The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1852-02-24

comes to thee. Until then be pulicnt. ! am
sent to thee. to tell thee that such is his will.
II. Now / know for certainty that am in
heaven, for my will yields itself implicitly to his
without struggle. bad thought il wholly
insuppo,tablc not TO sec Him here. Yet not
only bear II, but bear it chcorf,ly. Hr wills
this, will it also. Other than this seems now
impossible to me. So readily could we not sub
nit below. But il thou arr sent to me from
Him. then must He hovo spoken with thec.-
lie has already spoken many words with thee?
W. Already many.
IL. Othou truly blesscd one! Cans' thou
tell how it ~as with thee, whca he for tho first
time spako with thee?
w. AS il has been in my heart each follow
ing time. am using an earthly language with
thee. in which these things canno' be described,
ii As thou sawest him for tho first time did
thou instantly recognize himi
w, Instantly.
H. How1-By the particular glory in which
he outshines all angclsl
w. He has no need to clotho himself in
splendor; we know him without that.
H. Dosi thou mean that will Immediately
recognize Him, without any one saying to me,
That is He?
w. Thine own heart will tell the.
II. How will he really seem to mo. severe or
gentle? Below, when | cried to him out of
the darkness of my earth life. he often ans
wcred me with sternness.
w. There below Ile is constrained TO do
this with his best beloved. Here, it is no lon
ger necessary; here there is no need that he
should do violence to his own heart; He can
give free expression to his love. This love is
infinite: on earth we could not iathom il, as lit
tic can We do so here.
II Do there exist among you hero differen-
cos in glory and blesse6ncss?
w. in endless degrees; but then tho high
est are even as the most lowly. so they stoop
down to tho hnmblest And this does he re-
qui-e Of them for He who ranks above tho
highest is himself the humblest of all. So.
then these diversities become swallowed up,
and we arc oil one in Him.
II. Lo, have often thought me- if only
reach heaven, only dwell not with the enemies
of the Lord, shall DO content t. be the very
last Of all there Thou. mcthought, wouldst
soar in a much higher circle, and our children
also when they left the earth. But then i only
once in thousand ycars, might be counted
worthy to sec the Lord-stl methought it
would be enough for me.
w. Be truslful. Whom He receives. He
receives to glory. Knowest thou no; by what
wonderful way He has called us in bis word
II. We'll do know all that, and see with
what elory and honor He has crowned thee
Between ,hnc image in thy last SICKNESS, and
that which now stands revealed TO me; between
that perishable flower. and the heavenly bios
som--wlat a difference! No. this bloom upon
thy cheek can never fade; this light in thine
ewes can never be dimmed; thy form shall nov
or bear the impress of age. Thus ever wilt
thou wander about with mo here, thou will
show me the glory Of these heavenly mansions.
and also viii lead me TO those other blessed
ones who are dear to me.
w. Thou wilt sec them as soon as thou has,
seen the Lord.
III. How delightful was it of old when we
sought our aged father in his cot. Our car
risge rolled up; all canho running out before
the house, and among the whole troop we
sought frst his dear honored countenance.-
How much more delightful TO see him herc! -
lie whom the smallest favor filled with thanks
to the giver, he who could find beauty in
single spire of grass, who smiled at brighter
sunbeam he who went forth so joyfUlly under
the sarry heavens, and adored the creator of
these worlds--what must ho experience here,
where the wonders of Omnipotence lie all open
aud unveiled before him! He who in silent
Joy of his heart thanked the Lord for his bene
fcence, and for the least refreshing which Was
granted him on his weary earthway
thanks will he now pour forth to his rcdcemer.
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last sickness, as he pressed my hand with all
his remaining strength, ''we shall meet again.
and together thank God for his grace"
w. Thou wilt soon SEQ him and thy mother,
also.
Ii. MY mother who loved me with such un-
spenkable tenderness, and whom have never
known | was but three years old when | lost
her. AS she lay upon her death bed. and | was
playing in the garden before the house. "what
will become of my poor child she cried. Good
mother. all that man can be, thy son has be-
come--an irhabiiant of heaven. Through the
grace of God has this been effected, and also
by the help of thy prayers. Is it not sol
w. It's even so have often spoken of thee
with thy father and mother.
ii Is X'|s horel
IL. had not expected ii. That however
was wrong: rhy am here? But tho dear
souls whom ] left behind mo on earth, I would
have some tidings If them lost to US until the
moment of reunionl -s
The question thou maycst speedily answer
for ihyself Look thither.
II. do SO; but see nothing.
w. Look longer in this direction-and you
will surely see. Dost thou sec nowl
II. Perfectly. The place is familiar to me.
II is the cburch.yard, whore placed my NOR
tai part. which was given back to the earth -
Tho place became dear to me; often sought
it, and kneeling upon the grave. raised my eyes
hitherward to heaven, where we both arc now
Among beautiful trees and flowers, thought.
may she te wandering there. Among trees
and flowers shall her body rest here. So
flower garden. and a wilderness of blossoms
sqrung up, and every beautiful thing which the
anniversary brought with il adorned thy grave.
w. knew it we'll. Look ththerward now.
What secest thoul
II. Near thy grave another is open. The
churchyard gate stands open, corpse is borne
forwards our children follow. Do ye weep,
loved hearts, weep so bit,crlyt Could ye see
US. as we SEQ you. yc would not weep or at the
most only for longing. The body--my body
is lowered, now they cast handful Of dust up
on the coffin. The grave is closed, now rests
my dust by thine. Go home now, ye loved