Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-02-13
with the other she touches a grave.


came, and the light Of that household
had persisted. We stood, with black
book. reading over the grave, "Ashes
to ashes. dust to dust"
But | hurl away this darkness.
cannot have you weep. Thanks be
unto God, who giveth us the victory,
at eventime 1t shall be light! | have
seen many Christians die. never saw
any of them die In darkness. What
IL the pillows of death do rise above
our girdle, who does not love to battle?
What though other lights do go out in
the blast, what do we want OF them
when all the gates Of glory swing open
before us and from myriad voices, a
myriad harps, a myriad thrones. a myr-
lad palaces there dashes upon us "Uo.
sauna. Hosanna" Throw back the
shutters and let the sun in," said dying
Scoville McCullum, one of my Sabbath
school boys. Throw back the shutters
and let the sun in" You can see Paul
putting on robes and wings Of ascen-
sion as he excaims; 81 have fought the
good fight! | have finished my counsel
| have kept the faith
Hugh McKail went to one side Of the
scaffold of martyrdom and cried,
Farewell sun. moon and stars! Fare
well all earthly delights" then went to
the other side of the scaffold and cried.
"Wecome, God and Father! Welcome,
sweet Jesus Christ. the Mediator Of the
covenant! Welcome, death! Welcome,
glory" A minister of Christ in Phia-
delpha, dying, said in his last mo-
ments, II move into the light" They
did not go down doubling and fearing
and shivering. but their battlccry rang
through all the caverns of the sepul-
cher and was echoed back from all the
thrones Of heaven: 40 death, where il
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 a strange thrill Of
JOY when the palsied Christian begins
to 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
great temple. Hungry men no more
to hunger, thirsty men no more to
thirst, weeping men no more to weep
dx-i, IN 10
all sweet words. all jubilant EXPIRE
sions, all rapturous cxclamations briu.
them to me- and will pour upon them
this stupendous theme of the souls
disenthralment. Oh, the joy of the
spirit as it shall mount up toward the
throne of God. shouting: Free, Free"
Your eye has gazed upon the garn-
ture of earth and heaven, but eye hath
not seen it; your ear has caught har-
monies uncounted and indescribable-
caught them from harp's trill and
birds carol and waterfalls dash and
| oceans doxology - but ear hath not
heard it. 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 long
enough to tell it. serapnim have not
capacity enough to realize 1.-THE mar
vels Of redeeming love. Let the palms
wave; let the crowns glitter; let the
anthems ascend let the trees of Lebu-
non clap their hands-they cannot tell
| the half of it. Archangel before the
throne thou failest. Sing on, praise
on, We hosts of the glorified, and if
with your scepters you cannot reach
it and with your songs you cannot eX-
press it then let all the myriadS of the
saved unite in the exclamation: "Je
sus, Jesus, jesus
The Light OF Eventide.
| There will be password at the gate
| of heaven. A great multitude come up
and knock at the gate. The gatekeeper
says, THE 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, II 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 great many noble
things on earth. We endowed colleges
and took care of the poor" The voice
from within says. II never knew YOU
Another group come up TO the gate Of
heaven and knock. The gatekeepcr
says, The password" They answer,
1--WE 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 up
your heads, ye everlasting gates, and
let these people come in" They go in
and surround the throne, jubiant for
ever!
All do you wonder that the last hours
of the Christian on earth are illuminat-
ed by thoughts of the coming glofy7
Light in the evening. The medicines
may be bitter. The pain may be sharp.
The parting may be heartrending. Yet
light in the evening. 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 dying soul looks up at the constel'
lations The Lord is my light and my
salvation: whom shall | fearT The
Lamb which is in the midst of the
throne shall lead them to living foun-