The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-03-16

the serenade was in Greek, but they
knew that their words would be trans
lated in all languages. If they thought
themselves too good to have anything
TO do with us, would they have dropped
Christmas carols upon the shepherds,
as bad as any of us have ever been?
Aye! If they sang for mortals, will
they not sing for us when we become
immortals?
Now, in the emerald palace of Heav-
en-, let the cup-bearers and servants of
the King remove this course from the
banquet, and bring on another course
of angels food-the last course, and
the best: the dessert; the elimination
of the feast. which is Celebrative Jubi-
lance. You and | have known people
who prided themselves on never get
ting excited. They have cultivated
the phlegmatic. You never saw them
cry; you never heard them in a burst
of laughter. They are monotonous,
and to me intolerable. l am afraid of
a man or a woman that cannot cry; |
am afraid of a man or a woman who
cannot laugh.
Christ says in the Book of Revelation
that such people are to Him nauseat-
ing, and cause reorganization. tRevela-
ton, iii:l6). Because thou art luke
warm, and neither cold nor hot, | will
spue thee out of My mouth" But the
angels in Heaven nave no stolidity or
unresponsiveness. There is n thing
that agitates them into holy warmth.
We know that absolutely. If their
harp be hung upon the panels of
amethyst, they take it down and with
delft fingers pull from among the
strings a 'canticle. They run to their
neighbors' on the same golden street
and tell the good news. If Miriam
has there cymbals anything like
those with which she performed
on the banks of the Red sea-, she claps
them in triumph, and there is a festal
table spread, and III best of the
angels food is set on it. When is it?
Is it when a man or woman down in
the world who was all wrong, by the
grace Of God is made all right luke,
XIV. iO.)? There is joy in the presence
of the angels of God I've M sinner
that repenteth." Why are they so
happily agitated? Because they know
what u tremendous thing it is &c, turn
clear around from h wrong, and take
the right road. 1t is because they
know the difference between swine's
trough with nothing but husks,
and q kings banquet with angels
food. 1t is because they know the
infinite the everlasting difference be-
tween down and up. And then, their
festivity is catching. II we hear the
bells of q city ring we say: What is
that for?" II we heal rolling tut from
an auditorium the sound Of q full or
chestra, we say: What is happening
there?" And when the angels of God
take on jubilance over q case Of earth
ly repentance, your friends in Heaven
will say: What new thing has hap
pened? Why full ~diapason? Why the
chime from the oldest towers of eter.
nity?"
The fact is, my hearers, there are
people in Heaven who would like to
hear from you. Your children there
are wondering when father and mother
will come into the kingdom, and with
more glee than they ever danced in the
hallway at your coming home at even.
tide, they will dance on the loo of the
Heavenly Mansion at tidings OF father
and mother saved. Besides that, the old
folks want to hear from you. They are
standing at the head Of the celestial
stairs waiting for the news that their
prayers have been answered and that
you are coming on to take from their
lips q kiss better than that which now
they throw out. Calling you by your
first name, as they always did, they
are talking about you and saying;
There is our son." o. there is our
daughter, down in that world of strug,
gle, battling, suffering, SHINING, weep
ing. Why can they moi see hat Chris,
Is the only one who can help and com
fort and save?"
That is what they are saying about
you. And if you will this hour in one
prayer of surrender, hat will not take
more than a second to make, decide
this, then, swifter than telegraphit
dispatch the news will reach them, and
angels of God who never fell would
join your glori6ed kindred in celebra.
ton. and the caterers of Heaven woulC
do their best, and saints and seraphs sid,
by side would take angels food. Glory
be to God for such u possibility! oh
that this moment there might DO q
rush for Heaven!
Tn Spirit and the Bride say, Come
Rejoicing saints re-echo. Come;
whD .aints. whD thtrsts. who will. may come
Thy saviour bids thcs come