The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-13

lived amid thrashing floors. shepherds
who watched amid Chaldean hills.
prophets who walked. with long boards
and coarse apparel. p~ronouncing woe
against ancient denominations. Will
meet the more recent martyrs who
went UP with leaping cohorts OF fire:
and some will speak of the Jesus of
whom they prophesied. AID others OF
the Jesus for whom they died Or
n a song, II came to John upon
.Patmos, il a1n TO Calvin in h pris-
on, it dropped to Ridley in the fire.
and sometimes that song has come TO
your ear, perhaps. for / really do think
lit sometimes breaks over the battle
of heaven.
HEAVENLY CHORUS.
A Christian oma the wife of a
minister OF the gospel. was dying n
the parsonage ne21 Lae old cL-rch,
where on Saturday night the choir used
to assemble and rehearse for the fol-
lowing Sabbath, n she said: How
strangely sweet the choir rehearses to-
might. They have been rehearsing
one about her. ''the choir is not re-
hearsing tonight" Yes" h said.
II know they are. / hear them singing.
How very sweetly they sing" Now, il
was not a choir of earth that h heard
but the choir Of heaven. ] think that
Jesus sometimes sets ajar the door of
Heaven, and a passage of that rapture
greets our ears. The Ministries OF
heaven strike such a tremendous strain
the walls Of Jasper cannot hold it.
/ wonderland this is a question !
have been asking myself all the service
will you sing that song? Will l sing
it? Not unless our sin are pardoned
and We learn now to sing the praise
lof Christ will we ever sing il there.
iThP first Croar nnnnarr thu ayar nt-
tended was in New York when Julien
in the Crystal palace stood before hun
ldreds of singers and hundreds of play
ers upon instruments. Some of You
may remember that occasion. 1t wa.
the first one of the kin at which / was
present, and l shall never forget it.
II saw that one man standing and with
the hand and foot WELD that great
harmony, beating the time. 1t was 10
me overwhelming. But, OH, the grand
er scene when they shall come from the
east and from the west and from the
north and from the south, "a great
multitude that no man can number
into the temple of the skies, host be-
You'd host, rank beyond rank, gallery
above that great host to conduct the
harmony with his wounded hands and
wounded feet Like the voice of many
waters, like the voice of mighty thund-
erings, they shall cry, Worthy is the
Lamp that was slain to receive bless
ing and C and honor and glory and
power, world without end. Amen and
amen! Oh, if my ear shall near n.
other sweet sounds may 1 hear that!
If l join no other glad assemblage
may l join in that.
l was reading of the battle of Agin.
court in which Henry V figured, and
it is said after the battle was won
gloriously won, the king wanted te
acknowledge the divine interposition
and he ordered the chaplain to read
the Psalm of David, and when he
came to the words Not unto us c
Lord, but to thy name be the praise. .
the king ~dismounted, and all the cav.
airy dismounted, and all the grea:
host, officers and men, threw them.
selves on their faces. Oh, al the story
of the Saviour's owe and the Saviou's
de~liverance shall we not PROSTATE our
selves before him today, hosts of eartl
and hosts of heaven, falling upon oul
faces and crying, Not into US, blu
unto they name be the glory!' "Un.
til the day break and the shadows flee
away turn our beloved and be thou Xix
a roe or a young hart upon the noun.
Itains of Bether."
Copyright, 1900, by Louis Klopsch.)