Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-03-28
ND, MARCH %, 1884.

capeQ-a1f1ctlOnS, heart-acheS. 1nel
are resting now free from all these
in yon bright world on high, who Car
tell the many vicissitudes of sad i'm
port our sister has escaped. She
gave herself to Christ in early life. she
trusted in Him; whatever may be oul
feelings, there is not cloud in hel
skye, she suffers no more. She is we'll
think of her as that Angel friend you
have at home i'll heaven; the Joy she
Experiences while at this moment We
speak of her death, True there is q
vacant place in the family groups, but
who can tell of the interest she mani
fest III you at present Think of her
as daughter, sister wife, friend from
which you are parted and will not SEE
for time few Years or longer, you
know where she is gone; you know
she is happy, she can not see you as
in the past and mingle in your social
talks, yet she is none the less near
you, and when these mortal eyes are
granted immortal vi,ion, Won will see
her among that happy throng' who
ascrlbe prais. to God continually
who redeemed them in his own pre-
cious blood We look at death too
far IN the distance, a vast chasm over
which We see not to the other shore.
do not mean actual death, when We
shall 60 out of this would, that may
be long time, who knows the hour,
| but how close death is. There is but
Il step between US and it. What. so
short space when have b Ell look
/ ing at the monster ever so far off: 1t
/ is as we have have already seen, the
same distance 10 all All do not die
at the same time hut as contiguous to
one stage of lie rs the other: no hui
man being, and from no point of being.
is death further off than step. \
solemn truth. Every moment We are
nearer dying not death. Remember
1t is not that We are going to die, but
the time of death. What imminent
peril TO the unprepared; how near
Judgment and It's consequence 5 to the
truly prepared, it is the fruition,
time OF reunion, as we'll as separation,
u reunion which las no end. If cur
friends die young We think of what
pleasure they would have been to us.
had they lived, how much god they
might have done, they have entered
INTO better life In every respect than
thl-, should We wish them back. would
We be cruel TO our loves who have
just preceded us. Although We can
not keep back the tears, We feel he
heart pangs, We miss them, o So much.
let Us IN the words of the scripture
say. ''When my hear. s overwhelmed;
lead me 10 the rock that is higher
than L. We are human, and only
see humanity Thank God. there is
support for us, something stronger
than We are, religion is sure founda-
ton, We find no comfort in ourselves,
we 20 to Christ, Rock Of Ages and
hear his words-read how be raised
the widows son. called TO Lazrus and
he came forth, and now that all shall
hear his voice i'll the last dav and
come 10 live again, that he is the resu-
rection and the life. that He went into
the grave and abolished death and
brought life and immortality to light
through the gospel" We bury our
kindred, We also in turn shall be bur
led, We shall not ALWAYS be in the
grave, but shall rise at the trump OF
God, for the trumpet shall sound !;
superior to its power-Christ is death S
conqueror. live are Christ $, We shall
conquer. all the vast ravages Of this
foe shall be repaired, in what else is
there such hope: Where else can We
find solace in such hours as these.
other than this rock higher than L."
Here is Divine Hand to wipe away
every tear, a true Physician TO heal
every pain, or touch of sorrow-God
has so wisely created us that time be-
comes II great healer. He docs as
mercifully, grant us assistance to bear
the sntierlngs of this resent time
Relgion-Christ is sufficient The
lamented Bishop Marvin having just
returned from his mission to China
and visit to other Eastern countries,
absent one gear, completed his book
of travel. 40 the East by the wa,
of the West from his labors exclaim-
ed his wife: Isn't God good He let him
die at home. Marvellous faith in God
to express herself thus in this trying
hour, and which enabled her under it,
to find comfort. His demise at home.
1t isthe Blessed Light Of Christianity
which throws its CLEANS amid the
shadows Of time and gives certain
pledge of meeting one another again.
How much We should value It, If We
have not its hope, how soon We should
seek it-seek it now, seeing it is so
uncertain with us-when we shall die.
There are many who before have gone,
those who would like to greet us in
heaven. Behold they stand at the
''Beautiful Gate" to welcome us in
our sister, We believe, would to take
every hand in this congregation, in
welcome TO that home over there by
the river Of the water Of life She
can not come to see you us she used to !;
you Can 60 to see her, and | am sure,
you have never received q warmer
greeting on earth than you will get
from her in her new abode. In one
sense it is not altogether new, she had
some idea Of it Through acquaintance
with Christ--reading descriptions of
it in this blessed Book. Seek there,
in the city of God, the treasures you
miss on earth not flower here, that
turns to ashes, who has Christ, but
shall bloom over there, in beauty that
this world can never give. Weeping
friends many of you know the conso-
lation of grace, You have strength in