Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

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 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
earth?" They told me that her name
was Death. What strange thrill OF
JOY when the palsied Christian begins
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 pavement and Joins in such COM
pany and has free seat in such a
great temple! Hungry men no more
10 munger, thirsty men no more to
thirst, weeping men no more to weep.
dying men no more to die. Gather up
all sweet words. all tubilant express
sions, all rapturous ordinations;
pring them to me. and I will pour upon
tnem this stupendous theme of the
souis disenthrallment! Oh, the 10y OF
the spirit as 1t shall mount I'D toward
the throne of God, shouting, Free!
free! Your eye has gazed upon the
earniture OF earth and heaven. but eve
nath not seen it; your ear has caught
harmonies uncounted and indescribable
caught them from harps trill and
pros 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 OF 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
Veis or redeeming love! 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 1t. Archangel before the
throne. thou failest! Sing on, praise
on ye hosts of the glorified, and II
with your scepters you cannot reach
II 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 gate
OF heaven. A great multitude come up
and knock at the gate. The gatekeeper
says. THY 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. Il 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 o great many noble
things on earth. We endowed colleges
and took care Of the poor" The voice
from within says. Il never knew you."
Another group come up to the gate of
heaven and knock. The gatekeeper
says. THE password" They answer,
I'VE 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 I'D
your heads. ye everlasting gates. and
let these people come in" They 60 in
and surround the throne. 1ubilant for.
ever.
All. do you wonder that the last
hours of the Christian on earth are IL
Illuminated by thoughts of the coming
glory? Light in the evening. The
medicines may be bitter. The pain
may be sharp. The parting may be
heartrending. Yet light in the even
Ing. 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 dy-
ing soul looks up at the consultations.
"The Lord is my light and my saliva
ton; whom shall I fear?" "The Lamb
which Is in the midst OF the throne
shall lead them to living fountains of
water. and God shall wipe away all
tears from their eyes"
Close the eyes of the departed one:
earth would seem tame to its enchant-
ed vision. Fold the hands; life's work
is ended. Veil the face; 1t has been
TRANSPORTED.
Mr.. Toplady in his dying hour said,
Light" Coming nearer the expiring
moment he exclaimed with illuminated
countenance. Light" In the last in
slant of his breathing he lifted up his
hands and cried: Light! Light"
Thank God for light in the evening!