Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-04-26

day. and not TO me only. but TO all
them that love his appcaringr' Do you
not see that Christ Is above all In dying
alleviations7
Toward the last hour Of our earthly
residence we are speeding. When I see
the spring blossoms scattered. say.
Another season gone forever" When
I close the Bible on Sabbath night,
say. Another Sabbath departed"
When bury friend. I say. Another
earthly attraction gone forever" What
nlmble feet the years havel The roe
bucks aud the iightnings run not so
fast. From decade TO decade. from sky
to sky. they go at bound There Is
place for us. whether marked or not.
where you and will sleep the last
sleep. and the men are now living who
will with solemn tread carry us to our
resting place. Brighter than a ban
quoting hall through which the light
feet OF the dancers SO up and down TO
the sound OF trumpeters will be the
sepulcher through whose riffs the holy
light of heaven streametb. God will
watch you. He will send his angels to
at Christ's behest. they shall roll away
the stone.
At the Redeeuer's Feet.
So. also. Christ is above all In
heaven. The Bible distinctly says that
Christ is the chief theme OF the celes-
tlal Inscription. all the thrones facing
his throne. all the palms waved before
hiQ foca oil tho orO-vno lnu.p &c b;,
feet Cherubim to cherubim. seraphim
10 serashim. redeemed spirit to re-
deemed spirit, shall reclte the Savlour's
earthly sacrifice.
Stand on some high hill of heaven
and In all the radiant sweep the most
glorious object will be Jesus. Myriads
gazing on the scars of his suffering. In
silence first. afterward breaking forth
into reclamation. The martyrs, all the
purer for the tame through which they
passed. Will say, This is Jesus, for
whom we died." The apostles. ell the
happier for the shipwrecS and the
scourging through which they went
will say, This Is the Jesus whom we
preached at Corintb, and In Cuppado-
cia. and at Antioch. aud at JerusG lem"
Little children clad in white will say.
This is the Jesus who took lis In his
arms aud blessed US. and when the
storms OF the world were too cold and
loud brought us into this beautiful
place." The multitudes of the bereft
Will say, This Is the Jesus who COM
forted us when our heart broke"
Many who had wandered clear of
from God and plunged into vagabond-
ism. but were saved by grace. will say:
This is the Jesus who pardoned us.
We were lost on the mountains. and he
brought us home. We were guilty, and
he made us white as snow" Mercy
boundless, grace unparalleled. And
then, after each one has recited his
peculiar deliyerances and peculiar mer-
cies, recited them as by solo, all the
voices will come together i'm a great
chorus, which shall make the arches
re-echo with the eternal reverberation
OF gladness and peace and triumph.
Edward was so anxious TO 60 to the
Holy Land that when he was about to
expire he bequeathed 100000 to have
his heart after his decease taken and
deposited In the Holy Land. and his
request was complied with, But there
are hundreds today whose hearts are
already In the holy land of heaven.
Where your treasures are. there are
your hearts also. John Bunyan, OF
whom / spoke at the opening OF the
discourse, caught a glimpse OF that
place, and In his quaint way he said:
And l heard In my dream, and, 10, the
bells OF the city rang again for joy.
And as they opened the gates to let in
the men | looked in after them, and,
10, the city shone like the sun. and
there were streets Of gold. and men
walked on them. harps in their hands
TO sing praises with all. And after that
they shut up the gates. which when
had seen I wished myself among them"
Copyright, 1901. by Louis Klopsch. N. III