The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-06-04

abyss Of HIS death pains. There He vou me |
for HIS osn; and that I, His dearly purchases |
one, should not again be lost to Him. he had. !
iron nv earlies, years, given me His ceaselrss
care. Asch that He has done for me have al |
ready learned upon the esrth-nos | know more; |
and shall know still more in the future. when |
together we recount the whole. But nov have /
no time for this. Emotion within me is too
strong; nv heart will burst; must away TO !
Him. thank Him-if an capsule of thanking |
Him-if in this overpowering bliss thanksgiving |
be net swallowed up.
W.-Thou wilt see him, but not until He comes
to thee. Until then be patient I am sent to
tell thee thar such is His WILL
H.-Now l know for q certainty ths, am in
heaven, tor nv will yields itaelf implicitly to His
without . struggle. l had thought il wholly in. /.
supportabe not 20 see Him here. Yeti not on
iy bear il. but bear it cheeriuly. lie wills this
Il will il also. Other than this seems i'm
possible to me. So readily could We no, submit
below. But if thou art sent 10 me from Him,
| then must He have spoken with thee. Ne has
already spoken many words with thees
W.-Already many.
H.-Oh, thou truly blessed one canst thou
tell how it was with thee, when He, for she first
time, spake with thee,
W.-As is has hssn in ~ he.,t e~eh f.i
lowing time. l am using an earthly language
| with thee, in which these things cannot be de-
scrbed
Has thou sawest Him for the first time.
didst thou instantly recognize Himg
W.-lnstsntly.
H.-Hows By that particular glory in which
He sut.hines oil ansels'
VILE has need to cloths Himself in
splendor; we know Him without that.
| H.-DOst thou mean that will Immediately
1
| That is He?
| Whine OWL heart will tell thee.
| H.-Hsw will He really seem to me-severe
or gentle! Below, when cried to Him out OF
the darkness of my earth life, He eften answered
me with sterpness.
| W.-There below He 10 constrained to do this
with His best beloved. Here it is no longer ne
ceesary 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 nhute: on
earth We could not fathon it, A. little Can We DO
so here.
H.-Do there exist ansng YOU here dffsren
ces in glory and blessedness.
VIA sndees degrees but then the highest
to the ha%St s "" Ana Tx. aoes ssf si9sR ae~a
them tor He who ranks above the highest is
Himself the humbest of all. So, then. these
diversities become ewallowed up, and We are ali
one in Him.
H.-Lo, have often thought ne. if onl,
reach heaven, only dwell not with the enemies OF
the Lord, shall be content to be the very least
Of all there. Thou, nethought, woslds; soar in
q much higher circle, and our children also when
they left the earth. But then il only once in .
thousand yeys might be counted worthy TO see
the Lord-stiil methought it would be enough
for me.
W.-Be trustful Whom He receives, He
receives to glory. Knowest thou not by whs,
J wonderful way He has called US in His word!
H-well do know all that, and see with
what glory and honor He has crowned thee.
Betweenthine image in thy last sickness, and
that which now stauss revealed to ne between
, that perisnable flower and the heavenly blossom
what dfferencei No, this bloom upon thy
cheek can never fade; this light in thine ey-'
can never be dim; thv form shall never bea'
, ,he impress OF age Thns ever silt thou wander
about With me here, thou wilt show me the gio
~ Of these heavenly mansions, aud also wilt leat
me to those other blessed ones Who are dear .,
me.
W.-Thsu wilt zee them a. soon as thou has
seen the Lord.
H.-H0w delightful WAS it Of old when ",
sought our aged father in his cot! Our csrriag.
1 rolled up; all came running out before th'
house, and among the whole troop we sought frs
bis dear honored countepance. How much NOR,
delightful to see him here He whom the small
est favor filed with thanks to the givcr. wh'
could find beauty in eingle spire Of grass, wb'
q smiled at brighter sunbeam, who went forIl
80 joyfuly under the starry heavens, and adorec
4 the Creator of these ~orlds-what must he expe
risDce here, where the wonders Of Omnipotenc' c.
!, lie all open and unveiled before him, He wh,
in the client joy Of his heart thanked the Lor,
f,pu lie harok r =.
which was granted him on his weary earthway-
what thanks will he new pour forth to his Re
deemer! "We shall meet again" he said to m
= in bis last sick ness, as he pressed nv hand Nv
n shall meet again, and together thank God for II
:, grace"
i, W.-Thou wilt soon see him and thy uothe
also.
H.--Ny nothsr, VINO loved me With such un
, epeakable tenderness, and whom | have neve
. known! | was but three years old when los
. her. As she lay upon her death bed, and I "a
4 playing in the garden before the house, "Whs
a will become Of NV poor chd," she cried Goo
n mother a that man be. thy son has be
!. coms-an inhabitant OF heaven. Through tn
/, grace of God has this been effected, and slso b
the help OF Thy prayers. Is it not so!
II W.-It is even so. l have often spoken @
|. thee with thy father and mother.
I He K here.
n W.-Yes.
HI had not expected it. That, hoveve,
was wrong; Why am ] here? But the dea
souls whom | left behind me on earth, woul
It have some tidings of then; o- is the percer
u ticu of them lost to ~ until the momeat OF r.
' union?
y W.-This question thou mayest speedily n
' sver for thysef Look thither.
' HI DO so; but zee nothing.
d W-Look logger in this direction-and 20
}, win surely see. Dost thou see nov:
e H.-Perfectly. The place Is familiar to ms
d 1t is the church yard where placed thy mort,
part, which was given back to the earth. Th
= place became dear to me. ] often sought it, 40
d kneeng upon the grave, raised nv ewes hithe,
e ward to heaven, where We both are nov. Anon
= the beautiful trees and flowers. thought. ma
b she be wandering there, ann NJ trees and flower
4, shall her body rest here. So Q flower garden
and wilderness Of blossoms sprung up, and e'
" ~ beautiful thing which the anniversary brorgh
/, with it adorned thy grave.
i WI knew il well. Look sbithsr ward neu
n What seest thoa:
= H.-Near thy grave another is open. Tn
e church yard gate stands open, . corpse ia born
e forward; our children follow. Do We weep
is loved hearts, weep SO bitterly! Could ye &c
q US - We zee you, ye would not weep, or, At tn
a most only for longing. The body-my body
h is lowered; nov they cast handful of du.
o upon the cofia. The grave Is closed, nov res,
my dust by thine. Go home nov, ys loved onet
and nav the foretas,e of that heavenly peac
n which ue eniov glide to your souls Bat retur