The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-10-12

Him who hath about his throne q rain
bow spun out Of everlasting %sunshine2
What were all earthly music to Him
when the hundred aud forty and four
thousand on one side, dnd cherubima and
seraphim and archangels stand on
the other side, and all the space
between is filled with the doxolo-
gies of eternal jubilee the
Of unfallen angels, song
after song rising about the throne of
God and Of the Lamb? In hat pure,
high place, let Him hear US. Stopi
harps of Heaven, that our poor cry
may be heard. Oh, my Lord Jesus! it
will not hurt Thee for one hour to
step out from the shining throng.
They will make it all up when Thou
goest back again. Come hither, o
blessed One, that we may kiss Thy
feet. Our hearts, too long withheld,
we nov surrender into Thy keeping.
They have some old wine in Heaven,
not used except in rare festivities In
this world those who are accustomed
out the beverage and say: This wine
Is thirty years DID," or forty years
DID," But the wine of Heaven il nor
than eighteen centuries old. II was
prepared at the time when Christ
trod the wine press alone. When such
grievous sinners as we come back, me-
thinks the chamberlain of Heaven cries
out to the servants: "This II unusual
joyi Bring up from the vaults Of
Heaven that old wine. Fill all the
tankarda Let all the white-robed
guests drink TO the immortal health Of
those newborn sons and daughters Of
the Lord Almighty. There il Joy In
Heaven among the angels Of God over
grant that that one may be you.
Again, to have q right heart IL must
be q forgiving heart. An old writer
says: ITO return good for evil IL God
like; good for good is man-like: evil for
good devil-like." Which Of these ps-
lures have WEI Christ will have moth
ing to do with US Is long a. we keep
any old Rrudge. We have all been
cheated and lied about. There r
people who dislike us 70 much hat II
We should come down to poverty and
Disgrace, they would say; Good for
himl Didn't I tell you so?" They do
man nature says: wait till you
got . good crack at him, and when 81
last you find him in . tight place. give
It to him. Flsy him alive. No quarter.
Leave not . rag Of reputation. Jump
on him with both feet Pay him In his
own coin-sarcasm for sarcasm, scorn
for scorn, abuse for abuse" But, my
friends, that il not the right kind Of
heart. No man ever did 90 mean Q
thing toward us - we have done to-
ward God. And II we cannot forgive
others. how can we expect God 70 for
give Us? Thousands Of men have been
kept out Of Heaven by IN unforRivipg
heart.
Here Is some one who says: 81 will
forgive that man the wrong he did me
about that house and lot; l will for
give that man who overreached me In
, bargain; I will forgive that man who
sold me Q shoddy overcast; I forgive
them-all but one. That man I San
not forgive. The villain-I can hardly
keep my hands of him II my going
10 Heaven depends on my forRivine
him, then ] will stay out" Wrong
feeling. II Q man lie to me once, ] an
not called to trust him again. II .
. betray me once, l am not called
70 put confidence In him again. But I
would have no rest II I could not offer
= sincere prayer for the temporal and
everlasting welfare Of ell men, Whist.
v sr mesnness and outage they have
inflicted upon me. II you want to ret
your heart right strike . match and
burn up all your old grudges. and blow
the ashes away. IF you forgive not
men their trespassss, neither will your
Heavenly Father forgive you your
trespasseA"
Again, q right heart Is IN expectant
heart. 1t IL . poor business TO Be
building castles In the cir. Enjoy
what you have now. Don't spoil your
,omfort in the small house because you
expect . larger one. Don't fret about
your income whom It 10 % or y per day
because you expect to have, sftsv
awhile. $40 per day; or 5000 o . year
because you expect 1t to BE- &c. 600 .
year. But about heavenly things, the
more we think the better. Those
ssstles are not in the air, but on the
hills, and we have q deed Of
them in our possession. I like
10 zoe q man ell full Of Heaven.
He talks Heaven. BE sinGs Heaven.
He prays Heaven. He dreams Heaven.
Some Of us In our sleep have had
the good place open to us. We saw thu
pinnscles In the sky. We heard the
click Of the hoofs of the white horses
on which the victors rode, and The
clapping Of the cymbals Of eternal tri'
umph. And while in our sleep We wsrl
glad that all SORROWS were over,
and burdens done with, the throne o,
God grew whittier and whittier and whit.
er. till we opened our eyes and nav
that 1t was only the sun of earthly
morning shining on our pillow. tt
have q right heart,you need to b allied
with this expectancy. It would make
your privations and snnoysnces mort
bearabla.
In the midst of the city Of Psril
stands . statute Of the good. bu'
broken hearted Josephine. I nsveI
imagined that marble could be smittsz
into such tenderness. II seems po1
lifeless. II the spirit of Josephine b
disentabernacled, the soul Of the I'm
press has taken possession Of this 6g
ure. l Am not yet satisfied that 1t y
stone. The puff Of the dress N tn,
arm seems to need but the presence o.
the finger 20 indent 1t. The figures u
the bottom Of the robe, the RUNE o
the neck, the fur lining IN the dress
the embroidery of the satin, the 0lRste
of lily and leaf and rose In her hand
the poise of her body as she seem
to come sailing out Of the sky, he
face calm, humble and beautiful, blu
yet sad-attest the genius of the sculp
tor and the beauty Of the heroine h
celebrates. Looking up through tn
riffs Of the coronet that circles he
brow, / could sec the sky beyond
the great heavens where all woman
wrongs shall be righted, and the stor
Of endurance and resignation shall b
told to all the ages. The rose and tn
lily in the hand Of Josephin
will never drop their petals
Believe not the recent slsndey
upon her memory. The childre
Of God, whether they suffer on cart
in palaces or in novels, shall come I
hat glorious rest. Oh, Heavenl swes
Heaven! at thy gate we set down O
our burdens and griefs. The place wi
be full. Here there are vacant chair
At the hearth and at the tables, bu
there are no vacant chairs In HEAVIER
The crowns all worn; the thrones Q
mounted. Some talk of Heaven q
though 1t were q very handsom