Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-04-27

ness far from tree shadow ana 1ar
from fountain, alone, vultures clrciing
through the air waiting for our Dody,
unknown TO men and to have no burial
II only Christ would say through the
solltudes Il will never leave thee'
will never forsake thee" From tnat
inflow of stone a ladder would soar
heavenward, angels coming and going'
and across the solitude and the barren
ness would come the sweet notes Oh
heavenly mnstrelsy.
On Zion Heights.
Gordon Hall. far from home, dying
in the door Of heather temple saiu'
"Glory TO thee, o Cod" What did dy-
ing Wllberforce say to his wife! come
and sit beside NE and let us talk OF
hooven. never knew what happiness
was until found Christ" What did
diving Hannah More say? ITO go TO
heaven. think what that is! TO go TO
Christ. who died that | might I'VE!
oh glorious gravel oh, what glorl'
ous thing 1t is to die! Oh. the love OF
christ. the love Of Christ" What did
Mr.. Toplady, the great hymnmaKer
saw IN his last hour? "Who can meas
ure the depth of the third heaven! on,
the sunshine that fills my soul! snail
soon be gone. for surely no one can I'VE
here after such glories as Gou naS
manifested to my soul"
What did the dying Janeway says !
can as easily die as close my eyes OF
turn my head in sleep. Before a rev
hours have passed | shall stand Oh
Mount Zion with the one hundred ana
forty and four thousand and with the
inst men made perfect, and we shali
ascribe riches and honor and glory ana
majesty and dominion unto Coo ana
the Lamb" DR.. Taylor. condemned u
burn at the stake. on his way thither
broke away from the guardslnen anu
went bounding and leaping and jump
ing toward the fire. glad to go to Jesus
ond TO die for him. Sir Charles Hare
IN his last moment had such rapturous
vision that he cried. Upward. upward,
unwardw And so great was tie peace
of one of Christ's disciples that he put
his fingers upon the pulse In his wrist
md counted it and observed Its haiting
heots until his life had ended here 10
begin In heaven. But grander 'nan
that was the testimony Of the wornou'
first missionary when In the Mamar'
tine dungeon he cried: 81 am now reauy
, IN he offered and the time or my de'
narture Is at hand have fought the
good fight. have finished my course
I have kept the faith. Hencefortn
there Is laid up for me a crown ol
righteousness which the Lord, the
righteous Judge. will give me IN thal
day. and not to me only. but tc al
them that love his appearing" DO yot
not see that Christ is above all In dyint
a alleviationsT
Toward the last hour of our earthi!
residence we are speeding. When SCI
!, the sprIng blossoms scattered. say
"Another season gone forever" Wnei
= close the Bible on Sabbath night,
\ saw .AuotIier sabbath Departed
:. when bury friend. say. "Anothe
= earthly attraction gone forever" VIVA
. nimble feet the years have! The roe
bucks and the lightnings run not s.
fast From decade to decade. from SIX
= to sky. they go at bound lnere
n nlace for us. whether marked or no'
- where you and | will sleep the las
- sleep. md the men are now living WI
will with solemn tread carry us to ou
. resting place. Brighter than a bar
- quoting hall through which the iign
feet of the dancers go up and down
~ the sound of trumpeters Will be III
- senulcher through whose riffs the mol
Iioht of heaven streameth. God WI
- watch you. He will send his Angels
y, guard your slumbering ground un'i
- at Cbrists behest. they shall roll ava
IL the stone.
Al the Redeemer's Feet.
ro So. also. Christ Is above all
~ ~ heaven. The Bible distinctly says th'
80 Christ IS the chief theme OF the ceie
- tiol ascription. all the thrones facin
~ his throne. all the palms waved befoi
On his face. all the crowns down at b
,io feet. Cherubim to cherub!m. serapnl
la 70 seraph!m. redeemed spirit TO T
N. deemed spirit. shall recite the Saviour
ire earthly sacrifice.
,ro Stand on some high hill of heayt
re and In all the radiant sweep the mo
,o} g,orious object will be Jesus Myrla'
Gazing on the scars of his suffering,
bis silence first. afterward breaking Tor
no info acclamation. The martyrs. all &
~. nurer for the tiame through which tn
hio passed. will say. This Is Jesus, T
nd whom we died" The apostles, all t
au hammer for the shlpwreck and t
md scourging through which they wei
on will saw. This Is the Jesus whom
49, nreached at Ccrinth. and In CappaC
,,,s cia and at Antioch. and at Jerusalem
,th Little children clad in white VIII So
an. "This is the Jesus who took US ID
cor arms and blessed us. and when |
storms of the world were too cold u
pm loud brought US into this beautil
nat place" The multitudes OF the pei'
ere will say, "This is the Jesus who co
forted us when our heart DroK
by Many who had wandered clear
aft. from God and plunged into vagaDol
and ism. but were saved by grace, Will 81
out "This Is the Jesus who pardoned
rat We were lost on the mountains, ana
we brought US home. We were guilty,
sion he made us white as snow Me
ken boundless, grace unparalleled. q
rag then, after each one has recited
hro- peculiar deliverances and pecuilar IL
tile. cies, recited them as by solo, all
ugs voices will come together In gr
age chorus, which shall make the arc
e re-echo with the eternal reyerpera'
acre of gladness and peace ana triumph
the Edward 1 was so anxious to go to
the Holy Land that when he was aDou
the G1E0 DDD 10 II