The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-05-09
THE PROGRESS.

ihoh. Soou ptOpIe DIS now DIOg9p
mas been spoken of as a wis nan le
cause he went with lantern at noon
day, saying he was looking for a
honest man. If he had turned his Ian
tern toward himself he might hay
discovered crank. Honest men by tn
ten thousand' Through the Interna
tlonal Series of Sunday School lesson
lhe next generation all through
ChrlStendom are going TO be wiser thar
any generation since the world stood
The kingdom is coming. God can do it
NO housewife with a chamois cloth evel
polished a silver teaspoon with more
ease than Christ will rub off from thi;
world the tarnish, and brighten it ur
I'LL 1t CLOVIS like heaven; ana then the
glorious apportiOnment, for my text
IS reinforced by a score Of other texts
when it says of Christ: He shall d.
vide the spoil with the strong"
But, you say, that this is pleasant
10 lhlnH OF for others, but before tina.
Time l shall have passed up into an
other existence, and | Shall get no adj
vantage from that new apDortiOnmnDt "
an you nave only driven me to the
olhef more exciting and Transporting
consideration, and that is. that Christ
IS gong to divide up heaven in the
same way. There are old estates in the
ceIe6tla! world that have been in the
possession Of the inhabitants for thou
sands OF years, and thew shall remain
as tAey are. There are old family
mansions IN heaven filled with whole
generations of kindred, and they shall
never be driven out. Many of the vic
tors from earth have already got their
palaces, and they are pointed out to
those newly arrived Soon after our
getting there we will ask to be shown
the Apostolic residences, and ask where
does Paul live. and John; and shown
the patriarchal residences, and shall
say: where does Abraham live. or
jacob? and shown the martyr resi-
d"nces and say: Where does John
Huss live, and Ridley?' We will want
to see the bOue.ards where the Charots
or conQuerOrs roll. | will want to see
the gardens where the princes walk.
we Will want to see Music Row, where
handel and Haydn and Mozart and
Charles Wesley and Thomas Hastings
and Bradbury have their homes, out Of
heir windows, ever and anon, rolling
some snatch of an earthly oratCrio or
lymn transported with the composer.
we Will want to see Revival Terrace,
where Whitetield and NettletOn and
'ayson and Rowland Hill and Charles
'lnney and other giants Of soul reap
ng are resting from their almost super
natural labors, their doors thronged |
With converts just arrived, coming to |
eport themselves.
But brilliant as the sunset, and like |
he leaves for number are the celestial
ONES yet to be awarded. when Christ !
0 you, and millions of others, Shall d.
ide the spoil. What do you want
here? You shall have it. An orchard?
here it is; twelve manner of fruits, and
rult every month. Do you want river
cenery? Take your choice on the
anks Of the river, in longer, wider,
eeper roll than Danube or Amazon or
Mississippi if mingled in one, and
into the sea Of glass, mingled
18th fire. Do you want your kindred
ack again? Go out and meet your
tther and mother without the staff or
le stoop, and your children in a dance
immortal glee. Do you want a
lrone? Select it from the million
urnished elevations. Do you want a
own? Pick it out of that mountain
diamonded coronets. Do you want
Dur old church friends Of earth around
ou? Begin to hum an old revival tune
Id they will flock from all quarters to
vel with you in sacred Renaissance.
Ii the earth for those who are here on
nth at the time of continental and ,
anetary distribution, and all the
'avens for those who are there.
But notice that there is only one Be-
g In the universe who can and will
stribute the trophies of earth and
aven. 1t is the Divine Warrior, the
'mmanderin Chief of the Centuries, Z
e Champion of Ages, the universal
'nqueror, the Son of God, Jesus. You
i'll take the spells from his hand or
yer take them at all Have his
and you may defy all time
d all eternity, but without it you ara
pauper, though you had universe
your command. We are told in Rev.
atom that Jacobs twelve sons were 4
honored as to- have the twelve gates !
heaven named after them-over one
te of heaven Naphtali, over another
heaven Issachar, over another Dan,
er another Cad, over another Ze-
Ion, over another Judah, and so on.
It Christ's name is written over all
gates, and on every panel of the {
tes; and have his help, his pardon, |
) intercession, his atonement,
list, or be forlorn wretch for ever.
, Lord and my God! make me and