The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-11

out OF my mouth" But the angels In
heaven have no stolidity or unrespon-
siveness. There is one thing that asi-
tates them into holy warmth. We know
that absolutely. IF their harp be hung
up on the panels Of amethyst. they taks
1t down, and with deft fingers pull
from among the strings canticle. They
run in to their neighbors on the sans
golden street, and tell the good news
If Marian 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 the best of the angels food
is set on it When is It? 1t is when q
man or woman down in the world who
was all wrong. by the grace OF God IL
made all right. duke 15:1o) There IS
joy in the presence OF the angels OF
God over one sinner that repenteth."
Why are they so happily agitatedT
Because they know what tremendous
thing it is to turn clear around from the
wrong, and take the right road. It Is
because they know the difference be-
tween swine's trough with nothing but
husks, and a kings banquet with an
gels food. 1t is because they know tbs
infinite, the everlasting difference be-
tween down and up. And then. their
festivity is catching. II we hear the
bells of a city ring, we say: What IL
that for?" If we hear rolling out from
an auditorium the sound OF q full or
chestra, we say, What is happening
here?' And when the angels of God
take on jubilance over a case of earth
ly repentance, your friends in heaven
will say, What new thing has hap
pened? Why full diapasoR? Why the
chime from the oldest towers Of eter-
nity?" The fact is, my hearers, there
nQOOla in heaven who would like to
hear from you. Your children there are
wondering when father and mother viii
come into the Kingdom, and with more
glee than they ever danced in the hall
way at your coming home at eventloe'.
they will dance the floor OF the heaven
ly mansion at the tfdings of father and
mother saved. Beside that, the olo
folks want to hear from you. They are
standing at the head of the celestai
stairs waiting for the news that their
prayers have been answered, ana thA'
you are coming on to take from theh
lips kiss better than that which now
they throw you. Calling you by your
first name. as they always did. they art
talking about you and saying: There
is our son." or, There is our daughter
down in that world of struggle, bat.
ting, suffering, SHINING, weeping why
can they not see that Christ is the only
on who can help. and comfort ano
saver"
That is what they are saying about
you. And if you will this hour In ons
prayer OF surrender that will not taxa
more than a second to make. decide
this then, swifter than te1egraphie dis
patch the news would reach them, ano
angels of God who never fell Woulo
join your glorified kindred in celeora-
ton, and the caterers of heaven would
do their best, and saints and serapha
side by side would take angels 1000:
Glory be to God for such g possibility!
Oh, that this moment there might be
rush for heaveni
The Spirit and the bride say, Come,
Rejoicing saints re-echo, Gomez
Who fafnts, who thirsts, who VIII, may
come;
Thy Savior bids thee come.