The Newtown bee., 1902-03-28
cense. God enjoys His people for as Whittier says.
''The dear Lords best interpreters Are humble human souls"

Whittier says.
 ''The dear Lords best interpreters Are humble human souls"
 But particularly God expects to en- shadowless land. Gods nature is per feet alike in giving and receiving. O blessed thought,-th ecstasy of triumphing over death, and then in the stormless, shadowless, painless, deathless, hereafter, enjoying God and God enjoying us. After He has re- stored to us our lost treasures in the supernal vigor of Immortality thous- and fold more beautiful than when we loved them inthe buoyancy of life,- He will explain the yelled mysteries of life. Then shall we know that our heart was broken to give it sweeter tone; Then shall we know our life was warped, until the agony of living was almost uncomfortable, to give a truer bent: then shall we know that it was better for us to live in the Valley of Humiliation than on the illumined slopes of Beulah land.
 rejoice to-day, that if we are but faithful there shall gloriously survive the shock of death that about us and of us (which God shall eternally enjoy, That capacity of thinking the beauti- full and so breeding over it until it be- comes imperishable will not cease, praise God, when We cease to live here.
 During the long vacation before con gross convened, an unknown lady Strolled into the rotunda of the capitol. There was nobody about but the guides and few tourists: a couple of friends who accompanied the lady sug- gested that she try the acoustics of the hall. At first she demurred, but the idea seemed to faScinate her. She stood silent for a moment, as if wait ing for the accompaniment, then she lifted up her voice and sang, easily and unaffectediy as bird-and such sing ing! It was only simple, sweet, old song: but the voice was clear and pure, the phrasing fine and the execution faultlesS. But this was not all. The
 
 joined in the song until it seemed mag nified and expanded into whole great chorus. When she paused round of applause awOke other echoes until it sounded like the tribute of a great audience. There was one who listened and loved that wondrouS minstrelsy, ''He that sitteth upon the circle of the earth.''
 appeal to you this morning, shake not my faith, that, though the soul s instrument, the voice. go down in the wreck of the body, He will supply a nobler, and in that glory to be re- vealed. sweet songs sung before the throne will echo by the shores of the crystal sea and the chorus be so vOlumi- nous as to fill heaven. and fly from star to star to greet us on our upward way. And He will enjoy through countless ages the SplendOr of the talents de voted to his service. God will set in diamonds of memory the cup of cold water even given in the disciple spirit. 1.-The Lords portion is His people. 1" God will enjoy us, We shall enjoy Him. This is heaven. Lack of it, despair awful. tOrturing, unending.
 l want togive you two anchor points: "And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of Hosts, in that day when l make up my jewels: and will spare them as a man spareth his own son that serveth him." tMalachi 3:l7) And again. "Father I will that they also, whom thou has given me. be with me where 1 am: that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me" John l1:241. What thought,-they shall be mine" of God, the Father, and the ''I will'' of the Eternal Son. This is law, immutable and almighty. Accept my greeting. God-crowned soul in this twilight of life. The watchman answers our challenge ''what of the night:'' by '.the morning cometh"' We hurry onward, we say good by.
 Say not good night but in some:brighter cline Bid me good morning."
 In the new dawning of that new morning will be congratulation, hosannaS, hallelujahs. praises, Unto Him that loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood. and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his father: to Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen"