The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-11-19

L lOHB lOT my Dtul uOI thos -
sleep-I lie awake often and long
but to hold communion with my COD.
It means what the old colored man
said, when he was accosted by the col
porteur, Uncle Jack, how are you
II is very painful in my knee, Dut'
thank my heavenly Master, I'm cause
to be thankful. My good Master Just
glib me nuf to make me humble. ANA
do you enjoy religion as much now'
Uncle Jack, as when you could go 10
church and class-meetings?" Yes, l
Joys him more. Den / truss to DE
people, to de meetings, to de sarment'
and when | hear de hymn sing, ana
de pray feels glad But all dis amt
like de good Lord in de heart, Gods
love here" 1t means sunrise instead
of shutdown. 1t means the Memnon
statue made to sing at the stroke OF
the morning light. 1t means Christ
at the wedding in Cana. 1t means the
time of the singing Of birds Is come
1t means Jeremiahs "well-watered
garden" 1t means David's oil OF glad
ness" 1t means Isaiah's bride and
bridegroom" It means Luke's bad boy
come home to fathers house. World
ly joy killed Leo X. when he heard
that Milan was captured. Talva died OF
joy when the Roman senate honored
him. Diagora died of JOY because his
three sons were crowned at the Olym-
plan games. Sophocles died of JOY
over his literary successes. And reli-
gious JOY has been too much for many
Christian, and his soul has sped
away on the wing of hosannas.
An old and poor musician played so
we'll one night before his king that the
next morning when the musician
awoke he found his table covered with
golden cups and plates, and princeiy
robe lying across the back OF CHAIR,
and richly caparisoned horses were
paving at the doorway to take him
through the street in imposing equip
age. 1t was only touch of what
comes to every man who makes the
Lord his portion for he has waiting
for him, direct from his King, robes,
banquets, chariots, mansions, trl-
umphs, and it is only question or
time when he shall wear them, drink
them ride in them, live in them, and
celebrate them.
You think religion is good thing
for funeral o, yes. But Solomons
orchard means more. Religion is
good thing now, when you are in
health and prosperity and the appetite
is good for citrons, and apples, and APP
ricots, and pomegranates. Come IN
without wasting any time in talking
about them and take the luXurles OF
religion. Happy yourself, then you can
make others happy. Make just one
person happy every day, and in TWEEN
ty years you will have made seven
thousand three hundred people hap
by. like what Wellington said after
the battle of Waterloo, and when ne
was in pursuit of the French with his
advance guard, and Colonel Harvey
said to him: General, you had bet
ter not go any farther, for you may ne
shot at by some straggler from the
bushes" And wellington replied:
"Let them fire away. The battle is won
and nv life is of no value now. 4
While there is enough Of the pomp
of the city about heaven for those VINO
like the city best, thank God there
is enough in the Bible about country
scenery in heaven to please those OF
us who were born in the country and
never got over it. Now you may have
streets of gold in heaven; give me the
orchards, with twelve manner OF
fruits and yielding their fruit every
month: and the leaves of the trees are
for "the healing of the nations; and
there shall be no more curse, but the
throne of God and of the Lamb shall
be in it. and his servants shall serve
him; and they shall see his face, ana
his name shall be in their foreheads;
and there shall be no night there, and
they need no candle, neither light of
| the sun, IOr IuS Lulu OOu 6i'OIh IhNA
light; and they shall reign for ever
and ever" But just think OF place so
brilliant that the MONDAY sun shall
be removed from the mantle of the sky
because it is too feeble taper! Yet,
most of all, am l impressed with the
| fact that l am not yet fit for that place,
nor you, either. By the reconstruct
ing and sanctifying grace of Christ we
need to be made all over. And let
us be getting our passports ready II
we want to get into that country. An
earthly passport is personal matter,
telling our height, our girth, the color
of our hair, our features, our complex
ion. end our age. l cannot get into
foreign port on your passport, nor can
YOU get in on mine. Each one of US
for himself needs a divine signature,
written by the wounded hand of the
Son of God, to get into the heavenly
orchard, under the laden branches Of
which. in Gods good time, we may
meet the Adam of the first orchard and
the Solomon of the second orchard and
the st. John of the last orchard, to sit
down under the tree of which the