The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-23
! thank God have seen sixteen OF
them. Thank God. thank God!

cities are connected together. and how
many lands. Nearly all the neighbor. |
hoods Of the earth seem retieulated.
and news flles from city TO city. and |
from continent 20 continent. But more
rapidly go the tldings from earth to
heaven, and when a prodigal returns
II IL announced befoe the throne Of
God. And II these souls now present
should enter the kingdom there would
be some one In the heavenly kingdom
TO say. That's my father" That's my
mother" That's my son." That's the
one used to pray for" That's tho
one for whom | wept 20 many tears"
and one soul would say. "Hosannar
and another would say. "Hallclujahi"
Pleased with the news. the saints DO.
low
In songs their tongues employ;
Beyond the skies the tidlngs 90.
And heaven Is filed with Joy.
Nor angels can their Joy contain.
But kindle with new FIRE;
The sinner lost is found. they sing.
And strike the sounding Tyre.
AZ the banquet OF Lucullus sat Clcers
the Orator: at the Macedonian festival
sat Philip the Conqueror: At the Gre
clan banquet sat Socrates the Phllos-
CIPHER; but at our Fathers table slt all
the returned prodigals. more than con-
querors The table Il 30 wide, lie
leaves reach across seas and lands.
It's guests are the redeemed Of earth
and the glorinod OF heaven. The ring
OF Gods forgiveness on every hand.
The robe Of a Saviour's righteousness
adroop from every shoulder. The wine
that flows In the cups Is from the
bowls Of ten thousand saeraments, Let
all the redeemed OF earth and all the
glorihed OF heaven rise. and with
cleaning chalices drink TO the return
Of a thousand prodigals. Sing. sing.
sing, Worthy Is the Lamb that was
slain to receive blessing. and riches,
and honor, and glory. and power, world
without endw That scene Of iubllanco
comes out before me this moment aa
In a sort OF picture gallery. All heaven
In pictures.
Look. looki There Il Christ Cuyb
painted him for earthly galleries. and
Correggio ana Tintoretto and Benjamin
West and Dors painted him for earthly
galleries. but al those pictures are
ecllpsed by this masterpiece OF heaven.
Christi Christ There Is Paul. the hero
OF the sanhodrlm. and OF Agrlppaa
court room. and OF Mars Hill. and OF
Nero's lniamy. shaking his chained hst
In the very face OF teeth-ehattering
royalty. Here Is Joshua. the hghter OF
Belhoron and Gideon. the man that
postponed sundoWn. And here Is Wash
Il. the proaigacy Of the Persian court
unable 10 remove her veil Of modesty
or rend Il. or lift H. And along the
corridors Of this picture gallery ! IND
other great heroes and herolnes-DaVid
with bis harp. and Miriam with the
eymbals. and Zeeharlah with the scroll,
and 81. John with the seven walls. and
the resurrection angel with the trum-
pet On further In the corridors, see
the faces OF our loved ones. the cough
gone from the throat. the wanness gone
from the cheek, the WEAKNESS gone
from the limbs. the languor gone from
the eye. Let us 80 up and greet them,
Let us 80 up and embrace them. Let
Us go up and live with them. We VIII
We wilt
From this hilltop catch a glimpse
OF those hllltops where all sorrow and
sigh,ng shall be done away. Oh, that
God would MAKE that world TO Us q
reality. Faith In that world helped old
Dr. Tying when he stood by the easkel
OF bis dead son whose arm had been
torn on In the threshing machine
death ensuing. and Dr. Tyng. with In
finite eomposure. preached the funera
sermon OF his own beloved son. FAltl
} in that world helped Martin Luthel
. without one tear TO put away In dealt
J his favorlte child Faith In tha
! world helped the dying woman TO se
, on the sky the letter Wv" and the!
J asked her what she supposed that let
! ter Wv" on the sky meant. "oh," 81
, said. don't yJu know W. stands 10
; welcome" Oh. heaven swing opel
? thy gates. Oh. heaven. roll upon u
; some OF the sunshine anthems. on
{ heaven. fash upon us the vision Of N
! luster. An cd writer tells Us Of shl
= coming from India TO France. The ere'
r was made up % French sailors who ha
2 been long from home. and a. the shi
. came along the coast OF France. N
n men skipped the deck with glee. an
!, they pointed 10 the spires OF N
:. churches where they once worshipe
n and 10 the hills where they had plays
u In boyhood. but when the ship can
+ into port. and these sailors saw fath'
y and mother and wife and loved ones q
y the wharf. they sprang ashore an
10 rushed up the banks into the city. an
n the captain had TO sc, another crew
% bring the ship 10 her mooringA {
d heaven will after a while como 30 full
70 In sight We can see ita towers. its maj
y slons. 90 hills. and as We 20 into DO
70 and our loved ones shall call from th
J shining shore and speak our names '
y will spring 10 the beach, leaving N
old ship OF a world 90 be managed |
another crew. our rough voyaging