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This book must not 
 be taken from the 
 Library building. 
 
A Singular Book. 
 
 We have on our table a singular pub- 
 lication, in the form of pamphlet, from 
 the publishing office of John Xichols, of 
 this city. entitled "A Wonderful Revela- 
 tion of Heaven by an Angel sent from 
 God to Luzene Chipman.'" The author- 
 ess, Luzene Chipman, is a Quaker lady, 
 living in the couaty of Guilford, and, 
 we are told, is highly respected by all 
 who knew her as a pious, christian wo- 
 man of more than ordinary intelligence. 
 She says, in the preface, that she° pub- 
 lishes the book because she was com- 
 manded by the Angel to "take this and 
 publish it to the world for the sake of 
 the Lord Jesus." 
 
 Whether in or out of the flesh, as 
 Saint Paul says, we cannot tell, but it 
 is certain she professes to have seen 
 some wonderful things, and she tells of 
 them in a manner to convince the read- , 
 er that she, at least, is convinced of the 
 truth of the narration. 
 
 We believe the book-sellers of the 
 city have the pamphlet for sale. 
 
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WONDERFUL 
 
 Revelation of Heaven 
 
 AN ANGEL SENT FROM GOD 
 
 LUZENE CHIPMAN. 
 
 RALEIGH: 
 
 JOHN NICHOLS, BOOK A> T D JOB PRINTER AND BINDER. 
 1877. 
 
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1877, 
 
 By Luzene Chipman, 
 
 in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at "Wathington. 
 
PREFACE 
 
 Dear Reader: 
 
 My design in publishing this Wonderful Revelation of 
 God's goodness to me, who am the most unworthy of all 
 His children, is because I was commanded by the Angel to 
 "Take this and publish it to the world, for the sake of the 
 Lord Jesus.'" And this command rang in my ears for days. 
 in so much that my spirit was pressed beyond measure. I 
 could neither eat nor sleep until I promised my Heavenly 
 Father to offer it to the public. And, dear reader, it is not 
 for us to say to the Almighty "what doest thou I " but for 
 us to obey His divine teachings, trusting all to the Lord, 
 who is the disposer of events; for all the increase comes 
 from Him. 
 
 I am aware that many exclaim against revelation in this, 
 our day, as Enthusiasm, Imagination, or a Dream ; but, 
 dear reader, I do certify that this is no imagination, 
 neither a dream ; but that God, in His loving kindness and 
 mysterious workings, saw fit to send His Angel and take 
 my spirit and show me the happy home of the blessed and 
 the glory that should be revealed through His dear Son 
 Jesus Christ. Also, we are told that God is yesterday, to- 
 day and forever; the same unchangeable being, and it is 
 His prerogative to reveal to whom He will. 
 
 Therefore. I do most earnestly crave the prayers of all 
 God's children of every name, that this Revelation may ac- 
 complish whereunto it is sent. That, after the expense of 
 publication is settled off, if there should be a surplus, it is 
 for missionary purposes and purposes of charity ; therefore, 
 I do most earnestly solicit the patronage of all to whom it 
 may come ; it will only be a dime or two, which will not be 
 missed, and it may prove as great a blessing as the widow's 
 mite. 
 
fSi f(evelktioi\ of Seavei\. 
 
 On the 7th of the 4th month, 1874, I was taken 
 sick, and from the 13th was in an unconscious state two 
 days and nights. And when consciousness was re- 
 stored my mind was calm and quiet, and my trust was 
 in my blessed Redeemer by a living faith. I thought 
 the time was nigh at haud that I must die and leave 
 this world, and I could say in truth, "Lord, thy will 
 be done." That if I had finished the work that the 
 Father had appointed for me to do, I Avas ready to 
 meet the Messenger of Death; nothing appeared to be 
 in my way. I most fervently prayed the Lord, that 
 if there was anything that would hinder my recep- 
 tion, that He would show it to me. He soon gave me 
 the desired evidence. Oh! He filled my soul with 
 love, and I felt the comforting presence of my blessed 
 Saviour to be very near and His arm of power to be 
 underneath to bear my spirit up. 
 
 Thus I was waiting and listening to hear the cry. 
 "Behold the bridegroom conieth," and while I was 
 
6 A REVELATION OF HEAVEN. 
 
 waiting and listening to hear the summons, I was pray- 
 ing to the Father that it might please Him, not that 
 I was worthy of such a privilege or such honor, but 
 for the sake of Jesus, who had done so much for me 
 and I so little for Him, that He would grant me that 
 I might have a bright testimony of His saving power 
 from the fear of death, and that I might glorify and 
 praise His name with my last breath, that my friends 
 and others who might witness the same might be 
 brought to Christ for life and salvation. 
 
 Just at that moment there was spread before me a 
 most beautiful white sheet of glass. It appeared to 
 me to be about twelve inches square, with oval edges 
 all carved and tinged with a golden hue. And as I 
 looked upon it with astonishment, and wondering what 
 it meant, a soft, sweet voice addressed me in the affec- 
 tionate language of "Sister," and he said, "Thee may 
 call me Brother." "Sister, give me thy hand." And 
 as he stood near my left side I gave him my left hand, 
 and as he took my hand I felt the pressure of his hand 
 as plainly as ever I felt any one's hand. His hand was a 
 slim and delicate one, and his sleeve, with a cuff on it 
 perfectly white, was very neat. I was not permitted 
 to see his face, for he had, it seemed to me, a white 
 
A REVELATION OF HEAVEX. 7 
 
 satin robe thrown loosely over him, but I could 
 hear his voice, every word he spoke, plainly and dis- 
 tinctly. 
 
 "Sister, give rne thy hand, I have some things to 
 show thee," and he placed me on that plate of glass 
 and took me right up. I made no effort and neither 
 did he appear to make any. We were raised up by 
 the mighty power of God. The Angel said, "I will 
 take thee up four blocks, then thee can see all that is 
 below thee and have a better view of all above thee." 
 He called them blocks; they appeared to me to be 
 about eight or ten feet apart as we passed them. 
 Each block had its plates, apparently to rest upon, ex- 
 tending through the whole space. They were beauti- 
 fully carved and decked with gold. Each space ap- 
 peared filled with the glorified and the redeemed. 
 
 And when we passed through the pearly gate the 
 door of heaven was wide open for our reception. He 
 said, here is a space of four miles square that is given 
 for thee to see. I stood on that sheet of glass and he 
 still held my hand. Oh! what a scene of beauty was 
 presented! I said, "Brother, what glorious place is 
 this?" He answered, "This is the Kingdom of our 
 God, the Xew Jerusalem," And as I beheld the glo* 
 
8 A REVELATION OF HEAVEN. 
 
 rious scene with astonishment and delight, I heard the 
 sweetest and most melodious music on my right hand 
 that ever saluted the mortal ear. The sound lingered 
 long in the distance and softly died away. My very 
 soul was charmed as the sweet sound subsided into 
 perfect silence. And as I turned to look to my right 
 hand I saw a company coming up before me, four 
 abreast, all with their harps of gold well tuned to im- 
 mortal praise. I said, "Brother, who are these?" 
 He said, "These are that innumerable company that 
 no man can number, that have come up through great 
 tribulation out of every nation, kindred, tongue and 
 people, and have washed their robes and made them 
 white in the Blood of the Lamb; therefore are they 
 before the throne of God and serve Him day and 
 night in His temple, and he that sitteth upon the 
 throne shall dwell amongst them. They shall hunger 
 no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun 
 light on them nor any heat; for the Lamb which is in 
 the midst of the throne shall feed them and shall lead 
 them unto living fountains of water, and God shall 
 wipe all the tears from their eyes." 
 
 And as he talked to me this immense multitude 
 still passed on and on, with their white satin robes 
 
A REVELATION OF HEAVEN. 9 
 
 thrown over them, so beautiful and glistening, with 
 their harps in their hands. They came, it seemed to 
 me, from a block above the one on which we stood, 
 passed down on it and then on the one below, and as 
 they passed they touched their harps of gold, and oh! 
 what strains of melodious music, enough to charm 
 every soul, as the sound lingered long. They passed 
 on, and others still coming up before us, raised the 
 high notes of salvation to our God that sitteth upon 
 the throne, and to the Lamb who has washed us from 
 our sius in His most precious blood. These notes of 
 high praises to God filled every soul with triumphant 
 joy, and the whole heavenly host cried, " Glory and 
 honor, and high majesty, and power, belongeth to our 
 God." And then the golden harps were tuned anew, 
 if it were possible, with sweeter melody; my soul, too, 
 was filled with joy unspeakable, and I praised God with 
 my feeble voice as we still stood looking at this im- 
 mense multitude as they appeared and disappeared, 
 and the happy spirits that filled the space between 
 those blocks that we passed appeared gloriously happy. 
 Just at that moment I saw a vacant space between 
 those that raised the high notes and those that carried 
 the harps, and I said, "Brother, may I not step in 
 
10 A REVELATION OP HEAVEN". 
 
 there?" He answered, " Not now." I then said, " Broth- 
 er, where is our little company of Friends or Quakers ? 
 I want to see where they are." He answered me, 
 with a voice a little elevated, " We have no Quakers 
 here, we have no Methodists here, we have no Baptists 
 her, no Presbyterians here; none but those that believe 
 on the Lord Jesus, God's dear children, and that is 
 why it is so glorious." 
 
 (O, dear reader, what a lesson of instruction is here. 
 No names in heaven; no partiality with God; all that 
 take Jesus as their Saviour are God's dear children, 
 both Jew and Gentile, rich and poor.) 
 
 It seemed that I was not satisfied. I then asked, 
 " Where is our great preachers — Nathan Hunt and 
 others ?" He answered, " It is not for thee to distin- 
 guish or know individuals." I then felt perfectly sat- 
 isfied, and I thought how wonderful it was that 
 although there was such an immense multitude pass- 
 ing and repassing to and fro, yet there was no sound 
 of any footstep, no jar, no shake, no coming in contact 
 with another; each one moved in his own respective 
 sphere. 
 
 And it seemed to me that the whole heavens were 
 supported and held up by the mighty power of the 
 
A REVELATION OE HEAVEN. 11 
 
 hand of Omnipotence — He who cast such a glorious 
 light over the whole four miles square. It seemed 
 to me that a more brilliant light was thrown on the 
 outskirts than in the middle. I said to the Angel, 
 "What a glorious light, with such a golden hue." 
 "Yes," he answered, "but it is necessary for the 
 Father's face to be veiled a little, for it is so bright 
 and glorious that the angels cannot behold it." (This 
 light far excelled our noon-day sunlight, and was as 
 much above the brightness of the sun as our noon- 
 light is to thick darkness; not a light that reflected 
 heat, but bright and glorious.) And as we still lin- 
 gered I was filled with amazement at the beauty, the 
 majestic grandeur of the scene. I said, "Brother, 
 how true it is that the City of our Lord has no need 
 of the sun, neither of the moon nor of a candle, for 
 the glory of God did lighten it and the Lamb is the 
 light thereof." He said, "Yea; I will now take thee 
 round and through the whole space that is given thee 
 to see." We started on the right hand side. I did 
 not move nor make any effort to, neither did I discover 
 that the Angel did, but it seemed that we just sailed 
 on a heavenly breeze that no language could describe. 
 Scenes of new beauty continually presented themselves 
 
12 A REVELATION OF HEAVEN". 
 
 before us — the golden passways or streets, the rich 
 carved walks with diamond shades tinged with a 
 golden hue; and O, how majestically grand were the 
 checker works, perfectly white, that hung through 
 every space we passed. No fine silk gauze or lace 
 could bear any comparison for richness and beauty. 
 It was looped up with gold lockets about two yards 
 apart; the loops came a little below my shoulders and 
 the folds hung near the golden pavement. This heav- 
 enly breeze that wafted us on, the odor thereof was 
 so sweet; it had truly a sweet-smelling savor of the 
 prayers of the saints that came up before the Lord 
 perfumed by the merits of Jesus, upon which the soul 
 might live forty days and nights without partaking of 
 angels' food. 
 
 As we passed away round to the left I saw some- 
 thing that represented rather a different shade. I 
 said, " Brother, where are the regions of darkness ?" and 
 he said, " That is not for thee to see." (I was not to 
 see the pit of woe and misery where all those are 
 driven who will not accept of Jesus as their Saviour; 
 where the smoke of their torment will ascend forever 
 and ever; but to see the glory that awaits God's dear 
 children that believe the record that God has given of 
 
A KEVELATION OF HEAVEN. 13 
 
 His dear Son.) Then we passed through the middle 
 of the whole space and stopped. He said, " I will now 
 show thee the magnificent dome of heaven." I sat 
 down on the sheet of glass whereon I stood. He said, 
 " Recline thy head back on my wing." Oh! how beau- 
 tiful were his wings. I had not seen them until then. 
 As I placed my head over on his wing it came round 
 to my right cheek. I felt its soft, downy feathers press 
 my cheek as he held me up. I often put my hand to 
 my cheek to see if it was not still there, for it seemed 
 that I could feel it all the next day. 
 
 O, dear reader, would I had language to describe 
 the beauty and magnificence of the scene that pre- 
 sented its height as far as my eye could see. " High up 
 is the Father's Throne," he said. I viewed the great 
 pillars on the right and on the left that supported it, 
 and the smaller ones all along the whole line. On 
 every side of these pillars were carved and hung with 
 devices of gold and transparent glass, glistening and 
 reflecting their golden shade. As I was gazing in 
 wonder at the marvelous scene, I thought how often 
 I had read that " eye hath not seen nor ear heard, 
 neither hath it entered into the heart of man to con- 
 ceive the things which God hath prepared for them 
 
14 A REVELATION OP HEAVEN. 
 
 that love Him." I now see how true this is. O, dear 
 reader, it grieves me to see how far short I come of 
 giving a description of the Christian's home. The 
 tongue of mortal man cannot describe it, and I have 
 thought that the tongues of angels that have been 
 taught to speak of the glories of heaven as they 
 should be, would fall short of its richness and grandeur. 
 
 It will be with thee, dear reader, as it was with the 
 Queen of Sheba when she came to see the wisdom and 
 glory of Solomon — the half had not been told. 
 
 We then made towards the place where we ascended. 
 I exclaimed, with a shudder, " O, Brother, please don't 
 take me back to that poor world." " Yes," he said, 
 " thee must go back a little while." So he brought 
 me back, and as he was about to leave me he said, 
 " Take this and publish it to the world for the sake of 
 the Lord Jesus," and disappeared. This command 
 rang in my ears night and day, for some time. I 
 could neither eat nor sleep, my mind was so impressed 
 with the subject and what I had seen and heard. 
 Sleep was gone from my eyes until I promised the 
 Lord that I would publish it. Yes, dear reader, the 
 Lord sent His Angel and took my spirit and showed 
 me the Christian's home. It is truly a glorious home, 
 
A REVELATION OF HEAVEN. 15 
 
 and is worth forsaking all this world for. Reader, 
 art thou a Christian? Hast thou accepted Christ as 
 thy Saviour ? If thou hast, then this glorious home 
 is for thee; then look forward with joyful hope and 
 let no one take thy crown. But if thou hast not 
 known Christ in the pardon of thy sins, seek Him now; 
 delay not, for now mercy is offered to-day, for now is 
 the time "and now is the day of salvation." If you 
 lose heaven you lose your all, " for what will it profit 
 a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own 
 soul." O, think what would a man give in his dying 
 hour to know that his peace was made with God. O, 
 think what thou wouldst take for thy life in a perilous 
 hour, to be delivered from the jaws of death; from that 
 enemy that is in swift pursuit of thee to cut thee down. 
 Think, I pray thee, think what thou wouldst give to 
 be safely rescued from death. It is said that all that 
 a man hath would he give for his life. O, dear reader, 
 is this life all that we have to care for? This present 
 life is transient, momentary and fast passing away. 
 This body must soon be consigned to its narrow house 
 and laid in the cold grave, to mingle with its mother 
 dust, for "Dust thou art and unto dust thou shalt 
 return." Yet there is an undying principle in man, a 
 
16 A .REVELATION OP HEAVEN. 
 
 precious, immortal soul, that must live through an ever- 
 lasting eternity, happy with God in heaven or driven 
 from Him into that pit of woe, " where the worm dieth 
 not and the fire is not quenched." Oh! who can in- 
 dure God's wrath in the day of judgment? O, then 
 be persuaded to redeem the precious moments as they 
 pass and take hold of every opportunity to secure thy 
 everlasting peace. 
 
dl\ri£t domfoftettj Sis' ©is'ciples. 
 
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 "In niy Father's house are many mansions; if it -were not so I 
 would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you, and if I go 
 and prepare a place for you I will come again and receive you to 
 myself, that where I am you shall he also." 
 
 What an impressive and encouraging thought that 
 
 Jesus will come and receive us to Himself, that we may 
 
 behold His glory. How affectionately he addressed 
 
 His disciples: "Ye believe in God, believe also in 
 
 Me." Te believe in God as the Supreme Ruler of the 
 
 Universe, "Lord over all and blessed forevermore." 
 
 Believe in Jesus as your Saviour and your Redeemer; 
 
 your Mediator between God, the offended, and man, 
 
 the offender, making peace for us. Therefore we may 
 
 look to God for every blessing, but expect it through 
 
 Jesus. Then may our hearts be cheered and comforted, 
 
 for in Jesus we can have all that we need to fit us for 
 
 heaven and make us a child of God. He can give us 
 
 a "clean heart and renew a right mind within us;" 
 
 He will give us a new life and new desires; in a word, 
 
 " old things in us shall be done away with and all things 
 
 shall be made new," for "I go to prepare a place for 
 
 you in the Kingdom of eternal glory ;" a blessed state, 
 
 a home for all that believe and accept of Jesus as 
 
18 CHEIST COMFORTETH HIS DISCIPLES. 
 
 their Saviour and live and die in the faith of the 
 gospel. 
 
 Dear reader, think what Jesus has done and suffered 
 for us; what love and compassion He has shown for 
 lost sinners. He left the glory that he had with the 
 Father and became the poor babe of Bethlehem, and 
 when He became a man His path was strewed with 
 sorrow. He traveled up and down the world doing 
 good to the souls and bodies of men; forgiving sins, 
 healing the sick, cleansing the leprosy, opening the 
 eyes of the blind, unstopping the ears of the deaf, 
 and the dead He raised to life. Reader, look at Him 
 in the Garden of Gethsemane, when He said, "My 
 soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even unto death." O, 
 what agony he must have undergone when the weight 
 of the sins of the world was upon Him; when His 
 sweat became as great drops of blood, falling down 
 to the ground. Thus He suffered, the just for the un- 
 just, that He might bring us to God. Oh! glorious 
 news! Infinitely meritorious were His sufferings, and 
 above all, His eternal love that caused Him to undergo 
 such sufferings to save sinners from eternal death. 
 O, see Him at the Judgment Hall, falsely accused, re- 
 viled, mocked and spat upon, a crown of thorns upon 
 His head — meekly bearing all for the sins of the world. 
 Follow Him to the. Cross; see Him raised between 
 the heavens and earth and His hands and feet nailed to 
 the rugged wood, there to suffer and die — the just for 
 
CHEIST COMEOETETH HIS DISCIPLES. 19 
 
 the unjust. The sun refused to shine and darkness 
 spread its gloomy shade over the earth, making the 
 scene still more solemn. TThen He bowed His head 
 and gave up the ghost, the veil of the temple was 
 rent from the top to the bottom, and the earth did 
 quake and the rocks were rent. It seemed that all 
 nature sympathized with her suffering Lord. The plan 
 that God had so wonderfully devised for the redemp- 
 tion of the world was so majestically grand and glo- 
 rious, that the angels in heaven were struck with as- 
 tonishment at the wonderful condescension and love 
 of Christ and amazed at the incarnation of that object 
 they had so long adored. O, reader, if the angels 
 were deeply impressed with the glad tidings of the 
 salvation of the human race, how much more should 
 we be interested that are looking for so much benefit 
 from it? 0, reader, it was the Holy Spirit that moved 
 the prophets to prophesy of the coming Messiah, the 
 Son of God, and it is the same blessed Spirit that 
 reveals Christ to us, and Jesus Christ can never be 
 known to the redemption or salvation of any soul 
 but by the revelation of the Holy Spirit, for it is 
 the " Spirit that beareth witness with our spirits " that 
 we are God's children. O, then, let us take courage 
 and gird up the loins of our minds and fix them on 
 that inestimable gift that God has given to save lost 
 sinners. TTe may expect trials and tribulation as we 
 pass on our heavenward journey, yet God's grace will 
 
20 CHRIST COMFORTETH HIS DISCIPLES. 
 
 be sufficieDt for every trial, nor will He withhold any- 
 thing that is for our good. Then we may with confi- 
 dence and patience expect all that God has promised, 
 " even to the utmost." Salvation, justification and 
 glorification of soul and body will be given unto all 
 God's children when " Christ shall come with His holy 
 angels to judge the world." 
 
 O, dear reader, hast thou ever thought of the price 
 that was paid for thy soul, that thou mighst be re- 
 deemed from the curse of the law and the yoke and 
 bondage of sin and eternal death. O, it cost the 
 precious blood of Jesus Christ. Silver and gold can- 
 not redeem a soul from death, but it must be " a price 
 of infinite value." God's righteousness required it. 
 If created things could have redeemed man Jesus 
 would not have had to been offered. God would not 
 have had to give up the brightest jewel of heaven. 
 No, nothing short of the price that God required, " a 
 Lamb without spot, perfect, without a blemish," could 
 be a sufficient ransom or oblation for the sins of the 
 world. O, reader, hast thou ever considered the value 
 of the precious blood of Christ? The imagination of 
 man, with all his powers of intellect, cannot fathom 
 it nor calculate its infinite worth. It was the Lamb 
 of God that was required for a sin offering; the Lamb 
 that was given from the foundation of the world, per- 
 fectly pure in soul and holy in life; " Jesus, the Lamb 
 that beareth away the sins of the world." Yes, it 
 
CHEIST COMFORTETH HIS DISCIPLES. 21 
 
 was the Lord Jesus that was appointed in the wisdom 
 of God and sent into the world to be a Prince and 
 Saviour, to give repentance and remission of sins 
 to all that will obey the truth by believing in Him. 
 He was chosen of God to be the Saviour of all men. 
 There is no other name given under heaven amongst 
 men whereby we can be saved but the name of Jesus 
 Christ, who is the founder of the Church, the pillar on 
 which it stands, and as Jesus was the chosen of God, 
 we need have no doubts of the power and sufficiency 
 of His merits to save to the uttermost all that will come 
 to Him for life and salvation; for all that are united 
 to Christ are accepted and made heirs of heaven; 
 made members of that glorious body. Jesus took 
 upon Himself the nature of man and laid down His 
 precious life for all mankind, without respect of per- 
 sons; yea, equally for all, for every man, and on the 
 third day after his crucifixion and burial he rose from 
 the dead and showed Himself for many days to His 
 disciples and others, and then ascended to heaven, 
 where He ever liveth to make intercession for us, and 
 will continue to be the Mediator for the whole human 
 race to all eternity. There is no forgiveness of sins, 
 no salvation, but through Jesus Christ, and throughout 
 the Scriptures His passion and death is considered a 
 sufficient atonement, and all may find pardon and sal- 
 vation by the shedding of His blood upon the Cross. 
 No human being since the fall neither has nor can 
 
22 CHRIST C0MF0ETETH HIS DISCIPLES. 
 
 have merit or worthiness in or of himself to obtain 
 the mercy of God but by Jesus Christ; therefore, I 
 am bold to say, that pardon for sin and every other 
 blessing promised in the gospel have been purchased 
 by His sacrificial death, and it is given to every one 
 that believeth, not on account of anything they have 
 done or suffered, but for Jesus' sake, and through His 
 merits alone; for all these blessings are received, not 
 of works nor of suffering, but by faith in Jesus Christ. 
 Man is a free agent and is not impelled by any 
 influence either to do good or evil, but has it con- 
 tinually in his power to chose life or death, which is 
 set before him; therefore, he is an accountable being 
 and answerable for his own conduct in life, and on 
 this ground he is capable of being rewarded or pun- 
 ished. Every human being that has arrived at proper 
 understanding has the freedom of will, with a suffi- 
 ciency of light to direct his footsteps. This light God 
 has sent into the world, " a measure of which is given 
 to every man." It is not inherent in any man's nature, 
 but is graciously bestowed on man by Him who is the 
 true light and who enlighteneth every man that cometh 
 into the world. Jesus Christ made, by His once offer- 
 ing Himself upon the Cross, a sufficient sacrifice and 
 complete satisfaction for the sins of the whole world, 
 and by His loving and gracious spirit strives with and 
 enlightens all men and, consequently, all women, for 
 all are one in Christ Jesus, thus bringing them into an 
 
CHRIST C0ME0ETETH HIS DISCIPLES. 23 
 
 awakened state. Therefore, there is no plea, no excuse; 
 every human soul may be saved if it will, for God 
 has said that it is not His wish that any should perish, 
 but that all should repent and be saved. Then, if we 
 are not saved, it is our own fault. 
 
 O, dear reader, what more could Jesus have done 
 for us in this state of probation than he has done ? and 
 He is now gone to prepare a place for us, a mansion in 
 glory, at the right hand of God; yes, for all of eveiy 
 nation, kindred, tongue and people that accept Him 
 as their Saviour and Redeemer. 
 
 And now, dear reader, in conclusion, it is my most 
 fervent prayer that the divine favor may rest upon 
 thee, and mayst thou receive from the source of all good 
 whatever is calculated to make thee wise, happy, holy 
 and useful; walking near to God and letting thy light 
 shine not only by precept, but by example; con- 
 secrating thyself more fully to the service of our 
 blessed Master, who will amply reward all His ser- 
 vants and give them a crown of glory, a robe of right- 
 eousness and a harp of gold, so that they may join 
 the blood-washed millions in singing the new song of 
 glory to God and the Lamb that has redeemed us by 
 His blood. 
 
 LUZENE CHIPMAK