News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-02-27

kingdoms connected by a wondrous
wire, this prophet of the Lord may,
through telephone communication, in
an instant announce to all nations par
don and sympathy and life through
Jesus Christ, and then, putting the
wondrous tube to the ear of the Lords
prophet the response shall come back,
Il believe in God, the Father Almighty,
Maker Of heaven and earth, and in Jesus
Christ, his only begotten Son "
You and | may not live to see the
day. think those Of us who are over
40 years Of age can scarcely expect to see
the day. | expect before that time our
bodies will be sound asleep in the ham,
mocks of the old gospel ship as it goes
sailing on. But Christ will wake us up
in time to see the achievement. We who
have sweated in the hot harvest fields
will be at the door Of the garner when the
sheaves come in. That work for which
i'll this world we toiled and wept and
struggled and wore ourselves out shall
not come to consummatiOn and we be
oblivious of the achievement. We will
be allowed to come out and shake hands
with the viCtors. We who fought in the
earlier battles will have just as much
right to rejoice as those who Redeemed
their feet in the last Armageddon. All,
yea, those who could only give a cupfuI
of cold water III the name Of disciple;
those who could only scrape a handful
Of lint for a wounded soldier; those who
could only administer to cid age in its
deCreptitude; those who could Culy
coax poor waif Of the street to go back
home to her God; those who could only
lift little child in the arms Of Christ,
will have Gs much right to take part III
the ovation to the Lord Jesus Christ as
a Chrysostom. 1t Will be your victory
and mine as we'll as Christ S, be the
conqueror, we shouting in his train.
Christ the victor will pick out the hum
blest of his disciples in the crowd, and
turning lalf around on the white horse
Of victory he shall point her out for APP
prevail by the multitude as he says,
"SLe did what she could. Then put.
ting his hand on the head Of some man.
who by his industry made one talent
do the work Of ten, he will say "Thou
hast been faithful over a few things. I
will make thee ruler over ten cities. :"
Two different theories about the fulfill
ment Of this promise
Gathering of the People.
There are people who think Christ
will como il person and sit on throne.
Perhaps he may. should like to see
the SCARED feet going up the stairs Of
palace in which all the glories of the
Alhambra and the Tai Mahal, and
St. Marks, and the Winter palace are
gathered. | should like to SEQ the world
pay Christ in love for what it did to
him in m8ltroatmeut. | should like to
be one Of tho groolns Of the charges
holding the stirrup rs the King mounts.
Oh, what a glorious time it would be Oh
earth if Christ would break through the
heavens, and right here where he has
suffered aud died have this prophecy
fulfilled, "Unto him shall the gathering
of the people be-" But failing i'll that
bargain to meet you at the ponderous
gate of heaven on the day when our
Lord comes back. Garlands Of all ia
tiOus or his brow--Of tho bronSed ma
tions Of the south and the pallid nations
Of the north-Earopo, Asia, Africa,
North and South America and the Other
continents Chat may arise meantime
from the sea to take the places Of Their
Eunkcn predecessors; arch Of Trajan,
arch Of Titus, arch Of Triumph i'll the
Champs Elysees, all too poor to well
come this King Of kings and Lord Of
lords, and Conquegor Of conquerors in
his august arrival Turn out all heaven
to meet him. Fang all along the route
the flags of earthly dominion, whether
decorated with crescent or star or eagle
Or lion CT curouet Hang out heavens
brightest banner, with its one star OF
Bethlehem and blood striped of the
cross. l hear the procession now. Hark,
the tramp of the feet, the rumbling of
the wheels, the Gathering Of the hoofs
and the shout of the riders! Ten thou
sand times ten thousand and thousands
Of thousands. Put up in heavens libra.
ry, right beside the completed volume
of the worlds ruin, the completed vel
ume Of Shj!oh's triumph, The ole
promise struggling through the ages full
filled at last, ''Unto him shall the gath
ering Of the people be.
While everlasting agos roll
Eternal love shall feast their soul
And scenes of bliss forever new
Rise in succession to their view.