Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-10-16

SONS of the spring or the flaming foliage Of
the autumn make one wreath for my Lord!
Oh. that all the triumphal arches OF the
world could be sung in one gateway. where
the King of Glory might come in! Oh. that
all the harps and trumpets and organs of
earthly music might in one anthem speak
His praise,
But what were earthly flowers to Him who
walketh amid the snow of the white lilies of
heaven? What were arches of earthly ma
sonry to Him who hath about His throne n
rainbow spun out of everlasting sunshine?
What were all earthly music to Him when
the hundred and forty and four thousand on
bne side and cherubim and seraphim and
nrchangels stand on the other side, and all the
tpace between is filled with the doxologies
Of eternal iubilee-tne hosanna of re-
heened earth, the halleluiah of unfallen
angeIs. song after song rising about the
throne of God and of the Lamb? In that
lure. high place, let film hear us. Stop,
harps of heaven. that our poor cry NAV be
heard. my Lord Jesus. It will Mt hur.
Thee for one hour TO step out from the
shining throng. They will make it all up
when Thou Soest back again. Come hither,
blessed One. that we may kiss Thy feet.
Our hearts. too long withheld, we now sur
render into Thy keeping. When Thou
goest back, tell it to all the immortals that
the lost are found. and letthe Fathers house
ring with the music and the dance.
They have some old wine in heaven. not
uSt'i except III rare festivities. In tn1S WOrlQ
those who are accustomed to use wine on
great occasions bring out the beverage and
say: ''1his wine is thirty years DID," or
t'forty years old" But the wine of heaven
is more than eighteen centuries old It was
prepared at the time when Christ trod the
winepress alone. When such grevious sim
ners rs we come back. methinks the cham.
berlain of heaven cries out to the servants:
"This is unusual 10Y, Bring up from the
vaults of heaven that old wine. Fill all the
tankards. Let all the white robed guests
drink to the immortal health of those new
born sons and daughters of the Lord Al
mighty" ''There is JOY in heaven among
the angels OF God over one sinner that re-
penteth," and God grant that that one nay
be you!
Again, to have a right heart it must be a
forgivinS heart. An old writer says, $50
return good for evil is Godlike; good for
good is manlike, evil for good devillike."
Which Of these natures have we2 Christ will
have nothing to do with US as long as we
keep any old grudge. We have all been
cheated and He'd about. There are people
who dislike us so much that if we should
rome down to poverty and disgrace they
would say: "Good for him! Didn't tell
you SOP" They do not understand US. Un-
sanctified human nature says: wait till you
get good crack at him. and when at last
you find him in tight place give it to him.
Flay him alive. No quarter Leave not a
feet. Pay him in his own coin-sarcasm for
sarcasm, s,orn for scOrn. abuse for abuse"
But. my friends, that is not the right kind of
heart. No man ever did so mean thing
toward Us as we have done toward God. And
FIVE cannot forgive others how can we ex-
pect God to forgive us2 Thousands of men
have been kept out Of heaven by an unior-
giving heart.
Here is someone who says. "I will forgive
hat man the wrong he did me about that
house and lot; will forgive that man who
overreached me in bargain: will forgive
hat man who sold me shoddy overcoat;
'orgive them-all but one. That man can
not forgive. The villain-I can hardly keep
NY hands off him. If my going to heaven
depends on my forgiving him, then will
,tay out" Wrong feeling. Ifa man lie to
ne once 1 am not called to trust him again.
If a man betray me once I am not called to
put confidence in him again. But would
nave no rest if 1 could not offer sincere
prayer for the temporal and everlasting
welfare of all men. whatever meannesses
and outrage they have inflicted upon me. II
you want to get your heart right. strike
match and burn up all your old grudges, and
blow the ashes away. "If you forgive not
men their trespasses, neither will your
Heavenly Father forgive you your tres
passes
An old Christian black woman was going
along the streets of New York with a basket
n
sailor ran against her and upset the basket,
and stood back expecting to hear her scold
'rightfully, but she stopped down and picked
up the apples. and said. "God forgive you,
ny son, as do" The sailor saw the mean
ness of what he had done. and felt In his
pocket for his money. and insisted that she
should take it all. Though she was black
lie called her mother, and said "Forgive
ne, mother, l will never do ANYTHING so
mean again" All! there is a power in for
giving spirit to overcome all hardness.
There is no way of conquering men like that
)f bestowing upon them your pardon
whether they will accept it or not.
Again, right heart is an eXpectant heart. 1t
S a poor business to be building castles in the
air. Enjoy what you have now. Don't spoil
your comfort in the small house because you
expect a larger one. Don't fret about your
ncome when it is 50 or s4 per day because
Tou expect to have after awhile 80 per day,
or $40, 900 a year because you expect it to be
800. 900 year. But about heavenly things,
:he more we think the better. Those castles
are not in the air, but on the hills. and we
lave a deed of them in our possession L
ike to see a man all full of heaven He
alks heaven. He sings heaven. He prays
heaven. He dreams heaven. Some of us in
our sleep have had the good place open to
Is. We saw the pinnacles in the sky. We
heard the click Of the hoofs of the white
lorses on which victors rode, and the clan
while in our sleep we were glad that all our
;orrows were over and burdens done WITH
he throne of God grew whittier and whiter
and winter, till we opened our eyes and saw
hat it was only the sun of earthly morning
shining on our pillow. To have right heart
you need to be filled with this expectancy.
It would make your privations and annoy
ances more bearable.
In the midst of the city of Paris stands n
statue of the good but broken hearted Jose
phine. never imagined that marble could
De smitten into such tenderness 1t seems
not lifeless. If the spirit of Josephine be
1isentabernacled, the soul of the empress has
taken possession of this figure. l an not
yet satisfied that it is some. The puff of the
press on the arm seems to need but the
pressure of the finger to indent it. The
figures at the bottom of the robes, the ruffie
at the neck, the fur lining on the dress. the
embroidery of the satin, the cluster OF lily
and leaf and rose in her hand, the poiss of
her body as she seems to come sailing out OF
The sky, ber face calm, humble. beautiful,
out yet sad-attest the genius of the sculp-
TOR and the beauty of the heroine he cele-
orates. Looking up through the riffs OF
the coronet that encircles her brow,
could see the sky beyond. the great heavens
where all womans wrongs shall be righted.
and the story of endurance and resignation
shall be told to all the ages. The rose and
the lily in the hand of Josephine will never
drop their petals. Believe not the recent
slanders upon her memory. The children Of
God, whether they suffer on earth in palaces
or in novels. shall come to that glorious rest.
o heaven, sweet heaven, at thy gate we SET
down all our burdens and griefs! The place
will be full. Here there are vacant chairs at
the hearth and at the table, but there are no
vacant chai1s in heaven. The crowns all
worn; the thrones all mounted. Some talk
OF heaven as though it We're very hand
some church, where a few favored spirit:
would come IL and sit down on finely cush
Toned seats all by themselves and sins
,salms tc all eternity No. no. "I saw
yreat multitude that no man could number
tanding before the throne. He that talked
With me had a golden reed to measure the
,ity. and it was $4,000 furionys" that is,
800 miles-in circumference. All! heaven
not little colony at one corner OF Gni's
dominion where mans entrance derends
lpon what kind of clothes he has on his hac,,
md how much money he has in his purse,
,ut vast empire. God grant thai the light