Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-04

the shutters ana let the sun IN. on
can see Paul putting on robes and
wings OF ascension as he exclaims: 81
have fought the good fight! | have
finished my course! | have kept the
faith"
Hcgh McKail went to one side OF the
scaffold Of martyrdom and cried:
Farewell sun, moon and starsi Fare
well all earthly doiights" then went t.
the other side % the scaffold and cried,
Welcome. God and Fatherl Welcome
sweet Jesus Christ. the Mediator of th1
covenant! Welcome death! Welcome
glory" 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 shivering, but their battlecry rang
through all the cavorns OF the sepu!-
cher and was ECHOED back from all the
thrones OF heaven: 20 death, where 10
thy sting? o grave. where is thy vic
tory?" Sing. my soul, Of Joys to come.
l saw a beautiful being wandering
up and down the earth. She touched
tho aged and they became young: she
rich. said, who 10 this beautiful
being wandering up and down the
earth?" They told ME that her name
was Death. What strange thrill of
JOY when the palsied Christian begins
to use his arm again, when TIE blind
Christian begins to see aEain, when
the deaf Christian begins to hear again.
when the poor pilgrim puts his feet on
such pavement ana joins In such COM
pany and has n free eeat 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 jubilant express
sions, all rapturous exclamations;
bring them to me, and | will pour upon
them this stupendouB theme of the
souls disenthrallment! Oh, the Joy of
the spirit as 1t shall mount up toward
the throne OF God shouting, Free!
Free!" Your eye has gazed upon the
garniture Of earth and heaven, but eve
hath not seen It; your ear has caught
harmonies uncounted and indescribable
caught them from harp's trill ana
birds carol and waterfalls dash and
oceans doxology-but ear hath rot
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 lonc
enough to tell 1t, seraphim have hot
capacity enough to realize 1.-THE mar
vels OF redeeming love, Let tne pains
wave; let the crowns glitter; let the
anthems ascend; let the trees of Leba-
non clap their hands-they cannot tell
the half Of It. Archangel before the
throne, thou failest! Sing on, praise
on. ye hosts of the gloriied, and IL
with your scepters you cannot reach
1t and with your songs you cannot ex-
press 1t, then let all the myriads OF the
saved unite in the exclamation: "Je-
sus! Jesus, Jesus!"
!; There will be password at the gait,
OF heaven. great multitude come up
and knock at the gate The gatekeepar
says, Thy password" They say. "WE
nave no password. We were great on
earth, and now We come up to be great
in heaven" A voice from within a1.-
swers, Il never knew you" Anothtr
group come mp TO the gate of heaven
and knock. The gatr seeper says, "The
password They say: I'VE have no
password. We did a great many noble
things on earth. We endowed collogey
and took care of the poor" The voice
from within says, IL never knew you."
: Another group come up to the gate q!
heaven and knock. The gatekeepey
, says. The password" They answer
I'VE were wanderers from God and dc
serve to die, but we b hsard the voice O,
Jesus. aye, aye" says the gate.
1 keeper. that is the password Lift uk
your heads. we everlasting gates. AM
. let these people come in" They 60 In
, and SURROUND the throne. jubilant for
ever.
|. All. do you wonder that the last
hours of the Christian OH earth are IL
G Illuminated by thoughts OF the cunlin I
Y glory? Light in the evening. The
d medicines may he bitter. The pain
e may be sharp. The parting may b:
d heartronding. Yet light in the even
ing. AS all the stars of the night sink
y their anchors OF pearl In lake and
:. river and sea, 80 the waves OF Jordan
8 shall be Illuminated with the down,
q flashing OF tho glory to come. The dy,
y ing soul looks up at the consultations