The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-10

world. Tell me, ye heavens and earth. was
there ever such another criminal? Was there
ever such crime2 On that hill of carnape
that sunless day. amid those bowling riot
ers, may not your sins aud mine have per.
| lshedF believe II. oh. tho ransom has
been paid. Those arms of Jesus were
stretched out go wide that when He brough,
them together again they might embrace the
world. Oh. that might. out OF the bios.
SONS oi the spring or the flaming foliage of
| tne autumn make one wreath for my Lord
On, that au the triumphal arches of the
| Worid couid he sung In one gateway whore
the King OF Glory might come in! Oh. that
all the harps and trumpets aud organs OF
earthly music might in one anthem sneak
His praise
But what were earthly flowers to Him who
walketh amid the snow of the white lilies of
| heaVenT What were arches Of earthly ma
sonry to- Hin who hath about His throne n
rainbow spun out OF everlasting sunsbine9
| what were all earthly music to Him whom
| the hundred and forty and four thousand ON
| one side and chcrublm and seraphim and
archangels stand oathc other side. and ali The
space between Is illed with the doxologics
| OF eternal iubilec-thc hosanna OF n re.
deemed earth, the halleluiah Of unfallen
angels, song after song rising about tho
| throne OF God and OF the LAMB Ia that
pure, high place, let Him hear ug, Stop
harps OF heaven. that our poor cry may be
heard. o my Lord Jesus. IL will not hurt
Thee for one hour TO step out from the
shining throng. They will mako it ali up
when Thou goest back again Come hither
| o blessed One. that we NAV kiss Thy feet
Our hearts. too long withheld. we now sur
render into Thy keeping Whom Thou
| goest Oack. tell II 10 all the immortals that
the lost are found. and let the Father house
ring with the music and the dance.
Ihey have somo old wine in heaven. not
a. nVg a rnn f. N...gs. +.
| 'hose who arr accustomed to uso wine ON
great occasions bring out the beverage and
say: This wine T. thirty vcars old " or
forty years old" But the wine OF heaven
Is more than eighteen centuries old. IL was
prepared at the time when Christ trpl tho
winepress alone. When such grpvious sin
ners as we come back. methinks the cham.
berlain OF heaven cries out TO the servants. .
This Is unusua! Joy, Bring up from the
vaults OF heaven that old wine. FIJI all the
tankards. Let all the white robed guests
drink TO the immortal health of those new
born sons and daughters Of the Lord Al
mighty. There l. JOY in heaven among
the angels ot God over one sinner that re-
penteth,' and God grant that that one NAV
be YOU
Again. 60 have right heart It must 10 "A
forgiying heart. An old writer saws. "To
return good for evil is Godlike; good for
GOOD Is manliko; evil for good deyillike." "
Which OF these natures have we! Christ will
have nothing TO DO with W. rs long as we
keep any old grudge. We have ain been
cheated aud lied about There are people
VINO dislike us so much that II we should
como down 30 poverty aud disgrace thny
would say Good for him, Didn't [ toll
YOU SOP They do not understand ~. Tn
snnctillei human nature says "Waittill YOU
get good crack at him. and when at last
YOU find him in a tight place give IL 10 him.
tlay him alive. No quarter. Leave not n
rag oi reputation. Jump on him with both
ieet. Pay him in his own coin sarcasm Tor
sarcasm, scorn for scorn. abuse for abuse"
But, my friends. that Is not the right kind of
heart. No man ever did so mean n thing
TOWARD us as wa have done toward God. And
live cannot forgive others how can we ey-
pect God 10 forgive H.? Thousands Of men
have been kept out OF heaven by an unior-
giving heart.
Here issomeone who says, twill forgive
that man the WRONG he did mo about That
house and lot; will forgive that man who
overreached me In bargains / will forgive
that man who sold me shoddy oyercoat. /
forgive thum-all but one That man can
not forgive. The vlllaln--I can hardly keen
my hands on him. II my going To heaven
depepds on ny forgiving hid IA Will
stay out. Wrong feeling ma man lie 10
me once am not called 10 trust him again.
II man betray me once ] am not called TO
l"' ''hh''lN' IN nun bEiiu. tDul would
have no rest II / could not offer sincere
prayer for the temporal aud everlasting
welfare OF all men, whatever meannesses
and outrage they have inflicted upon me. II
you want To get your heart right strike "A
match and burn up all your old grudges, and
blow the ashes away. "lf you forgive not
men their trespasses. neither will your
Heavenly Father forgive you your tres
passes
An old Christian black woman was going
along the streets of New Yorl, with a basket
OF apples that sho had for sale. A rough
sailor ran against her and upset the basket
ana stood back expecting to hear her scold
irghtiully. but shp stopped down aud picked
up the apples. and sgid: God forgive Won.
my son, as do The sailor saw the mean.
ness OF what he had done. aud felt IN his
pocket for his money. and Insisted that she
should take IL all. Though she was black
he called her gotler, apl slii Forgive
mo, mother. | will never DO ANYTHING so
mean again. An there is Il power in for.
SVihS spirit to overcome all hardness.
mere Is no way OF conquerng mon like that
OF bestowinc upon them your pardon.
whether they will accept It or not.
AGaln, rght heart Is an cNpcctant heart II
is " poor business obe building east les in the
air. Enjoy what you have now. Don't spoil
your comtorti in the small house baeauso you
expect larger one. Don't fret about your
you expect 10 have after awhile $40 ppr day.
or : 10000 year because You expect to DO
F2o 900 year. But about heavenly things.
the more we think the better Those castles
are not IA the air but on the hills, and we
nave deed OF them IN our possession.
IKE TO see man all full ol heQYer. lie
ialRs heaven Ito sings heaven. Ho prays
heaven. He dreams heaven. Some OF Us in |
our sleep have had the good place open 10
US. We saw the pinnacles an the sky. We
heard the click Of the hoofs Of the white
horses on which vlctors rode, aud the clan. |
ping OF the cymbals OF eternal triumph. And |
while in our sleep we were glad that all our !
sorrows were oyef and burdens done with.
the throne OF God grew whittier and winter |
ana winter, III We opened our eyes and saw |
that It was only the sun OF earthly morning |
shining on our pillow. To have right hear,
You need to be filled with this expectancy, |
1t would make your priyations aud annoy |
ances more bearable.
In the midst OF the city OF Paris stands n |
statue OF the good but broken hearted jose |
phinc. | never imagined that marble could |