Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-02

think what that is, To go 10 Christ
who died that l might live, oh, glori-
Gus grave, Oh. what a glorious thing
il is 10 die Oh, the love Of Christ, the
love of Christ" What did Mr.. Top
lady, the great hymn-maker. say in his
las, hour? who can measure the
depths OF the third heaven? Oh, the
sunshine that fills my soul! I shall
soon be gone, for surely no one can live
in this world after such glories as God
has manifested to my soul
What did the dying Janeway say?
I can as easily die as close my eyes or
turn my head in sleep. Before a few
/ hours have passed I shall stand on
Mount Zion with the one hundred and
forty and four thousand, and with the
just men made perfect, and glory, and
majesty. and dominion unto God and
the Lamb" DR.. Taylor, condemned 10
burn at the stake, on his way thither
broke away from the guardsmen. and
went bounding and leaping and jump
ing toward the fire, glad t9~go 10 Jesus,
and 70 die for him. Sir Charles Hare,
in his last moments. had such raptur-
Gus vision that he cried: Upward,
upward, upward" And so great was
the peace of one of Christs disciples
shat he put his finger upon the pulse
in his wrist and counted II and observed
it: and 50 great was MS placidity that
after awhile he said: stopped" and
his lie had ended here 70 begin in
heaven. But grander than that was
the testimony Of tho WORKOUT first mis-
si0nary, when in the Mamertine dun
geon, he cried: 7 an now ready 70 be
offered. and the time OF my departure
is at hand; ! have fought the good
fight, I have finished my course. I have
kept The faith: henceforth there IS laid
up Tor me crown Of righteousness.
which the Lord. the righteous Judge.
viii give me in that day, and not 10 ne
only, but 10 all them that love his ap-
pearlng. Do You not see that Christ
IS chief il dying alleyiations2
Toward the last hour Of our. earthly
residence we are speeding. When I
see the sunset, I say. One day less 10
live. When ! see the spring blossoms
scattered, l say, Another season gone
forever When ! close the Bible on
sabbath night. I say, another Sabbath
departed. When I bury q friend. I
say. Another earthly attraction gone
forever. What limble feet the years
have. The roebucks and the light
ningS run not so fast. From decade 20
decade, from sky 70 sky. they go 81 a
bound. There is q place for us. wheth-
or marked or not, where you and I will
sleep the last sleep. and the men are
now living who will. with solemn tread.
carry us 10 our resting place. Aye. 1t
is known in heaven whether our de-
parture viii be coronation or a ban
ishnent. Brighter than q banqueting
hall through which the light feet OF the
dancers 20 up and down 10 the sound OF
trumpeteTs Will be the seDulchre
through whose riffs the holy light of
heaven streameth God will watch
YOU. He viii send his angels TO guard
Your siumbering dust, until. at Christ 5
behesJ. they shall roll away me stone.
So. also. Christ Is CHIEF in heaven.
The Bible distinCtiyeiy says that Christ
is the chief theme of the celestial as
CriptiOn, all the thrones facing his
throne, all the palms waved before his
face. all the crowns down al his feet
Cherubim 10 cherubim. seraphim 10
seaphim, redeemed spirit 70 redeemed
spirit shall recite the Sayior's earthly
sacrifice.
Stand on some high hill Of heaven.
and il all the radiant sweep the most
glorious object viii be Jesus. Myriads
gazing on the sears OF his suffering. in
silence first. GfCerward breaking forth
into reclamation. The martyrs. ali the
purer for The fame through which they
passed. will say. This is the Jesus. for
whom We died" The Apostles, all the
happier for the shipwreck and the
scourging through which they went.
VIII say. This is the Jesus whom We
preached at COrinth. al Cappadocia.
and AT Antioch. and al Jerusalem Lit
lie children clad in white viii say:
This is the Jesus who took Us in his
arms and blessed US and. when the
storms Of the world we're too cold and
loud. brought Us into this beautiful
place" The multitude Of the bereft
will say. This is the Jesus who com
forted us when our heart broke ~
Many who wandered clear OF from God
and plunged into vagabOndism. but
were saved By grace viii say: This is
the Jesus who pardoned us. We were
lost on the mountains and he brought
us home. We were guilty. and he has
made us white as snow. Mercy
boundless. grace unparalleled. And
then. after each one has Tecited his pc
culiar deliverances and peculiar mer-
Cies. recited them IS by solo. all the
voices viii come together into a great
chorus. which Will make the arches
echo and re-echO with the eternal re-
verberation of triumph.
Edward l. was so anxious 10 90 10 the
Holy Land that when he was about 10
expire he beQueathed 100000 10 have
his heart. after his decease. taken 10 the
Holy Land IL Asia Minor, and his re-
quest was complied with. But there
are hundreds to-day whose hearts are
already in the Holy Land or heaven.
Where your treasures are. there are
YOUR hearts also. Quaint John BunyOn
caught q glimpse of that place and in
his quaint way he said: And I heard
in nv dream. and. 10, the bells OF the
city rang again for joy: and as they
onened the gates 10 let in the men l
looked in after them, and 10. the city
shore like the sun. and there were
streets Of gold, and men walked on
them. harps IN their hands, 10 ring
praises withal; and after that they
shut up the gates. which when / had
seen wished myself among them"
MARTINS FERRY.