Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24

us. The airs that float now on the earth
are unlike those which fioated above
paradise. They are charged with i'm
purities and distcmpers The most elias
tic and robust health of earth, com
pared with that which those experience
before whom tho gates have been opened,
is nothing but sickness and einaciaticn.
Look at that soul S. .nding before the
throne. On earth she was lifelong in
valid. See her step now and hear hel
voice now! Catch if you can ono breath
Of that celestial air. Health in all the
pulses Health Of vision. Health Of
spirits. Immortal health No rackina
cough, no sharp rleurisies. no consuIn
ing feyers, 10 exhausting pains, no hes
pitfalls of wounded men Health swing
ing in tho air. Health flowing in all the
streams. Health blooming on the banks.
No headaches, no sideaches, no back
aches That child that died III the
aeonies of Group, hear her voice now
ringing in thc anthem. That old man
that went bowed down with the infirm
tiles of age, see him walk now with
the step Of an immortal athlete-forcvcl
yorng again That night when tho nee
dlewoman tainted away in the garrett, a
wave of the heavenly air resuscitatca
hor forever. For everlasting years, t
have neither ache nor pain nor weakness
her fatigue EYE hath not sec it, csl
hath not heard it. -
Splendors of Heaven.
/ remark further that wo can in this
world get no just idea Of the splenda
of heaven. st. John tries to describe it.
He says, 1.-THE ~ gates arc ~ pearls, "
and that 1.-THE foundations of the wall
are garnished with all manner Of pre-
cious etcnes.' As we stand looking
through the telescope Of st. John we see
blaze of amethyst and PEARL and emer
aid and sardony2 and chrysoprasus and
sapphire, q mountain of light, cataract
Of color, sea OF glass and city like
the sun.
St. John bids us look again, and we
see thrones-throres of the prophets,
thrones Of the patriarchs, thrones of the
angels, thrones Of the apostles, thrones
Of the martyrs, throne of Jesus, throne
Of God! And we turn round to see the
glory, and it is-thronesl Thronesl
Ihrones
ST. John bids rs look again, and we
see tho great procession Of the redeemed
passing. Jesus, Oh white horse. leads
the march, and all the armies Of saliva
ton following ON white horses. Infinite
cayalcade passing, passing; empires
pressing into line, ages following ages.
Dispensatim tramping on after dispen-
sation. Glory in the track of glory. Eu-
rope, Asia, Africa and North and South
America pressi.- Z into lines. Islands Of
the sea shoulder to shoulder Genera
tons before the food following genera
tons 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 ont,
and all chimes rung, and all halloluiahs
chanted, aud some cry, "Glory to God
most high" and some, "Hosanna 10
the Son Of David!" and some, Worthy
is the Lamb that was slain" till all the
ordinations of endearment and hon.
age in the vocabulary of heaven are ex-
hausted, and there come up surge after
surge of "Amen Ameni Amenl''
Eye hath not seen it; car hath not
heard it P" Skim from the summer wa
tiers the brightest sparkles, and you will
get no idea of the sheen of the everlast-
ing sea. Pile up the splendors of earth
ly cities, and they would not mako
stepping stone by which you might
mount to the city of God. Every house
is a palace. Every step a triumph. Ev-
cry covering of the head coronation.
Every meal is banquet. Every stroke
from the tower is a wedding bell. Every
day is jubilee, every hour a rapture
and every moment an ecstasy. Eye
hath not seen it, car hath not heard it. -
Reunions In Heaven.
] remark further we can get no idea
on earth of the reunions of heaven. If
you have ever been across the sea and
| met friend, OF even an acquaintance,
in some strange city, you remember how
your blood thrilled and how glad you
were to see him. What, then, will be
orr joy, after We have passed the seas of
death, to meet i'll the bright city of the
sun those from whom We have long
been separated After we have been
away from our friends 10 or Is years,
and we come upon them, we see how
differently they look. The hair has
turned, and wrinkles have come in their
faces, and we say, How you have
changedl'' But, OH when we stand be-
fore the throne, all cares gone from the
al
and feeling the joy of that blessed land,
methinks we will say to each other,
with an exultation we cannot now i'm
agine, How You have changed p In
this world we only meet to part. 1t is
goodby, goodby. Farwells floating in
the air. We hear it at the rail car win
dow and at the steamboat wharf Good
by! Children lisp it, and old age an
swers it. Sometimes we say it in light
way, "Goodbyr' and sometimes with
anguish in which the soul breaks down.
Goodbyl All, that is the word that
ends the thanksgiving banquet; that is
the word that comes i'll to close the
Christmas chant. Goodby Goodbyi
Bnt not so in heaven. Welcomes i'll
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comes at the house of many mansions
but no goodby. That group is constantly
being augmented They are going up
from our circles of earth to join tilt
| tie voices to join the anthem, little
hands TO take hold of it i'll the great
home circle, little feet to dance in the
! eternal glee, little crowns to be cast
down before the feet of Jesus. Our
| friends are in two groups-a group this
side of tbs river and group ON the
other side Of the river. Now there goes
one from this to that, and another from
this to that, and soon we will all be
gone over How many of your loved
ones have already entered upon that
blessed PLACED If l should take paper
and pencil, do you think | could put
them all down? All, my friends, the
waves of Jordan roar so hoarsely we
cannot hear the Joy on the othe. side
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