South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-11-14

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there be any more pain: for the formel
things are passed away" There, our
souls shall be no longer wrung with
grief; for the last keel Of death will
have sounded in our ears, and the try.
ing conflicts Of mortality will have
come TO an end. The straines OF
mourning will be turned into the rap
lures OF joy--pain will give place to
pleasure will be succeeded
by uninterrupted health the wrinkles
" age will be exchanged for the bloom
of youth-and death viii yield to ev-
erlasiing life. In Heaven we "shall
hunger no more, neither thrs! any
more neither shall the sun light on US,
nor any heat. For the Lamb which
is in the midst oflhe throne shall feed
US, and lead US into living fountains Of
water" la that bIissfal abode, trou-
bles and difficulties will be entirely un-
known--tlie voice OF discord will nev.
er be heard--the wild shrek Of des-
pair will never be uttered-but all will
be peace and harmony, and melody,
and love. Sin will have no admission
there. Its poisonous blasts will never
be permitted 10 well amidst the sweet
groves of paradise. Holiness will form
our character praise will be our en-
Iployment and delight, and joy will b
our constant guest. There, too, we
shall dwell with our saviour 10 the
mansions Of his "Falher's house."
whittier he is now gone to prepare
place for US. Father said he shortly
before he left this world Of sorrow, Il
will that they also which thou has,
given me, be with me where I am
that they may behold my glory which
thou hast given me ; for thou Iovedst
me before the foundation ofthe world.'
Which language, together with his
own declaration 10 his disciples, not
long before he bade them adieu. sAnd
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will come again and receive you unto
myself that where l am we may be
also,' leads Us to conclude that we
shaltbe 10 his immediate presence, and
likewise, that we shall enjoy the socie-
ty Of each other ia the kingdom OF
heaven. VIVA. glorious privileges will
these be-! How trancendently delight.
fui to be absent from this theatre Of
misery and distress and to be present
with the Lord, where we shall see him
face to face. And how unspeakably
pleasant it will be to meet again our
departed friends: to be reunited to
dear father, or to a fond mother,
or some other beloved relative, around
whose dying bed we once stood in all
the agony Of grief, whom we then babe
an affectionate farewell, and whose ex.
piring groans pierced our souls with
anguish too deep for nature to have
long sustained. And our meeting
there will be ito part no more." II will
last forever. And whilst eternity
shall roll its ample rounds, it will find
US still together in those happy
coarts. Aad not only shall we enjoy
the presence Of our Saviour, and OF
our much loved friends, but our minds
will be filled with all the treasures OF
knowledge. Feeble and faint are our
conceptions of the most simple things
by which we are surrounded. The
powers OF our discerning faculties are
circumscribed within narrow limits
Our highest attachments are but the
mockery Of knowledge. In vain do
we endeavor to unfold the process Of
the operations Of nature. Futile are
our boldest attempts to scan the ma
chinery Of the universe. The plane.
tary world and subterranean fires, are
equally mysterious to our comprehen-
sion. The clouds that hang aloit in the
air, the deafening thnnders that roll in
their bosoms, & the lightnings that flash
furiously across their scowIing fronts,
are but imperfectly understood. The
providence Of God, even ifil be viewed
by the light Of revelation, is, to US, an
almost insolvable enigma. But in
Heaven the scales of ignorance shall
fall from our eyes, the few faint CLEANS
of Intelligence that occasionally fitted
athwart our minds, will swell, into
flood of light, and expand to all eler-
nifty. The glorious plan Of redemp-
lion will be revealed more fully !; and
as its unrivalled beauty and excel
lence shall break upon our vision,
new delights, and new raptures Of joy,
will be impaired 10 our souls. We shall
thea ssknow even as we are known."--
Blessed state May countless myriads
enjoy its tichrewards.-S. Churchman.
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