The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-01-05

Seven Trumpets or seen the heavenly
walls with twelve layers Of illumined
scrystallization. Oh, wise men Of the
East! am SO glad you did not re-
port to the imperial scoundrel at Jeru-
salem where the Bible was, for the
hounds would have soon torn to pieces
the Lamb, and I am 50 glad that not
only did you bring the frankince
and the myrrh to the room In that
caravansary, but that you brought the
gold which paid his travelling expenses
and those of Joseph and Mary In that
long and dangerous flight to Cairo. In
Egypt, and paid their lodging and
board there, and paid their way back
again. Well enough to bring to the
barn Of the Saviour's nativity the
flowers, for they aromatized the dread
full atmosphere OF the stables, but the
gold was just then the most impor-
tant offering. So now the Lord accepts
your prayers, for they are the perfume
of heaven: but he asks also for the
gold which will pay the expense OF
taking Christ to all nations.
take another step forward in show
ing the narrow escape you and had
and the worla had in the secretion OF
Christ's birthplace from the Herodic
detectives, and the clubs with which
they would have dashed the babes
life out, when i say that without the
life that began that night In Bethle-
hem, the world would have had no
illu-.ined death-beds. Before the time
of Christ, good people closed their
earthly lives in peace, while depend
ing upon the Christ to come, and there
were antediluvian saints, and Assyrian
saints, and Egyptian saints, and Gre
clan saints, and Jerusalem saints
Ions before the clouds above Bethle-
hem became balcony filled with the
best singers of world where they
all sing; but I cannot read that there
was anything more than a quieting
guess that came to those before Christ
death-beds. Job said something bor-
dering on the confident, but it was
mixed up with story Of ''skin-worms'
that would destroy his body. AbIa-
ham and Jacob had little light on the
dying pillow, but compared with the
after-Christ death beds, it was like the
dim tallow candle of old beside the
modern cluster of lights electric. I
know, Elijah went up in memorable
manner, but it was a terrible way to
goa whirlwind of fire that must have
been splendid to look at by those who
stood on the banks of the Jordan, but
it was style of ascent that required
more nerve tan you and ever had,
! to be placid occupant of a chariot
| drawn by such a wild team. The
triumphant death-beds, as far as l
know, were the after-Christ death
beds. What procession of hosannas
have marched through the dying room
Of the saints of the last nineteenth cen
turtles! What a cavalcade Of mounted
hallelujahs has galloped through the
dying visions of the last two thousand
years save one hundred! Peaceful
death-beds in the years B. c.! Tri-
umphant death beds, for the most part,
reserved for the years A. D! Behold
tie death bedsso the Wesleys, Of the
Doddridges, OF the Leigh Richmonds,
Of the Edward Paysons; of EVara, the
converted heather chieftain, crying in
his last moments, ''The canoe is In the
! sea. The sails are spread. She is
ready for the gale + have good
Pilot to guide me. My outside man
and my inside man differ: Let the
one rot till the trumpet shall sound
but let my soul wing her way to the
throne of Jesus" OF dying John
Fletcher, who entered his pulpit tc
preach, though his doctors forbade
:. him, and then descerued to the com
munion table. saying, 81 am going tc
throw myself under the wings of, the
cherubim before the mercy seat,
thousands of people few days after
following him to the grave. singing: i
With heavenly weapons lie has fou4-
he battles of the Lord,
Finished his course and kept the faith
And gained the great reward
1 Of pastor Emile Cook, the grea
French evangelist, who sat in my
church in Brooklyn one Suday morn
ing, and in a few days shipwrecked ant
dying, after his wife said to him, Goo
will help you, my dear; he will Civ,
you peace replying But i have it
Peace! I have it!,'' OF Prince Al
bert, quoting with his last breath
Crock of Ages, cleft for me- let M
hide myself in thee!" OF the dyin,
soldier who had been shot through
the mouth and could not talk, an,
when the chaplain approached him
; motioned for pencil and paper an,
!, wrote, Il am Christian, prepared t
!, die. Rally round the flag! Rail,
round the flag" OF John Brown. q
Haddington, who said II desire to de
part and be with Christ, and thougl
I have lived sixty years very comfort
: ably in this world, I would turn m
} back upon you all to be with Christ
: There is no one like Christine on
3 like Christ. have been looking q
him these many years, and never We
r could find any fault in him but was {
NV own M king .thorIph 1,o hoe g,ao