Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-10-23

rislns sun was too strong for him. ani 90
pulled 'h- winiow curtain down. The lAst
thing the great Quaker poet did Was-to save
his hand 20 have ths curtain IN he wanted
20 depart In the full gush Of the mCrning.
And Thought il might be helpful ana in
suiring 10 all Christian souls 10 have more
LIGHT about the future, 50 pull up the cur
tain in the glorious sunrise % nv text and
say. "Rei0ics that your names are written In
heaven" Bring on your doxolos.esi Wave
your palms shout your yictoriesi Pail IN
all the curtains % bright exnectationsi Veal
hoist the window itself ani let the parfums
az the "mOrninc glories" of hs Kings gar
den come in. aud the music o. harms all
a-tr'mble with symphonies, and the sound
Of the sur. OF seas dashinc to the foot Of the
throne NJ God and the Lamb.
But there is only one word on all this SUBJ
jert % Divine chirOgraphy In heaven that
confuses me. and that is the small Adverh
which 81. John adds when he quotes thetext
In Revelation and speaks OF some "whos,
names ara not written in the Book Of Life Of
the Lamb slain" Oh. that awful alyhrb
mot" By full submission to Christ tho
Lord, have the way all cleare between Won
aud the suslime registration OF you- name
this moment Why not look M to sea that
they are all ready 10 put vour name among
the blissful immOrtas? There il the mighty
volume: il Is wide open. There Is the Den:
Il Is from the wing OF the "Augel OF the
New Covenant" There is the inks Il Is rel
from the Calvareau sacrifice. AMI thsr' is
the Divine Scribe: the glorious Lori who
wrote your fathers name, and your moth
er's name there, and your chili's name
there and who is ready to write your name
there. viii YOU consent that He do IN Rh-
fore say "Amen" TO this service, ask Him
to do 1t. | wait moment for the tremen-
dOus action OF your will. To- it is only an
action Of YOUR will. Here some one saws,
"Lord Jesus, with pen pucked from angelic
wing, and dipped in the red ink Of G0lgOtha,
write there either that which "a now ny
earthly name or that which shall be my
heavenly name" | pause second longer
that all may consent. The pen OF the Divine
Scribe is in the fingers ami IL lifted an f.
lowered and II touches the shining page,
and the word ia tracei, in trembling aud
bold and unmistakable letters. He has put
It down in the right place.
Aud il there be in all this assembly a hone
less case, so-called hopeless by yourself and
others, | take ths responsibility OF saving
that there is place in that Book whore vour
name would exactly lt in. AMI look baauti-
full, and you can. quicker than can clap my
hands together, have it there A religions
meeting was thrown open, and all thos" who
could testify OF the converting grace OF God
were asked to speak. Silence reigned a mo-
ment, and then a mau covered with the
marks OF dissipation arose and said: You
can sea from my looks what have heen, but
/ am now a saved man. When left home a
thousand miles from here had so disgracel
my fathers name that he said, 'As You are
going away have only two things 10 ask Of
you, first, that YOU will never come home
again, and next, you will change your name
promised. / have not heard my real name
for years. l went the whole round OF sin,
until there was no lower depth to fath0m.
But | am by the grace OF God u changed
man. | wrote home asking forgiveness for
my waywardncss, and here are two letters,
one from my father and another from my
sister. My mother died OF broken heart.
/ But these two letters ask me to come homo,
| and boys, l start tomorrow morning The
| fact was that his name was written in
| heaven, where pray God all OF our names
may be written though so unworthy are the
| best OF us. and all OF Us. II YOU have ever
! been in the thick woods ani heard the sound
| OF village bells YOU know the sound is him
| dered and muffled by tha foliage. though
somewhat sweet, but az you come to the
edge of the woods the sounds become clearer,
and more charming and when you step out
from the deep shadows into the sunlight You
hear the full, round. melinuous rnCin; OF
the bells Oh! ye, down in the thick sha lows
| of unbehet aud who hear only the faint
notes OF this Gospel bell como out into the
clear sunlight of ptrdon ami peace, md hear
the full chime OF eternal harmOuies from alt
the towers of heaven. Oh! Come out OF the
| woods