The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-19
thrones throa,s

glory. Europe. Asia, Atrioa. North
and South America pressing intoH Inca
Islands q The kkGSk6dder 10 sho6l.
der. Generations before the aoOd fol.
lowing generations sitter the hood,
and as Jesus rides II the head Of that
great host and waves his sword In
signal Of victory. all crowns are lifted
and all endgns swung out aud all
chimes rung and all halleluiahs chant
ed, and sOme cry, Glory 70 God O
high and some, ~Hosanna TO the
son Of DaUd!- and some. Worthy is
the Lamb that was slaini"-tm ali ex.
Carnations Of ehdearment and hon.
age in the vocabulary OF Heaven are
exhausted, aud there comes up surge
after surge Of ~Amenl Amenl and
Amen!" Eye hath not seen II, ear
hath o heard it," skim from the
summer waters the brightest sparkles.
and you will get no idea Of the sheen
Of the everlasting sea. Pile I'D the
splendOr Of earthly cities, and they
would not make a stepping stone by
which you might moun to the city Of
God Every house Is Q palace. Every
step is a triumph. Everv cov.rIrg q,
the head a coronation. Every meal 1,
a BANQUET. Every Stroka fron
tower is q wedding bell. Every day is
a jubilee, every hour q rapture and
every moment an ecstasy. Eye hath
not seen 1t, a hath not heard IT,"
1 remark further, we can get NO
idea Of the reunions Of Heaven. II
you have ever been across the ssas
and me . friend or even an ~aeluaint-
nee in some strange land, you re-
member how your blood thrilled and
how glad you were TO see him. What
will be our Joy after we have passed
the seas OF death 70 meet in the bright
city Of the Lord those from whom we
have long been separated. After We
have been away from our friends tan
or fifteen years and we come upon
them WE see how differently 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 aud feeling the
joy Of that blessed land, methinks We
will say to each other with an exulta-
ton we cannot now imagine: blow
you have changed"
In this world we opIv m.., an mar,
II Is Rood-by. good.bv F@,r.w.u.
floating In the AZ ". h...,, 80.
rail ear window and a, ~. ,,a.uAo..
wharf-eood.by. CbiIdren Iisn 4, go
old age answer, I, eou.,;n.s
II in a liyht wsv-"oood.hvs
sometimes Win ano,ish 4, yA,., ~
soul breaks dovr-sood.hr, AZ w.
Is the uo,5 that snSs az ,As.s'-a~
ing banopet. ,ba, 4. ,hs va ~,
comes in 10 eloss m. Ch1s,mss 80
Good-by. good.by. But no, 40 In Hs.v.
en-. Welcomes in the air. welcomes a,
the gates. welcomes at the house Of
many mansions. but not good.bv
That group is constantly being aug.
mented. They are going out from our
circles Of earth TO joiu it-iittle voices
TO Join the anthem. little hands IN
take hold in the great hom. olrcls
little feet to dance in the eternal giee,
little erowns to be a $ down before
the feet OF Jesus. Our friends are In
W groups group this side Of the
river n a group on the other side
o. the river. Now there goes one from
this to that and another from this to
that n soon we will all be gone
over How many Of your loved ones
nave already entered upon that
blessed placer IL 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 near the JOY on the other side
"hen the group l. 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 20
the graveyard. and they laid the body
Of the mother down into the ground.
AID the little girl came up to the vtrge
OF the grave and. looking down, said;
rs this Heavsn?' We have NJ idea
heaven ia. IL IA the grave h.r.-
il is darkness here-but there IA mer-
rymakiug wonder. Me,hinks then
soul arrives some auReltakes II around
to show Il the wonders Of hat ble.sed
The usher ans.l avs 10 N.
newly arrived: sThess ar. The mar.
tvrs that persisted at Piedmont. tbe.s
were torn to pieces at the ipouisiuop:
this is the throne Of the great Jebo-
yah; this IL Jesus 81 I'M going 10 49,.
Jesus" said a diving how. II am goins
TO see Jesus" The ~misEonary aid.
.You are sure you will see HimYr .pOh
yes; that's what want 10 20 10 Heayen
"But." said the u~issjonarv asun-
pose Jesus should 90 away from
Heayen-what them" II should fol-
low him." said the diving boy. "But ~
Jesus went down to heIl-what then?-
The dying boy thought for q moment
and then said: Where Jesus Ia there
be no hell" Oh, to stand in His
presencel That will be Heaven, oh.
to put our hand in thathand which was
wounded for US on the cross-to 20
around amid the groups Of the re-
deemed and shake hands with the
prophets and apostles and martyrs
Ind with our own dear beloved ones!
Tha; will be the great reunion. We q.
,annot imagine Il now. Our loved ones
seem so far away. When we are in
and lonesome, they don't seem
O come 10 us. We 20 on to the banks
81 ,he Jordan and call across to them,
but they DO not ,eem 10 hear. We say;
Is 1t well with the ehild7 Ia II well
With the loved ones7" aud we listen to
sear IL any voice come back over the
None, none!
Unbelief saws: They are dead. and
hey are an~nihilated.- but blessed be