Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-10-03
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Through much trlbuiat1on You enter tne
kingdom Of God if you ever enter it ut
all. But heaven will not be SO much OF
heaven to those who had everything
in this world. A man who had every
thing in this world enters heaven, and
tho welcoming angel appoints such a
newly arrived soul to mansion, and
says: "Go in and live there. That man.
sion is yours forever" That man thinks
to himself, why, l have for many
years lived i'll mansion; mansion Is
no novelty to Inc. " The welcoming
angel appoints some one prospered OF
earth to the honors of heaven. the coro-
nets and thrones. The soul thinks to 1t
self, ~ had moro honors on earth than
l could appreciate, and crowns are heavy
things 70 wear, anyhow" Tho welcom-
ing angel appoints some prospered soul
of earth to fine landscape In the heav-
emily country and says, walk there and
enjoy yourself :" The soul thinks to tt
self, 1.-The place owned on the Hud-
son. or "the castle / had on the
Rhine was almost as picturesque, and
then cannot SEQ the sunset on the river.
for it is here everlasting day and the
sun never sets" The welcoming angel
save to some newly arrived soul. Lis
ten now to the music the orchestra OF
heaven is about to render one Of the
best oratorios. " The soul would think:
"Why, I have been hearing the best
music for so years on earth. Almost ev-
cry winter I heard in the Academy OF
Music the Creation, the Messiah, and
'Jephthah. l have heard all the great
living pri,na donnas and some who are
dead" Let the welcoming angel then
say to prospered soul of earth. go
now and rest; this is the everlasting
TEST" "Why," tho soul would think,
~ am not tired; why do want rest? l
have not done stroke of work for the
last 20 years l spent my winters in
Florida and my summers in tho Adiron-
dacks, and am not i'll need OF rest. .
The Closing Picture.
Nv hearers, heaven will not be so
much Of heaven for those who had no
struggle Oh earth. But when those who
had hard push with the red gate OF
nv text, the gate of carbuncle, come TO
the gate of pearl and find it wide open.
they will say: why, how strange this
is. This is the first gate of valuable en-
trance in 40 years that / have found
open. And the welcoming angel will
say TO some Christian mother who
reared o large family of children and
prepared them for usefulness and heav-
en-, go where you please and sit
down ON what velvet bank or cushioned
throne you may prefer. E." And I hear
the newly arrived soul saying: "Oh,
my What o good thing IL is to rest
was so tired I was tired for 40 years
Angel, tell me. is this an unbroken
rest? Can il he that there IRE no sick
children TO take care Of? My head was
so tired planning for the household on
small means; my eyes were so tired
with sewing and knitting; my back
ached with doing work that made me
stoop for 50 many hours. There was
nothing in the universe I so much need
ed as rest Now l have 1t. Blessed
Jesusl Blessed heaven! Blessed restP
Then the welcoming angel will say to
some Christian that on earth was deaf
and had not heard voice Of song or voice
of friendship, "Hark now TO the choir5
III white as they are about TO join IN
the opening piece Of the temple wor-
ship, and as the baton swings and as
the deft fingers begin to feel the pulses
OF the harp and lips OF martyrs breathe
on the soft lutes OF praise hear the
surprised soul just entered heaven say
ing: Music Why, that is the first l
ever heard. Will it keep on? Tell them
not to stop. What is the name of that
anthem? Why, never heard anything
like that. I never heard anything at
all.
And little child. long ago in heaven,
pulls ut the white robe and says, Moth
err And she turns around, saying:
my child. for the first time l hear
your voice. On earth sow your smile
and felt the coil of your blond curls on
your childish brow, but never heard
your voice. even in play or prattle, and
l am confused to know which is the
best music-that which the angels Of
Goo render or the voice OF you, my
darling. Musicl / read about it and
saw the notes IN the music book, and
saw the fingers of pianists and organists
run up and down the snowbanks OF the
keyboard, but never thought it would
be anything like this. Music" Then
the angel will say to g lifelong invalid:
did you ever breathe air like thisP
Such balml Such tonicl Such immortal
life in every respiration! Did you ever
have any climate Oh earth like this
climate of heaven?" And the soul says:
This is the first time in many long
year have been freed from pain. AS I
passed through the river by that gate
the last ache left me, and am well,
gloriously we'll, everlastingly well. I
have swallowed the last bitter draft.
I have felt the last cut of the knife. I
I have passed the last sleepless night,
and now realize the beauty Of what
st. John said in Revelation. There
shall be no more pain. !" And then the
martyrs and the prophets and the apos-
ties will take up the chorus, and all the
recovered invalids from earth will join
in the triumphant refrain that surges
to and fro from east gate of heaven to
west gate. Chorus, "No more pain, no
more pain. no more pain, no more
painp'
My hearers, it will be great heaven
for all who get through, but the best
heaven for those who had on earth
nothing but struggle. Blessed all those
who before they entered the gate Of
pearl passed through the gate Of car
bunclel