The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-04-12
solitude. Then there IRE those whose

solitude. Then there are those whose
hearing is so delicate that they get nc
satisfaction when you describe the
crash of the eternal orchestra, and
they feel like saying, us a good woman
in Hudson, n. Y, said after hearing m
speak of the mighty chorus of Heaven:
That must be a great Heaven, but
what will become of my poor head?"
Yes, this half hour of my text Is a still
experience. "There was silence in
Heaven for half an hour"
You will find the inhabitants all at
home. Enter the Kings palace end
take only a glimpse, for we have only
30 minutes for all Heaven. as hat
Jesus?" "Yes." Just under the hair
along His forehead is the mark of a
wound made by a bunch of twisted
brambles, and His foot on the throne
has on the round of His instep another
mark of a wound made by a spike, and
a scar on the palm of the right hand
and a scar on the palm of the left
hand. But what countenance! What
a smile! What a grandeur! What a
loveliness' What an overwhelming
look of Kindness and grace! Why, He
looks as if He had redeemed a world,
But come on, for our time is short. Do
you see that row of palaces? That is
the Apostolic row. Do Won see that
long each Of architectural gloriesp
That is Martyr row. Do you see that
immense structure? That is the big.
gest house in Heaven; that is "the
house of many mansions" Do vor
see that wall? Shade vour ewes against
its burning snlendor for that is III.
wall of Heaven. iasper at the bottom
and AMETHYST at the ton. See this river
rolling through the heart Of the
great m~etropolisp That is the river
concerning which those who once lived
on the banks of the Hudson or the Ala
bama or the Rhine or the Shannon
saw: owe never saw +be like of his
for clarity and sheen" That is the
chief river of Heaven-so BRIGHT. so
wide. so deep. But YOU ask: "Where
are the asvllns for the oldo" 7 an
swer: "The inbabitantsar are All IN
"Where are the bosnitals for the
lame?" 'They are all ~aoile" "Wbere
are the infrmaries for the blind and
deaf?" "Thev all see and hear"
"Where are the almsbouses for the
moore" s'Thev are all m~ultimilIion-
aires" "Where are the inebriate asv-
lums?" "Nhy. there are no saloons"
"Where are the rravevards 90 "Whv.
they never die" PASS down those
b~oulevards of gold and amber and
streets built bv the Architect Of the
Universe into homes. over the thresh-
old Of which sorrow never stems and
ont of whose windows faces. once male
with earthly sickness. now look rubi-
curd with immortal health
ooh. LET me 90 in and see theml"vou
say No. Won cannot 90 in There are
those who would never consent 70 let
Won come ont arain Won sav. IT et me
stay here in This Mace where they
never sin. where +bev never %sufTer
vhera they never mart " No no, Our
time Is short. our 20 minutes are al
most gone. Come on, We must get
bacL to earth before this half bour OF
heavenly silence breaks M. for in vou1
mortal state Won cannot endure the
nomn and splendor and
when This half hour of silence is ended
The dav will come when Won can see
Heaven in full blast bu+ not now.
am now only showing YOU Heaven at
tbe du1lest half hour Of all the eterni.
ties. Come on. There is something
in the celestial ap-pearance which
moles mo think hat half bour OF
silence viii soon he over. Wonder are
the white horses being hitched tc
cbariots. and wonder are seraphs fin.
r~erinr harms os If about to strike them
into svmpbonv. and wonder are con.
o,arors taking down from the blu,
halls Of Heaven the trumpets Of vic
torv Remember we are mortal vel
md cannot endure the full roll OF
heavenly barmonies and cannot endur,
even the silent Heaven for more thar
half an hour Hark! The clock in the
+ouer Of HEAVIER heoins TO strike. anc
+bo bo1f is ended. Descend, Com;
haoI-, Come down till vonr work i,
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