Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-11-11

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40 introduction. Long ago Christ chose
that rcpcntant sinner. and that repentant
sinner chose Christ. Mighticsi moment
Of an immortal history-thc first kiss of
heaven Jesus and the soul. The soul
aud Jcsusi
The Glorined KinsfoIk.
But now into that reception room pour
the glorificd kinsfok. enough Of earthly
retention to let you know them. hut with
out their wounds or their sicknesscs u
their trouhlcs-sce what heaven has don,
for them-so radiant. So glccful. 50 trans
portingly lovely. They call you by name
They greet you with an ar,lor preparations
ei 10 the anguish of your parting and tn,
length Of your separation. Father. Moth
Or. There is your child Sisters Broth
ers. Friends. | wish you joy. For years
apart. together again in the reception
room of the old homestead. You see. they
will know you are coming. There are 50
many immortals filling all the spaces bc
tween here and heaven that news like
that flies like lightning. They will he
there in nm instant. Though they were in
some other world ON errand from God. 8
signal world be- thrown that would fcicl
them. Though you might nj first frc
dazcd and overawcd nj their supernal
splendor. all that feeling will be- gone M
their first touch of heavenly saluiaiinn
and we will say: "Oh. my lost boy" oh
my lost companionv' oh. my lost friend
Are we here ioccther?' What scenes in
that reception room of the old homestead
have been Witnessed. There met Joseph
and Jacob. finding il brighter room
than anything they saw in rharaoh's pal
ace: David and the little child for whom
he once TASTED aud wrpi: Mary and Lag
arus after the heartbreak Of Bethany:
Timothy and grandmother Lois; isabella
Graham and her snilor son: Alfred and
George Goodman. the mystery of the sea
at last made manifest: Luther and Mag
dalenc. the daughter he bemoaned John
Howard and the prisoners whom he Cos
pelized. and multitudcs without number
who. once so weary and so sad. parted on
earth. but gloriously met in heaven.
Among all the rooms Of that house there
Is no one that more enraptures my soul
than that reception room. I'm my Fa
Tiers house are many rooms"
The Thrones of Heaven.
Another room in our Fathers house il
the throneroom. We belong 10 the royal
family. The blood of King Jesus flows
in our veins. so we have right 10 enter
the throncroom. IL is no easy thing On
earth TO get through even the outside
door OF kings residence. During the
Franco-German war. one eventidc in the
summer Of 1870. stood studying the ex-
quisite sculpturing OF the gate of the TUT
leries. Paris. Lost. in admiration 81 the
wonderful art of that gate. knew not
that ! was exciting suspicion Lowering
my eyes Ia the crowds Of people, | found
myself being closely inspected by the gov
ernmcnfal officials. who. from my com
plcxion. judged me to be n German and
that for some bclligerent purpose I might
be examining the gates of the palace
My explanation in very poor French did
not satisfy them. and they followed me
long distances until reached my hotel
and were not satisfied until from my
landlord they found that ! was only m
lnoffcnsive American. The gates of earth
ly palaces are carefully guarded. and. II
so. how much more the thruncroom, 4
dazzling palace is il for mirrors and all
costly art. No one who ever saw the
throneroom Of the first and only \apnlc
on will ever forget the letter y embroid-
Fred in purple and gold on the upholstery
Of chair and window. the letter y gilded
on the wall. the letter y chased on the
chalices. the letter y flaming from the
ceiling. What conilaeration of bril-
lance the throneroom Of Charles I'm
manuel of Sardinia. OF Ferdinand of
Spain. of Elizabeth Of England. of Boni-
face Of Italy. But the throneropm 81
our Fathers house hath a glory eclipsing
all the thronerooms that ever saw sccptcr
wave or crown glitter or foreign emhas-
sador bow. for our Fathers throne is a
throne Of grace. throne Of mercy. a
throne Of holiness. throne OF Justice n
throne Of universal dominion. We need
not stand shivering and covering before
IL. for our Father says We may yet one
day come up and sit ON IL beside him
ITO him that oyercomcth will ! grant t.
sit with me in my throne" You see we
are princes and princcsses. Perhaps now
we move about incognito. as Peter the
Great in the garb of a ship carpenter at
Amsterdam or aS Queen Tirzah in the
| dress Of peasant woman seeking the
prophet for her chld'S cure: but il will
be found out after awhile who we are
when we get into the throneroom. Ave
we need not wait until then. We may
oy prayer and song and spiritual uplift-
ne this moment enter the thronrroom.
D King. live forever, We touch the
scepter and PROSTATE ourselves nj thy
feet
The crowns OF the royal family Of this
world are tossed about from generation
b. generation. and from family 10 family
There are men comparatively young in
Berlin who have seen the crown on three
emperorS. But wherever the coroncts Of
this world rise or fall they are destined
10 meet IN one place. And look and see
them coming from north and south and
east and west. the Spanish crown. the
Italian crown. the English crown. III.
Turkish crown. the Russian crown. the
Persian crown aye. all the crowns from
under the great archivolt Of heaven and
while | watch and wonder they are all
lung in rain OF diamonds around the
pierced feet.
Jesus shall reign wherc'rr the sun
Does his successive Journeys run
His kingdom stretch from shore 20 shore
Tin sun shall rise and set more.
oh. that throncroom Of Christ. I'm my
Fathers house are many rooms
The Music Room.
Another room in our Fathers house is
writers talk So much about the music OF
heaven that there must be- music there.
perhaps not such as ON earth was thrum-
med from trembling string or evoked 10y
touch Of ivory key. but IL not that. then
something better. There are So many
Christian harpists and Christian compos
ers and Christian orgnnists and Christian
choristers and Christian hymnologistS
that have gone up from earth. there must
be- for them some place Of especial dclec-
htion. Shall we have music in this world
NJ discords and no music in the land ~
complete harmony? cannot give you
the notes Of the first bar Of the new song
that is sung in heaven. cannot imagine
either the solo or the doxology. But heav-
on means music. and can mean nothing
else. Occasionally that music has cscap.
ed the gate. Dr. Fuller. dying NJ Beau
fort. :. C.. said. do you not hcarT'
"Hcnr whnt?" exclaimed the hystanders.
''Thc music! Lift me up! Open the win
dows!"