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


more beautiful and quantity patheti
than Cotton Mather's description of tn
departure of his wife from earth to heav
en-: "The black day arrives. ha
never seen 50 black a day'in all the tim
of my. pilgrimage. The desire of M.
eyes is this day to be taken from me at
stroke. Her death is lingering ami
painful. All the afternoon of this da,
she is in the pangs of death and sensible
to the last minute or two before her lina
expiration. can not remember the dis
course that passed between us, only
HER DEvoUT SOUL
was full of satisfaction about her going
to state of bessedness with the Lore
Jesus Christ. AS far as my distress
would permit, I studied TO confirm heI
satisfaction and consolation. When
saw to what point Of resignation l was
called of the Lord, I resolved, with Hi'
help, to glorify Him. So, two hours be
fore she expired, l 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 would moi
touch it again. She afterward told me
that she signed and sealed my act o1
resignation, aud though before that she
had called for me continually, after thai
she never asked for me any more. She
conyersed much until near 2 in the after.
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 ed chapter of Isaiah
where he says: GAS the bridegroom re-
ioiceth 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. 1t
was great day when the King of Spain
took Mercedes, but it will be a greater
day when the Lord shall take his bride,
tho church, to himself A long time
ago they were afianced, but she has 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 q difference In
estate? 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 endow her
with his wealth and 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 sky, 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
20 We out to meet him" Then the
charioteers shall rein in their bounding
steeds of fire and.the King shall dismoun1
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 and cries: Drive on
Drive up!" and the clouds shall spread
their cloth of gold for the procession anc
the twain shall 60 through the gate;
triumphant, up The streets and then steE
into the palace at the banquet where
10000 potentates and principalitles ane
Nominations, cherubic and archangclif
with 10000 cleaning and uplifted chall
ces shall celebrate the day when lhs
King of heaven and earth brings home
his bride from the wilderness. Make
haste, my beloved. Be thou like to {
roe or young hart upon the mountains
of spices.