shut Siberia in, and the elev-
3nth gate shut. All the gates are closed
lut one. Now, let America go in with all
ihe islands of the sea and all the other ma
ions that have called ON God. The cap
ives all freed The harvests all gathered.
The nations all saved The flashing splen-
lor of this last pearl begins to move on its
hinges. Let two mighty angels put their
to the gate and heave it to with /
livery olang. 1t is done. 1t thunders.
The twelfth gate shut.
Twelve Doorkeepers.
Once more want to show you the gate
keepers There is one angel at each one Of (
hose gates. You say that is right. Of
course it is You know that no earthly |
palace or castle or fortress would be safe /
Without a sentry pacing up and down by .
iigrT and by day, and If there were no I
lefenses before heaven, and the doors set I
vide open with no one to guard them, all |
he vicious Of earth would go up after |
while, and all the abandoned Of hell /
would go up after awhile, and heaven, In /
tead Of being a world Of light and joy |
md peace and blessedness, would be /
world of darkness and horror So am |
dad to tell you that while these IL gates
tand open to let a great multitude in,
here are 12 angels to keep some people
nut Robespierre cannot go through there,
lor Hildebrand, nor Nero, nor any Of the
ebauohed OF earth who have not repented
f their wiokedness. If one of those nefa-
ious men who despised God should come to
he gate, one of the keepers would put his
Iand on his shoulder and push him into
utter darkness. There is no place in that
and for thieves and liars and whoremon-
,ers and defrauders and all those who dis
raced their race and fought against their
fod II a miser should get in there, he
would pull up the golden pavement IL
ouso burner should get in there, he would
ct fire Co the mansion If a ibertine
hould GET in there, he would whisper his
standing on the white coral
I the sea beach Only those who are
lood washed and prayer Tipped will get
lrough Oh, my brother, If you should
t last come up to one Of the gates and try
D get through and you had not a pass
'ritton by tho crushed hand Of the Son Of
od, the gatekeeper would with one glance
'ither you forever,
There will be a password at the gate OF
eaven. Do you know what that pass
lord is? Hero comes a crowd Of souls up
, the gate, and they say: " Leu me IN, leb
10 in. / was very useful on earth. en-
owed colleges; 1 built churches and was
lmous for my charities, and having done
, many wonderful things for the world
ow l come up to get my reward. A
oice from within says, Il never knew
on. " Another great crowd comes up
nd they try to get through. They say
We were highly honorable on earth, and
he world bowed very lowly before us. We
'ere honored on earth, and now we come
} get honors in heaven" And voice
,om within says, Il never know you.
mother crowd advances and says: I'VE
'ere very moral people on earth, very
loral indeed, and we come up TO get ap-
ropriate recognition. A voice answers,
/ nevor knew you. -
An Invitation.
After awhile / see another throng ap-
roach the gate, and one seems to be
Dokesman for all the rest, although their
oioes ever and anon cry; Amenl
.menr This one stands at the gate and
avs: LET me in. l was a wanderer from
od. / deserved to die. have come up
, this place nat because 1 deserve it, but
ecause I have heard that there is q saving