Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-10-23

.,s,0, SIM was TOO strong for him, and go
nulled the wlnio curtain ooWn. Ane iasa
thin tha great Quaker poet did was TO wave
his hand to have the curtain up. he wanteu
70 danart in the full gush OF the morning
And I thought it might be helpful and IN
onjr,no to all Chrittian souls to nave more
iicbt about the future, so pull up the cur
toin in the glorious sunrise OF my text ana
co.,, mReioice that your names are Wrlttep III
h 10y, Bring on your doxologles! wave
vour nalmsI Shout your victories! tull up
III tbs curtains OF bright expectations Yea!
Loist the window itself and let the perfume
If the "morning glorles" OF thu Kings gar
den come In, and the music OF narps IA,
a-tremble with symphonies, anu tne SCUM itu
NJ the surf OF seas dashing to the 1901 OIL tue
throne of God and the Lamb.
But there is only one worl on ai thlS SUI.
ect of Divine chirography In heaven uiaI
confuses me. and that Is the small adVerD
which 81. John adds when he quotes tnet text
in Revelation and speaks of some whose
names are not written in the Book OF Lie OIL
the Lamb slain" Oh. that awful anVerD
"not!" By full submission to Christ tne
Lord. have the way all cleared between you
and the sublime registration OF your name
This moment. Why not look up to see that
they are all ready to put your name among
fine blissful immortals? There Is the mighty
volume: ii Is wlde open. There Is the pen:
il is from the wing OF the CANCEL OF the
New Covenant" There Is the Ink; 1t ls req
itom the Calvarean sacrifice. And there Is
tho Divine Scribe: the glorious Lord VINO
wrote your fathers name, and your moth
er's mama there, and your childs name
there, and who is ready to write your name
there Will you consent that He do iu BE-
A. Ia
70 do il. I wait moment for the tremen-
dous action OF your will, for 1t is only an
action Of your will. Here some one says,
sIord Jesus. with pen plucked from angelc
wing. and dipped In the red ink of Golgoth Y,
write there either that which is now ny
earthly name or that which shall be my
heavenly name" 1 pause second longer
that ali NAV consent. The pen OF the Divine
Scribe is in the fingers and Is lifted an ! is
lowered, and it touches the shining ge,
and the word is trace1, In trembling anu
bold and unmistakable letters. he mas put
1t down in the right place.
And II there BE- in all this assembly anope-
less case, so-caIled hopeless by yourself and
Others, I take the responsibility OF saying
that there is a place in that Book where your
name would exactly fit In, and look beauti-
full. and YOU can, quicker than can clap my
hands together, have it there A religious
meeting was thrown open, and oil those VINO
could testify OF the converting grace OF Goa
were asked to speak Silence reigned mo-
ment. and then man covered WIN u, ,no
marks of dissipation arose and said: You
can see from nv looks what have been, DuV
an now a saved man. When l LETT home a
Thousand miles from here / had so d1sgraced
nv fathers name that he said. AS you are
GOING AWAY / have only two things to ask OF
vo1, first. that you will never come nome
again. and next, you will change your name.
I promised. have not heard my real name
for wears. I went tho whole round OF sln'
until there was no lower depth to Iatnom;
But am by the grace OF COO q cnAnReu
man. | wrote home asking forgiveness loi
nv waywardness, aud here are TWO le1terS,
one from my father and another from my
eis,er. NV mother died Of broken heart .
Rnt these two letters ask me to come home,
and bows. start Tomorrow morning" Inc
fact was that his name was written In
heaven. where I pray God all OF our names
NAV he written though so unworthy are tn
hest of us. and all Of US. II you have ever
been in the thick woods and heard the sonnd
Of village bells you know the sound is Mn
dered and muffied by the foliage, though
somewhat sweet, but as you come 10 tne
edoe of the woods the sounds become clearer,
ami moro charming and when you step out
from the deep shadows into the sunlight you
hear the full, round. melliduous ringing o.
the bells. Oh! We, down in the thick shadows
of unbelief and who hear only the laln
notes of this Gospel bell, come out into the
clear sunlight OF pardon and peace, and heal
the full chime of eternal harmonies from al
the towers Of heaven. ! Oh! Come out OF the
woods!