The Penn's Grove record., 1895-10-11

I'U 80 N' ~ NAhH- ~
the. autumn make one wreath for my Lordi
On, that all tho triumphal arches of the
world could he sung in one gateway, where
me k1ng OF Glory might come in! Oh, that
all the harps and trumpets and organs OF
earthly music might in one anthem speak
His rraiset
But what were earthly flowers to Him who
Walketh amid the nov Of the white lilies OF
heaVen2 What were arches of earthly ma
sonry to Him who hath about His throne a
rainbow spun out of everlasting sunshine?
What were Ill earthly music to Him when
the hundred and forty and four thousand on
me side and cherubim aud seraphim and
Prehangels stand Onthe other side. and all the
sUl"e between is filed with the doyologies
o. eternal iubilec-tne hosanna of a re-
deen3cd earth, the halleluiah of unfallen
Fngel1, song after song rising about the
throne or God and of the Lamb? In that
ure, high place, let Him hear us. Stop.
tarps o. heaven. that our poor cry may be
heard. o my Lord Jesus, it will not hurt
Ilae for one hour to step out from the
shining throng. They will make 1t all up
when Thou Eoest back again. Come hither,
D blessed One, that We NAV kiss Thy feet.
Our hearts. too long withheld, we now sur
render into Thy keeping. When Thou
Coest back, tell it to all the immortais that
the lost are found. and let the Fathers house
All'- WIN tllt llilSLt anu IlH dance.
They have some old wine in heaven, not
usni except in rare festivities. In this world
those who are accustomed to use wine on
great occasions bring out the beverage and
FAY: "1his wine is thirty wears old" or
forty years old" But the wine Of heaven
is more than eighteen centuries old. It was
prepared at the time when Christ trod the
winnprcss alone. When such grevious sim
ners as We come back. methinks the cham
larlatn OF heaven cries out to tie servants.
This is unusual iov! Bring up from the
vanlts Of heaven that old wine. FIJI all the
tankards. Let all the white rohed guests
to the immortal health of those new
born sons and daughters of tfs Lord AL
"There is joy in heaven among
he angels Of God over one sinner that re-
and God grant that that one may
be YOU!
Again. TO have a right heart It must be a
Iorgiving heart. An old writer saws, i'ro
good for evil is Godlike; good for
good is manlike, evil for good devillike."
Which OF these natures have we? Christ will
have nothing to do with us as long as we
Keep any Old Crudge. We have all been
sheated and lied about. There are people
who dislike us 60 much that if we should
down to poverty and disgrace they
would say: "GoOd for him! Didn't I tell
youso?' They do not undsrstand US. I'm
human nature says: "Waittill you
a good crack at him, and whPn at last
YOU find him in n tight place give it to him.
Flay him alive. No quarter. Leave not a
Off putation' Jumpon him with both
Ieet. Pay him in his own coin-sarcasm for
sarcasm, s2orn for seorn, abuse for abuse"
But, my friends, that is not the right kind of
heart. No man ever did so mean a thing
us as we have done toward God. And
I W cannot forgive others how can we ex-
Dect God to forgive us2 Thousands OF men
have been kept out Of heaven by an unfor-
giving heart. ,
Here is someone who says. 81 will forgive
hat man the wrong he did me about that
house and lot; | will forgive that man who
overreaehed me in a bargain; l will forgive
hat man who sold me a shoddy overcoat; I
them-all but one. That man / cam
lot forgive. The villain-I can hardly keep
ny hands off him. If my going to heaven
on my forgivlug him. then ] will
Itay out" Wrong feeling. Ifa mar lie to
ne once l an not called to trust him again.
II a man betray me once I am not called to
put confidence in him again. But I would
lave no rest If l could not offer a sincere
for the temporal and everlasting
welfare Of all men, whatever
md outrage they have inflicted upon me. If
iou wan to get your heart right, strike a
match and burn up all your old grudges, and
blow the ashes away. "If you forgive not
men their trespasses, neither will your
Heavenly Father forgive you your tres
An old Christian black m was going
llong the streets of New York with a basket
If apples that she had for sale. A rough
ran against her and upset the basket,
Ind stood back expecting to hear her scold
rightfully, but she stopped down and picked
Up the apples, and said "God forgive you,
ny son, as l do" The sailor saw the mean
less of what he had done, and felt IN his
pocket for his money, and insisted that she
ihould AXE it all. Though she was black
le called her mother, and said: 'Forgive
ne, mother, I will never do anything so
mean again" Ali there is a power in a for
irving spirit to overcome all hardness.
There is no way of ~conquering men like that
IT bestowing upon them YOU pardon,
they will accept it or not.
Again, a right heart is an expectant heart. 1t
s a poor business tobe building castlesinthe
Iir. Enjoy what you ~havenow. Don't spoil
our COMFORT the small house because you
Expect a larger one. Don't fret about your
income when it is So or 81 per day because
'ou expect to have after awhile $40 per day,
II $40. 900 a year because you expect it to be
s20, 600 a year. But about heavenly things,
he more we think the better. Those castles
ANG lit III IL az puI IA ~ hliLss IN nV
AVE a deed of them in our possession. 1
Ike to see a man all full of heaven. He
alks heaven. He sings heaven. He prays
leaven. He dreams heaven. Some OF us in
,ur sleep have had the good place open to
is. We saw the pinnacles in the sky. We
Ieard the click of the hoofs of the white
iorses on which vietors rode, and the clap
ing OF the cymbals of eternal triumph. And
While in our sleep we were glad that all our
..--r u-.n ,Yva- pnA HNNrIat,n lAna Tytkl !
throne of God grew whittier and whittier
nd whittier, till we opened our eyes and saw
it was only the sun Of earthly morning
hinlng on our pillow. To have right heart
'ou need to be filed with this expectancy.
t would make your privations and annoy
noes more bearable.
In the midst of the city of Paris stands a
tatue OF the good but broken hearted jose
lhine. I never imagined that marble could
,e smitten into such tenderness. 1t seems
rot ~lifeless. II the spirit OF Josephine be
isentabernaclei, the soul of the empress has
AIKEN possession Of this figure. l am not
'et satisfied that 1t is some. The putfof the
,ress on the arm seems to need but the
,ressure of the finger to indent it. The
lgures at the bottom OF the robes, the rufis
It the neck. the fur lining on the dress, the
embroidery Of the satin, tho cluster of lily
md leaf and rose IN her hand. the poise of
Ter BODY as Sl6 SebllS 10 cOUle shllllB OUT W
he sky, her lace calm, humble, beautiful,
tut yet sad-attest the genius of the sculp-
or and the beauty OF the heroine he cele-
,rates. Looking up through the riffs OF
he eoronet that encircles her brow.
,ould see the sky beyond, the great heavens
all womHn's wrongs shall be righted,
the story OF endurance INT resignation
ihall be told to all the ages. The rose and
he lily in the hand Of Josephine will never
irop their petals. Believe not the recent
SANDERS upon her memory. The children OF
Tod, whether they suffer on earth in palaces
in novels. shall come to that glorious rest!
} heaven, sweet heaven, at thy gate we set
lown all our burdens and griefs! The place
be full. Here there are vacant chairs al
he hearth and at the table, but there are no
vacant chairs in heaven. The crowns all
worn; the thrones all mounted. Some talk
of heaven as though it were a very hand
some church, where a few favored spirit.
would come IL and sit down on finely eush,
.oned seats all by themselves and sint
,ealns f. all eternity. No, no. or saw n
,reat multitude that no man could number
sanding before the throne. He that talked
With me had a golden reed to measure tho
ity. aud II was $4,000 furlongs" that Is,
1900 mlles-in circumference. All! heaven
S not a little colony at n corner Of Coils
dominion. where a mans entrance depends
lpon what kind of clothes he has IN his back
md how much money he has in his purse,
Iut a vast empire. God grant thai the light
" that blessed world NAV shine upon us In