Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-08-10

issues and makes all eternity whirl
around this hour. Oh, my soul, my
souli Only one trial, and all the prepa.
rations for that trial to be made in this
world or never made at all. Oh, my
| soul, my soull You see this piles up all
the emphasis, and all the climaxes, and
| all the destinies into this life. No other
| chance. Oh, how that intensifes the
value and the Importance of this chancel
| Alexander and his army used to come
around a city, and they would kindle
great light, with the understanding that
| as long as that light was burning the
city might surrender, and all would be
WE'LL but if they let that light go out,
then the battering rams would swing
against the walls and there would come
disaster and demolition. Oh, my
| friends, all you and l 90 to do to pre-
pare for eternal safety is just to surren-
DER to the King and Conqueror, Christ
| Surrender hearts, surrender life, surren-
der everything. The great light keeps
burning, light kindled by the wood of
| the cross, light flaming up against the
dark night of our sin and sorrow. Oh,
let us surrender before the light goes
out and with it our last opportunity of
making our peace with God through our
Lord Jesus Christ! Oh, my brother, talk
about another chance; this the supernal
chance. In the time of Edward Ii, at
the battle of Nusselburgh. private sol
der saw that the Earl of Huntley had
lost his helmet The private soldier took
off his helmet and went up to the Earl
of Huntley 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 private offer
ing helmet to an earl, it is the King
of heaven and earth Offering crown to
an unworthy subject, the King dying
that we might livel Oh, tell it to the
points of the compass, tell it to day and
night, tell it to earth and heaven tell
it to all the centuries and all the mil
lenniums that God has given us such a
magnificent chance in this world that
we need no other chance in anotheri
The Court of Eternity.
A dream I am in the FURNISHED judg-
ment hall on the last day. The great
white throne is lifted, but the Judge has
not yet taken it. While we are waiting
for his arrival I hear the immortals in
conversation. ''What are you waiting
for?" says soul that went up from
Madagascar to a soul that went up from
America. The latter responds: 81 was
in America 40 years ago, and l heard
the gospel preached, and I had plenty
of Bibles in my house, and from the
time that knelt at my mothers knee
in prayer until my last hour [ had
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prove them, and 7 am here today wait
ing for another chance. Strange,
strange, says the soul Just come up
from Madagascar. 'sStrange. Why, L
never heard the gospel call but once in
all my life, and [ accepted it, and /
don't want another chance. - ''What
are you waiting for?" says one who on
earth had very feeble intellect to one
who had great brain, and whose voice
was siIvery, and who had scepters Of
power. The latter replies: II had great
power on earth, [ must admit, and |
mastered languages, and 1 mastered Ii
braries, and colleges conferred upon me
learned titles, and my name was a
synonym for eloquence and power, but
somehow I neglected the matters of my
soul, and I must confess to you l am
here today waiting for another chance. "
Now, the ground trembles with the
advancing chariot. The great folding
doors of the FURNISHED hall of judgment
are thrown open. 'fStand back, " cry
the ushers, ''and let the Judge of quick
and dead pass through - He takes the
throne. He looks off upon the throngs
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 it to all
the Others And then the Judge says,
9'Divide!" and the FURNISHED walls echo
it, 'sDivide'' and the guides angelic
answer, ''Divide!'' and the immortals
are rushing this way and that, until
there is an aisle between them, a great
aisle; and then a vacuum, widening,
and widening and widening, until the
Judge looks to one side of that vacuum,
and addresses the throng and says, 'Let
him that is righteous be righteous still, |
and let him that is holy be holy still. y
And then, turning to the throng on the |
other side Of the vacuum, he says, |
s'Let him that is unjust be unjust still,
and let him that is filthy be filthy still. -
And then he stretches out both hands, !
one toward the throng on each side the I
vacuum, and says, eff the tree fall to-
ward the south OF toward the north, in
the place where the tree falleth there
it shall be!'' And then hear something
jar with great sound. 1t is the closing
of the book of Judgment. The Judge
ascends the stairs behind the throne.
The hall of the last assize is cleared
and shut. The high court of eternity
adjourned forever.
A Chorus of .sVives."