Milford chronicle., 1896-10-02


that they also miy get thrV ugh the rcC
gate and ass ia AID pass on ard T.;ss up
But mark well ard unGorsccre Will
heavy dnshCs Of tic zen the order Of the
gates. Gate Of carbunclc before gate OF
pearl. Isaiah &c prince saw the one gate
centuries before st. John the exile saw
tic other. lilo Clio you must push open.
] hos tier stands OI.cn. Gaterf a Saviour
atcntmert loforc the gate Of divine lar
don. Gate Ct poverty before gate Of aflin-
ence. Gate Of earthly trial before gate II
heavenly satisfaction. Through much
tribulation you enter the kingdom of God
if you ever enter it at ALL But heaven
will not Ia So much Of heaven to those
who had tVoIything in this world. A man
who had eNCIything in this world enters
heaven and tie Welcoming angel appoints
such a newly arrived soul to mansion,
and says, Go in and live there. That
mansion is yours forever" That man
thinks 10 himself. "Wly, havo for many
years lived In a mansion; q mansion is no
novelty 10 me. " Tic Welcoming angel ap-
points some one prosI cred Of earth TO the
honOrs of heaven, the corOnets and thrones.
The soul thinks to itself, Il had more
honOrs on cath than ! could appreciate
ard crowns are heavy things TO wear, any
how" 1he welcoming angel appoints
some prospercd soul of earth to fine lard
scaIo in the heavenly country and says,
"Walk there and enjoy yourself, " The
soul thinks to itself, "the place / owned
on the Hudson" CT "the castle ! had on
the Rhine was almost as picturesque, and
then ! cannot sec the sunset on the river,
for it is hero everlasting day and tho sun
never sets.
The Orchestra OF Heaven.
The welcoming angel says 10 some new
" arrived soul, Listen Low TO the music;
the orchestra Of heaven is about to render
one Of the lest oratOrios' I he soul would
think, "Why, have been hearing the best
music for 80 years on earth. Almost every
winter ] heard in the Academy Of Music
tho Creation, the Messiah and 'Jcph-
thah. ! have hcnrd all the great living
prima donnas and some who are dead. ="
Let the welcoming angel then say to q
prospered soul Cf cath, go now and
rest; this is tho eN crlnsting rest. why"
the soul would think, Il am not tired.
Why do want TO rests i have not done
stroke of work for the last 20 years. /
spent my winters in Florida ard my sum
mers in the AdirondHcks, and / am not in
need of rest. My hearers, heaven will
not bo so much Of II heaven for those who
had no struggle ON earth. But when those
who had "a hard push with the red gate of
my text, the gate Of carbuncle, come to the
gate of pearl and find it wide open, they
will say; why, how strange this isl This
is the first gate of valuable entrance In 40
years that 1 have found open. And the
welcoming angel will say to some Chris
tian neither who reared large family Of
children and Prepared them for usefulness
and heaven, go where you please and sit
down on what velvet bank or cushioned
throne you may prefer. And / hear the
newly arrived soul saying, "Oh, my
What good thing II is to rest. l was so
tired. / was tired Tor 40 years. Angel,
tell me, Is this an unbroken rest2 Can 1t
be that there arc no sick children to take
care OFF 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 so many hours. There was
nothing in the universe l so much needed
as rest. Now / hnyc it. Blessed Jesusl
Blessed heavenl Blessed restr' Then the
welcoming angel will say to some Chris
tinn that on Garth was deaf and had not
heard voice of song or voice Of friendship,
"Hark now TO the choirs in white as they
are about to join in the opening piece Of
the temple worship" And us the baton
swings and as the def fingers begin to feel
the pulses of the harp and lips Of martyrs
breathe on tho soft lutes of praise, l hear
the surprised soul, just entered heaven,
saying: Music! Why, that is the first
ever heard Will it keep on? Tell them not
10 stop. What is the name Of that an
themg Why, / never heard anything like
that never heard anything at all "
The Climate Of Heaven.
And little child, long ago In heaven,
pulls ut the white robe and says, Moth
trp' and she turns around, saying, My
,hild, for the first time / hear your voice.
On earth saw your smile and felt the coil
II your blond curls on your childish brow
but never heard your voice, even
" Lrattle, and l am confrT
which is the Boo
the angels Of
you, my darlin
and saw the ne
saw the lngrr
run up and dow slie
keyboard, but ! e.st u would be
anything like Il j. Music'' Then the
angel viii say to a lifelong invalid; Did
YOU ever breathe air like this? Such
balml Such tonicl Such immortal life
in every r,epirationl Did you ever have
any climate on earth like this climate
of heaven?" And the soul says: This il
the first time in many long year ! have
Leon freed from pain. As passed through
the river by TINT gate the last ache left
me, and am well, gloriously well, ever
lastingly we'll / have swallowed the last
Litter draft. l have felt the last cut of the
knife. l have passed the last sleepless
night, and now l realize the beauty Of
what st. John said in Revelation, There
shall DO no more pain. And then the
martyrs and. the prophets and the apostles
will take up the chorus, and all the recov-
cred invalids from earth will join in the
triumphant refrain that surges to and fro,
from cast gate of heaven to west gate.
Chorus, mo moro Tain, 10 moro pain; no
moro pain, no moro PainP
My hearers, it will be u great heaven for
all who get through, but the best heaven
fer these WHO lad on Garth nothing but
struggle blessed all those who, before
they entered the gate of pearl, passed
through the gate of carbunclol
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