Milford chronicle., 1901-04-26

toward the last hour Of our earthly
residence we are speeding. When l see
the spring blossoms scattered, / say, AN
other season gone forever" When l
close the Bible on Sabbath night, / say,
Another Sabbath departed" When
bury a friend, l say, Another earthly
attraction gone forever" What nimble
feet the years have! The roebueks and
the lightnings run not so fast. From dec
ade to decade, frsm sky to sky, they 60
at a bound. There is a 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 banqueting hall through
which the light feet Of the dancers go up
and down to the sound Of trumpeters
will be the sepulcher through whose riffs
the holy light of heaven streameth. God
will watch you. He will send his angels
to 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 is
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. Cherubim to
cherubim, sera phim to seraphm. redeem
1 ed spirit to redeemed spirit shall recite
the Saviours earthly sacrifice.
The ClOrles of Heaven.
Stand on some high hill of heaven, and
/ in all the radiant sweep the most glori-
/ GUS object will be Jesus. Myriads gazing
| on the scars of his suffering. in silence
| first, afterward breaking forth into accla-
nation. The martyrs, all the purer for
/ the flame through which they passed, will
! say, This is Jesus. for whom we died.
The apostles, all the happier for the ship
wreck and the scourgng through which
they went, will say, This is the Jesus
whom we preached at Corinth and il
CappadOcia and at Antioch and at Jeru
salem" Little children clad in white vii
say, This is the Jesus who took us in hi.
arms and blessed us and when the storms
Of the world were too cold and lOuC
brought us into this beautiful place" Tn,
multitudes of the bereft will say, "Thi'
is the Jesus who comfOrtcd us when on
heart broke" Many who had wandered
clear off from God and plunged into vaga
hOndism, but were saved by grace, vii
say: This is Jesus who pardoned us
We were lost on the mountains, and HI
brought us home. We were guilty, an,
he made US white as snow. Mercy bound
, less, grace unparalleled. And then, afte
each one has recited his peculiar deliver
. ances and peculiar mercies. recited then
as by solo, all the voices will come TO
gether in a great chorus which shall max
! the arches re-echO with the eternal reveI
= beration Of Gladness and peace and tri
umph.
Edward I was SO anxious to 90 to tn
Holy Land that when he was about T.
expire he bequeathed 100000 TO hav
| his heart after his decease taken AM
? deposited in the Holy Land. and his re
J quest was complied with. But there ar
= hundreds today whose hearts are alread
in the holy land of heaven. Wher
] your treasures are, there are your heart
$ also. John Bunyan, Of whom ! spoke a
] the opening Of the discourse, caught
= glimpse of that place, and in his quair
e way he said. "And heard in my dream
e and, 10. the bells Of the city rang agai
e for joy, and as they opened the gate
It 10 let in the men ! looked in after then
and, 10. the city shone like the sun. an
IS there were streets of gold, and men wall
e ed on them, harps in their hands to sin
h praises with all, and after that they shl
d up the gates, which when | had seen
d wished myself among them"
f copyright, 1901. by Louis Klopsch, n. "
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