Milford chronicle., 1895-10-11

grossions Of the race, the anguish Of III
ages, the wrath Of God, tho sorrows G
hell. the stupendous interest Of an unend
ing eternity No wonder his back bent
No wonder the blood started from ever
pore. No wonder that he orouched undo
a torture thar made the sun faint and tn
everlasting hills trenhlr, and the dca
/ rush up IN tioir winding sheets as he cried
eff It be possible, Let this cup pass iron
me. But the cup did not pass. None L
comfort
Thore he hangsl What has that hans
done that it should DO thus crushed in tn
palmg It las been healing tho lame AM
wiping away tears. What has that foo
been doing that It should be so lacoratcd
I 1t has been going about doing good. o
what has the victim been guilty. Guilt
Of saving a world Tell me, ye heavens
and earth, was there ever such anothe
I criminalf Was there over such "a crime
/ On that hill Of carnage, that sunless day
amid those bowling rioters, may not you
/ sins and mine have pcrishedg believe it
/ Oh, the ransom has been paid YhOs,
arms of Jesus were stretched out so wild,
that WHOM he brought them together agaiT
they might embrace the world. Oh, thai
1 might, out Of the blossoms Of the spring
or the flaming foliage Of the autumn
make one wreath for my Lord Oh, thai
all the triumphal arches If the world could
be swung in one gateway, where the King
Of Glory might come int Oh, that all .he
harps and trumpets and organs Of earthly
music might in one anthem speak his
praisel
But what We're earthly flowers to him
who walkoth amid the snow Of the white
lilies Of hoavong What were arches Of
earthly masonry to him who hath about
his throne rainbow spun out Of overlast-
ing sunshineg What were all earthly mu-
sic to him when tho hundred and forty and
four thousand on one side, and the cheru-
BIN ard scraphin and archangels stand
on the other side, and all the space be-
tween is filled with the doxologies Of cter-
nal iubileo-the hosanna Of a redeemed
earth, the halleluiah Of unfallen angels
song after song rising about the throne Of
God and of the Lamb? In that puro, high
place let him hear us. Stop harps Of
heaven, that our poor cry may be heard.
o 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 now
surrender into thy keeping. When thou
goest back, tell it to all tho immOrtals that
the lost arc found and let the Fathers
house ring with the music and the dance.
They have some old wine in heaven not
used except in rare festivities. In this
world those who are accustomed to uso
wine on great occasions bring out the bever-
age and say, "This wine is 30 years old"
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is more than Is centuries old. It was pre-
pared Mt the timo whom Christ trpd the
wine press alone. When such griovous
sinners as we come back, inethinks tho
chamberlain OF heaven cries out to the
servants: This is unusual joy. Bring up
from the vaults Of heaven that old wine.
Fill all tho tankards. Lot all the white
ROBBED guests drink TO the immortal health
of those newborn sons and daughters of
the Lord Almighty" 'There is joy in
heaven among tho angels Of God over one
sinner that ropontoth," and God grant
that that one may be you'll
Again, to have right heart It must be
forgiving heart An old writer says;
''po return good for evil is Godlike. Good
for good is maniSo. Evil for good devil
like" Which Of these natures have WEI
AnElHN Will AttNG n0AAAAAiA W w NAAAA 10 fao
long as we keep any old grudge We have
all boon cheated and lied about. There are
people who dislike us SO much that If we
should come down to poverty and disgrace
they would say: Good for himl Didn't
I tell You so?' They do not understand
us. Unsanctiiod human nature says;
Wait till you get good crack at him,
and when at last you find him in a tight
place give it TO him. Flay 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 is not the right kind Of
heart. No man ever did 50 mean a thing
toward us as we have done toward God.
And If we cannot forgive others, how can
we expect God to forgive us? Thousands
Of men have been kept out Of heaven by
an unforgiving heart
Hero is some one who says: II will for
give that man the wrong he did me about
chat house and lot. / will forgive that
man who ovorroachcd me in bargain. l
will forgive that man who sold me a shod-
dy oyorcoat Iforeivo them-all but one.
That man / cannot forgive. The villain
I can hardly keep my hands of him. If
my going TO heaven depends on my forgiY=
ing him, then / will stay out. Wrong
feeling If a man lie to me once am not
called to trrst him again. If a man be
tray me once, am not called to put con-
fdence in him again But I would have
no rest if l could not offera sincere prayer
for tho temporal and everlasting welfare
Of all men, whatever Inennnesses and OUT
rage 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. IF you forgive
not men their trespasses, neither will your
heavenly Father forgive you your tres
passes.
An old Christian black woman was 60
ing along the streets OF New York with
basket of apples that she had for sale. A
rough sailor ran against her and upset the
basket and stood baok expecting to hear
her soold frightfully, but sho stopped down
and picked up the apples and said Sod
'orgivc you, my son, as l do" The sailor
Jaw tho meanness Of Whit he had done,
md felt in his pocket for his money, and
insisted that She should take all. Though !
She was black he called her mother and
aid: - Forgive me- mother / will never
20 anything so mean again. All, there I
IS Il power In forgiving spirit to over
come all hardness There is no way Of /
mon like that Of bestowing |
ipon thom your pardon whether they will
accept it or not.
Again, a right heart is an expectant /
heart. 1t is poor business TO be building |
castles In tie air. Enjoy what you have
now DON'T spoil your comfort in the /
small house because you expect a larger
lne Don't fret about your income when /
Il is SO or "a per day because you expect I
10 have after awhile SLOPE day, or $40, 600 /
a year because You expect it to be $50 GOO I
} year But about heavenly things tho /
moro we think the better Those castles /
lra not in the air, but ON the hills, ard we
luvo a decd OF them in our possession. ! /
ike TO see a man all fun Of heaven. He /
nlks heaven Ho sings heayen He prays (
heaven. He dreams heaven. Some Of rs 1
Ia our sleep have had the good place open (
10 us. We saw the pinnacici in tho sky. /
We heard the click Of tie hoofs Of the +
vhito horses on which yictors rodo and I
iho clapping Of Tho cymhais Of eternal tri- /
imph And, while in our sleep We We're !
glad that all our sorrows were over and I
burdens done with, The throneof God grow (