The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-25

sr. MY capscIry TO ENJOY or surer. Tor.
ever"
Peace Now aad Hereafter.
Well, you defeat me in my three exper-
iments. have only one more to make,
and II you defeat me In that l am ex-
hausted. A mighty One on knoll back
Of Jerusalem one day, the skies filed
with fOrked lightnings and the earth fill
ed with volcanic disturbances, turned his
pale and agoniEed face toward the heav-
ems and said: II take the sins and sor-
rows OF the ages into my own heart. I
am the expiation. Witness. earth and
heaven and hell, am the expiation,"
And the hammer struck him, and the
spears punctured him, and heaven thun-
dered: "The wages of sin is death" "The
soul that sinneth, 1t shall diew II will by
no means clear the guilty." Then there
was silence for half an hour, and the
lightnings were drawn back into the
scebbard Of the sky. and the earth ceased
to culver, and all the colors Of the sky
began to shift into rainbow woven out Of
the falling tears Of Jesus, and there was
red as of the bloodshedding, and there
was blue as Of the bruising, and there
was green as of the heavenly foliage, and
there was orange as Of the day dawn,
and along the line of the blue saw the
words, II was bruised for their iniqui-
ties" and along the line Of red saw the
words, 'The blood Of Jesus Christ cleans
eth from all SIM" and along the line of
the green l saw the words. "The leaves
Of the Tree of Life for the healing Of the
nations" and along the line Of the or
ange I saw the words, '"The day spring
from on high hath visited u.s." and then
saw the storm was over, and the rainbow
rose higher and higher until 1t seemed
Ing one column of its colors on one side
the eternal hill. and planting the other
column of its colors on the other side the
eternal hill, 1t rose upward and upward,
land, behold, there was rainbow about
the throne" Accept that sacrifice and
quit worrying. Take the tonic, the inspi-
ration, the longevity, Of this truth. Re-
lgion Is sunshine; that Is health. Re-
hgion is fresh air and pure water: they
are healthy. Religion Is warmth; that is
healthy. Ask oil the doctors, and they
will tell you that a quiet conscience and
pleasant anticipations are hygienic. I
offer you perfect peace now and here
after.
What do you want In the future world7
Tell me, and you shall have 1t. Orchards?
There are the trees with twelve manner
Of fruits, yielding fruit every month.
Water scenery? There Is the river Of
Life from under the throne Of God, clear
as crystal, and the sea of glass mingled
with fire. Do you want music? There Is
the oratorio OF thu Creation led on by
Adam, and the oratorio Of the Red sea
led on by Moses and the oratorio Of the
Messiah led on by st. Paul, while the
archangel with swinging baton controls
the $4,000 who make up the ORCHESTRA.
Do you want reunion? There are your
children waiting to kiss you, waiting to
embrace you, waiting to twist garlands
in your hair. You have been accustomed
to open the door on this side the sepul-
cher. I open the door on the other side
the sepulcher. You have been accustom-
ed to walk in the wet grass on the top of
the grave. show you the under side Of
the grave. The bottom has fallen out,
and the long ropes with which the pail
bearers let down your dead let them clear
through into heaven.
Glory be to God for this robust, healthy
religion! 1t will have tendency to make
you live long in this world, and in the
world to come you will have eternal life.
with long life will satisfy him."