Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1861-02-15


The following extract from one Of the lee
tures Of DR.. Cumming vas handed to rs by
ffiend' It's eloquent tones fall upon tho
ear and the heart ike q strain &C aDeel-rnins-
trelsy- The Lecture is upon Daniel xii, 1s-
Imagination viii Sud its 1est; intellect
its rest; prophet aud patriarch and evan list
Will 1ud their rest; we shall have all the
heart yearniuss grltited. all The mind 5 de-
slFes net; and u we enter into that blessed
rest, and taste Of its JOY, aud End III broken
circles restored anu a. those We called lost
waiting forus, we shall be astonished that
we groped, aud loved to srope IN tits dark,
damp crypt that we call The present world
aud that we did not long to go Up INTO that
glorious sun-lit cathedral, the high alter of
which IS the Son OF God, ia which the song
never ceases. IN which there shines the light
OF an everl.stins, Sabbath; III Which theresis
no need of the sau, NOR OF the n61n, tor the
giory VI Ged and ct she Laipb are the light
Thereof, Such the IS the rest that enl.silett
Tor the people Of God. llls ex-
preston, = hbu shaltrest, means also, Thou
shalt be Tree from al troubles and grlet, and
aches, and Ills that Hesn is liesr q. These
are the progeny Of sin; butin that blessed
sabbath, that glorious lest, weslsal Il b fee
t49tAt i'll " $50 life VIII te y ~ , 1h ~
sunshine wi not seofeh, nor be interrupted
by 4 transient cloud nor know ! western de-
ciellsion; there will Be q riyer that makefh
glad the city OF oll tSosl; there Will be rest,
cljoSnept, peace, iisoss "a tl.at dis
turbs for the gates of glory That fet the
Christian in, shut out all the cares, ills, and
aches that the christian has long been keirto.
No wave of trouble will fall into that beanti-
full and peaceful bay the spent and remote
sound OF it from farsOH only will be heard;
and the sense of past trouble viii only add
to the Intensity OF present enjoyment. The
promise TO Daniel, Thou shalt rest implies
"1hou ST alt rest from all sickness, from dis
ease, from death from sin; thou shalt rest
forever. In the language of the prophet,
The inhabitants shall not say any more,
am sick" Headaches and heartaehes viii
be unknown Those Of us who have health,
oh how thankful should we he I do not be-
lieyc that any one knows the blessing Of
health except those that, like Job; say in
the morning, Would God it were the even
ing" aud in the evening" ''Would God it
were the morning" There will be uninterrupt
ed health, perfect freedom from all sickness,
from ars, from death, You viii rest, final-
ly, fromal the assaults of Satan, all the temp
tatiOns of the Wicked One; from all that Gun
lead Sou to diverge or to go astray, orto do
what is sinful and unholy in the sight God
What grand tn. ught, that every sabbath
brings us nearer to this rest Each sabbath
is like the wave of the advancing tides of the
sea, kissingthe shore. preliminary Of the ap-
proach of the whole weight OF grandeur of
the ocean. y = Such is the rest before as.
Broken.hearted ones, there is healing for you.
Rachel, weeping for yons children, because
they are not, there is the restoration Of them
for you Ye who are weary and heavy la
den with tins worlds burdens, there is rest
for you. Ye who are sick and Suffering, aud
know not what health is, be patient; there is
an issue out Of it, a glorious dcliverrace, a
blessed rest. Let rs draw on the future for
little sunshine in3the present You may
draw from that mex xhaustible capital and you
will find that the present will be lightened
in its load, as The future comes in to cheer
and to comfort you"