The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-04-05

peoplei Luther said that this truth was
worth carrying on ones knees from
Rome 10 Jerusalem, but ! think 1t
worth carrying all afodhd the globe
and all around the heavens that "God
20 loved the world that he gave his only
begottsn Son, that whatsoever believeth
In him should not perish. but have ev.
erlasting life" whatsoever will. let him
come through the large door, Archi-
medes wanted 4 fulerum on which to
place his lever, and then he said he could
move the world Calvary is She full.
crum, and the cross of Christ is the To-.
yer, and by that power oil nations shall
yet be lifted.
Tho Swinging Door.
Further, II Is door that swings both
ways. lido not know whether the door Of
the ancient ark was lifted or rolled on
hinges, but this door of Christ opens
both ways 1t swings out toward all our
woes, 1t swings IN toward the raptures
Of heaven II swings in to let us in; it
swings out to let our ministefing ones
como out. All are one in Christ-Chris,
tians on earth and saints in heaven:
Ono army Of ths living God.
At his command we boW.
| Part of the host have crossed the food
And part are crossing now.
Swing In; o blessed door, until all the
| earth shall 90 III and live. Swing but
until all the heavens come forth to 6els:
brate the victory.
But, further, 1t Is door with fasten-
ings. Tho Bible says Of Noah, 1.-THE
Lord shtit him in;n n vessel without
bulwarks or doors would, not be q safe
vessel to 60 in. When Noah and his
family heard the fastening of the door
| Of the nrk, they were very glad, Unless
| these doors were fastened the first heavy
surge Of the sea Would havH whelmed
| them; and they might as we'll have pei.
ishad 6ntside the, ark rs inside the ark.
"The Lord shut him in. Oh; the per
| feet safety of the arkl The surf of the
sea and the lightnings Of the sky may
be twisted into a GARLAND bf snow and
| fire-deep to deep, storm to storm, dark
ness to darkness-but once in the ark all
IS we'll. God shut him in" There
comes upon the good man feluge Of
financial trouble. He had his thousands
| to lend. Now he cannot borrow dollar
| He once owned a store in New York
and had branch houses In Boston, Phil
adelphia and New Orleans He owned
fpHr horses and employed man to keep
the dust, off his 65Hth phaetep. ear;
riage and curriole now he has hard
work to get shoes in which to walk
The great deep of commercial disaster
was broken up, and fore and aft and
across the hurricane deck the waves
struck him. But he was safely sheltered
from the STORM ''.fhe Lord shut him
in!'' A food Of domestic troubles fell
on him.. Sickness and bereavement
came The rain pelted; the winds blew.
The heavens are hHams All the gar
dens Of earthly delight are Washed
away. The mountains Of Joy are buried
10 bubits deep. But, standing by the
empty crib and in the des5lated nursery
and in the doleful hall, once airing with
merry voices, now silent forever, he
cried, hIhe Lord gave, the Lord hath
taken away; blessed be the name Of the
Lord. " 1.-THE Lord shut him in
All the sins Of q lifetime clamored for
his overthrow. The broken vows, the
dishonored Sabbaths, the outrageous pro.
fat1ities; the misdemeanors of 30 years,
tesohed up their hands to the door Of
the ark to pull him out The boundless
ocean Of his sin surrounded hts soul,
bowling like simeon, raving like an
knroclydon. But, looking out Of the win
dow, be saw his SIN sink like lead into
che depths Of the sea. The dove Of heav-
en- brought an olive branch to the ark.
Tho wrath of the billow only pushed
him toward heaven. 1.-THE Lord shut
him IMP
The Heavenly House.
The Same door fastenings that kept
Noah III keep tho troubles out. I am
glad to know that when man reaches
heaven all earthly troubles arc done
with him. Here he may have had it hard
toget bread for his family; there he will
mover hunger any more Here ho may
hayo wept bitterly; there ''the Lamb
that Is In the midst of the throne will
lead him to living fountains Of water,
and God will wipe away all tears from
his eyes Here he may have hard
work TO get house; but In my Fathers
house are many mansions, and rent day
hover comes. Here there are deathbeds
and eofsns and gravesj there no Sickness
Ho weary watching, no choking cough,
no consuming fever, no thatterihg chill,
no tolling bell, no grave. The sorrows
Of lifo shall come up and knock at the
floor, but no admittance The perplexi-
ties of life shall come up and knock on
ths door, but no admittance. Safe for
evotl All the agony of earth in one wave
dashing against the bulwarks of the ship
Of celestial hight shall not break them
down. Howl on, 70 winds, and rage, ye
seasl The Lord-''the Lord shut him
inr'
Oh, what grand old doori So wide,
SO easily swung both ways and with
such sure fastenings. No burglars key
ghn pich that lock. No swarthy arm Of
hell can shove back that bolt. rejoice
that do not ask you to come aboard
crazy craft with leaking hulk and broken
helm and unfastened door, but an ark
so cubits wide and 800 cubits long and
door SO largo that the round earth,
without grazing the post, might be bowl
cd in.
! Now, il the ark Of Christ is go grand
q place in which to live and die and tri-
umph, come into the ark. Know we'll
that tho door that shut Noah III shut
others out, aud though, when the pitiless
storm came pelting on their heads, they
beat upon the door, saying: LET me inl
Let me int" the door did not open. For
1870 years they were invited. They ex-
pected to come In, but the antediluvians
said: 1--WE must cultivate these fields;
we must be worth more flocks Of sheep
and herds Of cattle; we will wait until
we get a little older; we will enjoy our
old farm little longer. But mean
while tho storm was brewing The foun-
tains of heaven were filling up. The pry
was boing placed beneath the founda-
tiopc ~ tho uroat daen The last yaar