Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-05-19

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old man that went bowed down with the
in6rmities Of age. see him walk now with
the step of an immortal athIete-forever
young again. That aisht when the nee
dewomaa tainted away in the garnet. Il
wave of the heavenly air resusctated her
forever. For everlasting years 10 have
neither ache. nor pain, nor weakness, nor
fatigue. Eye hath not seen il, ear hath
not heard it,
Adequate Description Impossible.
remark further that we can in this
world get no just idea of the spltndors of
heaven. John tries to describe them. He
says, the IL gates are l. pearls" and
that the foundations of the wall are gar.
nishcd with all manner of prec'oes
Stones' As we stand looking through
the telescope of st. John. we see blaze
Of amethyst and pearl and emerald and
sardonyX ana chrysoprasus and sapphire,
mountain of light, cataract of color,
sea of glass and city like the sun.
John bids us look again, and we see
thrnnes-thrones of the prophets. thrones
OF the patriarChs, thrones of the angels,
thrones of the apostles thrones of the
martyrs, throne of Jesus throne of Cod
And we turn round 10 see the glory, and
il is thrones. thrones thrones
John bids MS look again and see the
great procession of the redeemed passing
Jesus. on a white horse, leads the march,
and all the armies or heaven follow on
white horses. Infinite cayalcadc passing,
passing; empires pressing into line, ages
/ following ages. Dispcnsation tramping
after dspensation. Glory in the track OF
glory. Europe, Asia, Africa, North and
South America pressing into lines. Is,
( lands of the sea shoulder to boulder
Generations before the flood following
generations after the food. and MS Jesus
rises at the head Of that great host ana
waves hiSsWord in signal of victory, al
crowns are lifted and all cnsigns swung
out and all chimes rung and all hallelu-
iahS rhantcd, and some cry. GLORY to
God most high" and some, "IIosanna TO
the son of DAVID and some. worthy is
the Lamb that was slain"'-ull all cNcla-
I nations Of endearment and homage in the
vocabulary of heaven are exhausted. and
there comes up surge after surge of
Amen, Amen, and Amen" Eye hath
not seen it, 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
>plendors of earthly cities, aud they
would not make stepping stone by
which YOU might mount 10 the city Of
God. Every house is a palace. Every
/ step is Il triumph. Every covering of the
head a coronation. Every meal is n ban
quot Every stroke from the tower is a
wedding bell. Every day is Jubilee. cy-
cry hour rapture and every moment 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 d friend or
! even an acquaintance in some strange
! land, you remember how your blood
! thrilled and how glad you were to see
/ him, What will be oar joy after we
1 have passed the seas of death to meet in
I HE bright city of the Lord those from
whom we have long been separated
After we have been away from oul
friends Ten or fifteen years and WI come
upon them we see how differently they
! look. Their hair has turned and wrin.
! kles have coma in their faces, and we
/ say. How you have changed" But, Oh
when we stand before the throne. nh
! cares gone from the face all marks of
sorrow disappeared and feeling the JOY
! of that blessed land, meth uks we will say
! fo each other with au cxultation we con
not now imagine. How you have chang
! ed,'
No Separation There.
! In this world We only meet to part. II
/ is good-by, good-by. Farewells floating in
/ the air We hear il at the rail ear win
| dow aud at the Steamboat wharf good
/ by. Children lisp il, and old age answers
/ it, Sometimes we say 1t in Il light way
! good by"~-and sometimes with anguish
/ in which the soul breaks down good-by /,
/ An, that is the word that ends the
| Thanksgiving banquet; that Is the word
! that comes in TO close the Christmas
| chant, Good-by. good by But not SO in
| heaven. Welcomes in the air, welcomes
AT the gates, welcomes at the house Of
| many mansions, but no good-by. That
group is constantly being augmented
! They are gong mp from our circles Of
earth to join little voices tn join the
anthem, i'llc hands TO take hold in the
great home circle little feet 10 dance in
/ the eternal gIcc, little crowns to be east
down before the feet of Jesus. Our
friends are in two groupS-a group this
side Of the river and q group on the 9th.
cr side of the river. Now there goc. one
| from this to that aud another from this
TO that, and soon We viii all be- gone over.
| How many Of your loved ones hive al
ready entered upon that blessed place. If
| ! should take paper and pencil, do yon
think / could put them MI down? Al.
my friends the waves of Jordan roar
go hoarseiy we cannot hear the joy on the
other side when that group is augmented.
\ little child, mother had died. and
they comfortcd her They said: Your
mother has gone to heaven. Don't cry"
And the next day they went a. the grave
yard, and they laid the body Of the
mother down into the ground, and the lit
tie girl came mp 10 the verge Of the grave
and. looking down, said, rs this heav-
en- We have 80 idea what heaven u.s.
II is the grave herc-it is darkness here
but there II mcrrymoking yondcr. Me
thinks when soul arrives, some angel
takes il around 30 show il the wonders
Of that blessed place. The usher angel