The Penn's Grove record., 1895-04-12

they we're cpen-wide open. They will '
always be so. After awhile heaven Will
gathered up all its intended population
the children Of God will v come
Every crown taken. Every harp
Every throne mounted. All the glol
the universe harvested in the great
And heaven being made up, OF co.
gates will be shut. Russia In, and thu
ond gate shut. Italy in, and the third gate
shut. Egypt in, and the fourth gate shut.
Spain in, and the fifth gate shut. France in,
and the sixth gate shut. England
In, and the seventh gate shut. Nor
way in, and the eighth gate
shut. Switzerland in, and the ninth gate
shut. Hindustan In, and the tenth gateshut.
Siberia in, and the eleventh gate shut. All
these gates are closed but one. Now, lei
America go in with all the islands OF the sea
and all the other nations that nave called on
God. The captives all freed. The harvests
all gathered. The nations all saved. The
flashing splendor Of this last pearl begins to
move on its hinges. Let two mighty angels
put their shoulders to the gate and heaye it
to with silvery clang. 1t Is done! 1t h
ders! The twelfth gate shut.
Once more l wan to show you the gate
keepers. There Is one angel at each one OF
those gates. You say that ia right. OF
course it is. You know that no earthly pal
ace or castle or fortress would be safe with
out a sentry pacing up n down by night
and by day, and II there wereno defenses be-
foreheaven, and the doors set wide open with
no one to guard them, all the vicious OF
earth would go up after awhile, and all the
abandoned OF hell would be up after awhile,
and heaven, instead Of being q world Of light
and Joy and peace and b~lessedness, would be
a world of darkness and horror. 80 l am
glad to tell you that. whilethese twelve gates
stand open to let a great multitude in, there
are twelve angels to keep some people out.
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debrand, nor Nero, nor any OF the debauched
Of earth who have not repented OF theii
w~ickedness. If one of those nefarious men
who despised God should come to the gate,
one of the keepers would put his hand on hia
shoulder and push him into outer darkness.
There is no place in that land for thieves and
liars and whoremongers and d~efrauders, and
all those who dlsgraced their race and
fought against their God. II a miser should
get In there, he would pull up the golden
pavement. II a house burner should get In
there, he would set fire to the mansion. liza
libertine should get in there, he would
whisper his denominations standing on the
white coral Of the seabeach. Only those
who are blood washed and prayer Tipped will
get through. Oh, my brother, II you should
at last come up to one of the gates and try
to get through, and you had lot a pass written
by the crushed hand Of the Son of God, the
Ratekeeper would, with one glance, withet
you forever.
There will be a password at the gate o.
heaven. Do you know what that password
Is? Here comes a crowd OF souls. up to the
gate, and they say: "Let me in; let me in. ]
was very useful on earth. / endowed col
leges, | built churches and was famous fol
my charities, and having done SO many won
derful things for the world I some up to gel
my reward" A voice from within says, 81
never knew YOU" Another great crowd
~ and khax, frrr tn nrat fhenY,oh Tbau
say: 'We were highly honorable on earth,
and the world bowed very lowly before US.
We were honored on earth, and now we come
to get our honors in heaven And q voice
from within says, III never knew you" An
other crowd advances and says, W were
very moral people on earth, very moral in
deed, and we come up to get appropriate re.
cognition." A voice answers, Il never kney
You."
After awhile isee another throng
all aIIt ss'g ss stu although Ias spSa their 81 yjUNS,
anon cry, "Amen, amen!mn
atthe gate and says: Let mSABM,
wanderer from God. I deserve to~A@sz@l
nave comeupto this place, not because I de.
serve 1t, but because 1 have heard that there
Is a saving power in the blood of Jesus
The gatekeeper says, i'That Is the password,
Jesus! Jesusr" And they go In and su .
round the throne, and the cry Is, "Worthy 4
the Lamb that was slain to receive blessings
and riches and honor and glory and power.
world without d
/ stand here this Jour to invite you into
any one OF the twelve gates. tell you now
that unless you heart Is changed by the
grace of God you cannot get in. I do not
care where you come from, or who your
father was, or who your mother was, OF
what your brilliant surroundings-unlesa
you repent Of your sin and take Christ for
your divine Saviour you cannot get In. Are
you willing, then, this moment, just where
you are, to kneel down and cry to the Lord
Almighty for His deliverance?
You want to get in, do you not? Oh, you
have some good friends there. This last
year there was some one who went out from
your home into that blessed place. They did
not have any trouble getting through the
gates, did they2 No, they knew the blessed
password, and, coming up, they said,
'Jesus!' and the cry was, '.Lift up your
heads, ye everlasting gates, and let them
some n" oh, when heaven is all lone and
the troops Of God shout the castle taken, how
grand it will be If you md I are among them!
Blessed are all they who enter in through the
gates into the city.