The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-11-09

Who accomplish the NEST for God and heaven
have all been under the harrow, Show me
man that has done anything for Christ In
! this day, in public or private plaza who
mas had no trouble and whose path has been
smooth All, no
once went through an Ak factory, AMI
saw them take the bars OF iron and thrust
/ them into the terrible furnaces. Then
I oesweated workmen with long tongs stirred
the blaze. Then they brought onta bar OF iron
and put Il into a crushing machine, aud then
Iney put It between jaws that bit it in twain
Then they put it on an anvil. and there were
great hammers swung by nachinery-each
! one half ton in weight-that went thump.
thumpi thumpl II that iron could have
spoken, 1t would have said; why ali this
oeatlngi Why must be pounded any more
than any other ironf' The w0rkmen would
nave said; 1--WE want TO make axes out OF
YOU keen, sharp aXes-axes with which 70
hew down the forest and build the ship, and
erect houses, and carry on a thousand enter
prises OF civilization. That's the reason we
pound you Now. God puts sonl into the
furnace OF trial. and then it Is brought out
and run through the crushing machine, and
then it comes down on the anvil, and upon 1t
blow after blow, blow after blow, ami the
soul cries out: ''Oh Lord, what does all this
! meani' God says: Il want 10 make some
thing very useful out Of you You shall be
sDHA1tull5 70 new Win anu soIfleINiuE 10 Dulll
Wlth- 1t IS practical process through
which am putting YOU Yes, my Christ
tan friends, we want more tools in the
church Of God. Not more wedges to split
WITH; we have enough OF these. Not more
0ores with which TO drill; We have.toO many
oores. W hat We really want IS keen. sharp
well tempered axes, and II there be any other
way OF making them than in the hot furnaces
and on the hard anvil and under the heavy
hammer, | do not know what il is Renem-
her that II God brings any kild OF chastise-
nent upon you, 1t Is ouly to make you Use
t1L Do not sit down discouraged ami say:
u have no more reason for living ] wish
We're dead" Oh, there never was so much
reason for your living as now. By this or
deal You have been cOnsecrated a priest OF
the Most High God. Go out and do your
whole work for the Master.
There is also great deal Of comfort in the
fact there will be a family reconstruction
in better place. From, Scotland, or Eng
land, or Ireland, child emigrates to this
country. 1t is very hard parting, but he
comes, after a while writing home as TO what
good land it is. Another brother comes, a
sister comes, and another, and after a while
the mother comes, and after a while the
father comes and now they are all here, and
they have time OF great cOngrat1lation and
a very pleasant reunion. Well, it is Just so
with our families; they are emigrating TO a
better land Now one goes out Oh, how
Adli II - 10 piIL VIII Nun another goes
Oh, how hard It is TO part with her. And
another, and another, and We ourselves will
after while 90 over, and then we will be
together. Oh, what reunionl Do you be-
lieve that. 'Yes, YOU say. You do notl
You do not believe it Us you believe other
things. If you did. and with the same
emphasis, why, it would take nine-telths
of your trouble of your heart. The fact
Is, heaven to many OF rs is a great fog. It's
away of somewhere, filed with an uncertain
and indefinite population. That is the kind
OF heaven that many Of Us dream about; but
it is the most tremendous fact in all the
uniyerse-this heaven Of the Gospel. Our
departed frienis are not ahoat The resi-
dence in which you live IS not so reil as the
residence in which they stay. You are afioat,
you who do not know in the morning what
viii happen before night They are housed
and safe forever. Do not. therefore, pity your
departed friends who have died in Christ.
Theydo not need any OF your ty. You might
as well send a letter of confidence to Queen
Victoria on her obscurity, or to the Roths-
childs on their poverty. as TO pity those who
have won the palm Do not say Of those
who are departed: Poor child Poor
father Poor motherin They are not
poor. Yol are poor-yOu whose homes
have been shatterel-nos they. YOl do
not dwell much with your families in this
world. All day long you are OF 10 business.
VIII it not be pleasant when You can be to-
gether all the while! If you have had four
children and one is gone. and anybody asks
how many children you have, do not be 50
infidel as TO say three. Say four-one in
heaven. Do not thinl; that the grave is IN
friendly. You go into your room and dress
for some grand entertainment. and YOU come
forth BEAUTIFULLY apparele1; and the grave
is only the place where you 20 to dress for
the glorious resurrection. and we viii come
out radiant, radiant mortality having be-
come Immortality. Oh. how much cOndOl
ence there is in this tnoushtl l expect to
see my kindred in heaven: 1 expect to see
them as certainly as | expect TO 20 home to-
day. Ay, l shall more certainly see them
Eight or ten will comeup from tho graveyard
back Of Somerville; and one viii come up
from the mountains back OF Annoy, China;
and another will come up from the sea of
Cape Hatteras; and thirty will come up from
Greenwood; and | shall know them better
than l ever knew them here. And your
friends-they may be across the sea, but the
trumpet that sounds here Will sound there.
You viii come up on Just the same day.
Some morning you have oversight yourself,
and you open your eyes and SIC that the sun
is high in the heavens and you say, II have
oversight and must be up and OFF, SO you
will open your eyes on the morning Of the res
direction in the fun blaze OF Gods light. and
you will say: Il must be up and away" Oh
yes, You will come up and there will be a re
union, a reconstruction OF your family. l
like what Halburton, / think it was-goo1 !
old Mr. Halliburton in his last moments: |
81 thank God that l ever lived, and that |
have a father in heaven, and mother in |
heaven, and brothers in heaven, and sisters |
in heaven, and | am now going up to see
them"
remark once more: Our troubles in this |
world are preparative for glory What /
transition it was for Paul-from the slippery /
deck of a laundering ship to the calm pres |
ence of Jesus, WI hat a transition 1t was Tor /
Latimer-from the stake to thronel What |
a transition it was for Robert Hali-from 1
insanity TO glory What transition IL was |
for Richard Baxter-from the dropsy to tho I
saints everlasting rest And what /
transition it will be for yOu-frOn world |
Of sorrow TO a world Of joy John Holland, !
when he was dying, said: what means this |
brightness in the room! Have you lighted |
the candesf7 No they replied. 1--WE have |
not lighted any candles. Then said he: |
WELCOME heaven the light already beam |
ing upon his pillow. o We who are perse- |
cutti in this world! your enemies will get |
off the track after a while, and all ]
will speak well Of you among the thrones. [
Hol We who are sick now, no medicine TO take |
there. One breath OF the eternal hills Will 1
thrill you with immortal vigor. And We /
who are lonesome now. there will be thou I
sand spirits to welcome You into their com |
panionship. o We bereft souls there viii be |
no grave digger's spade that will cleave the /
side of that hill. and there will be no dirge |
wailing from that temple The river Of God, /
deep as the JOY OF heaven, will roll on be /
tween banks odOrous with balm, and over |
depths bright with jewels, and under skies |
roseate with gladness. argosies OF light going /
down the stream to the stroke of glittering |
oar and the song of angels Not one sigh in /
the wind; not one tear mingling with the |
waters
There shall battle my weary soul
In seas OF heavenly rest,
And not 4 wave OF troube roll