The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-08-30
THE LONDONDERRY SITTER.

wave OF the heavenly air resuscltatcd
her forever, For everlasting years, TO
have neither ache nor pain nor weakness
nor fatigue. "Eye hath not see it, ear
hath not heard it, "
Splendors of Heaven.
remark further that we can in this
world get no just idea of the splendor
Of heaven. St. John tries to describe it,
He says, "The 10 gates are ~ pearls,
and that "the foundations of tho wall
are garnished with all manner of pre-
cious stones. As we stand looking
through the telescope of st, John we see
a blaze of amethyst and pearl and emer-
aid and sardonyx and chrysoprasus and
sapphire, a mountain of light, cataract
of color, sea of glass and a city like
the sun.
st. John bids us look again, and we
see thrones-thrones of the prophets,
thrones of the patriarchs, thrones of Q
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--thrones! Thrones !
Thrones
st. John bids us look again, and we
see the great procession of the redeemed
passing Jesus on white horse, leads
the march, and all the armies of saliva
ton following ON white horses, Infinite
cavalcade passing, passing; empires
pressing into line, ages following ages,
Dispensation tramping ON after dispen-
sation, Glory in the track of glory. Eu.
rope, Asia, Africa and North and South
America pressing into lines. Islands of
the sea shoulder to shoulder. Genera
tons before the food following genera
| lions 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 out,
and all chimes rung, and all halleluiahs
chanted, and some cry, "Glory to God
most hight and some, "Hosanna to
the Son of Davidl" and some, Worthy
is the Lamb that was slain - till all the
ordinations of endearment and hom-
age in the vocabulary of heaven are ex-
hausted, and there come up surge after
surge of "Amenl Amen Amen"
Eye hath not seen it; ear hath not
heard it. y 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 make a
stepping stone by which you might
mount to the city of God. Every house
is palace. Every step triumph. Ev-
cry covering Of the head a coronation.
Every meal is banquet Every stroke
from the tower is q wedding bell Every
day is a jubilee, every hour rapture
and every moment an ecstasy Eye
hath not seen it, ear hath not heard it.
Reunions In Heaven.
I remark further we can get no idea
on earth of the reunions of heaven, II
you have ever been across the sea and
met friend, or even an acquaintance,
i'll some strange city, you remember how
Your blood thrilled and how glad you
were to see him. What, then, will be
our Joy, after we have passed the seas OF
death, to meet in the bright city of the
sun those from whom we have long
been separated After we have beer
away from our friends 10 or 10 years
and we como upon them, we see how
differently they look The hair has
turned, and wrinkles have come in theil
faces and we say, "How you have
changedn' But, oh, when we stand be
fore the throne, all cares gone from tho
face, all marks of sorrow disappeared
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 changedN' II
goodby, goodby. Farwells floating il
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 i'll a high
| way, "Goodbyn' and sometimes witt
anguish in which the soul breaks down
Goodby All, that is the word tina
} ends the thanksgiving banquet that i
| the word that comes In to close tn
, Christmas chant. Goodby Goodby!
t But not so in heaven Welcomes il
{ the air, welcomes at the gates, wei
] comes at the house of many mansions
. but no goodby. That group is constantly
t being augmented. They are going u
S from our circles of earth to join tilt
! tie voices to join the anthem, littl
4 hands to take hold of it in the grea
home circle, little feet to dance in til
eternal glee, little crowns to be cas-
t down before the feet of Jesus, On
t friends are III two groups-a group TIL
i side of the river and group on til
9 other side of the river. Now there got
one from this to that, and another frol
, this to that, and soon we will all /
q gone over. How many of your love
Q ones have already entered upon tbs
o blessed PLACED If l should take pape
: and pencil, do you think / could PIT
d them all down? All, my friends, til
d waves Of Jordan roar 50 hoarsely "
e annot hear the JOY or the other sic
I where their group is augmented. 1t
4 graves hero and collins and hearses here
When a Soul Arrives.
o. "A HUE Cuilu ) IlUIler lIt}i uiSu, az
9 they comforted her. They said: Yor
4 mother has gone to heaven. Don't cry,
q and the next day they went to the gray
yard, and they laid the body OF IL
!, mother down into ground, and the Ii
tie girl came up to the verge of Il
grave, and looking down at the body
l. her mother said, "Is this heavenY' o.
p we have no idea what heaven is. 1t
N the grave here. II is darkness here, b
N there is merry making ,yonder. Methinl
NJ when soul arrivessome angel takes
r around to show it the wonders OF tn
n blessed place. Tho usher angel says
1r the newly arrived: "These are the ina
N tyrs that persisted at Piedmont; the
Of were torn to pieces at the inquisitio
re- this is the throne Of the great Jehoya
70 this is Jesus!" II am going to S
', Jesus, f" said dying negro boy. II q
s going to see Jesus" and the missiona
10 said, lyon are sure you will see him
at ooh, yes. That's what l want to go
ut heaven for " but" said the missile
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