The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-05-16
LACHRYMALs.
coNTINuED FRoM THE FIRST PAGE.


ing the last twelve months. Their pray
ers for you ara ended. You tRke. up their
picture and try to recall the kindness
that once looked out from those old and
Wrinkled faces and spoke in such
q tremulOus voice, and you say 1t is a
good picture, but all the while you feel
after all it does not do justice, and you
would give almost anything; you would
cross the sea; you would walk the earth
over, To hear just one word from those
lips that few months ago used to call
you by your first name, though so long
yOu yourself have been parent. Now
you have done your best to hide your
grief. YOn smile when you do not feel
like 1t. Though you may deceive the
world, God knows. He looks down upon
the empty cradle. upon the desOlated
nursery. upon the stricken home, and
upon the broken heart, and says: This
Is the way l thresh the wheat; this Is
the way l scOur my jewels. Cast thy
burden on my arm and l will sustain
you. All those tears have gather ed In
my bottle"
But what Is the use Of having so many
tears IN Gods lachrymatOryp In thai
great casket OF vase why does God pre-
serve all your trOubles2 Through all
eternity what use Of great collection
of tearsp I do not know that they will
Oe kept there forever. / do not know
but that in some distant age OF heaven,
an angel of heaven may look into the
bottle, and find il as empty of tears ~
the lachrymals Of eHrthenware dug up
from the ancient city. Where have the
tears gone tor What spirits OF hell hath
been invading Gods palace, and robbed
the laehI ymatOriesp NOnel These were
sanetified sOrrOws, and those tears were
changed into pearls that now are set In
the crowns and robes OF the ransOmed, L
walk up to examine this heavenly cOrO-
net. cleaning brighter than the sun,
and cry, From what river depths are
these gems gatheTedp" And thousand
voices reply: "These are transmitted
tears from Gods BOTTLE" l see scepters
of light stretching down from the throne
of those who on earth were trOd OH Of
men; and in every scepter point, anu in
laid IN every star Of golden throne, be-
held an indescribable richness and lus-
ter, and cry: "FTOm whence this stTea-
ming light, these flashing pearls?'' And
the voice of the elders before the throne
aud of the martyrs under the altar, and
of the l44,000 radiant on CLASSY sea,
exclaim: TRANSMITTED tear+ from Gods
bottle" Let the ages OF heaven roll on
the story OF earth's pride and pOmp
long ago ended; the KOlI-in moor dia-
mOnds that made kings proud; the prec-
iOus stones that adorned the Persian
tiara and famed in the robes Of BabylO-
nian PROFESSIONS forgotten; the GOleOn-
do mines chaTred In the last cOnflagra-
tion; but firm as the everlasting hills
and pure as the light that streams from
the throne, and bright as the river that
flows from the eternal rock, shall CLEAN
and sparkle and flame forever, these
transmitted tears from Gods bottle.
Meanwhile let The empty lachrymatOry
of heaven stand forever. Let no hand
touch 1t. Let no wing strike 1t. Let no
collision crack 1t. Purer than beryl of
chrysOphrasusl Let it stand on the step
of JehOvah's throne, and under the arch
of the unfading rainbow. PassingdOwn
the corridors of the palace, the redeem
ed of earth shall glance at 1t and think
of all the earthly troubles from which
they were delivered, and say each to
each, THAT is what we heard of on the
earth. That is what the psalmist spoke
of. That Is Gods bother And while
standing there, inspecting this richest
invalid vase of heaven, the towers of
the palace dome strike up this silVery
chime: God hath wiped away all tears
from all faces" Wherefore comfort one
another with these words.