Milford chronicle., 1901-02-22

this worlds vicissitudes and enter upon
glorious certainties, and to have no sur
prises except those that are exhilarant as
when Milton may ring a new cGntO or
Chrysostom may speak with new elo-
quence or Handel may render new sym
phony, for | do not suppose that those
Who were mighty on earth are going to
be oilers in heaven.
What a good thing it is, all We aged
Christians, that you can soon get rid of
dulled ear and sight that requires strong
eyeglasses and infirmities which make
you hold on te the banister. leaving you
painting at the head Of the stairs, and
enter land of eternal health. where the
most rubicund cheek Of robust life on
earth would he pmaciatiOn compared
with the vigOr of the immOrtals! What a
good thing to get beyond being misun-
derstOOd and blamed for what you could
not help aud picked at by a hard world
and then pass into a heavenly society
where all think well Of each other and
friendships are eternal depreciation and
SANDER and backbiting unknown. for the
gate of heaven was shut against them in
the statement. without are dogsw
What a good thing TO have satisfying
and glorious explanation of things that
puzzled you 20 or 40 OF so years; TO have
the interrogation point abolished and all
mystery solved and Gods government
vindicated. and you will see why he al
lowed sin and sOiTOw to come into the
world and why the bad were permitted
10 live so long and the good were cut off
in the time of their greatest usefulness.
and why 50 many Of the cOnsPcrated
find life a struggle while many Of the in
famous ride prOsperously. princes afoot
and beggars a-horsebac elk, and the last
honest question shall have been answer
d.
Coed Cheer Awaits Christians.
Gibbon in his history says that Mo
manned had a dream in which he
thought that mounted on the horse Bo-
] rak, he assembled the seven heavens and
| approached within two bow shots Of the
throne and felt cold that pierced him
| to the heart when his shoulder was
! touched by the hand Of God. That
might do for Mohammed's heaven, but
not for a Christians heaven No cold
hand put upon your shoulder there; no
/ cold hand OF Tepulse or doubt, but the
warm hand Of welcome, the warm hand
| Of sanity cOmriunion, the warm hand of
God,
] congratulate all Christians who are in
the eventide. Good cheer to all of you.
Your best days are yet to come. You are
yet to hear the best songs. see the grand
est sights, take the most delightful jour.
neys, form the most elevating friendships
and after ten thousand years of trans
port you will be no nearer the last rap
| ture than when YOU were thrilled witt
the first.
In heaven You will have what mos
pleases you. Archbishop Leighton's de
sire for heaven was a longing for Chris
and purity and love, and he has foun'
there what he wanted. John Foster re
ioiced at the thought Of heaven becaus
there he could study the secrets of III
universe without restraint and he ha
been regaling himself In that research
Southey thought of heaven as a plac
where he would meet with the learne
and the great-Chaucer and Dante an
Shakespeare He no doubt has fOun
that style of communion. The great an
good DR.. Dick was fond of Mathematics
and he said he thought much Of the tim
in heaven would be given to that stud!
and ! have no doubt that since ascensio
he has made advancement in that science
The twelve manner of fruits" spoken Q
in Revelation means all w: IS 81 emJoymeT
in heaven. foT ,Welve manner of fruits il
cludes all the chief fruits that are grow
; on trees. l suppose there will be 6
, many kinds Of enjoyment in heaven q
there will be inhabitants.
You will have in heaven just what yo