Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-05-11

SOLITUDE and the barrenness would
come the sweet notes of heavenly
Gordon Hall. far from home. dying
in the door of a heather temple. said:
.-Glory TO Thee. Godi" What did
dying Wilberforce say TO his wife7
''Corne and sit beside me and let US
talk of Heaven. I never knew what
happiness was until found Christ"
What did dying Hannah More ssyf
ITO go to Heaven. think what that
Is. To go to Christ. who died that I
might hvei Oh. glorious grave. Oh
whit a glorious thing IL IL to diet
Oh, the love of Christ, the love OF
Christi What did Mr.. Topiady, the
great hymnmaker, say in his last
hour? "Who can measure the depth
OF the third Heaven Oh. the sun \
shine that fills my souli shall soon
be gone. fer surely no one can 1.-Two
here after such glories rs God has
manifested 10 my soul"
What did the dying Janeway say7
ct can as easily die as close my eyes
or turn my head In sleep. Before
few hours have passed I shall stand
on Mount Zion with the one hum
dred and forty-four thousand and
with the Just men made perfect,
and we shall ascribe riches and honor
and glory and majesty and dominion
unto God and the Lamb" DR.. Tay-
ior, condemned to burn at the stake,
on his way thither broke away from
the guardsmen and went bounding
and leaping and jumping toward the
fire. glad to 60 90 Jesus and 10 die
for Him. Sir Charles Hare in his
last moment had such rapturous vi
sion that he cried: Upward, upward,
upward" And so great was the peace
of one of Christ's disciples that he
put his fingers upon the pulse In his
wrist and counted IL and observed
It's hating beats until his life had
ended here to begin in Heaven. But
Crander than that was the testimony
| of the wornOut missionary, when in
the Mamartine dungeon he cried: Il
! am now ready TO be offered. and the
/ time of my departure Is at hand.
have fought the good fight. I have
| finished my course, I have kept the
faith. Henceforward there is laid up
for me n crown OF righteousness,
which the Lord. the righteous Judge.
will give me In that day, and not 10
me only. but TO all them that love
His aEpearingi" Do you not see that
Christ is above all in dying allevia-
tions?
Toward the last hour Of our earth
" residence we are speeding. When
sec the spring blossoms scattered.
say: Another season gone for
ever" When 1 close the bible on
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bath departed" When bury a
friend. / say: Another earthly at
traction gone forever" What nimble
feet the years havei The roebueks
and yhe lightnings run not so fast.
From decade TO decade. from sky 10
sky. they go at bound. There is
place for us. whether marked OF
not. where you and 1 will sleep the
last sleep, and the men are now living
who will. with solemn tread. carry
us TO our resting place. Brighter
than banqueting hall through which
the light feet OF the dancers go up
and down TO the sound of trumpcters
will be the sepulcher through whose
riffs the holy light OF Heaven
streameth. God will watch you. He
will send His angels 20 guard your
slumbering ground until. at Christ's
behest. they shall roll away the stone
So also Christ Is above all in Heaven
The Bible distinctly says that Christ !:
the chief theme OF the Celestial ascrip
ton, all the thrones facing his throne
. all the palms waved before his face
all the crowns down at his feet. Cheru
! BIN TO cherubim. seraphim q
seraphim. redeemed spirit to redeemed
spirit shall reeite the Saviour's earth
= ~ sacrifice. =.
Stand on some high hill Of Heaven
and In all the radiant sweep the mos
\ glorious object win be Jesus. Myriad
. gazing first. afterward breaking fortI
|, into reclamation. The martyrs. al
the purer for the fame through which
they passed. win say: This is Jesns
' for whom we died" The apostles, al
the happier for the ship wreck and IN
"a scourging through which they wen,
will say: "This is the Jesus whom w
preached at Corinth and In capps
! docia and at Antioch and at Jerusa
4 lem" Little children clad IN white wi
q say: This is the Jesus who took VA 4
= His arms and blessed us. and when tn
l. storms OF the world were too cold an
u loud brought us into this beautift
l. place" The multItudes OF the beret
n viii say; This is the Jesus who CON
e forted US when our heart broke.
II Many VShs had wandered clear Of fror
E God and plunged into vagabondisn
Is but were saved by grace, will say
% This Is Jesus who pardoned US. W