The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-11-29
SUNDAY READING.

many eyes will shed tears as they
read it, "Grandpap," is dead!
Nearly every body in the Neosho
and Cottonwood valleys knew
"Grandpap," and knew him hut to
love him. Men, women and child
rem delighted to do him honor.
The boys loved Barney" just be.
cause he was Grandpap's hose.
Grandpap went where he pleased,
and every body thought it all
right. He was at home everywhere.
He was always happy himself and
made everybody happy about him.
Some old people make themselves
miserable for fear they are in the
way; but Grandpap never dream
ed of being in the way. He was
not in the way anywhere. Any
person who knew him would make |
room tor him. Why was he thus
beloved and honored? Not be-
cause he was rich or great, but be-
cause he loved everybody himself,
That charity which is kind was
perfected within him.
But Grandpap is gone; we shall
see him no more in this life The
people will miss him, miss him at
their homes, at the church. at the
camp and quarterly meetings;
miss his fervent prayers, his stir
ring exhortations, his story con-
corning his christian experience.
AHEAD winds" beat him back
from the heavenly shore for
long time; but he has rounded
the cape" at last, and "let go the
anchor within the vail, He is
''safe at home" We shall see
him in the "sweet by and by"
JESUS SINeISG.-Our little five
year old was sitting in his mas
sick room a few days ago quietly
listening to the wind whistling in
the keyhole. After a little he
looked up at his ma and said: do
you hear itr' His ma asked
what. "Why," said he, shat
noise the wind makes; that's Jesus
singing" Happy little Eddy,
who hears the voice of Jesus sing
ing in the winds of Kansas. May
he always hear Jesus singing as
he goes through the world. But
whom heard it, l asked myself
the question, how many heard the
wind to-day as music? Who but
. pure child could say ''that's Je-
sus singing" How much bright
or and happier this world would
be II we could always hear Jesus
singing; how much more we
would sing ourselves; how much
less would we complain. There
would be no "ill winds" in this
world il every ear was prepared TO
hear Jesus sing. Gods whole
creation is full of sweet music il
we only had ears to hear it.
CHRISTIAN AssURANcE.-How
very different are the thoughts
and feelings of christian to that
of an intidel or materialist as he
looks out upon the future. To
the one the future world is bright
and glorious, to the other it is
dark and gloomy. The clouds of
''maybe SO" rise up in impenetra-
BILE gloom before the man who
thinks upon a future world with.
out the rays Of revealed truth.
He may be learned, he may be
skilled in science, but unenlight-
ened by Gods word his ideas of
the future are vague and very
meagre. He does not know for
certain whether this short life ter
inmates his existence or not. He
knows something of physical life,
but nothing of spiritual life. He
knows that men live and die; but
when the question, "If man die
shall he live again?" is asked, he
answers, perhaps" This awful
uncertainty hangs like pail over
his whole future existence.
It is not so with the christian
believer. He knows something OF
spirit life. Gods spirit has COM
mnnicatsd with his spirit, and
WAked up new consciousness in
him. He has received draught
from the "wells of salvation" and
it springs up within him well of
Wster unto everlasting life. He
has "tasted the good word OF
God, and the powers Of the world
20 come" He knows that he has
"passed from death unto life."
This IL assurance; there is no
"may be so" about it. Face the
believer with tho question refer
red to above, and he answers, al
know that If this earthly honor of
my tabernacle was dissolved j have
Abuilding ofGod,a house not made
with hands, eternal in the heav-
ems" He can use this strong Ian
guAge because he has eternal life
abiding in him
Let mortals decide which is
best, the unbeliever's perhaps" or
the believers assurance" Shall
we live in hope and die in the
light of heaven, or live in doubt
and take n leap in the dark?