The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-02

~ sttN ittcthttts anu niiaht VIII
the prophets, and apostles, and martyrs
and with our own dear beloved ones! Tina
VIII be the great reunion. We can no
\ imagine II now, our loved ones seem 20 fal
away. When We are in trouble, and lone
sorHs they don seem to come 10 us. WI
! 90 on the banks II the Jordan and cal
across to them, but they don't seem u
hear. We say, is il well with the child
Is il well with tho loved onesY and W,
listen to hear II any voice comes back ovei
the waters. Nonel none! unbelief saws
They are dead, and they are anpihilated,
but, blessed be Cod we have Bible thai
tells us different We open IL and
we find they are neither dead MOI
annihilatci--that they never were NJ
much alive as now--that they are only
waiting for our coming, and that we shall
join them on the other side OF the river.
Oh. glorious reunion! we cannot grasp II
now. Eye hath not seen, nor Gar heard,
neither have entered into tho heart of man
the things which God hath prepared 70,
them that love him. Oh, what a place
Of explanation IL will bel
II see, every day, profound mysteries OF
providence. There IL no question we ask
oitencr thah why? There are hundreds OF
need to be explained. Hospitals for the
blind and lame, asylums for the idiotic and
insane, alms.houses for the destitute, and
world OF pain and misfortune that de-
mand more than human solution. An!
God will clcar II all up. In the light that
pours from the throne, no dark mystery
can live. Things now utterly inscrutablc
will be illuminated as plainly az though
the answer were written on the jasper wall,
or sounded In the temple anthem.
Bartimeus will thank God that he was
blind, and Lazarus that lac was covered
with sores. and Joseph that he was cast
into the pit; and Daniel that he was
denned with lions; and Panl tina, hc was
humpbacked; and David that he was
driven from Jerusalem; and that invalid
that for twenty years bo could not lift his
head fropi the pillow; and that widow that
she had such hard work 10 earn bread for
her children. The song will DO all
the. grandcr for earth's weeping eyes,
and aching heads, aud exhausted
hands, and scourgod hacks, and marlyred
agonies. But we can gnt no, idea OF that
anthem here. We appreciate tho power
OF secular music. but do We appreciate
the power Of sacred songl There Is moth
ing more inspiiiting 70 mo than whole
congregation lifted ON the wave OF holy
melody. When we sing some OF those
dear old psalms and tunes they rouse all
the memories oi the past. Why, some Of
them were cradle songs in our fathers
house. They are all sparkling with the
morning lew of thousand christian Sab.
baths. They were sung by brothers and
sisters gone now-by voices that were aged
and broken in the music Voices none the
less sweet because they did ircmble aud
break. WhenI hear these old songs sung,
Il seems NJ II all the old country meeting
homes joined In the chorus, and city
church and sailors Bethel and western
cabins, until the whole continent lifts the
d0Nology aud the sccplcns OF eternity heat
time in the music. Awly then with your
siaryeling tunes that chill the dcvoions Of
the sanctuary, and make the people sit
silent when Jesus Is marching on 20 vic.
tory. When generals come back from
victorious waIs, don't We cheer them aud
shout, "lluzSa, huEzag' aud when Jesus
passes along In the conquest Of the earth,
shall We not have for him one loud ringing
chccr3
".Anhaii, the poworoi lsuF namS
Let anrch pr,stmtc TALL.
Bring forth the royal GLADDEN.,
Aud crown him Lord ui ALL
"llut. my friends, II music on earth h so
sweet, What will Il be- Ia heaven. They
all know tho tune there. All tho best
singers of all the ages will Join it-choirs
Of white-robcd children, chois Of pairi.
archs, ohDirr oi apostles, morning stars
clapping their cyinbsls, harpcrs with their
harpr. Great anthems Ut God. MIL on 10
other empires joining the harmony till the
thrones arr all full and tho nations all
saved. Anthem shall touch anthem,
chorus join chorus, aud all the sweet
sounds of earth and heaven bo poured into
the Gar Of Christ. David Of the harp will
bc there. Germany, redeemed, will pour
its deep hDs voice into the song, aud
Africa will add TO tho music with her
maichlcrs voices.
81 wish wo could anticipate that song.
! wish la purchasing hymn INLAY we might
catch AZ, echo that sIlfm itom the gates.
Who knows but thBt when tho heavenly
door opens today 10 let some soul through
thcp may comc forth tho strain of The
jubilant vUices until VIC catch ~ Oh,
that m the song drupe down from heaven,
i nigh, meet bali way a song coming up
from earth.
lh'l Ihc iof lllo u"AolpfN, III Tue lnul'
tiiude Of the blcstl LIT m risc with them,
aud ~ At this hour the Joys Of the church
on earth and the lows Of the church IN
heaven will mingk THUR chidiccs, and the
dark apparel u our nnrning will seem TO
whitcn into the spotlcss Iaimcnt Of the
skies. God grant that through the rich
mercy Of our Lonl Jesus Christ We may all
get there"
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