The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-02-14
The bright morning and hot noonday Of

The bright morning and hot MONDAY OF
life have passed with many. Ii is 4 o'clock,
S O'clock, 6 O'Clock. The shadows fall long
or and thicker and faster. Seven o'clock,
5 O'clock! The sun has dipped below the
horizon; the warmth has gone out of the
air. Nine o'clock, 10 o'elockl The heavy
dews are falling; the activities of life's day
are all hushed il is time 10 60 TO bed.
Eleven o'clock, ~ o'clock. The patriarch
sleeps the blessed sleep, the cool sleep, the
long sleep. Heavens messengers of light
have kindled bontres OF victory all over the
heavens. At eventime II is light. Light.
Again, my text shall fnd fulfillment in
the latter day of the church. Only few
missionaries, a few churches. few good
men, compared with the institutions lep-
rous and purified. Ii Is early yet in the
history of everything good. Civilization and
Christianity are Just getting out OF the
cradle. The light of martyr stakes. fash.
ing up and down the sky, Is but the fam
ing OF the morning, but when the evening
Of the world shall come, glory 60 0od's
eonquering truth. II shall be light.
Wars sword changing back in the scab.
bard; intemperance buried under ten thou.
sand broken deeanters; the worlds impur-
,ty turning its brow, heavenward for the
benedlction. BLESSED are the pure in
heart" the last vestige of selfishness sub.
merged IN heaven descending charities and
China worshiping DIR. Abeers Saviour; all
India believing in Henry Martyrs Bible;
aboriginal superstition acknowledging
David Brainerd's piety; human bondage
delivered through Thomas Clarkson's
Christianity; vagraney coming back from
its pollution at the call of Elizabeth Fry's
Redeemer; the mountains coming down;
the valleys going up; holiness" inscribed
on horses bell and silkworms thread, and
brown thrGshers wing. and shells tinge
and manufacturer's shuttle. and chemists
laboratory, and kings sceptre, and ma
tons Magrf~ Charta. Not a hospital. for
there are no wounds; not an asylum, for
there are no orphans; not a prison. for
there are no criminals; not an almshouse.
for there are no paupers; not tear, for
there are no sorrows,
You have watched the calmncss and the
glory of the evening hour. The laborers
have come from the field; the heavens are
glowing with an Undesirable effulgence,
as though the sun in departing had forgot
ten 10 shut the gate after il. All the
beauty OF cloud and leaf swims in the lake.
For star in the sky, q star in the water;
heaven above and heaven beneath Not a
leaf rustling or bee humming or a grass.
hopper chirping Silence in the meadow,
silence among the hills. Thus bright and
beautiful shall be the evening OF the world.
The heats of earthly conflict are cool; the
glory OF heaven fills all the scene with love,
JOY and peace. At eventime II is hight
light,
Finally, my text shall End fulhllment at
the end of the Christians life. You know
how snort winters day is and how little
short winters day The sun rises at 3
and sets at 4. The birth angel and the
death angel fly only little way apart.
Baptism and burial are near together
With one hand the mother rocks the era
die and with the other she touches a grave.
l went into the house of one Of my pa.
rishioners on Thanksgiving Day. The liz.
tie 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 tho
grave, Ashes 20 ashes, dust 20 dust"
Throw back the shutters and let tho
sun in" said dying Scoville McCullum, one
of my Sabbathschool boys. Throw back
the shutters and let the sun in" You can
see Paul putting on robes and wngs of as
cension as he exclaims: II have fought the
good fight | have finished my course! i
nave kept the faithl"
Hugh McKall went TO one side OF the
scaifold of martyrdom and cried: Fare
well sun, moon and stars. Farewell oil
earthly delights" then went on the other
side OF the scafiold and cried: Welcome,
God and Father! Welcome, sweet Jesus
Christ, the Mediator OF the covenant
Welcome, DEATH Welcome, glory"
A minister Of Christ in Philadelphia,
dying, said in his last moments, Il move
into the hghtW They did not go down
doubling aud fearing and shivering, but
their battle cry rang through all the cav
erns OF the sepulcher and was echoed back
from all the thrones Of heaven: 80 death,
where Is thy stingy o grave, where IN thy
victory" Sing, my soul, Of joys to come.
/ saw a beautiful Deing wandering up
and down the earth She touched the aged
aud they became young; she touched the
poor and they became rich. j said, who
is this beautiful being wandering up and
down the earthy" They told me that her
name was Death. What n strange thrill
OF JOY when the palsed Christian begin
10 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 pave.
ment and joins IN such company and has a
free seat IN such great temple.
Hungry men no more TO hanger, thirsty
men no more 10 thirst, weeping men no
more TO weep, dying men no more To die
Gather up all sweet words, all jubilant ex.
pressions, all rapturous ordinations;
bring them TO me, and | will pour upon
them this stupendous theme OF the souls
disenthrallmcntl
Oh, the JOY OF the spirit az IL shall mount
up toward the throne OF God, shouting:
"Freel Free" Your eye has gazed upon
the garniture OF earth and heaven, but eye
hath not seen II; your ear has caught har-
monies uncounted and indescrbablc--
caught them from harps trill and birds
carol and waterfalls dash and oceans doK-
oloD-but ear hath not heard II.
How did those blessed ones get up into
the light What hammer knocked off their
chainsy What loom woyo their robes 0f
lghty Who gave them Wings All, ctcr-
nifty is not long enough TO tell II, seraphim
have not capacity enough 20 realize it
the maryeis OF redeenling love!
Let the PAINS wave; let the crowns gilt
ter; let the anthems ascend; let the treS~
Of Lebanon clap their hands-they cannot
tell the half OF II. Archangel before the
throne, thou iaiIest!
Sing on praise on, ye hosts Of the glori.
fed, and u with your sccpters you cannot
reach 10 and with your songs you cannot
express u then let all the myriads Of the
saved unite IN the exclamation: Jesus!
jesus Jesus"
There will be n password at the gate of
heaven. A great multitude come up and
knock at the gate. The gatekceper says,
The password" They say: "We have no
password We were great on earth, and
now We come up 70 be great In heaven"
A voice from within answers, u never
knew you" Another group come up TO
the gate OF heaven and knock. The gate.
keeper says, The password" They say,
I'VE have no password We did a great
many noble things on earth. We endowed
,otirges and took caro- ~ the roor - The