Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-04-11

ton, and Pekin and Paris, and London
and New York. and all the dead cities
of the past and all the living cities Of
the present, added together would not
equal the census of that great metrop-
oils.
Harvest of Glories.
But I notice when John saw these
gates they were open-wide open. They
will not always be so. After awhile
heaven will have gathered up all it's
intended population and the children
of God will have come home. Every
crown taken. Every harp struck.
Every throne mounted. All the glories
of the universe harvested in the great
garner. And heaven being made up, of
course the gates will be shut. Austria
in. and the first gate shut. Russia in,
and the second gate shut. Italy in, and
the third gate shut. Egypt in, and the
fourth gate shut. Spain in, and the
fifth gate shut. France in, and the
sixth gate shut England in, and the
seventh gate shut. Norway in and the
eighth gate shut. Switzerland in, and
the ninth gate shut. Hindostan in, and
the tenth gate shut. Siberia in, and the
eleventh gate shut. All the gates are
closed but one. Now, let America go in
with all the islands of the sea and all
other nations that have called on God.
The captives all freed. The harvests
all gathered. The nations all saved.
The flashing splendor of this last pearl
begins to move on it's hinges. Let two
mighty angels put their shoulders to
the gate and heave it to with slvery
clang. 1t is done! 1t thunders. The
twelfth gate shut!
The Gate Keepers.
once more l want to show you the
gatekeepers. There is one angel at
each one of those gates. You say that
is right. OF course it is. You know
that no earthly palace, or castle, or
fortress would be safe without SEN
try pacing up and down by night and
by day; and if there were no defenses
before heaven, and the doors set wide
open with no one to guard them, all
the vicious of earth would go up after
awhile, and all the abandoned of hell
would go up after awhile, and heaven,
instead of being world of light and
joy, and peace, and blessedness, would
be a world of darkness and horror. So
am glad to tell you that while these
twelve gates stand open to let a great
multitude in, there are twelve angels
can not go through there, nor Hilder-
brand, nor Nero, nor any of the de-
bauched of earth who have not repent
ed of their wickedness. If one of those
nefarious men who despised God should
come to the gate, one Of the keepers
would put his hand on his shoulder
and push him into outer darkness.
There is no place in that land for
thieves, and liars, and whoremongers,
and defrauders, and all those who dis
graced their race and fought against
their God. If a miser should get in
there, he would pull up the golden
pavement. If a house-burner should
get in there, he would set fire to the
mansion If a libertine should get in
there, he would whisper his abomina-
tons standing on the white coral Of
the sea-bench. Only those who are
blood-washed and prayer-lipped will
get through. O, my brother, If you
should at last come up to one Of the
gates and try to get through, and you
had not a pass written by the crushed
hand of the Son of God, the gatekeeper
would with one glance wither you for
ever.
The Password.
There will be a password at the gate
of heaven. Do you know what that
password is? Here comes a crowd Of
souls up to the gate, and they say:
Let me in, let me in. / was very use
full on earth. l endowed colleges, I
built churches, and was famous for my
charities; and having done so many
wonderful things for the world now l
come up to get my reward" A voice
from within says: 81 never knew you"
Another great crowd comes up, and
they try to get through. They say:
1--WE were highly honorable on earth,
and the world bowed very lowly be-
fore U.S. We were honored on earth,
and now we come to get our honors in
heaven" and a voice from within says:
Il never knew you" Another crowd
advances, and says: I'VE were very
moral people on earth, very moral in
deed, and we come up to get appro-
pirate recognition A voice answers:
Il never knew you"
After awhile 1 see another throng
approach the gate, and one seems to be
spokesman for all the rest, although
their voices ever and anon cry, Amen!
amenw This one stands at the gate
and says: Let me in. l was a wan
derer from God. / deserved to die. 1
have come up to this place, not be-
cause I deserve it, but because | have
heard that there is saving power in
the blood of Jesus" The gatekeeper
says: THAT is the password, Jesus!
Jesusr" and they go in and surround
the throne, and the cry is: Worthy is
the Lamb that was slain to receive
blessing, and riches, and honor, and
glory, and power, world without end"
1 stand here, this hour, to invite you
into any one of the twelve gates. / tell
you now that unless your heart is
changed by the grace of God, you cen
not get in. l do not care where you
come from, or who your father was, or
who your mother was, or what your
brilliant urroundings-unless you re-
pent of your sin and take Christ for
your divine Savior, you can not get
in. Are you willing, then, this moment,
Just where you are, to kneel down and
cry to the Lord Almighty for his de-
liverance?
Friends There.
You want to get in, do you not? o,
you have some good friends there. This
last year there was some one who went
out from your home into that blessed