The McCook tribune., 1896-11-13

accompanied with a benedictlon for the
soul. You see nothing but the nltny
street along which she walks and the
rickety stairs up which she ciimos' put
she is accompanied by an
unseen cohort OF angels WIN
drawn swords to defend her.
and with garlands twisted Tor
her victories, all up and GOWN
the tenement-house districts. l tell
you there was not so much excitement
when Anne Boleyn. on her way 10 ner
coronation, found the Thames stirrea
by fifty gilded barges, with briiiiah'
flags. in which hung small Deiis, ruhs
by each motion of the wind, nopieHieh
standing in scarlet, and wharf spreau
with cloth of gold, and all the gateways
surmounted ny huzZahing admirers
and the streets hung with crimson Vei-
vet. and trumpets and cannons souhu-
ing the jubilee, and Anne, dressed LII
surcoat of silver tissue, and prov,
cleaning with a circlet OF rubles. anu
amid fountains that pofed Rhenish
wine, passed on to Westminster Hail.
and rode in on caprisoned PARRY 1ts
hoofs Gathering the classic hoor, and'
dismounting, passed into westminster
Abbey, and between the choir ana high
altar. was crowned queen, amid organs
and choirs chanting the TIE Deums-l
saw there WIS not much in all that
glory which dazzles the eyes OF his
tory when it is compared with the
heavenly reception which that minis
tering spirit of the back alley shall re-
ceive when she goes up to coronation.
In this world God never does his
best. He can hang on the horizon
grander mornings than have ever yet
been kindled, and rainbow the sky with
richer eolors than have ever been
arched and attune the oceans to more
majestic doxologies than have ever YET
been attuned but as near as L can tell
and l speak it reverently, heaven ls
the place where God has done his best.
He can build no greater joys, hit no
mightier spIendors, roll no loftier an
thems, march no more imposing pro-
cessions, build no greater palaces, and
spread out and interjOin and wave no
more transporting magnificence.
think heaven is the best heaven God
can construct, and it is all yours for
the serious asking. How do you Ike
the offer? Do you really think 1t Is
worth accepting? II so, pray for It.
Get not up from that pew where you
are sitting, nor move one lncn
from where you are standing,
before you get full title
for it. written in the blood of the Son
of God. who would have all men come
to life present and life everlasting. IL
YOU have been in military life you
know what soldiers call the long roll.
Ali the drums beat it because the enc
my is approaching, and all the troops
must Immediately get into line. what
scurrying around the camp and putting
of the arms through the straps of the
krapsack, and saying Goodbye to
comrades you may never meet againi
Some of you Germans or Frenchmen
NAV have heard that long roll just be-
fore Sedan. Some of you Italians may
have heard that long roll just before
Bargamo. Some of you Northern and
Southern men may have heard it just
before the Battle of the Wilderness.
You know its stirring and solemn
meaning; and so I sound the long roll
today. l beat this old Gospel drum
that has for centuries been calling
thousands to take their places in line
fer this battle, on one side of which
are all the forces beatific and on the
other side all the forces demoniac. Here
the long roll-call: who is on the
Lords side?" Quit yourselves like
men" In solemn column march for
Cod, and happiness, ard heaven. So
glad am that | do not have 10 wish
myself accursed," and throw away my
heaven that you may win your heaven,
but that we may have a whole conven-
ton of heavens-heaven added to heav-
en-. heaven built On heaven-and while
l dwell upon the theme begin to expe-
rience in my own poor self that which
take to be something like passion
for souls. And now unto God the only
wise, the only good, the only great,
be glory forever. Ameni