The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-14


saved. and the soprano by kingdoms Of
glory won.
Oh. heaven. heaven, heavenl | ahall
meet y,u there. After all our imper-
fectlons are gone. shall meet you
there. look out to-day. through the
mlsts Of years. through the fog that
rises from the cold Jordan through The
wide open door OF solid pearl TO that re-
union. expect TO see you there as cer-
talnly no / see you here What a time
we shall have IN high converse, talking
over sins pardoned. and sorrows CONE
forted. and battles triumphant
Some Of your children have already
gone. and though people passing along
the street and seeing white Grape on tho
doorbell may have said II Is only a
child" yet when the broken-heartrd
father came to solicit my service. he
said: Come around and comfort Us.
for We loved her 80 much"
What a Christmas morning Il viii
make when those with whom you used
to keep the holidays are all around you
In heaven, silver-haircd old father
young again. aud mother who had 80
many aches and pains and decrcpiludes
well again. aud an your brothers and
sisters and the little ones. How glad
they will be TO see youl They have
been waiting. The last time they saw
your face II was covered wish tears and
distress. and pallid from long watch
ing. and one OF them can imagine to-
day. with one hand holding fast the
shining gate. and the other hand
swung out toward YOU. saving:
Steer this way. father. steer straight
for me;
Here safe In heaven ! am waiting Tor
thee.
on those Bethlehem angels, when
they went back after the concert that
night over the hills. forgot to shut the
door' An the secret is out 40 more
use Of irwin. TO hide from us the glorios
20 come Il Is too late TO shut the safe
Il is blocked Wide open with hosannas
/ marching this way. and halleluiahs
marching that way. In the splendor OF
;he anticipation feel as N was dying
not physically. Tor ] never was more
we'll bg In Toe transport Of the Christi
uaR TRANSPORTATION.
what almost unmans me Is the
Thought that Il 10 provided Tor such sin-
nera as you and have been. n % had
been provided only for those who bad
always thought right. and spoken right.
and acted right. you and would have
had no IN crest In Il. had no share IN it.
you aud would have stuck TO the raft
mld-ooean and let the ship sail by car
rying perfect passengers from perfect
life on earth TO a perfect life IN heaven.
But ! have heard the Commander %
that ship ls the same great and glorious
and sympathetic one who hushed the
tempest around the boat on Galilee, and
have heard that all the passengers on
the ship are sinners saved by grace.
And so We han the ship. and Il bears
down this way, and We come BY the
side OF II and ask the captain two Ques-
tons: who art thou7 and whence
and he SAYS: Il am captain Of SALIVA.
ton. and am from the Manager" Oh.
bright Christmas morning Of my souls
delight, Chime all the bells. Merry
Christmas
Merry With the thought OF sins Tor.
given. merry with the idea Of sor-
rows comiorted. merry with the rap
lures TO cone. oh. litt that Christ from
the mangcr and lay him down In all our
hearts, We may not bring 10 him a.
costly a present as the Magl brought.
lut We bring to his feat and 10 the
manger to-day the frankincenso Of our
Soy. the prostration Of our worship
Down q. Ills feet. an churches. an
ages. an earth. an heaven Down al
Hls feet the four-and-twenty elders on
their faces. Down the "grca, mutt.
iude that no man can number" Down
Michael. the arch-angel, Down an
worlds At HE feet aud worship. GLORY
To God In the highest. aud on earth
peace. goodwill 10 men,