Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-08-15

NJ Hnntlev and put the helmet on his
head. Now, the head of the private sol
der uncovered, he was soon SLAIN, While
his commander rode in safety through
and out of the battle But it is different
in our case. Instead of n private OTTER
inc a helmet to an earl, it is the hlng
of heaven and Garth offering crown 10
an unworthy subject, the k'nS dying
that we might live! Oh, tell II to the
noints of the compass, tell 1t 70 day and
night tell it to earth and heaven, tell
II 70 all the centuries and all the mil
leuniums that God has given Us such Il
magnificent chance in this world that
we need no other chance i'll another.
The Court OF Etcrnity.
A dream. I am in the FURNISHED 1udg-
mont hall on the last day. The great
white throne is lifted, but the Judge has
not vet taken it. While we are waiting
for his arrival hear the immortals IN
conversation. What are you waiting
for?'' says soul that went up from
Madagascar TO soul that went up from
America. The latter responds: Il was
in America 40 years ago, and l heard
the gospel preached, and 1 had plenty
Of Bibles III my house, and from the
time that I knelt at my mothers knee
in prayer until my last hour l had
great opportunities, but I did not i'm
prove them, and am here today wait
ing for another chance. y Strange,
strange" says the soul just come up
from madagascar. Strange. Why, l
never heard the gospel call but once III
all my life, and | accepted 1t, and /
don't want another chance what
arc you waiting for?" says one who on
earth had very feeble intellect to one
who had great brain, and whose voice
was silvery, and who had scepters OF
power. The latter replies; II had great
power on earth, must admit, and l
mastered languages. and mastered Ii
brarics, and colleges conferred upon me
learned titles and my name was u
synonym for eloquence and power, bat
somehow I neglected the matters Of my
soul. and ! must confess to You | am
here today waiting for another chance. y
Now, the ground tremhles with the
advancing chariot, The great folding
doors of the FURNISHED hall OF Judgment
are thrown open Stand back. " cry
the ushers land let the Judge of quick
and dead pass through" He takes the
throne. He looks of upon the thronss
OF nations come to the last Judgment,
come to the only Judgment and one
flash from the throne reveals each mans
history to himself, and reveals ii to all
the others And then the Judge says,
"Divider' and the FURNISHED walls echo
it, "Divider' and the guides angelic
answer, "Divide!" ard the immortals
are rushing this way and that. until
there is an aisle between them. IL great
aisle; and then vacuum, widening
and widening and widening, until the
Judge looks TO one side of that vacuum.
and addresses the throng ana says, Let
him that is righteous be righteous still,
and Let him that is holy be holy still !"
And then. turning to the throng Oh rhe
other side of the vacuum. he says,
Let him that is unjust be unjust still,
and let him that is tilshy be filthy still. -
AID then he stretches cut both hands,
one toward the throng on each side the
vacuum, and says, II the tree full to-
ward the south or toward the north, III
the place where the Tree falleth there
it shall bel" And then hear something
Jar with great sound. Ills the closing
OF the book OF Judgment. The Judge
ascends the stairs behind the throne.
The hall OF the last asSizc is cleared
and shut. The high court OF eternity
adjourned forever