The Globe-republican., 1897-01-07

hot or too cold or
too rarified of at
mosphere for residence. But, II not
fit for human abode. they may be ut
for beings different from and superior
to ourselves. We are told that the
world Of Jupiter is changing and be-
coming it for creatures like the hu-
man race. and that Mars would do for
the human faGily with a little change
In the structure of our respiratory or
gans. But that there is a great world
swung somewhere, vast beyond tmagl-
nation. and that 1t is the headquarters
OF the universe. and the metropolis OF
immensity. and has a population in
numbers vast beyond all statistics. and
appointments of splendor beyond the
capacity Of canvas. or poem, or anges
to describe, is as certain as the Bible
is authentic. Perhaps some Of the as
tronomers with their big telescopes
have already caught a glimpse of it.
not knowing what it is. We spell 1t
with six letters and pronounce it
heaven.
That is where Prince Jesus lived
nineteen centuries ago. He vas the
Kings Son. It was the old homestead
Of eternity. and all its castles were as
old as God. Not frost had ever chill
ed the air. Not tear had ever rolled
down the cheex Of one of its inhabi-
tants. There had never been a head
cir
There had not been a funeral in the
memory of the Oldest inhabitant. There
had never in all the land been woven
a black veil, for there had never been
anything to mourn over. The passage
of millions OF years had not wrinkled
or crippled or bedimmed any Of its
citizens. All the people there were in
state of eternal adolescence. What
floral and p0monic richness! Gardens
of perpetual bic ON and orchards in un-
ending fruitase. Had some spirit from
another world entered and asked, What
s sin? What is bereavement? What
is sorrow? What is death? the bright,
est of the intelligences would have fail
ed to give definition. though to study
the question there was silence in hea-
ven for half al hour.
The Prince Of whom speak had hon
ors, emoluments. acclamations. such as
no other prince, celestial or terrestrial,
ever enjoyed. AS he passed the street,
the inhabitants took off from their
brows garlands of white lilies and
threw them IL the way. He never en-
tered any of the temples without all the
worshipers rising up and bowling in
obeisance. In all the professions of the
high days he was the one who evoked
the loudest welcome. Sometimes on
foot, walking in loving talk with
the humblest of the land. but at
other times he took chariot. and
among the twenty thousand that the
Psalmist spoke Of, his was the swift
est and most flaming; or. as when st.
John described him. he took white
palfrey with what prance of foot. and
arch of neck. and roll of name. and
gleam of oys is only dimly suggested
in the Apocalypse. He was not like
other princes, waiting for the Father
to die and then take the throne. When
years ago an artist in Germany made
a picture for the Royal Gallery repre-
senting the Emperor William on the
throne, and the Crown Prince as hav-
ing one foot on the step of the throne,
the Emperor William ordered the pic
ture changed, and said: Let the prince
keep his foot cc the throne till l leave
It."
Already enthroned was the Heavenly
Prince side by side with the Father.
What circle of dominion! What null
titudes Of admirers! What unending
round Of glories! All the towers
chimed the princes praises. OF all the
Inhabitants. from the centre of the city.
on over the hills and clear down to the
beach against which the ocean of i'm
mensity rolls its pillows, the prince
was the acknowledged favorite. No
wonder my text says that he was
rich" Set all the diamonds Of the
earth In one sceptre. build all the pal
aces Of the earth in one Alhambra.
gather all the pearls of the sea in one
diadem. put all the values Of the earth
in one coin, the aggregate could not
express his amaence. Yes, St. Paul
was right. Solomon had in gold six
hundred and eighty million pounds, and |
in. silver one billion twenty-nine mill
lion three hundred and seventy-seven
pounds sterling. But a greater than
Solomon is here Not the millionaire,
but the owner Of all things. To de-
scribe his celestial surroundings, the |!
Bible uses all colors. gathering them !
In rainbow over the throne and setting |
them as agate in the temple window.
and ho!sting twelve Of them into q |
wall. from striped jasper at the base |
to transparent amethyst in the cap
stone, while between are green of emer- !
aid. and snow Of pearl. and blue Of
and yellow of topaz. grey Of |
and fame Of jacinth. All
the lovelinsss Of landscape In foliage.
and river. and rill, and all enchant-
ment aqua-marine. the sea Of glass
with fire "A when the sun sinka