Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-11-08

Again, tnere IL comfort In thc tnoush
that alt our troubles are q revelation
Have YOU ever thought OF it in that con
nection?. The man who has never been
through chastisement is ignorant about
q thousand things in mis- soul he ough,
to know. For instance, here is a man
who prides himself on his cheerfulness
OF character. He has no patience with
anybody who is depressed in spirits
Oh, it is easy for him to be cheerful with
his fine house, his well-fiDed wardrobe
and well-strung instruments OF music,
and tapestried parlor and plenty ol
money in the bank waiting for an in
vestment. 1t is easy for him TO be
cheerful. But suppose his fortune goes
to pieces, and his house goes down IN
der
The sherff's Hammer,
and the banks will not have anything to
do with his paper. Suppose that those
people who were once elegantly enter.
tanned at his table get 30 short-sighte,i
that they cannot recognize him upon
the street. How then? Is it so easy to
be cheerful? 1t is easy to be Cheerful in
the home after the days work is done.
and the gas is turned on and the house
is full Of romping little ones. But sup.
pose the piano is shut because the fin
gers that once played it will no mere
touch the keys. and the childish voice
that asked 80 many questions Will ask
no more. Then is it SO easy?
When man wakes up and finds that
his resources are all gone he begins to
rebel, and he says, "God is hard; God
is outrageous, and he had no business
10 do this to me- My friends, those Of
us who have been through trouble
know what a sinful and rebellious
heart we have and now much God has
to put up with and how much We need
pardon. 1t is only in the light Of a
flaming furnace that We can learn our
own weakness and our own lack OF
Moral Resource.
There is also a great deal OF comfort
in the fact that there will be family re.
construction in a better place. From
Scotland, or En- gland, or Ireland, child
emigrates to this country. 1t is 4 very
hard parting, but he comes, alter a
while writing home as to what good
a.
sister comes, and another, and after
awhile the mother comes, and they have
time OF congratulaiiOn and Of very
pleasant reunion. Well, il is just 50
with our families; they are emigrating
to Il better land. Now, one goes out.
Oh. how hard it is TO part with hei;
and another, another, and We ourselves
will after awhile 60 over and then we
will be together. Ga, what a reunion.
Do You believe that2 EYES," you say.
You do not, You do not believe it as
you did other things Ii You did, and
with the same emphasis, why ii would
take nine-tenths OF your trouble oil your
heart. The fact is, heaven 10 many OF
US isa
Great Fog,
and is away of somewhere filled with
an uncertain and indetinite population;
that is the kind OF heaven that many Of
us dream abont, but it is the most trC-
mendous fact in all the univ.rse-this
heaven OF the gospel. Our departed
friends are not ailOat. The residence in
which you live is not 30 real as the resi-
dence in which you stay. You are
afloat; yoa who do not know in the
morning what will happen before night
They are housed and safe forever.
DON'T, therefore, pity your departed
friends who have died in Christ. They
do not need any OF your pity. You
might as well send letter OF coincidence
10 Qneen Victoria on her obScurily, or
to the Rothschilds GA their poverty, as
to pity those who have won the palm.
Do not say OF those who are departed,
"Poor Child" "Po Father" "Poor
Mother" They are not poor. iou
are poor-you whose homes have been
sca;t red. not they. You do not dwell
much with your families in this world.
All day long you are
OFF to business.
Will it not be pleasant when you can
be together all the while? II you have
had four children and one is gone, and
ANYBODY asks how many children you
have, do no. he 50 inlidel IL t) say
three. Say "Four-One in heaven
DO not think that the grave is unfrienG-
ly. You go into your room and dress
for some grand cntert iinment and you
the grave is only the place where we 20
to dress for the glorious resurrection,
and you will come out radiant morta!-
iiy, having become immortality. Oh,
how much coincidence there is in this
thought. expect to see my kindred
in heaven; | expect to see them as Ger
tainlv as expect to go home Tonight.
Aye, | shall more certainly see them.
Eight or ten will come up from the
Graveyard Back of somervilIe.
and one will come up from the noun
tains back ui Annoy, China, and another
will come up from the sea off Clpe Hat
teras, and thirty. will come up
from Greenwood and | shall
know them better than | ever knew
them here. and your friends-they NAV
be across the sea, but the trumpet that
sounds here will sound there. You
will come up on jus: the same day.
Some morn;ng you have oversight your
self, all YOU oppn your eyes anu see
that the sun is high in the heavens and
YOU say: IL have oversight and | must
b,u aad cit" So Won will open Your
eyes on the morning OF the resurrection
in the full blaze OF Gods light, and you
will say: BE up and away" oh, yes,
YOU will come up, and there will be a
reunion, reconstruction OF Your
family.
remark once more: Our troubles in
this world are preparative for glory.
What transition il was for Paul-irom
the slippery deck OF the laundering ship
to the calm presence of Jesus. What a
transition it was for Latimer, from
Tho Stake to a Throne.
What transition it was for Richard
Baxter, from the dropsy to the saints
everlasting rest. And what transition
il will be for you-from a world Of sor-
r,w to world Of JOY. John Holland,
when he was diving, SAID: "Wna,
means this brightness in the
room?" "Have you lighted the can
dles?" NO." they replied, I'VE have
not lighted any candles Then he said
"Welcome, heaven" the light already
beaming upon his p low. o, We who
are persecuted in this world, your enc
mics will get of the track after awhile
and all will speak we'll Of YOU among the
thrones, Ho, We who are sick now, no
medicines to take there, One breath OF
the eternal hills will thrill you with i'm