The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-08-27

appreciate the sympathy of loving
friends i'll our hours Of distress, how
much more ought we to value the SYM
pathy which the divine Son of God
gives every Christian heart. Without
the tears of Jesus. how vain would our
weeping be, Had He not wept, He
could not have given us the comfort we
needed when we mourned. But, since
lie has stood at the grave of Il friend,
aud Wept with those Who weep. lie
now knows the bitterness of soul that
sometimes takes possession of US. when
we stand where we must take a long
and silent farewell of those we; hold
most dear. 1t is said that il two pianos
stand Ill Il room, and one OF them he
opened and Il single note sounded. the
other will sound the same note in SYM
pathy. Now, if the strings Of piano
sound us if in sympathy, how much
more human heart strings, and if they,
how much more will the great heart of
Jesus throb in sympathy with those
who are III trouble. They are the ones
who are in need Of sympathy, and He
is quick to give it. Like the sea ane-
none, which feels the first returning
wave from the rock and throws out al
its tendrils, so the tender nature Of Jc-
sus will give forth it's sympathies at the
slightest sorrows of His loved ones. 1t
is I; sympathy that is tender, and deli.
cate, and sensitive. It is full, and stirs
the soul to it's lowest depths. How
many hearts have been led to have a
firmer trust in their Saviour because Of
His loving words. They come upon
the soul as does the sunshine upon the
deep darkness, driving it away; or us
the sun shines upon the morning mist,
gradually dispelliny it, until it rolls
away and is seen no more.
The words Of the text tell us there is
Joy III store for every Christian, even
when in sorrow. There is comfort for
the soul. 1t is to be freed from it's tri-
ais and burdens, from it's cares and
anXieties, from everything that gives it
pain and anguish. All this is told lis
when the heart bows under it's load OF
grief.
God does deal well with us. He
knows what we are unable to know here.
There is a good reason i'll Ills mind why
these distresses should come upon US.
There is a place i'll Gods great plan for
this event we observe to-day. There is
4 purpose in it which the Saviour is
trying to accomplish. What that is we
know not here, but we shall know here.
after. These seventies us we'll as mer.
cics are all preparing us to have the
divine nature, and to lie made like unto
Christ and to be filled with His pres.
ence and the joy of his salvation.
1t is natural that we should have 2
dread Of DEATH Our natures shrink
from it. But we may feel that death is
not such u terror after all. We may
| look at him only Us Il messenger come
to call us home. This passing from the
world is but a long vacation. Our tern
Of school here is closed. Death is the
Christians vacation morn. 1t is the
going home when the work is done
Why long for life here when we NAV
have it in heaven? And when oul
loved ones have passed .joyously from
our homes, why may we not follow
them to their resting places with our
nands hlled with flowers to scatter
along the way. Though the tears will
unbidden start, why may we not feel in
our hearts that 1t is well. 1t brings
heaven Infinitely nearer us when We
have loved ones there, and causes us to
think of it hot us some far off place.
but us II place very near.us; Il place III
N1lCll VIZ ItttC IlCNSAltsS.
| There is to-day another treasure add
| ed to those already there. Death has
borne to a brighter abode one who, /.
few days since, expressed Il wish to see
the dear God. One Who in the last
hours Of her earthly life tried to sing
| that Sabbath School song: II am Je
sus' Little Lamb" One to whom tile
guardianship Of angels seemed Il reality
The disciples found angels at the grave
Of Him they loved, and we might find
them too, but that cur eyes are too full
of tears for seeing.
This day is .one long to he reWem
bcred by many, If hot ALL. BY those Of
us outside the family circle, as Il time
when we laid to rest Il little one wei
known and loved. But to those With,
the loved circle a light has gone Out
! forever here on e:llth.
Though we love and cherish our little
ones with the full strength Of our nil
lures, yet Christ doves them too. HI
ye;;rns oyer them with more than :
mothers tenderness. Though we ma,
care for them with all the earnestnes
and ft1retlought we possess, UT Christ
in His Infinite love and mercy, show
more tender care foc them. lie take:
them to Himself, THAT they may unfolt
their hearts.and blossom more fully ant
perfectly than they can here.
We are all borne OIL in life like TIN
current Of Il might river. Nellie boa
had only glided through the playful mur
muring of the little brook and along tb
windings Of its grassy borders. TIL
flowers on the brink seemed TO otfe
themselves to her eager young hands
She was happy in hope and graspe,
with Joy the beauties about her. Blu
she had been taught whittier her bari
was tending. She knew of the blesse,
haven on the other side, of her Fathe
there and of the Good Shepherd. 1
Call came from the heavenly shore
Come hither ~ Angels have born
her to the better land before she wa
far out on the stream of life. God In
taken your little daughter to Himself
lie has left you with unfulhlled plan
III reference to her future. You live
in expectation of the joys you woul
have in seeing her develop into a goo,
and lovely Welnan. You expected muc]
from her love and friendship from lie
society as she grew up. But that is al
Nenied you here. You can trust lie
with your Saviour and her Saviour
OH! not III cruelty did lie take he
from fathers and mothers lovin
arms to those Of the Goou Shepherd
God has plans for Nellie's future, and
;; believe YOU have faith to feel how inf
, nltely greater are her advantages fo
development under her Heavenly F;,tl
! er's care, than here Oh eartll-in til
5 eompanioEship Of angels, than anon
!, the children Of earth. Heavenly minis
!, trations Can Go far more for her, tina
! the help of earthly friends. Your hon