Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-02-15
ACCOMAC c. H.. VA, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY I5 1902.

hand the mother rocks the cradle and
with the other she touches grave.
l went into the house of one Of my
parishioners Oh Thanksgiving day. The
little child OF the household was bright
and glad. and with II bounded up
and down the hall. Christmas day
came. and the light OF that household
had perished We stood. with black
book. reading over the grave. ashes
to ashes. dust to dust"
But ] hurl away this darkness. l.
cannot have you weep. Thanks be
unto God. who giyeth us the victory.
at eventlme II shall be light. have
seen many Christians die. ! never saw
any OF them die In darkness. What
II the billows of death do rise above
our girdle. who does not love to bathe?
What though other lights do 20 out in
the blast. what do we want OF them
when all the gates OF glory swing open
before us and from II myriad voices. a
myriad harps. Il myriad thrones. myr-
lad palaces there dashes upon us "Ho-
sanna. Hosannaw Throw back the
shutters and let the sun in." said dying
Scoville McCulIum. one Of my Sabbath
school boys. Throw back the shutters
and let the sun in." You can see Paul
putting on robes and wings Of ascen-
/ sion as he exclams: II have fought the
good fight. | have finished my cOursel
| have kept the faithw
Hugh McKAil went to one side Of the
scaffold OF martyrdom and criedi
Farewell sun. moon and stars! Fare
well all earthly delights" then went to
the other side of the scaffold and cried:
"Welcome. God and Father! Welcome
sweet Jesus Christ. the Mediator of the
covenant. Welcome. death. Welcome.
gloryv' A minister Of Christ In Phila-
delphia. dying. said in his last mo
ments. 81 move into the light" They
did not go down doubling and fearing
and shlverlng. but their battlecry rang
through all the cayerns OF the sepul-
cher and was echoed back from all the
thrones Of heaven: 20 death, where Is
thy sting? o grave. where Is thy vic.
tory?" Sing. my soul. Of joys to come.
saw q beautiful being wandering
up and down the earth. She touched
the aged. and they became young: she
touched the poor. and they became
rich. | said. "Who is this beautiful
being wandering up and down the
earthY' They told me that her name
was Death. What a strange thrill Of
Joy when the palsled Christian begins
to use his arm again. when the blind
Christian begins to see again. when
the deaf Christian begins to hear again.
when the poor pilgrim puts his feet on
such pavement and joins In such COM
pany and has free seat In such a
great temple! Hungry men no more
to hunger. thirsty men no more to
thirst, weeping men no more to weep,
dying men no more to die. Gather up
all sweet words. all jubllant express
sions, all rapturous exclamations; bring
them to me. and will pour upon them
this stupendous theme Of the SOULS
disenthrallmentl oh. the Joy Of the
spirit as IT shall mount up toward the
throne Of God, shouting: Free! Freer'
Your eye has gazed upon the garni-
ture Of earth and heaven, but eye hath
not seen It; your ear has caught har-
monies uncounted and indescribable-
caught them from harp's trill and
birds carol and waterfalls dash and
oceans doxology - but ear hath not
heard 1t. How did those blessed ones
get up into the light? What hammer
knocked off their chains? What loom
wove their robes of light? Who gave
them wings? All. eternity Is not long |
enough to tell IT, seraphim have not |
capacity enough to realize 1.-THE mar
wells OF redeeming Lowell Let the palms |
wave: let the crowns glitter; let the
anthems ascend: let the trees OF Leba-
non clap their hands-they cannot tell |
the half Of il. Archangel before the |
throne. thou failest. Sing on. praise |
on. ye hosts Of the glorified. and II
with your sceptPrs you cannot reach |
1t and with your songs you cannot ex-
press II then let all the myriads OF the
saved unite In the exclamation: "Je-
sus Jesus. Jesusr'
The Light OF Eventide.
There will he password at the gate
Of heaven. A great multitude come up
and knock at the gate. The gntekeeper
says, "The password" They say: I'VE
have no password. We were great on
earth. and now we come up to be great
In heaven" A voice from within an
swers. 81 never knew you." Another
group come up to the gate Of heaven
and knock. The gatekeeper says, THE
password" They say: I'VE have no
password. We did great many noble
things on earth. We endowed colleges
and took care Of the poor" The voice
from within says. II never knew you"
Another group come up to the gate Of
heaven and knock. The gatekeeper
says, "The password" They answer.
1--WE were wanderers from God and de-
serve to die. but we heard the voice OF
Jesus AYE. aye" says the gate
keeper, 'that is the password! Lift up
your heads, ye everlasting gates. and
let these people come In" They 90 In
and surround the throne, jubilant for
everl
All, do you wonder that the last hours
Of the Christian on earth are illuminat-
ed by thoughts Of the coming gloryf
Light In the evening. The medicines
may be bitter. The pain may be sharp.
The parting may be heartrending. fet
light in the evening AS all the stars
Of the night sink their anchors of pearl
In lake and river and sea so the waves
Of Jordan shall be illuminated with
the down flashing Of the glory to come.
The dying soul looks up at the constel-
Iations. "The Lord is my light and my
whom shall fear?" "The
Lamb which Is In the midst Of the
thrOno cball lood fhpm IN NyinQ fOun- |