The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-08-31

thrones of the martyrs, throne of Jesus
throne of God. And we turn round
to see the glory and 1t is-Thrones!
Thrones! Thrones!
st. John bids us look again, and we
see the great procession of the re-
deemed passing; Jesus, on a white
horse, leads the march, all the armies
of salvation following on white horses.
Infinite cavalcade passing, passing;
empires pressing into line, ages follow
ing ages. Dispensation tramping on
after dispensation. Glory in the track
Of glory. Europe, Asia, Africa, and
North and South America pressing
into line. Islands Of the sea shoulder
to shoulder. Generations before the
Hood following generations after the
flood, and as Jesus rises at the head Of
that great host and waves his sword in
signal Of victory, all crowns are lifted,
and all ensigns flung out. and all
chimes rung. and all hallelujshs
chanted, and some cry, GLORY to God
most high" and some "Hosanna to the
Son Of David" and some. Worthy Is
the Lamb hat was slain'-till all ex-
CARNATIONS of endearment and homage
in the vocabulary Of Heaven are ex-
hausted, and there come up surge after
surge Of "Amenl Amen! Amen!'
Eye hath not seen It, ear hath not
heard it." Skim from the summer
waters the brightest sparkles, and you
will get no idea Of the sheen Of the
everlasting sea- Pile up the spleudors
of earthly cities, and they would not
make q stepping stone by which you
might mount to the city Of God. Every
house is q palace. Every step .
triumph. Every covering Of the hosd
q coronation. Every meal IL q banquet.
Every stroke from the tower is q we'd
ding bell. Every day 10 q jubilee.
every hour q rapture, and every mo-
ment an ecstacy. Eye hath not Q 9
1t, ear hath not heard It"
I remark further, we can get no idea
on earth Of the reunions Of Heaven.
II you have " been across the sea,
and met q friend, or yer an acquaint-
snce, in some strange city, you remem-
Der how your blood thrilled, and how
glad you were to see him. What then
will be our Joy, after We have passed
the ~ of death, to meet In the
bright city of the sun those from whom
We have long been separated? After
we have been away from our friends
th.m. wa .ss how d,6srentiv thev
look. The hair has turned ana wrinkles
have come in their faces. and we sav:
How you have chsnged?" But oh,
cares zone from Inc fsce. I'M marks of
.o--o,. d-i..nr..red ana Palm. III.
iov 81 the blessed land. methink. W.
VII, nav 10 each other. Win An exulta.
dion ~. osnnot nov ,m.oin.. "Ho,y
ron h"va ch.no.dw
In this world we only meet TO mart
Il IA eood.by. 9ood-bv. Fsrewells
6oatino IN the air. We hear n At the
rail osr window. and at the stsambost
wharf-good-bv' ChfIdrsn M Il. and
old 80 nswsrs n ~Som.times - ~
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hrs.L. down Good.hv, Al, 80 h:
ths wo-d thst .nds ~. th.nLs.;.,ne
hanouet. th.t IA the word that comes
IN To close The Cbristmas chant Good.
no, rood.hvi Rut not "a In Ha.v.n.
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~" w-a,oom.. Al tho hou.s ~
m.nv m.nsson.-hut M cood, b1i
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stW e .o,oss to io,, che .nth.wM
iittis hands to TAX: hold Of il n the
great home circle-little feet to dance
In the eternal rlee-little crowns 70 be
8 down before the feet Of Jesua
Our friends are In two groups-a group
this side Of tho river, and Q group ON
the other side Of the river. Now there
goes one from this to that, and another
from this TO that. and o We win al
b. aous over, How many at your loved
ones have slresdy eptered upoa that
PLACED II I should take a.pspsy and
pencil do You think ! could put them
all DOWN. All! my friends. the waves
Of Jordan roar 20 hosrssly, We cannot
hear the Joy on the Other side where
their group IL sugmsntsd Itis graves
here, and coflns and hssrsss there. 81
4 little chtld's mother had died, and
they comforted her. They saidi "Your
mother has gone 70 HssveR-don't
cryi" and the ne1t day they went 70
the graveyard, end they letd ths body
Of the mother down into the ground;
and the little girl esms up to the verge
OF the grave. snd, looking down st the
Sody OF Q mother said: IN this
boevepT" Oh We have NO tdee what
Heaven h It u the rave hsrs-it II
darkness her e-bpt there u msyry-
makiaa yondsr. Methinks when .
soul arrives soms angel takes II around
to chow II the wonders Of that blessed
place. a u.
The usher angel ssys to thu newly
arrived: These arc the martyrs that
| perished At Piedmont: thesa ware tori
| TO pieces ct the Incubation; thu II the
| throne of the great Jehovah; this 10
Jesus" II am soinr 70 SEQ Josus,"
said Q dying negro boy. ~ am going
70 see Jesus" and the missiopsyy said;
"You are sure you will zee Him." rob,
YES: that's what I am roinR 70 Heaven
for" ..But." aid the m-issiouary.
~.suppose that Jesus should 20
awav from Heaven-vhat than?"
81 should follow Him." aid thu
DIVING neero bow. But IL Jesus went
| down 70 heIl-what thenY" Thu dvino
how thougbt for . moment. and then
hs said: :.Masss where Jesus Ia thers
can be no hall" Oh. 20 stand In His
presenceI Oh. "a put our hand In thai
hand which was wounded for Us on
the cross-to 90 around amid shs
Crouns az the redeemed. and shaks