Milford chronicle., 1896-07-17
MILFORD, De-, FRIDAY, July II. Is96


troduceO 70 the mighty spirits rnere, anC
some one will say fThis is Joshua, u
"This is Paul, This is Moses, " "This
is John Knox, 4" "This is John Milton, "
q" This is Martin Luther This is George
Mhitetleld- Oh, shall we have any strength
left after such a round of celestial intro
ductions Yea, we shall be potentates cur
selves. Then we shall sit down at the
Kings table with tie SONS and daughters
of God, and ore viii WHISPER across the
table to us and say, Behold what manner
of love the Father hath bestowed upon us
that we should be called the sons Of Godr'
And some one at the table win say; How
long will it last All other banqucts at
which l sat ended How long will this
last And Paul win answer, "Foreverr'
and Joshua will say "Foreverw and John
Knox will say, 'ForcN err' and George
Whiteiicld will say, Foreyerl"
A Glorious Gospel.
And the wine at that banquet win he old
wine; it will be very old wine; it win be
the oldest wine Of heaven; it viii be the
wine that was troddcn out from the rcd
clusters en- the day when Jesus trod the
wine press alone Wine already more than
Is centuries old. All our earthly impcrfec-
tions completely covered up and hidden
Mephib0shoth's feet under the table King
~ fare. Kingly vesture. Kingly compan
ionship We shall reign for ever and ever
l think that banquet will mean more to
those who had it hard in this world than
TO those who had it easy. That banquet in
DaN ids Talncc meant mere to Mephibo.
sheth than to any one else, because ne had
been poor and crippled and despised ard
rejected. And that man who in this world
Is blind will better appreciate the light of
heaven than VIC who in this world had
good eyesight And that man who in this
world was deaf will better appreciate the
music Of heaven than we who in this world
had good hearing. And these will have
higher appreciation Of the easy locomotion
of that land who in this world were Mephib !
osheths
o my soul, what magnificent gospel |
1t takes man so low down ard raises him |
so hight What gospel Come now, who /
wants TO be baEqueted and impalaced2 As /
when Wherefore WIS trying to get the |
bill through the British |
parliament and all the British isles were |
anxious to hear of the passage of that
bill, wien IL vessel was
coming into Tort and the captain Of the
vessel knew that the PEOPLE were so anxious
to get the tidings, he stepped out on the
Prov of the ship and shouted to the people
long before he got up to the dock, Freep'
and they cried it, and they shouted it, and
they sang it all through the land, Free,
'reer' So today would like to sound the
news of your present and your eternal
until Tie angels Of God how
ring in the air and wutchmen on the bat
dement's and bcllmen IN the town cry it,
ihout it, sing it, ring it, Free, frcel
'ome out now as the messenger of the pal
zee to invite Mephibosheth to come up. H.
I'M here today to tell you that God has
wealth of Kindness to hestow upon you for
lis Sons sake. The doors of the palace are
pen to receive YOU. The cupbcarers have
lready put the chaliccs on the table, and
lie great, loving, tender, sympathetic
ieart of God lends over you this moment
aging, as there any that is yet left Of the
ouse of saul. that may show him kind
ess for Jonat ian 5 sake?'