The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-04-03

w NV shihh L. cfei ieau anything
more beautiful and quantity pathetic
than Cotton Mather's description of the
departure of his wife from earth to heav.
en-: "The black day arrives. l had
never seen 50 black day IN all the time
of my pilgrimage. The sire Of my
eyes is this day to be taken from me at a
stroke. Her death is lingering and
painful All the afternoon of this day
she is in the pangs of death and sensible
to the last minute or two before her final
expiration. / can not remember the dis.
course that passed between us, only
HER DEvoUr SOUL.
was full of satisfaction about her going
to n state Of blcssedness with tho Lord
Jesus Christ. AS far as my distress
would permit, studied 10 confirm her
satisfaction and consolation. When l
saw to what point of resignation was
called of the Lord, resolved, with Ills
help, to glorify Him. So, two hours be.
fore she expired, kuelt by her bedside
and took into my hands that dear hand,
the dearest in the world, and solemnly and
sincerely gave her up to the Lord.
gently put her out of my hands and laid
away her hand, resolved that l would not
touch it again. She afterward told me
that she signed and sealed my act of
resignation, aud though before that she
had called for me continually, after that
she never asked for me auy more She
conversed much until neaE 9 in :h. sfter-
noon The last sensible word she spoke
was to her weeping father: Heaven,
heaven! will make amends for ALL"
Now let US be faithful in this relation
of which have been speaking. Do you
want to know what the Lord thinks of
it? Read the 62d chapter of Isaiah
where he says: "As the bridegroom re.
joiceth over the bride, go shall thy God
rejoice over thee" There is a wedding
coming which will eclipse all the prince
ly and imperial weddings the world ever
saw. 1t was great day when Napoleon
took Josephine. 1t was great day
when Henry VIII. led Anne Boleyn
over the cloth of gold on the street, cloth
of gold reaching up to the palace. Ii
was great day when the King of Spain
took Mercedes, but it will be greater
day when the Lord shall take his bride,
the church, to himself. A long time
ago they were aiiianced, but she as been
down in the wilderness. He has written
her again and again aud the day of mar.
riage is fixed. She has sent word to
him. He has sent word to her. But,
oh, was there cvere such difference in
estate2 The King on the one side, the
bride of the wilderness, poor and perse-
cuted; on the other The wealth of the
universe on one side, the obscurity Of
the ages on the other. The pomp Of
heaven on one side, the poverty Of earth
on the other. But he will cndow her
with his wealth aud raise her to sit with
him on throne forever.
Come, thou bridal morn of the ages
Come and there shall be the rumbling
of great wheels, great chariot wheels,
down the say, and there shall be riders
ahead and mounted cavalry behind, the
conquerors Of heaven on white horses.
Clear the way! a thousand trumpets
blare. "Behold the bridegroom cometh,
60 ye out to meet him." Then the
charioteers shall rein in their bounding
steeds of fire and,lhe King shall dismount
from the chariot and he shall take by the
hand the bride Of the wilderness, all the
crowded galleries of the universe the
spectators. Ring all the wedding bells
of heaven. The King lifts the bride into
the chariot aud cries: "Drive on
Drive up!" and the clouds shall spread
their cloth of gold for the procession and
the twain shall 60 through the gates
triumphant, up the streets and then step
into tho palace at the banquet where
10000 potentates and principal;ties ard
Nominations, cherubio and archangclic
with 10000 cleaning and uplifted chali-
ces shall celebrate the day when tho
King of heaven and earth brings home
his bride from the wilderness. Make
haste, my beloved. Be thou like to a
roe or young hart upon the mountains
of spices.