The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1902-02-07


the more memora ble-heavenly anticl-
patton. By the grace of God we are
going to move into place so much
better than this that on arriving we
will wonder that we were for so many
years so loath to make the transfer
After we have seen Christ face to race
and rejoiced over our departed kindred
there are some mighty spirits we VIII
want to meet soon after we pass
through the gates. We want to see and
will see David, a mightier king IN
Heaven than he ever was on earth ana
we will talk with him about PISA .mooy
and get from him exactly what he
meant when he talked about the instru-
ment of ten strings. We will CONFRONT
Moses. who will tell of the law giving
on rocking Sinai and of his mysterious
burial. with no one but God present.
We will see Joshua. and he will ten us
of the coming down of the walls OF
Jericho at the blast of the rams horn
and explain to US that miracle - how
the sun and moon could stand still
without demolition of the planetary
system. We will see Ruth and have
her tell of the harvest field of Boaz' IN
which she CLEANED for afflicted Naomi.
We will see Vashti and hear from her
own lips the story of her Punishment
from the Persian palace by infamous
Ahasuerus.
We will see and talk with Daniel,
and he will tell us how he saw Bel
shazzar's banqueting hall turned into
slaughter house and how the hons
greeted him with Loving fawn instead
of stroke Of cruel paw. We will see
and TAX with Solomon, whose palaces
are gone. bat whose inspired epigrams
stand out stronger and stronger as the
centuries pass. We will see Pau! and
hear from him how Felix trembled be-
fore him and the audience of skePtlcs
on Mars hill were confounded by his
sermon on the brotherhood of man,
what he saw at Ephesus and Syracuse
and Phlippi and Rome and how dark
was the Mamertine dungeon and how
sharp the AK that beheaded him on the
road to Ostia. Yea, we will see all the
martyrs, the victims of aX and sword
and fire and billow. What thrill OF
excitement for us Vhen we gaze upon
tbe heroes and heroines who gave their
lives for the truth We will see the
oospe, proc.aimers ChrysOstom and
Bourdaloue and Whitefeld and the
WesIevs and John Knox. We will see
the great Christian poets Milton and
Dante and Watts and Mrs. Hemans
and Frances Havergal. Yea. all the
departed Christian men and women OF
whatever age or station.
But there will be one focus toward
which all eyes viii be directed. His
infancy having slept on pillow of
straw; al the hates of the Herodic
Government planning for his assassi-
nation; in after time whipped as
though he were criminal; asleep on
the cold mountains because no one Of
fered Him lodging; though the great
est being who ever touched our earth,
derfsively called "this fellow" His last
hours writing on spikes of infinite
torture: His lacerated form put in sep
uIcher, then terminated and assembled
to be the center of al heavenly. admi-
ration-upon that greatest martyr and
mightiest hero Of all the centuries we
wi! be permitted to look. Put that
among your heavenly anticipations.
Now take down your harp Of ten
STRINGS and sweep all the chords. max
inc all of them jremblC with a great
p1adness. have mentioned just ten
delightsome food. eyesight. hearing,
bealthful sleep. power of physical To-
comotion. iLumined nights mental fac
ulties in equipoise, friendships of life,
GOSPEL advantages and heavenly antici-
nations. Let us make less complaint
and offer more thanks. render less
dfrge and more cantata. Take paper
and pen and write down in long coll
umns your blessings. | have recited
only ten. To express all the mercies
God has bestowed you would have to
use at least three, and | think five, nu-
merals. for surely they would run up
into the hundreds and the thousands.
"Oh. give thanks unto the Lord, for lie
is rood. for His mercy endureth for
ever" Get into the habit of rehearsal
of the brightnesses of life.
Notice how many more fair days
there are than foul, how many more
good people than bad you meet. Set
your misfortunes to music. as David
opened his dark sayings on a harp"
If it has been low tide heretofore, !et
the surges of mercy that are yet to roll
in upon you reach high water mark.
All things will work together for your
good. and Heaven is not far ahead.
Wake up all the ten strings. Blessing
and honor and glory and power be I'M
to Him that stitch upon the throne and
unto the Lamb forever. Amen!