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the army and we haven't heard of him, and
of course ho has been dead long WHILE ,
, Then the general said: "Soldiers, am this
! mans younger brother that he has not heard
OF and who he thought was dead" Oh
what shout there went up and how warm
and sisters here this morning who need ar
introti iauction to each other as much as those
two did. You do not know each other.
The sister thinks the brother is grouty
and cross and queer, and the brother thinks
the sister is selfish, and proud and unlovely.
Both wrong. That brother will yet be a
prince in some woman's eyes; that sister will
be queen in some mans eyes. That broth
er is a MAGNIFICENT fellow; that sister is q
June morning. Come, let me introduce you
to each other. Moses, this is Miriam. Mar
lam, this is Moses. Add seventy-fve per
cent. to your appreciation of each other, oh,
brothers and sisters, and when you kiss good
morning, do not put up your cold check, wet
from the recent washing, as
though you did not want your lips to
touch in affectionate caress, but let it
have all the fondness and cordiality Of a low
ing sisters kiss am sure [ carry with me
when say to you, oh, brothers and sisters,
make yourselves as agreeable to each other
as possible, for soon you will part. The
years of your boyhood and girlhood will soon
be gone, and you will 20 out to other homes
and you will have to fight the battle Of life,
and there will be deep graves across your
pathway, and there will be awful sleeps hard
to climb, and deep and shadowy ravines
through which you will have to walk. But
oh, my God and Saviour, may tho
journey end where they started at
fathers and mothers knee, if indeed
they have inherited the kingdom. You know
hoy it was when we were boys and girls; we
used to rush into fathers house, having been
absent all day, and how we would recite the
exciting adventures, and they would be Just
az much interested in hearing US tell the
story as we in telling it. And so suppose
at the last we will 60 up the hillside OF
heaven, and we will rush up to father and
mother and we will recite about this earthly
expedition, and they will be glad to see us,
and oh, how glad we will be to see them, and
they will say, "come in," and we will say,
Here we have come, father and mother, and
we have brought all our children with US !"
The old revival hymn described it in glorious
repetition:
Brothers and sisters there will meet,
Brothers and sisters there will meet,
Brothers and sisters there will meet,
Will meet and part no more.
I was reading Of lad who stayed at
neighboring farm house on a stormy day
listening to some fascinating stories that were
being told until it got dark and he was
afraid to go home. was the more in
terested in the incident because it re-
minded me of scene in my boyhood;;
But the lad of whomI was reading had tarried
there listening, and after while it was time
to 20 home, and it was dark, and he asked his
comrades to go with him, and they did not
dare to 20. It was o'clock in the evening,
and it was o'clock, and it was 9 o'clock, but
the lad had not gone When at last he opened
the door the flash Of the lightning. and the
roar of the thunder overmastered him. But
in few moments after, he saw q lantern
coming, and it was brother with the lantern
coming to fetch him home. He
rushed out and joined this brother
and he was taken home, and they were all
ready to greet him, and supper had long
while been ready and waiting. So may it be
with us when the night of death comes down
and our friends cannot 60 with us, and we
dare not go alone, that our brother, our
elder brother, the friend that is closer than
q brother, shall come out with the light OF
the lantern which shall be the lantern to our
feet, take us up to join the loved ones in the
heavenly home-the supper all ready, the
marriage supper Of the Lamb!