Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1864-09-01
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RELIGIOUB

THE BHArrrio VIsroN.- Hopes wore mos
enteriained Of Ernest's recovery. It wa.
Thought that, by means OF the relief which haC
been afOrded him. he might continue to breath
till the disease should have spent itself, and al
throat be restored to q healthy condition. Bu
GOD willed IL otherwise. Phe relief gained
from the operation was only temporary. Ant
seon his distress was greater than ever. Hs
suffered much during tha night; and, as the
morning dawned, be was evidently dying. His
signt ana hearing were dulled, but he still un-
derstood apressure of the haud, and return cd
u with his own loving glance Of recognition
his father wrote in large, plain letters, ssHeav-
On VIII bs your home, my precious darlinsl''
| and held the paper up before him, He rea d
10, smiled most sweetlY, and pressed his faith
er,s nand affsctionattly. He fingered thus for
several h0urs, wnen his bresthing grew shorter
aud shorter, aud finally esaaed altogether. His
| physician, who had tended him deyotedly day
and night, said to his weeping father, "He Il
gonei'' and the father left the room TO comInn-.
nicate the sad tidings to the waiting and sor-
rowing mother. But as the doctor was laying
the sweet Young head on the pillow and, cros-
| sing she little hands on the breast, was sbouI
70 loaye the body to its last feposs he discover.
ed slight tuttering at the heart. "A sudde q
nope Inspired him to make one last effort foI
the resnscitation OF the child, in whom be
was de5piy Interested. His experience thought
MN thai the means used 10 rsviye a drownin q
person, might prove effectual in this ease aud
ne vigorously applied thes means, at the same
Tune removing the distractions from the throat.
a'nnoat to his own surprise he was successful.
the air sss admitted to the lungs once more.
ana Ernest breathed again. Tho father, who
nad been absent from tie room about three
minutes, returned to lad is child vel alive
And now occurred glorious ane wonderful
veil.''
Altar draxgi,s, t.,., L....L . ~ :.
ma consciousness. and came back to life with
= smile on bis face SO radiant, so peculiar, that
tne Deholders we're struck with amaxsmeut.---
he folded bis hands on bis breast, and moved
MS iips rs II In alteration. Then fixing an In
Tense gaze on those around him, he seemed TO
say something to them. But he was speech
1855: " Wnere have you been7" said the doc
TOT Instantly, anxious to know where the spirIt
hsd reen in thst death of three minutes. Err
nest eagerly pointed upward, and then mad
tne sign OF the cross ou this palm of his hand.
AIS father was too much agitated to underst and
him, aud he repeated these signs with intense
aagerness. His face shone with meaning, as
Il tnough speeehless, he must tell what he hs d
seen. Again he signed the sign of the cross,
aud then with bis finger he made as though be
would pierce the palms Of his hands, and draw
ing up bis feet In the bed, he tried to pierce
thssn also. "He means his crucified Sayiour,''
said the doctor, and the child almost laughed
forJoy that hs was understood. He nodded; he
smilsdi again and again he showed the pierced
hands and feet, till exhaustion compelled him
to rest, and he lay slill with the radiance of
Heayen's own joy lighting up his features.
Those pierced hands aud feetl oh how they
glowed In bis soul and shone in hls facel Not
symbolic, tor his artless child nature had no
idea OF symbols bat real sctuaIi SO near, SO
present to him In that short interval when his
soul was just parting from the body, that when
he awoke, he was flled, ied to oyerfowing,
with the bissful sghti The Saviour, in Hia
crucided bodyi The Saviour, as be stood in the
midst Of the disciples, the door being shut, End
said unto them, ~Peacs be unto youi Behoid d
my hands and my feetl" So the Saviour stood
by our child's dying had, and when his eyes
were released fram the load OF clay, they ssss
the beatihc yisionl and he came back to tell
us Of the sighn Truly we now knew the mean.
ing of the Apostles words. aTe depart and be
with CHRISTIE ssAbsent from the body, aud
present with the Lord" And truly 1t was for
our profit that the sainted child was suffered to
return to the bodyl To him it was only the re-
newal Of suffering and meek endurance for a
short season, before he eshouid go to be forever
with the LoTdI H4- ftF alfe 4 "a
lie iTyed for twolye hoass afeoF his alnriuas
testimony to bis Saviour. AS his father sat by
bis bedside, watching the lamp of life flicker
ing TO and ro, he thought of young manhood,
with all ito temptations and pefiis; and much
~ ne loved nis precious son, he could not wish
that he should return to an evil world, after
the wonderful experience of Heaven that had
been his. Aud so be was taken from us; our
brave, bright Ernesij our noble. hearted, gen :
tls, loving, Christian boyl Ho died as Chris.
tian horoea die, rejoicing to suffer with Christ,
that thsy may also bs gIoritad together
ssCaim on tho bosom of thy God, III
Young spirit, resi- thee nowi aas ,la
Esen while with us thy footsteps trod,
His seal was on thy brow. est n y
Dust, to its narrow house beneath, -se
Soul, to its place on highi
| They that have seen thy look in death,
No more may fear to die"
ERNRsr.