The Sussex Republican., 1895-04-13
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been born since the world was created
and so l estimate that there must b
15, 900, 900, 900 children in glory. If a
concert 2, 600 children sing, your sou
is raptured within you. Oh, tho trans
port when Is, 900, 600, 900 little one
stand up in white before the throne o
God, their chant drowning out all tn
stupendous harmonies of Dusseldorf AM
Leipsio. Pour in through the 1 2 gates
Oh, ye redeemed, banner lifted, RAM
after rank, saved battalion after save,
battalion, until all the city of God shal
hear the tramp, tramp Crowd all the /
gates. Room yet. Room on the thrones
Room in the mansions. Room on th
river bank. Let the trumpet of invitation
be sounded until all earth g mountains
hear the shrill blast and the glens echt
1t. Let missionaries tell 1t in pagoda
and oolporteurs sound it across the west
ern prairies. Shout it to the Laplander
on his swift sled Hallo it to the Bed
ouin careering across the desert. News,
newsl A glorious heaven and IL gates
to get into it! Hear it. o you thin blood
ed nations of eternal winter-on the
north three gatesl Hear it, o you
bronzed inhabitants painting under
equatorial heats-on the south three
gates
But / notice when John saw these
gates they were open-wide open. They
will not always be SO. After awhile
heaven will have gathered up all its
intended population and the children of
God will have come home. Every crown
taken. Every harp struck. Every throne
mounted. All the glories of the universe
harvested in the great garner. And
heaven being made up, of course the
gates will be shut Russia in, and the
second 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 Norway in. and the eighth gate
shut. Switzerland in, and the ninth
gate shut. Hindustan in, and the tenth
gate shut. Siberia in and the eleventh
gate shut. All these gates are closed but
onel Now, lat America go in with all
the islands Of the sea and all the other
nations that have called on God. The
oaptives all freed. The harvests all gath
ered The nations all saved. The fash
ing splendor of this last pc begins to
move on its hinges. Let two mighty an
gels put their shoulders to the gate and
heave it to with silvery olang. 1t is
donel 1t thundersl The twelfth gate
shut
Open and Wide.
Once more want to show you the
gatekeepers There is one angel at each
one of those gates You say that is right.
OF course it is. You know that no earth
ly palace or castle or fortress would be
safe without sentry pacing up and
down by night and by day, and If there
were no defenses before heaven, 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 go up after awhile, and
heaven, instead of being world of light
and joy and peace and blessedness,
would be a world of darkness and hor-
'or. So I am glad to tell you that, while
ihese IL gates stand open to let a great
multitude in, there are 10 angels to
Keep some people out. Robespierre can
lot go through there, nor Hildebrand,
lor Nero, nor any of the debauohed of
'arth who have not repented of their
Ii one of those nefarious
nen who despised God should come to
he gate, one of the keepers would put
lis hand on his shoulder and push him
nto outer darkness, There is no place
n that land for thieves and liars and
and defrauders, and all
hose who disgraced their race and
ought against their God. If a miser
hould get in there, he would pull up
he golden pavement. If house burner
hould get in there, he would set fire to
be mansion. If libertine should get
a there, he would whisper his abomina-
ions standing on the white coral of the
Only those who are blood
'ashed and prayer Tipped will get
trough. oh, my brother, if you should
: last come up to one of the gates and
y to get through. and you had not
ass written by the crushed hand of the
IN of God, the gatekeeper would, with
ne glance, wither you forever.
There will be password at the gate
heaven. Do you know what that
assword isY Here comes a crowd of
,uls up to the gate, and they say: "Let
10 in; let me in. ! was very useful ON
srth. endowed colleges, / built church.
J and was famous for my charities, I
nd having done SO many wonderful I
rings for the world come up to get I
y reward. " A voice from within says, ,
! never knew you." Another great
'owd comes up, and they try to get
trough. They say: "We were highly {
ON earth, and the world bow q
very lowly before us. We were hon 1
ed on earth, and now we come TO get G
IT honors in heaven. - And voice I
ON within says, 81 never knew you" 4
mother crowd advances and says, eve /
ere very moral people on earth, very
oral indeed, and we come up to get
recognition. A voice an
vers. Il never knew you"
The Entrance Fee. 0
After awhile see another throng ap- @
oaoh the gate, and one seems to be
okesmaD for all the rest, although their :
ices ever and anon cry, "Amen,
nenp This one stands at the gate n
ID says: "Let me in. Twas a wanderer n
om God. deserved to die. i have 1I
me up to this place, not because de- N
rye it, but because l have heard that "
ere is saving power in the blood of M
sus." The gatekeeper says, "That is M
. password, .Jesusl Jesusp" And they III
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stand here this hour to invite you III
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W that unless your heart is changed Ip
the grace of God you cannot get in. NJ
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10 your father was, or who your VI
ther was. Or what your brilliant sur N
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and take Christ for your divine Sa- N