Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-02-04
the king of Israel that cometh In the

the king of Israel that cometh IN the
name of the Lord! Hosanna"
From whence come these airs laden
with odor of the myrrh and the aloes
and the cassia Of Christs wedding gar
ments? They come from the ivory |
palaces Of heaven" Mark you well my
answer. No, from one ivory palace, put
from many. That means that when we
as part of the church are to be united
to Christ we are going to keep our own
indiyidualities. Had my text said, In
the ivory temple of heaven" mlght
have had my doubts about 1t, but there
is no doubt here Just as you and L,
perhaps, have been married In our own
homes surrounded by our fathers ana
mothers and brothers and sisters and
dear friends, so in that ivory palace
of heaven" we are going to have
"home wedding" Yes, they are all go
ing TO be there to meet us, just as they
were when here. That little curly head
cd daughter who slipped out OF your
embrace long years ago will be there
inst as she was when here. That dear
old mother who lived for you ana died
for Won. she will be there. Not IN
celestial temple" but in celestial
home"-the ivory palaces! Do you not
see how near and familiar are the "oid
homesteads of heaven" glistening un-
der the celestial sun? White they are,
but they are the same kind Of gospel
fresides about which we have gathered
while upon earth.
Many Ivory Palaces.
Rut. though there may be many
'fvory palaces in heaven odorous wltl
the myrrh and the aloes and the cassia
7 fear that some Of US who are invited
TO be at the wedding ceremony ma!
NOT he present. 1t is one thing to ge
an invitation to the marriage ceremony
, II Is another to be there. Shall we a
, th,s moment say to our Divine Bride
e groom: Jesus, thou Prince, we WI
| not love thee; we will not unite VIII
o thee. we shall not live with thee Il
s an ivory palace Of heaven since W
4 have not lived with thee on eartn'
!. Shall il be that all our dear ones wh
have gone beyond, who are waiting I
listen to our nuptial vows with Chrls
in the ivory palace of heaven, shall nav
TO wait for us in vainf
: Supposing you refuse to meet I'll
y Divine Bridegroom at the marriage a
3 far Of heaven, what will Jesus &c
!, What will your loved ones, your WI
u and mother and father and little chill
, who have gone beyond-what VIII tn'
d d all do? Supposing, when YOU we
II about to be married, your hnancee hs
II refused to appear. What would "
i have done? "Oh," you say, that WI
" impossible. She loved me too mu'
- NOT TO have met me there" Can II
1t O would be bride Of Christ, that y
As love Jesus any less than your low
~ ~ one loved you?
~ Lead on, Saviour! Lead on! E'
'u now we may hear the wedding CHIN
III ringing for the nuptials in the ivo
palaces Of heaven.
ne How long. oh. Heavenly Bridegroo
III How long dost thou delayT
he And yet how few are grieving
av THAT thou dost absent stay!
ho Thy very bride her portion
he And calling hath forgot
nd And seeks for ease and pleasure
in Where thou, her Lord. art not
We Awake, ye slumbering virginsI
TO Send forth the solemn cry.
ur Let all the saints repeat 1t
ou The Bridegroom drawetn nisn'
Let all our lamps be burning
're Our loins we'll girded be-
or Each eager heart expecting
ith With joy thy face to see.
ess copyright. 1905, by Louis kiopsch''