Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-04-27

means. You will make the tour yet,
nal anthem. say these things for ths
comfort OF those people who are
abridged in their opportunities, those
people to whom life is humdrum. who
toll and work and toll and work and
AaIire after knowledge, but have no
time to get it and say, IF I had the
opportunities which other people have.
how 1 would fill my mind and soul
with grand thoughts" Be not dis
couraged, my friends. You are going
to the university yet Death will only
matriculate you into the royal college
of the universe.
What a sublime thing it was that
DR. Thornwell of South Carolina ut
tered in his last dying momentsi As
he looked up he said, 1T opens; it ex-
pands, it expands," Or as Mr.. Top
lady the author of Rock of Ages"
in his last moment or during his last
hours looked up and said. as though
he saw something supernatural,
Light and then as he came on near
er the dying moment, his countenance
more luminous, he cried, Light" and
at the very moment of his departure
lifted both hands, something supernaI-
ural in his countenance, as he cried.
Light" Only another name for sun
shine.
The Celestial Profession.
And then I stand at the gate of the
celestial city to see the professions
come out, and 1 see a long procession
of little children, with their arms full
of flowers, and then 1 see procession
of kings and priests moving in celes-
tial pageantry-a long procession, but
no black tasseled vehicle. no mourn
ing group, and 1 say: How strange
it is. Where is your Greenwood?
Where is your Laurel Hill? Where is
your Westminster abbey?" And they
shall cry, There are no graves here"
And then listen for the tolling of the
old belfries of heaven, the old belfries
of eternity. I listen to hear them toll
for the dead, but they toll not for the
dead. They only strike up a silvery
chime, tower to tower. east gate to
west gate. as they ring out, ..They
shall hunger no more neither thirst
any more, neither shall the sun light
on them nor any heat, for the Lamb
which is in the midst of the throne
shall lead them to living fountains OF
water, and God shall wipe away all
tears from their eyes"
Oh, unglove your hand, and give II
to me in congratulation on that scene!
I feel as if l could shout. 1 will shout
Dear Lord, forgive me that 1 ever
complained about anything. If all this
is before us. who cares for anything
but God and heaven and eternal
brotherhood? Take the Grape of the
doorbell. Your loved ones are only
| away for their health in a land am
brosial. Come, Lowell Mason; come,
Isaac Watts. Give us your best hymn
about joy celestial.
What is the use of postponing our
heaven any longer? Let it begin now,
and twhosoever hath a harp, let her
thrum it, and whosoever hath a trum-
pet, let him blow it, and whosoever
hath an organ, let him give us full
diapason. They crowd down the air,
spirits blessed, moving in calvacade of
triumph. Their chariot wheels whirI
in the Sabbath sunlight. They come,
Halt, armies of God. Halt, until we
are ready to join the battalion of
pleasures that never die,
Oh, my friends, it would take a SER
mon as long as eternity to tell the joys
that are coming to us. 1 just set open
the SunSh1ny door. Come in, all ye
disciples of the world who have found
the world a mockery. Come in, all ye
disciples of the dance, and see the
bounding feet of this heavenly glad
ness Come in, We disciples of world
ly amusement, and see the stage where
kings are the actors and burning words
the footlights and thrones; the spectac-
ular. Arise, ye dead in sin, for this
is the morning of resurrection. The
joys of heaven submerge our SOUL I
pull out the trumpet stop. In Thy
presence there is fuIlness of Joy; at
Thy right hand there are pleasures for
evermore.
Blest are the saints beloved of God;
Washed are their robes in Jesus
blood
Brighter than angels. 10. they shine,
Their glories splendid and sublime.
My soul anticipates the day,
Would stretch her wing and soar away:
To aid the song, the palm to bear,
And bow, the chief of sinners, there
Oh. the sunshine. the glorious sun
shinei