Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-11-12

thousand. In the cioen times. when the
events OF human life were scattered over |
four or Eve centuries Of longevity. and tho
world moved slowly. there were not SO |
many stirring events TO be reported In
heaven; but now, suppose, all the great
events OF esrte Sre reported IN heaven. IN
there 10 anv truth piainly taught I'm this
Bible Il Is that heaven Is wrapped up In
sympathy with human history. and we
look y, those inventions OF the day-at
telegraphy at swift communication by |
steam. AZ all these modern improvements
which seem 20 give one almost omniprcs-
ence-and we see only the secular relation,
bus spirits before the throne look ont and
see the vast aad the eternal relation. While
nations rise and fall. while the earth a.
shaking with revolution. do YOU not SUP
pose there IL arousing intelligence going
up 70 the throne OF GOD. aud that the ques-
tion is often asked before the throne,
what e the news from that world--that
world that rehelled. hut Il coming back 20 |
its aileSianceg" III miniStering spirits. ac-
cording 10 the Bible. are sent forth 20 /
minister TO those that shall be heirs OF 4
heaven. when they come down - Us 70 /
bless Us DO they not take tho news back /
DO the shirs Of light that come out Of the |
celestial harboT into the earthly harbor. /
laden with cargoes 81 blessing. so BACK l
unfreiChted2 Ninistering spirits not only. /
hut our loved ones leaving Us. take mp the /
. tiiinCs. suppose yCu were In Tar city. |
and bad been there good while. and you
heard that some one had arrived from
Il rcccntlv seen your family and friends
/ YOU would rush up to that man. and you
would ask al about the ola folks az nome
| And DO You not suppose wlen Your chilo
| went up 20 God. your clOrihe1 Kindred in
/ heaven gathered around aud asked about
/ YOU. 20 ascertain as 20 whether you were
/ getting alcnc we'll in the struggle OF life;
/ 20 find out whether YOU were To any espe-
60 peril that with swift and mighty
/ wllc they might come down 10 intereept
/ your ucrifss OF. ycsi Heaven is
/ greater place for news Ilan 10 used q be-
I rcws sounded through the streets. news
4 ringing from the towers. news nsraieSa
f from the palace gate o4ad neWsl We
+ tcrious news
Now. Issy these things about the changes
/ Ga heaven. ABOUT the new improvements IA
/ heaven. for three stout reasons First, be-
/ cause find that some OF YOU are impa-
; tienr % tc gone. You arc tired Of this
I world. and you want 20 get into that good
I land about which you have been tninkinc.
praying. and talking SO many year. Now
/ bc patient. / could see Why YOU would want
20 60 90 az art gallery 10 somc of the best
pictures were % be taken away this week or
next week. hat ~ some one tells you tn1t
/ there are other beautiful pictures 20 come
] -ot her hnueFfts. hlntael-. and Euuelrs
/ other masterpieces 20 be added 20 tho cui-
/ iery-you would say. II can ahor4 20
wait. The place Is improving All the
/ time" Now. want you 70 apply toe same
/ vrfncipie in this matter OF reaching heaven
aud leaving this world. Not one glorv Is
20 lie suttracted. but many clories added
Not one angel viii be gone. not one hicr-
arch gone. not one % your Clorideu friends
Gone By the long practiciu- the music
will be better. the procession VIII De
/ longer. the rainbow brighter. the corona
ton grander Heaven. with magnificent
i stdcndai WY viii you complain whel
/ vor are only waiting for sonnet ninc hetter'
Another reason Why I speak In regard &c
I the changes f. heaven. and the new III
. / rrovenents In heaven, a. because tntnk u
/ viii be q consolation 20 busy and cnteriris
i / Ing good people. see very we'll that yot
! have not much taste for heaven that wa
!, al done and finished centuries ago. Aite'
F. / Won have been active forty or ATTY or SKI,
: years Il would b. g shock 20 stop you s4a
: tenly and forever. hut here 3 q progre@sif
a heaven an ever-accunulati heaven. vas
I. eurerrrise on foot tncre before the thron
I o. God. Aggressive knowledge, aglsresslF
n goodness. aggressive power, aseres-if
grandeur You Will not have - come an
D.. sit down on the banks % tie river OF az
= in everlasting inoccupation- q busy men
/. / tell you % heaven where tlere ih sol.e
= thing 20 t0i That IA the meaning q "a
a passage. They rest not day nor nigAt' 4
u / the law sense % resting
a l.onrr raiux Il was superstiti0us wlci
C one Wednesday night / stood ty a ceati
4 ied within q few blocks "a the chare
a where I preached, and on the same stree
I AID saw one % the aged Christians ot Il
= church going into glory After / hi
J. al loved you ve-y much. and wiz 2iwa,
e cherish your memory IN the t1r--li'
"a church. You will zee ray son before
Ia see hin. and I wish you would give al
ID our love She said, 4 viii, ! will' az
ir IN twenty minutes she was ID heaven
- the last words sle ever spoke. II was
e- swiis message 20 the skies II you h'
lie your choice between riding n heaven
chariot aud occupying the gEandest paia
.-n IN heaven. aud sitting on the throne re
he 1 highest 20 the throne q God, ana not =
ing your departed loved ones; and on Z
Nv other hand. dwelling ID the hcmbiest pa
an ia heaven, without crown or throne, q
OF without garland. ard without sceptre, J
of having y0rr loved ones around You,
To- would choose the latter say these thin
OF / because / want you 90 know u IS {. CON
ice tic heaven. and consel ren-iy % !, al !
A. ! tine Improving Every one that goes
~ / makes Il brighter place. and the attr
w. | L. Us arc Increasing month py month 2
nd ! Gay BIZ day. and heaven, 30 vastly more
q q heaven, s thousand times more ..
ith heaven. than 4 used 70 be, VIII De a Bet
De heaven YET. Oh. ] say this 70 in-enS
al your anticlDatiODi
q 1 enter heaven one DAY. IL II AIN
or empty. / enter the temples oi worsi
hy. I and there are no worshipers. walk DO
ese the street, and there are no passengers
/ 20 into the orchestra. and nud the inst
nee ] rrer.ts are suspended IA the baronlal 81
rth Of heaven. and the great organs OF 81
col nity, with ulultitudinOus ban xs OF keys,
ven / closed But ] see shining one az
ras gate a. though be were standing
tor guard. and I say, ''Sentinel. what does
spl- mean ] thought heaven was q pOpul
lev city. Has there been some great pa
and sweeping OF the population" III
the VOC not heard the newss says the !
zen tlnel. There - : world burning. tl
by; T. A great cOndagratiOn out Wonder,
10 All heaven has gone out 90 look az the G
on racratlOn and take the victim out Of
hat r1ius. This s. the day for which al %
the DAYS ara made. This A tho Judgm
DO This morning ali the chariots, ana the (
1nt airy and the mounted Infantry runi