The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-07-31
Family lsciluion

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scotland. or England, ~ Ireland child
eInlgraics 10 ais country. IL j. very
hard parting. but hc comes, after while
writing honc as Ia W hat good land u
H. Another brother comes. and another
and after u while the mother comes. and
after while the father coines. and now
they are all here. and they have time
col great cun2ralnntion aud u yer, pleas
amt reunion. Well. ii is Just 80 with our
families; they are eni a.rting towards n
better land. Now, one goes out. oh,
how hard IL j. TO part with him, An
other goes. oh. how hard il i to part
with her, Aud another another. and
we ourselves will after while 20 over
and then we will be together. On " hat
IA reuion. DO YOU believe that "les."
You say. Oh. You do not. lon do not
believe il rs YOU beieXe other things. Ii
YOU did. and with the same emphasis.
why ii would take nine tcnths OF your
trouble OF your heart
The fact j., heaven 10 many of us il n
great log. Ii j. away of somew here.
filled with IN uncertain and indcii-
mite population. That is the Mind Of
heaven that many OF us dream about !;
the universe this heaven OF The gospel.
Our departed friends are not ahoat.-
The residence in which YOU live il not
80 real a. the residence in Which they
stay. You are afloat. you who do not
know in the morning what will happen
before night. They are housed and safe
forever. DO not, therefore, pity Your
departed friends who have died in Christ
They do not need any OF your pity.
on might as well send letter of con-
dolcnce to Queen Victoria on her OBJ
security, or TO the Rothchsilds on their
poverty, rs 10 pity those who have won
the palm. DO not say of those who are
departed "Poor child r poor father,'
F." Poor mother" They are not poor.
\ on are poor YOU whose homes have
been shattered. not they. You do not
dwell much with your families Ia this
world. All day long YOU ale Off to bu-
sincss. Will it not be pleasant when
you can be together all the while? VI
you have had four children and one is
gone, aud any body asks how many chill
dren YOU have. do not be so infdel rs 10
say three. Say four one in heaven
DO not think that the grave j. unfriend-
w. lon 20 into your room and dress for
some grand entertainment. and Won
come forth beautifully appareled and
the grave is only the place where we 90
TO dress for the glorious resurrection.
and we will come out radiant. mortal
lify having become Immortality. Oh :,
how much coincidence there j. i'm
III s thought, ! expect to see my kind
rel in heaven = expect 10 see them as
H..,. ~. 4
Il We shall more certainly see them
T. Fl or ten will come mp from the
" iv,-yard back of Somerville. and one
will lme up from the mountains hack
of A nony. China. and another will
come mp from the sea or Cape Iiaiteras.
and III irty will come up from Green
wood. and ! shall know them better
than Yer knew them here. Aud vour
friends they may be across the -ca. hui
the tram pet that sounds here will sound
there y on will come mp on inst the
same day Some morning you have
oversight cure (, and you open sour
eyes and :, c fh"t The -nn j. high in the
heaven. ano YOU say. Il have oversight.
and must cup aud awav.r Soyou will
open your, yes on the ing Of res
direction, in the full blaze Of Gods light,
and YOU vii say. q / must be up and
away" Oh. YES. YOU will come np.
and there w u be n reunion. u recon-
struction of your family. | like what
lIalburton, TIA ink il as-good old Mr..
Haiburton SAIL in his last moments !:
II thank God that ! ever lived. and
that have a fat her In heaven. and n
mother in HEAVIER and brothers in ,,eay-
on and eiefprs I'm hpaycu mud a., no
ing up to see them"
l remark once n ore: orr troubles in
this world are p 'epaartiye for glory.
What a transition il WAS for Panl = from
the slippery deck Of "A laundering shin
to the calm prcsei ce of Jesus! What a
transition il was for Iatimcr- from the
stake 10 a throne, What transition il
was for Robert Hall from insanity TO
glory! What a tran siiion il was for
Richard Baxter-from The dropsy TO the
saints everlasting rest" And what a
transition it will lie for you-from a
world of sorrow TO u world of JOY. John
Holland, when he was diving, said Il
Nv hat means this brightness in the
room! Have you ligiittd the candles Y
mo" they replied, 1--WE have not liz hted
any candies Then he said he, "Wel-
come heaven" The lig.it already beam
ing upoh his pillow. Oh! we who are
prosecuted in this world. Your enemies
ill get of the track aft n "a while, and
all will speak well of YOU among the
thrones. Ho! We who arr sick now no
medicine 10 take there. On. breath of
the eternal hills will thrill you with i'm
mortal vigor. And yc who are lonesome