Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-04
GAZETTE.
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The annexed extract Is so beautiful that by
every one, who reads it, lt viii be preserved
lt Tell from the lips OF Rev. DR. Charles
", WIdswOTtn S.So Of PhiladelRhla Thetsxt taken
"As 4 shock Of corn cometh in its season -
In His moral tillage, The sald," God cnltl-
Yates many gO.0eTS, seemingly only for their
exquisite beauty and fragrance. For when
bathed In soft Sunshine they have burst into
blossom, then the Divine Hand gathers them
from the earthly fields to be kept in crystal
vases In blessed mansions above. Thus little
children lie some in the sweet bud, some in
fuller blossom but never too early to make
Heaven fnirer and swceter with their lmmOr-
tai bloom.
'Verily, to the eye OF Faith, nothing Is
falrer than the death Of young cliIdrani Sight
and sense indeed recoil from It. This flower,
that like breathing r0se filed heart and
home with an exquisite delight, alas we are
stricken with sore anguish 70 find its stem
broken and the blossom gone. But unto Faith,
eagie-eyed beyond mental vision, and winged
to mount Ike the singing lark over the fading
rainbow unto the blue heaven, even this Is
tOuchingly lovely y
"The child's earthly ministry was well done.
for the rose does Its work as grandIy in bios
som as tne vine with its fruit. And having
helped to sanetifY and lift heavenWard the
very hearts that broke at Its farewell, lt has
gone from this troublesome sphere ere the
winds chilled or the rains stained 1t leaving
the world it blessed and the skies through
which 1t passed still sweet with its lingering
fragrance, to its glory aSSan eVeT- unfolding
flower In the blessed garden Of GOd Surely
prolonged life on earth hath no boon like Ahib-
FOR such mortal lOvelindsS t0 put ON htrhof4
tality-to rise from the carnal with SO little
memory of earth that the. mothers cradle
seemed to have been rocket In the house of
many mansions-tO have no experience of
wearied mind and chilled Affections, but fl ON
child'5 joyous heart growing up into the
power OF an archanRelic intellect Ito be rap
lured as blessed babe through the gates Of
Paradise Ahl this is better than to watch as
an old prophet for the car Of fife IN the valley
Of Jordan. ...... ......- ...l.'
Surely, God Is wise in all His works And
even amid our tears will we rejoice in this
harvest feast, that among us, as elsewhere, He
gathers SO largely tie flowers in their season.
And as OF hOwers SO of fruits in their orler,
and after their kind each 'cotneth in season
Some fruits ripen .esgly. Scarcely ,llass the
delicious June poured its fuiig glory ove 1eartii
,e. e some rare and delicious species are already
ripened. And some TiPen later. There are
trees that % btA hVaI bVOssOhliI1l midsltnbt
And there are fruits that remain hard add
unsavOry till God shakes them in the wild
AutumOal wind, and treats them with the
dstTessfull ministry OffTest. Aud 20 il ia, in
the spiritual-sOuls develop and mature
differently. some are ready Tor gathering al
lifes early Summer; some C0ne. InOAg 10 the
caring till the time of the latter rain. And
God watches carefully that each shall come in
in his season. We indeed sometimes talk Ol
'untimely dealhs Of young Christians, removed
too early from spheres Of usefulness, as, II the
Omniscient Hns5andman did not know when
His imnlOrtSl gIaPes are purple Snd His corn
in the ear. Surely, God does the whole thing
wisely, gathering each spiFitual gToWth just a,
il comes into condition for lie immortal Nsea
"Oh, thought beautiful and comforting
Death is not destruction, bat haTVestmG-ths
gathering from fields Of mortal tllIage Tiro
fruits in their season. And Why then. should
our harvesi-feast be sad over garnered immOn
taiity Why should his sweelly tOllisg bel
filling thetroubled earthly aifs with gentll
sound 10 aiaFtls and apppl the trqslful spirit,
God strenthen your hith 30 10 behold thi
mysterious thing in light from Heaven tha
its dark veil shall seem transparent, and fac'
With sOlt eyes lOON forth hlloViRg audi AhSishb ~
The, face Of an, angel. 4arNW AksANN wv
"DNath is not destruction !, Death is no
even dt,Hayl Death is harvesting Here y,
this. of dis,9OnsOlate hearts I've parents from
whose house, ,SoId sweet children have beer
rudely parted h,'ar ye this The balOYe1 hatl
gone down into, His gTdeq. t9 gatPel
IiIiesl Ye children who hASs. lOst rRsetsC
parents, and whose life is chilled in the SHADOW
Of that dread lhing-orphanaee-hear ye this
As a shock of corn cometh in his:seasOB,' 80 ar
matured souls gathered 70 the garner Of God