Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-08

ing school on earth II Thalberg and Colt.
schalk and Wagner and Beethoven and
Rheinberger and Scbumann should all at
once enter The immortals that have
been chanting 10000 years before the
throne will say as they close their librottos,
ooh, II we could only sing like that
But God will say to those who have never
fallen and consequently have not been re-
deemed: you must bs silent now. You
have not the qualification for this an
them" So they sit with closed lips and
folded hands, and sinners saved by grace
take up the harmony, for the Bible says
"no man could learn that song but tho
hundred and forty and four thousand
which were redeemed from the earth
A great prima donna, who can now do
anything with her voice, told me that
when she first started in music her teacher
in Berlin told her she could be- a good
singer but a certain note she could never
reach And then," she said, II went To
work and studied and practiccd for years
until did reach It," But the song of the
singer redeemed, tho Bible says, the e1alt-
ed harmonists who have never sinned
could not reach and never will reach.
Would you like to hear me In a very poor
way play u snatch Of that tuner l can give
you only one bar of the music on this Cos
pei harp, Unto him that hath loved us
and washed us from our sins in his own
blood and hath made us kings and priests
unto God and the Lamb, to him he glory
and dominion forever and ever. Amen"
But before leaving this interruHatory,
Why God let sin come into the wUrlds let
me say that great battles seem to be moth
ing but suffering and outrage at the timo
Of their occurrence, yet after they have
n Nyb ct W. hat
was better for them to have been fought
namely, Salamis, Inkerman. Toulouse.
Arbela, Agincourt, Trafalgar, BlCnheim,
Lexington, Sedan. so now that the great
battles against sin and suffering are going
on we can see mostly that which Is de-
plorablo. But 10000 years from now,
standing in glory. We shall appreciate that
heaven Is better of than IL the battle "
this worlds sin and suffering had never
been projected
Fnvorites Disciplined.
But now come nearer homo and put n
dark saying on the gospel harp, n style Of
question that Is asked u million times ev-
cry year Interrogation the fourth: Why
do have it SO hard while others have it
so easys Or, Why do have So much diff
Guilty In getting livelihood while others
go around with full portcmonuales o.
Why must wear these plain clothes while
Others have to push hard to get their wand
robes closed so crowded are they with
brilliant attiroi Or, Why should l have 10
work so hard while others have sos holi.
days every Year, They arc all practically
ono question. l answer them by saying it
is because the Lord has his favorites, and
he puts extra discipline upon you and ex-
ira trial because he has for ynu extra glory
extra enthronemcnt and extra felicities,
That Is no guess of mine, but divine
says so: Whom the Lord loveth he chaS-
tcnoth." "Well, " says some one, "Iwould
rather have little less in heaven and 4
little more hero. Discount my heavenly
robe 10 per cent and let me now put IL on
a fur lined overcoat; put rs in Il less gor-
geous room of the house of many mansions
and let me have house hero in better
neighborhood. No, no; God Is not going
to rob heaven, which is to DO your resi-
} dence for nine hundred quadrillion ol
years, to fix up your earthly abode. which
you will occupy at most for less than :
century, and where you may perhaps stay
only ten years longer, o. only one year, OI
perhaps month more. Now, you had be,
ter checrfully let tied have his Way, for
you see. he has been taking care Of folk,
for near 5000 years and knows how u &c
IL ana can see what is bCst for you bette,
than you can yourself. Don't think you
are too insignificant to be diviuely CARED
: for. 1t was said that Diana, the goddess,
could not be present to keep her temple Al
= Ephesus from burning because she WAS at
tending upon the birth of him who was Il
; be Alexander the Great. But 1 tell you
that your God and my God is 81 great il
small things rs well as large things, thai
he could attend tho cradle of babe anI
at the same time the burning vi world.
And God will make II all right with
you, and there is one song that you vii
sing every hour your first ten years IL
: heaven, and the refrain OF that song will
be, II am so glad God did not let mo hav,
it my own way Your case will be al
$ fixed up in heaven, and there will be sucl
reversal of conditions that we can hard
ly find each other for some time. Some %
t us who have lived in first rate houses her,
and in first rate neighborhoOds will b,
Q found, because of our lukewariunesS o
4 earthly service. living ON one of the bacl
: streets of the celestial city, and clear dow
: at the end of it ut No. SOS or Joy or 1909
n while some who had unattractive eaSthll
i abodes, and II crainped one mt that, will i,
the heavenly city DO in II house fronting
T tho royal plaza, right 10y the impsrts,
l fountain or ON the heights overlooking tn
!, river of life, the chariots OF salvation
i halting ut your door. while those visit yOI
who are more than conquerurs, and thus
who are kings and queens unto God Tor
o ever.
;. You, my brother. and you, my sister
Il who have it So hard here, will have IL 81
: fine and grand there that you will har6l,
o know yourself and will feel disposed I,
i dispute your own identity, and the firs
time SEQ you there l will cry out, "Didn
l tell you 50 when you sat down there II
o the pew and looked increduious bscaus
q you thought il too good TO bc trues" An,
you will answer. You were right; I'll
r half was not told me,' SO open your darl
u saying of despondency and complaint ol
J. my gospel harp and give you Just one b,.
o Of music, for do not pretend to be une
of u player. Tho Lamb which is in tn
u midst of the throne shall lead them to liz
u ing fountains of water, and God shall wip
IS away all tears from their eyes" But,
% must confess, l am a little perplexed boy
some Of you good Christians are going Z
70 get through the gate, because there will b
u so many there to greet you, and they vii
all want to shake hands at once and vii
heard that you are coming, and they vii
all press around to welcome you and vii
want you To say whether you know thsr
after being SO long parted
Adjourned 10 Eternity.
a Amid tho tussle and romp OF reunion
Il toll Won N hose hand of welcome Won hA