The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-13

congregation In Dr. Brunk's church, cor
ner of Lucas and Garrison avenues. The
following is verbatim report Of his re-
marks:
BUBJECT -"sHALL WE KNOW EACH oTHEI
IN HEAVEN"
The TRxT: II shall 60 to him." II
Samuel xii;23.
There is very sick child in the abode
Of David the King. Disease which stake
up the dark lane of the poor, and puts
its smothering hand on the lips and nos
trils of the man and master, also knocks
ut the palace door, and bending over the
pillow, blows into the face of young
Prince the frosts Of pain and death
Tears are wine to the King Of Terrors
Alas for David the King. He can nei-
ther sleep nor eat, and lies PROSTATE on
his face, weeping and wailing until the
palace rings with the outCry of woe.
What to him are Courtly attendants, or
victorious armies, or conquered provin'
ces, under such circumstances? What
to any parent is all splendid surround
ing when his child is sick? Seven days
have passed on. There is that great
house, two eyelids closed quietly, two
little hands folded, two little feet silent,
one heart still, The servants come to
bear the tidings to the King, but they
can not make up their minds to tell him,
and they stand at the door whispering
about the matter, and David hears them,
and he looks up and says to them: "Is
the child dead" eyes, heis dead" Da.
Vid rouses himself up, washes himself,
puts on new apparel, and sits down to
food. What power hushed that tempest
What strength was it that lifted up that
King, whom grief had dethroned2 Oh!
it was the thought that he would come
again into the possession of that darling
child. No grave-digger's spade could
hide him. The wintry blasts of death
could not put out the bright light. There
would be forger somewhere that, with
silver hammer, would weld the broken
limbs. In city where the hoofs of the
pale horse never strike the pavement he
would clasp again his lost treasure. He
wipes away the tears from his eyes, and
clears the choking grief from his throat,
and exclaims: II shall go to him"
Was David right or wrong? If we part
on earth, will we meet again in the next
world2 "Well," says some one, that
seems to be impossible" "Heaven is
30 large place we can never find our
kindred there" Going into some city,
without having appointed time and
place for meeting, you might wander
around for weeks, and for months, and
for years, perhaps, and never see each
other, and heaven is vaster than all
earthly cities together, and how are you
going to find your departed friend in
that country? 1t is 30 vast realm. John
went up on one mountain of inspiration
and looked off upon the multitude, and
be said, thousands of thousands" Then
be came up on greater altitude of in
3piration, and looked off upon it again,
and he said, "ten thousand times ten
And then he came on
higher mount of inspiration, and looked
)ff again, and he said, "a hundred and
iorty and four thousand and thousands
If thousands" And he came on a still
greater height of inspiration, and looked
gain and exclaimed: "a great multi.
ude that no man can number" Now |
Isk how are you going to find your
riends in such a throng as thal2 Is not
his idea we have been entertaining after
II myth, a whim, falsity? Or is it a
,ranite foundation upon which the soul
,ierCed of all ages may build a glorious
lopeP Intense question? Every heart
n this audience throbs right into it; and
here is in every soul here the tomb of
t least one dear. Tremendous question.
t makes the lip quiver and the cheek
ush, and the entire nature thrill. Shall
10 know each other there2 / get letters
lmost every month asking me to discuss
AAb huuJoOJ' SuJ lOJtOI III d DOluJ
cholarly hand, on gilt.edged paper, ask
lg me to discuss this question, and |
ay, "Ah that is curious man, and he =
ANTS curious question solved" But | !
ct another letter. 1t is written with a
hand, and on what seems to
9 torn out leaf of book, and here I
nd there is the mark of tear, and l g
", "Oh, that is broken heart and wants t
, be ComfOrted." The object of this I
,rmon is to take this theory out of the I
'gion of surmise and speculation into |
le region of positive certainty. People
y it would be very pleasant if this doc. b
inc we're true, | hope it may be true. Il
srhaps it is true. wish it were true. v
ut I believe l can bring an aCcumula- c
IN of argument to bear upon this sub. n
ct which will prove the doctrine of fu. c.
re recognition as plainly as that there o
any heaven at all, and that the kiss of v
union at the celestial gate will be as u
'rtain as the dying kiss at the door of d
10 sepulcher. Now, when you are go. t
g to build a ship you must get the b
ght kind OF timber. You lay the keel, Il
I'd make the frame. work of the very G
'st material, the keelson, stanchions v
ank shear, counter timber, knee tran 81
ms, all of solid oak. You may build a &c
ip of lighter material, but when the II
clone comes Oh it, it VIII go down. W
w, we may have great many beauti. m
theories about the future world, built to
t Of our own fancy, and they may do b,
long as we have smooth sailing in the ht
rid; but when the storms of sorrow la
ne upon us, and the hurricane of nj
sth, we will be swamped and found in
ID. We want a theory built out of W
} solid oak of Gods eternal word. 70
e doctrine Of future recognition is not de
often positively stated in the Word of th
d as implied, and you know, my l
'nds, that is after all, the strongest su
'de Of Affirmation. Your friend trav. tn
In foreign lands He comes home.
does not begin by arguing with you dis
prove that there are such places as lie
nidlon, and Stockholm, and Paris, and EG