Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-02-22

and Il IL built out Of the Gospel OF l
pardon aud good morals. That Cos 1
pcl rocked cur cradle. snd IL viii
epitaph our grave. IL soothes our
sorrows. brixhtens our hopes. In 4
spires our courage. forxises our aims
aud saves our souls IL takes man I;
who is all wrong and makes him all /
right. What that Gospel has done for |
never fully tell. What il has done
for the world and viii yet do for the
nations il wall take the thoussrd
years OF the millennium to celebrate.
The grsndest churches are yet 70 be
built. The mightiest anthems are
yet TO be hoisted- The greatest
victories are yet TO be gained. The
most beautiful Madonnas are yet 10
be painted. The most triumphant
professions are get TO march. oh,
what a world this will be when e ro-
tates fn its orbit redeemed planet,
girdled With spontaneous harvcsts
and enriched by orchards whose
fruits are speckicss and rednnds 1T,
and the last pain will have been ban
ished and the last tear wept and the
last groan uttered, and there shall
be nothing TO hurt or destroy in all
Gods holy monntaini All that and
more will come 20 pass, for "the
mouth OF the Lord hath spoken it."
So far have mentioned nine of the
Ten strlngs of the Instrument Of grati-
tude. now come TO the tenth and the
last I mention IL last that Ii may be
the more emorsble-heavenly sntici-
patton BY the grace Of God we are
going TO move into a place SO much
better than this that on arriving we
will wonder that we were for so many
years so lOsth TO make the transfer.
After we have seen Christ face 10 face
Eud rejoicsd over our departed Kindred
there ere some mighty spirits we VIII
want 20 meet soon after We pass
through the gates. Wswsnt to see and
viii see David. a mightier king IN
Heaven than ne ever was on earth, and
We VIII talk with him about psalmOdy
and get from him exactly what be
meant when he talked about the instru-
ment OF ten strings. We viii confront
Moses. who win tell OF the Law givin {
on rocking Sinai ant Of hts my steriouI
burial. with no one bat God presSRt
We viii sec Joshua. and he viii tell NJ
OF the coming down OF the walls 81
, | Jericho az the blast OF the rams horr
and explain 20 Us that miracle - how
. the sun and moon could stand still
1 without demolition Of the planetar,
: system. We VIII see Ruth and hav'
= her tel % the harvest field Of Bonz. i
which she CLEANED for afflicted Naomi
We wiz see Vashti and hear from he
c own lips the story OF her banishmen
from the Persian palace by fnfamOn
I Ahasuerus.
We will see and talk win DsRie'
+ snd hs viii tell Us how he saw Be
! shazzar's banauating hall turned Into
! slaughter house and how the lion
Q greeted him with loving fawn instes
l. OF stroke OF cruel paw. We wiz sc
4 end talk with Solomon, whose palace
z are gone. but whose inspired epigran
:. stand out stronger and stronger as u
=. centuries pass. We will see Paul an
q hear from him how Felix tremblec b'
u fore him and the audience OF skepti'
4 On Mars hilI were c0nfounded by h
y aermon on the brotherhood OF ms
q | what be saw al Ephesus end Syracu'
D and Philippi aud Rome and how Oar
. wss The Mamertine dungeon and no
II sharp the Ak that beheaoed him on a
y road 20 Ogtia. Yea. We will see AL q
Al martyrs, the victims Of AK and swol
y AID Gre and biIlow. What q thrill
r. excstenie for us when We gaze ups
H. the beroes and heroinss who gave the
lives for the truth. We viii see q
:. rospel proclsimerk Chrysostom 81
"a BoursRloue and whiteheld and q
= WesleyS and John Knox. We viii $
the great Christian poets Milton a.
Dante and Watts and Mrs. Hema
a and Frances HavergsL Yea, al I
g departed Christian men and women
e whatever age or station
- Hut there will be one focus towa
A. which all eyes viii be directed.
n infancy having slept On pillow
an straw; all the hates OF the Hero
- government planning for his assas
sation:.7 in after time whipped
-, though he were 4 criminal; asleep
"A che cold naorntai becauEe no one
-. feree Him lodging; though the gre
a. est being who ever touched our ear
serisiveIy-calIe5 ''thss fellow:" His
-. hours writing on spikes Of infn
!. to~fure: BIS Iacerated form put In 5
-. ufeher. then reanirna ted and ascen'
a. 20 be the center Of ali heavenly ed
"a. sation-upon that greatest martyr (
a. uightiest hero OF al the centuries
ma viii be permitted 20 look Put 4
,cr among your heavenly enticipations
II Vow take down your harp Of
eat strings and sweep sll the chords, m
Eff. lag al Of them trembie with 4 ST
the gladpess. have men tioned just te
Sslightsors food, eyesight, hear
- h..tth1ni sieen poMer Of phYsicaL