Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22

EARN thar
v nave enough elasticity and strength to lea,
lhe grave and take possession of heaven
sculpture will halt this side the grave be-
Iau9e IL chieny commentaries the forms O.
'Aose VINO IN heaven will be reconstructed
ana What would we want of the sculnturef
imitation when we stand In the presence of the
rtsurrected original? Painting will halt this
= Slde the grave because the colors Of eartl
"ouId De too tame for heaven, and what use
| 10 nave pictured on canvas the scenaa which
; snail be described to us by those who ,pare
the participants? One of the disciples will
= : 1eii TEL us about the Last Supper better than
, Iitian with mighty touch set I'D in a ri gallery
a t ne Pltiiest saint by tongue will describe the
4 Last Judgment" better than Michael Angelo
! with MS pencil put it upon the ceiling of the
: 'atican. Architecture will halt this side the
{ grave. Tor what use would there be for archi-
; t73t compass and design in that city which
. ~ already DHllt and garnished until nothing
can be added? All the Tuileries and Winde1r
castles and st. Clouds Of the earth piled IN
not equaling its humblest residences: all the
81. Paui5 and St. Peters and st. Izaaks and
%. o9phia8 o. the earth built into one
cathedral not equaling the heavenly tennle.
But music will pass right On, right uD and
rl@ht IN, and millions IN heaven will ac-
knowledge that, under God, she was the
Gniei I.i cause OF enelr salvation. Oh. would
like to be present when ali the great Chris
tan singers and the great Christian plavers
OF all the ages shall cOnSregate in heaven
Ot course they must, like all the rest of us
De cieansed and ransomed by the blood OF
the slain Lamb. Alas that some of tho
great artlSts OF sweet sound have been az
distinguished for prohigacy as for the wav
they WaTbied or sang or fingered the kew
pOatI or trOd the organ pedal Some
who have been distinguished bassOs and So
| prinoS and prima dOnnas on earth feel will
never sing the song Of Moses and the Lamb.
| or put the lips to the trumpet with sounds Of
victory before the thrOng. Bnt MANY of the
masters who charmed US on earth will more
nliR!ti!y Gharm us in heaven. Great
| music hall of eternity Nav yor and T
| De there some day to acclaim when the
'HaIlelutah Chorus" is awakened AS
| on earth there have been harmoniqs
| made up of other harmonies, strain of
| music from this cantata and @ strain of
music from that overture and a bar from this
and bar from that but one great tune or
theme into which all the others were poured
as rivers into sea, SO it may be given to the
mlghtfest soul in the heavenly world to
gather something from all the sacred songs
we nave sung on earth, or which have been
sung III all the ages, and roll them on in
eternal symphony, but the one great theme
ana the one oyernaSterin9 tone that
snail carry all before it and uplift all heaven
from centrA! throne to farthest gate of pearl
app to highest caDStOna OF AMETHYST will be
Unto HIM who loved us and washed US
from our sins in His own blood, and made
US Kings and priests unto God and the Lamb,
to Him be glOryI' That will be mama
enough for all heaven to feed op. That will
be banquet for immortals. That will be
angels food.
Now, in the emerald palace of heaven, let
the cupbearers ard servants of the King re-
move this course from the banquet and bring
on another course of angels food, whi ch is
laying out of mighty enterprise. The Bible
lets us know positively that the angels have
our worlds affairs on their hearts. They af- |
Iord the rapid transit from world to world. |
MlnIstering spirits, escorting spirits defend
ing spirits, guardian spirits-yea, they have |
all worlds on their thought. we are told |
tney sang together at the creation, and that i'm
pied not only the creation Of our world bnt
OF other worlds. Shall they plan only for
our little planet and be uncOncerned for a
planet 300 times larger? No. They have all
the gaiaXIeS under their observation. Mighty
schemes CT helpfuness to be laid out and
executed, shipwrecked worlds to be toWed In,
planetary fires to be put out, demoniao
hosts riding up to be hurled back and down.
These angels OF light unhorse an Apollyon
with one stroke of hattleaN celestial. They
talk these matters all over. They bend toward
each other in sublime colloquy They have
cabinet meetings of winged immortas They
assemble the mightiest of them in holy con-
They plan out stellar, lunar solar,
consolidated achievement Thew vie with
each other as to who shall do the gra 1dest
tmnS for the eternals. They compose doxol-
ogles for the temple of the sun. They pre-
side over coronations. If in the great organ
81 the universe one key gets out OF tune, they
't-A
llfficuit. no post of duty is so distant, no
mission is so stupendous but at Gods COM
nand they are gladly obtained.
Now, in the emerald palace of heaven, let
The cupbearer5 and servants of the King re-
move this course from the banquet and bring
N another course of angels food-the last
course and the best, the dessert, the Gull
nination Of the feast, which is celebrative
You and have known people
Who prided themselves on never getting
Xcited. They have cultivated the phleg-
matte. You never saw them cry; YOU !
leVer heard them in a burst of laugh
er. 1hey are lnonOtOnOus and to me in
olerable. am afraid of a man or woman
hat cannot cry; am afraid Of a man or
yoman who cannot langh. Christ says in
he book of Revelation that such people are
o him natseating and cause regursitation ,
-(Reveladon ill.,, 16) Because thou art luke
warm and neither cold not hot I will spew
hee out of My mouth" But the angels in
eaven have no stolidity or unresponsive-
ess. There is one thing that agitates them
1to holy warmth. We know that absolute
7. II their harp be hung up on the panels ,
amethyst, they take it down and
nth deft fingers pull from among
ne strings cantlcle. They run in to their {
elghbors on the same golden street and tell s
lie good news. If Miriam has there cymbals q
nything like those with which she per- f
'rmed on the banks of the Red Sea, she
APPS them in triumph. and there is a festal G
tble spread, and the best of the angels food t
set on it. When is it? It is when man or 1
oman down in the world who was all +
rOng by the grace of God is made all right {
duke XIV, 10) There is joy in the S
resence OF the angels of God over one sin {
7r that repenteth." Why they so happily t
5itated? Because they know what "a ire Il
endOus thing it is to turn clear around from f
e wrong and take the right road. 1t is be- O
luse they know the difference between S
vines trough with nothing but husks and q
ing'S banquet with angels food. 1t is be-
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ference between d vn and up.
And then their festivity is catching. II we
.ar the bells OF city ring. we say, "What
that for?' If we hear rolling out from an
the sound of full orchestra, we c.
y, ''What is happening here?" And when q
c angels OF God take on jubliance over P
Sc Of earthly repentance your friends IL
heaven will say: What new thing NJ
8 happened? Why full diapason? Why N
g chime from the oldest towers \!
eternity?" The fact is. nv hearers, re-
ere are people in heaven who would liketo h.
ar from You. Your children there are m
)ndering when father and mother will d.
me into the kingdom, anl with more glee
an they ever danced in hallway at your p
ming home at cVentide they will dance re
3 floor OF the heavenly mansion at the er
inSs of father and mother saved. Be- fu
e that the old folks want to hear from in
Il. They are standing at the head of the TT
estial stairs waiting for the news re
It their prayers have been answered,
1 that you are coming on to take from
'ir lips a kiss better than that which now
y throw you. Calling you by your first
ne, as they always did. they are talking
Out you and saying. There is our son. G5
'There is our daughter down IL that
rid of struggle battling. suffering SHINING, ,,a
eping. Why can they not see that Christ ~
ne only one who can help and comfort
save?'' VI
hat is what they are saying about you. tn
d If you will this hour in one prayer of
render that will aot take more than IN
Ond to make decide this then sWifter than Co