Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19

OF the heavenly air resuscitated her
forever. For everlasting years to have
neither ache nor pain nor weakness nor
fatigue! Eye hath not seen it; ear
hath not heard it,"
| remark further that we can In this
world get no just idea of the splendors
OF heaven. John tries to describe them.
He says 'the 70 gates are II pearls"
and that ''thc foundations of the wall
are garnshed with all manner of pre-
cious stones" AS we stand looking
through the telescope Of st. John we
see a blaze of amethyst and pearl and
emerald and sardonyx and chrysOpra-
sus and sapphire, mountain of light,
cataract OF color. a sea of glass and
! city like the SUM-. John bids us look
again, and we see thronesA Athrones OF
the prophets. thrones of the patrIarchs,
thrones of the angels, thrones Of the
| apostle4 .throues of the martyrs, throne
of Jesus, throne of God. And we turn
round to see the glory, and II Is thrones.
thrones, thronesi
John bids us look again and see the
great procession Of the redeemed pass
in. Jesus, OH white horse, leads the
march, and all the armies of heaven
follow on white horses. Infinite cav
aieade passing, passing empires press
Ing into line; ages following ages;
dIspensation tramping after dispensa-
ton; glory In the track Of glory; Eu-
rope, Asia. Africa. North and South
America pressing into lines; islands of
the sea shoulder to shoulder; genera
tions before the food following gener-
ations after the food, and as Jesus
rises at the head Of that great host and
waves his sword in signal of victory
al crowns are lifted and all ensigns
swung out and all chimes rung and all
haileluahs chanted. and some cry,
"Glory to God most highv' and some,
"Hosanna to the son Of Davidw and
some. Worthy Is the Lamb that was
slain! till all exclamatlons of endear-
ment and homage In the vocabulary of
heaven are exhausted and there comes
up surge after surge of "Ameni Amenl
and Amenw Eye hath not seen II;
ear hath not heard It," Skim from the
summer waters the brightest sparkles,
and you will get no idea Of the sheen
of the everlasting sea. Pile up the
splcndors of earthly cities. and they
would not make n stepping stone by
which you might mount to the city of
God. Every house Is a palace; every |
step Is triumph: every covering of the |
head a.coronntion: every meal Is a BAN
Quet; every stroke from the tower is
wedding bell; every day Is a jubilee,
every hour rapture and every mo-
ment an ecstasy. Eye hath not seen
It; ear hath not heard IT,"
| remark further we can get no idea
OF the reunions OF heaven. If you have
ever been across the seas and met a
friend. or even an acquaintance, In
some strange land. you remember how
-FOUR blood thrilled and how glad you
: ere " nIIn. v'nat wIIE 80
after we have passed the seas Of death,
to meet in the bright city of the Lord
those from whom We have long been
separated. After we have been away
from our friends 10 or 10 years and we
come upon them we see how different
ly they look. Their hair has turned,
and wrinkles have come In their faces.
and we say. How you have changed!
But, oh, when we stand before the
throne, all cares gone from the face,
all marks of sorrow disappeared, and,
feeling the joy of that blessed land,
mcthinks we will say to each other,
with an exultatiOn we cannot now i'm
agine, "How you have changed"
In this world we only meet to part.
1t is goodby. goodby; farewells floating
in the air. We hear it at the rail car
window and at the steamboat wharf
goodby. Children lisp 1t and old age
answers II. Sometimes we say it in a
light way" "goodby"-and sometimes
with anguish in which the soul breaks
down. Goodbyl All. that is the word
that ends the thanksgiving banquets!
That Is the word that comes in to close
the Christmas chant. Goodby, gOodby!
But not so In heaven. Welcomes in the
air, welcomes at the gates, welcomes
at the house of many mansions, but no
goodby. That group Is constantly be-
ing augmented. They are going up
from our circles Of earth to join tilt
tie voices to join the anthem. little
hands to take hold In the great home
circle. little feet to dance in the eternal
glee, little crowns to be cast down be-
fore the feet of Jesus. Our friends are
In two groups-a group this side Of the
river and group on the other side Of
the river. Now there goes one from
this to that and another from this to
that. and soon we VIII all be gone over
How many OF your loved ones have al
ready entered upon that blessed place?
lf | should take paper and pencil. do
you think could put them all down?
All. my friends. the waves of Jordan
roar so hoarsely we cannot hear the
Is augmented!
A little child's mother had died. and
they comforted her. They said: Your
mother has gone to heaven. Don't cry"
And the next day they went to the
graveyard. and they laid the body Of
the mother down into the ground, and
the little girl came up to the verge Of
the grave and. looking down. said, "Is
this heavenT We have no idea what
heaven Is. II Is the grave here. it Is
darkness here, but there Is merrymak-
ing yonder. Methinks when a soul ar
rives some angel takes 1t around to
show II the wonders of that blessed
place. The usher angel says 20 the
newly arrived: "These are the martyrs
that perished at Piedmont; these were
torn to pieces at the inquisitiOn; this Is
the throne of the great Jehovah; this
is Jesus" 81 am going to see Jesus"
said a dying boy; Il am going to see