Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-11-16

tNatt y lnlIts eAaAo lnx AOrU.
the day ~asn I make up ray Jewels"
Wonderful transformationi Where
sin abounded grace shall much more
. abound. The carbon becomes the sol
itairc. The crystal cannot equal it,
Now. have no liking for those peo-
pie who are always -eniarging in
Christian meetings about their early
dissipation Do not SO into the par
tieuiars. my brother. Simply say
you were sick. but make no display
Of your ulcers. The chief stock in
trade OF some ministers and Chris
tian workers seems 60 De their early
crimes and designations. The num-
Der OF pockets YOU picked and the
number Of chickens you stole make
very poor prayer meeting rhetoric
Besides that. il discouraces other
Christian people who never got drunk
or stole anything But it is pleasant
20 know that those who were far
thest down have been brought high
est up. Out Of Internal serfdorn into
eternal liberty. Out 81 darkness into
light From coal 70 the solitaire.
The orss tai cannot equal H."
But. nv friends. the chief trans
forming power OF the Gospel will not
be seen in this world. and not until
Heaven breaks upon the soul. When
that Light falls upon the soul. then
you will see the crystals. What .
magnificent setting for these Jewels
@ eternity I sometimes hear people
representing Heaven in a way that
Is far from attractive 20 me. 1t
seems almost . vulgar Heaven as they
represent u, with great blotches Of
color and bands OF music making a
6esfeniuE racket. John represents
Heaven IS exouisiteiy beautiful
Three erystslsi In one place he says
Her light was Ike a precious stone.
clear as crystal" In another place
be says; II saw 6 pure river from
under the throne. clear as crystal"
In another place he says Before
the throne there vas n sea Of glass
clear a. crystal" Three crystalsi
John SAYS crystal atmosphere. That
means health. Balm OF eternal June.
What weather after the worlds east
wind No rack OF stormclouds one
breath % that air viii cure the worst
tuosrcie. Crystal light on all the
leaves Crystal light shimmering on
the topaz OF the temples. Crystal
light tossing in the piumcs OF the
eeucstrians OF Heaven ON white
horses. But ~the crystal cannot
equal it, John says crystal river.
That means Joy Deep and ever roll
ing. Nos one drop OF the Potomac
or the Hudson or the Rhine 20 soil
IL Not one tear Of human sorrow
20 embitter IL. Crystal. the rain out
OF which "a was made. Crystal the
D.. a L. --s-
pie. Crystal. its Infinite surface. But
the crystal cannot equal 81" John
saws crystal sea That means multi
tudinously vast. Vast in rapture
Rapture vast Is the sea. deep a. the
sea strong as the sea. ever changing
as the sea BiIlows % light. Bilows
OF beauty. blue with skies that were
never cloudet and green with depths
that were never fathomed. Arctics
aud antarctics and Mediterranean
and Atiantics aud Pacifcs in crystal
line macnifcence- Three crystals!
f Crystal light falling on crystal river.
Crysthi river rolling into q crystal
sea. Bus ~the crystal cannot equal
IL"
~Oh.~ A4yE some one. putting his
hand over his eyes. "cau % be that I
who have been b. 90 uuch az AID
trouble viii ever come 10 those crys-
tals7~ les, IL may be-it Will lie.
Heaven ~e mus5 have. whatever Ne
have or have rot, and ne come here 10
get IL. ~How much Cn-at pay for itf'
you say. Iou Will pay Tor ~ ju.t as
much al the Goa. pays 90 become the
f diamond IT, other words. nothing
The same Almighty power that makes
4 the crystal 10 the mouutain viii change
B your heart hich - harder than stone,
FOR The promise a.: Il will take away
your stony heart. aud ~il give you
= heart % 1ieAh-"
oh" says some one. lit IS jaat The
doctrine ] want. God j. 20 DO every
thing. and an 70 co nothing Ny
brother. 10 is not the doctrine YOU
want. The coal makes no resistance.
Il hears the resurrection voice On the
mountain aud IL comes 10 crystaliiza-
tions bus your heart resists. The
trouble With you. my brother. is the
coal wants TO stay coal
Go not ask you 10 throw open the
door zad let Christ in. 7 only AK that
yoa stop boiling and barring 10. Ny
frierds. se all have 20 get I'D u our
SIM. ] viii have 10 get rid Of my sins,
and you Will have 10 get rid Of your
sins. What will We do with our sins
among the sbrss crystals? The crys-
tai atmosphere would display our pol
luton. The crystal river would be be-
/ fOuIxd with our touch. Trausforma-
tion must take place now or no trans
formation a. al. Give ain full chance
IN xnur heart arF III frausfo-nrs ion,