Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-12-08
could have been accomplished Ly a
river Of blood

could have been accomplished Ly a
river Of blood.
But we cannot stay long in this hall
OF arbitration. for 1t is almost time for
US 10 retrace our way heayenward.
This voluntary exile must soon end.
"But," | say to our escort. the spirit
Of the twenty-frst century, and you
and say to each other, 1--WE must go
home now. back again to heaven. We
have staid long enough on this terres-
| trial visitation to see that all the best
things foretold in the Scriptures and
which we read during our earthly resi-
dence have come to pass, and all the
| Davldic, Solomonic and Paulinlan and
Johannean prophesies have been fall
filed. and that the earth. instead Of
being n ghastly failure, is the might
est success in the universe. \ star re-
deemedl A planet rescued A world
saved! 1t started with a garden. and
1t is going to close with n ga~1en.
What a happiness that we could nave
seen this old world after it was righted
and before It burned. for It's internal
fires have nearly burned out to the
crust according to the geOlogist. max
Ing 1t easy for the theolOgiau to hvlicye
| In the conflagration that the Bile pre-
| diets"
The Universal Song.
And now you and | have left our es-
cort as we ascend, for the law Of gray
ltatIon has no power to detain ascend
ing spirits. Up through immensities
and by stellar and lunar and solar
splendors which cannot be described
by mortal tongue we rise higher and
higher, till we reach the shining gate
as 1t opens for our return. and the
questions greet us from all sides:
What is the news? What did you
find In that earthly tower? What have
you to report in this city of the SUM-
Prophetic, apostolic. sanity Inquiry.
And, standing on the steps Of the house
Of many mansions. we cry aloud the
news: Hear it. all ye glorified Chris
tian workers of all the past centuries.
We found your work was successful,
whether on earth you toiled with knit
ting needle, or rung a trowel on ris-
ing wall. or smote a shoe last. or en-
dowsd a university, or swayed scep
ter; whether on earth you gave a cup
Of cold water In the name of disciple
Dantnpnef pqilnI 2 fNN
souls into the kingdom. In that world
we have just visited the deserts are all
abloom and the wildernesses are bright
with fountains. Sin is eXtirpated.
Crime Is reformed. Disease is cured.
The race Is emancipated. The earth
is full OF the knowledge Of God. as the
waters cover the sea- The redeemed
OF the Lord have come to Zion with
songs and everlasting JOY upon their
heads The Lord God OmnipOtent
reigneth. and the kingdoms of the
world have become the kingdoms Of
our Lord Jesus Christ Let the harp.
ers Of heaven strike the glad tidings
from the strings OF their harps, and the
tumpeters put them in the mouth Of
their trumpets. and the orchestras roll
them into the grand march OF the eter-
mites, and all the cathedral towers Of
the great capital Of the universe chime
them all over heaven"
And now look up and see the cast
Ing down OF the bejeweled and radiant
crowns at the sacred feet Of the en-
throned Jesus. Missionary Carey is
casting down before those feet the
crown Of India saved. Missionary Jud-
son is casting down the crown Of Bur
ma saved. Missionary Abeel casting
down the crown of China saved, Da-
vld Livingstone casting down at those
feet the crown of Africa saved, Mis-
sionary Brainerd casting down the
crown Of this country's aborgines saw
ed. Souls that went up from all the
denominations in America in holy RI
valry. seeking which could soonest cast
down the crown of this continent at
the Saviour's feet. and America saved.
But often you and who were com
panlons In that expedition from heaven
to earth. seated on the green bank OF
the river that rolls through the para
disc Of God, will talk over the scenes
we witnessed In that vacation from
the skies In our terrestrial visitation,
we who were early residents in the
nineteenth century, escorted by the
spirit OF the twenty-first century. when
we saw what my text describes as "a
new earth. wherein dwelleth righteous
ness" "Glory be to the Father and tc
the Son and 10 the Holy Ghost. as II
was In the beginning is now and ever
shall be, world without end. Amen"