The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-09-08

here u a man WHO prdcs himself on bis
cheerfulness OF character. He has no pa
tienrc with anybody who l. depressed in
spirits. on. AZ i easy for him TO be cheerful.
With hls line house. hi. flllcd wardrobe and
well strung instrument, OF music, aud tapcs-
tried parior, and plenty OF money In the bank
waiting for some permanent Investment IL
l. easy for him 10 be cheerful. But suppose
his fortune goes TO pieces, and his house goes
down under the sheriffs hammer and the
banks viii not have anything 10 do with his
paper. suppose those proplewho were once
elegantly entertained at his table get 70
short sighted that they innOt recognize him
upon the street. How thcms IL i so easy
10 be chcerfulg IL /, easy TO be cheerful in
the home. after the days work Il done and
romping little ones. But suppose the piano
l. shut because the fingers that played on IL
Will no more touch the KEYS, and the child
ish voice that asked so many questions will
ask no more. Then is II 80 easyi When "A
man wakes up aud finds that his resources
are all gone, he begins % rebel, and he says:
"God IL hard; Godis outrageous. lie had no
business 10 do this me-" Ny friends those
OF us who have been through trouble know
what n sinful and rehelious heart we have,
and how much God has 20 put with. and how
much we need pardon. " Is only i'm the lieh
OF flaming furnace that we can learn our
own weakness and our own lack OF moral re-
source.
There Il also n great deal OF comfort IN the
fact that there will be family rec0nstruc-
ton In a better place. From Scotland, or
England. or Ireland, n child emigrates 10
this country. IL Is a very hard parting, but
ne comes after while writing home as TO
what good land IL is Another brother
comes, a sister comes. aud another, and after
while the mother comes, and after while
the father comes and now they are all here,
and they have time CT great congratulation
and very pleasant reunion. Well, IL Is just
so with our families; they are emigrating 10
better land. Now one goes out. Oh, how
bard It Is 30 part with him! Another goes
Oh. how hard II is 10 part with her! And
another, and another, and we Ourselves VIII
after while go over, and then we VIII bc
together. oh, what reunlOn. DO on be-
licye thaty Yes" you say. You do not
You do not believe IL as you believe other
things. II YOU did. and with the same
emphasis, why, II would take nine-tcnths
OF your trouble off your heart. The fact is
heaven TO many of ms IL great fog. IL IS
away off somewhere, filled with an uncertain
and indefinite population. That l. the Kind
OF heaven that many Of us dream about: but
IL Il the most tremendous fact in all the
universe-th;s heaven OF tho Gospel. Our
departed friends are not ailoat. The resi-
dcnce IN which you live Ia not so real
the residence In which they stay. You are
afioat, you do not know I'm the morning what
and safe forever DO not, therefore, pity
your departed friends who have died in
Christ. They do not need any OF your pity.
You might a, well send "A letter OF condo-
enc 70 Queen Victoria on her obscurity, or
10 the kofhschlds on their poverty, rs to
pity those who have won the palm. DO not
say Of those who are departed, Poor
chlldw "Poor fatherg' poor mothcrw
They arc not poor You are poor--you
whose homes have been shattcred-not they.
lou do not dwell much with your families
In this world. All DIV long you are OF TO
business. VIII u not be pleasant when YOU
can be together all the whilcl III you have
had four children and one Is gone, and any.
body asks how many children you have, do
not be so nndcl ~ 10 say three. say four
one IN lac wen. DO not think that the grave
is unfriendiy. You go into your room and
dress for some grand entertainment, and you
come forth beautifully apparele1; aud the
grave Is only the place where we go 10 dress
for the glorious resurrection and we VIII
come out radiant radiant mortality hay-
ing become immortality. Oh, how
much coincidence there Is in
this thought expect TO
zee my Kindred in heaven; / expect 10 see
day. Ay,I shall more certainly see thcm.
Eight or ten viii come up from the grave
yard back OF Somcryille; aud one will come
up from the mountain. back OF Annoy,
China; and another will come up from the
sea of Cape Hattcrls; and thirty will come
up from Greenwood, and | shall know them
better than ever knew them here. And
your friends-they may be across the sea,
but the trumpet that sounds here viii sound
there. You will come up on just the same
day. Some morning you have oversight
yourself, and you oren your eyes and see
that the sun IL high IN tic heavens, and you
say III tave oversight mvrelf and | must be
up and off, So you will open your eyes
on the morning OF the resurrection i'm the
fun blaze OF Gods light, and YOU will say,
4 must bc up and away" oh Yes, you
will come up and there will be reunion,
reconstruction OF your family. | like what
lInlburton, think il was-good, old Mr.
Ilalburton- SAID In his last moments. IL
thank God that ever lived. and that have
n father in heaven, and mother in raven,
and brothers In heaven, and sisters In heaven,
and am now going up 10 sec them.
i remark once more: our troubles IN this
world are prcparatiye for glory. What a
| transition IL was Tor Paul-from the slippery
deck Of laundering ship 10 the calm pres
| tnre OF Jesus What q transition IL was for
| Latlmer--from tho stake 20 the throne |!
What transition ID was for Robert Hall
| from insanity 10 glory! What n transition
IL was for Richard Baxter from the dropsy
to the saints everlasting restv' And what
n transition IL will be for you-from world
OF sorrow 10 world OF Joy! John Holland,
when he was dying said: what means
this brightness in the room! Have you
| lighted the candlcsy" NO" they replied,
eve have not lighted any candles" Then
said he "Wclcome hcayenl' the light al
ready beam 'ng upon his pillow. o yc who
arc pcrsccuted in this world your cnemio,
will get of the track after n while, and all
Will speak we'll OF you among the thrones.
| Ho yc who are sick now, no medicine TO
take there one breath Of the eternal hills
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/ 20 who are lonesome now, there will be a
| thousand spirits 20 welcome you into their
companionship. % We bcrcft souls there
] will BIO no grave dIgger's spade that will