The Yale expositor., 1902-02-14

when all the gates OF glory swing open
before us and from a myriad voices.
myriad harps. myriad thrones. a
myriad palaces there dashes upon MS
"Hosannai Hosanna," Throw back
the shutters and let the sun In said
! dying Scovllle McCullum. one OF my
sabbath school boys. Throw back
tho shutters and let the sun In" You
can see Paul putting on robes and
wings OF ascension as nc exclaims: 81
have fought the good hght have
finished my course! | have kept the
faith"
Hugh McKail went to one side OF the
scaffold OF martyrdom and cried:
Farewell sun. moon and stars, Fare
we'll all earthly delights" then went to
the other side OF the scnlfold and cried.
Welcome God and Father. Welcome,
sweet Jesus Christ. the Mediator OF the
covenant! Welcome death, Welcome.
/ glory!" a minister OF Christ In Phila-
/ delphia. dying. said In his last mo-
mcnts. II move into the light" They
/ did not go down doubling and fearing
I and shivcring. but their battlecry rang
/ through all the cavcrns OF the sepul-
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 20 come.
saw a 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 20 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 hunger, thirsty men no more TO
thirst weeping men no more 10 weep.
dying men no more 10 die. Gather up
all sweet words. all juhilant express
siors, all rapturous ordinations,
brirg them % me. and will pour upon
them this stupcudous theme Of the
souls discnthrallmcnt 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
Farniturc or earth and heaven. but eye
hath not seen Il; your ear has caught
harmonios uncountcd and Understandable
caught them from harp's trill and
birds carol AID waterfalls dash and
oceans doXology-but car hath not
heard u. How did those blessed ones
set mp into the light? What hammer
Knocked OF their chains? What loom
woye their robes OF light? Who gave
them wings? All. eternity Is not long
enough 20 tell a. scraphim have not
capacity enough TO realize 1.-THE mar
yois or redceming 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
tho half Of i. Archangel before the
throne. thou failest' Sing on. praise
on, 50 hosts OF the glorifed. and n
with your scepters you cannot reach
IL and with your songs you cannot OK
press ~. then let all the myriads OF the
saved unite In the cxclamation "Je-
sus' Jesus! Jesus"
There will be password at the gate
Of heaven. \ great multitude come M
and knock at the gate. The gatekeeper
, says. Thy password" They say. we
have no password. We were great or
earth. and now we come up to be great
in heaven" voice from within an.
swers. II never knew YOU" Another
group come up TO the gate OF heaven
! and knock. The gatckccper says. "Th,
password" They say: we have M
? password. We did great many nobl,
things on earth. We endowed college.
: and took care OF the poor" The voic,
! from within says. II never knew you.
Another group come up to the gate o.
heaven and knock The gatekeepe,
says. THE password" They answer
we were wanderers from God and de
serve 20 die, but we heard the voice o.
Jesus" Aye. aye" says the gate
keeper. that Is the password Lift M
your heads. ye everlasting gates. an,
let these people come in" They go II
, and surround the throne. jubilant for
ever.
, All. do you wonder that the las
! hours OF the Christian on earth are II
4 Eliminated by thoughts OF the cominl
r glory? Light In the evening. Tn
= medicines may be bitter. The pair
Z may he sharp. The parting may b
a heartrcndIng Yet light in the even
o ing. As all the stars OF the night sinl
@ their anchors OF pearl In lake an
70 river and sea. so the waves OF Jordan
y shall be Illuminated with the down
n flashing OF the glory To come The dy
q Ing soul looks up az the consultations
! The Lord ls my light and my saliva
Z ton: whom shall I fear" THE Lam
u which IS in tho midst OF the thron
y shall lead them to living fountains a
. water. and God shall wipe away al
= tears from their eyes
Close the eyes OF the departed one