The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-11
OUR GENERATION.
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y, Out 10 serve IL. L would like TO do some
thing toward helping unstrap its load, TO
stop its tears, to balsam its wounds and to
induce it to put foot on the upward road
that has at its terminus, reclamation rapt-
urous and gates pearline, and garlands
amarathine and fountains rainbowed and
dominions enth roned and coroneted for
cannot forget that lullaby in the closing
words OF my text David, after he had
served his own generation by the will OF
God, fell on sleep"
And what lovely sleep il wasl Unf-
lial Absalom did not trouble it. Ambitious
Adonijah did not worry it. Prosecuting
Saul did not harrow it. Exile did not fill
IL with nightmare. Since a red-headed
boy amid his fathers flocks at night, he
had not had such good sleep. At seventy
years Of age he lay down to it. He has
had many troubled sleep, as in the cav
ems Of Adullam or in the palace at the
time his enemies were attempting his cap
ture. But this was a peaceful sleep, a
restiul sleep, glorious sleep. after he
had served his generation by the will of
4 God, he fell on sleep" Oh, what good
thing is sleep after hard days work! 1t
takes all the aching ont Of the head and
all the WEAKNESS out OF the limbs aud all
the smarting out OF the eyes, From it we
And II we, like David, serve our gen
Grafton, We will at liie's close have
most desirable and refreshing sleep
In it will vanish our last fatigue of
body, our last worriment OF mind, our
last sorrow OF soul. 10 the Christians
body that was hot with raging fevers so
that the attendants must by sheer force
keep on the blankets, it will be the cool
sleep. To those who are thin blooded
and shivering with agucs, it will be the
warm sleep. To those who, because OF
e--fhysical disorders were terrified with
night visions, it will be the dreamless
sleep. TO nurses and doctors and mothers
who were wakcned almost every hour OF
the night by those TO whom they minis
tered, or over whom they watched, it will
be the undisturhed sleep. To those who
could not get TO bed till late at night and
must rise early in the morning and before
getting rested, it will be the long sleep.
AWAY WITH II.
Away with all your gloomy talk about
departure from this world. II we have
served our generation il will not be put
ting out into the breakers, it will not be
the fight with the King Of Tcrrors; it will
be going to sleep friend writing me
from Illinois says that the Rev. DIR. Win
gate, president OF Wake Forest College,
North Carolina, after most useful lie,
found his last day on earth his happicst
day. aud that in his last moments he
seemed TO he personally talking with
Christ, as friend with friend saving: ooh,
how delightful it is. knew YOU would
br with me when the time came, aud
knew II would be sweet but did not
know IL would he ms sweet Us II is" The
fct WAS he had served his generation IN
tie gospel ministry, and by the will OF God
he fell on sleep. When in Africa, MajWuul.
the servant. looked into the tent OF David
Livingston, and found him ON his knees.
he stepped back, not wishing TO
disturb him in PRAYER. and some time
after went In AM found him in the same
posture, but stepped back again and after
while went IN and touched him. aud lo
the great traveller had finished his last
journey, aud he had died IN the gandc5t
ani mlghiiest posture a man eyCr takes
on his knees. lie bad served his general
ton by unrolling the scroll of conti-
neni, and by the will OF tod Tell on sleep
Grimshaw, the evangelist, when asked
how he icllin his last moments, responded,
AS happy as | can be ON earth aud Us
sure OF g,ofy us II were in il. have
nothing 10 do but TO step out Of this bel
into heaven Having served his genera
: : ton in successful evangelism, by the will
OF God he tel. On sleep.
la the museum OF Greenwich Hospital
England there il fragment OF book
that was found in the Arctic regions amid
the relics OF >ir John Franklin, who had
persisted amid the snow and lee, and the
leaf Of that piece Of book was turned
down nj the words, "Mhcn thou plsscst
through the waters | will be with thee. Z"
Having served his generation Ia the cause
OF science aud discovery, he fell on sleep.
Why will you keep ~ all 80 nervous
talking about that which Is only dormi.
tory aud piloNed slumber canopied By
angels wings? Sleep Transporting Sleep
And what glorious awakening You
and have sometimes been thoroughly be-
wildcrcd after n long and fatigung jour.
ncy; we have stopped at q friends house
for the night, aud after hours OF complete
INCONSISTENCIES We have opened our eyes,
the high risen sun full IN our faces, and,
before We could fully collect our faculties,
have said "Whore am |, whose house Is
this, and whose are these garlcnsY And
then il has flashed upon rs In glad reality.
And should not wonder II, after We have
served our generation and, 10y the will
OF God, have fallen ON sleep, the deep
sleep. the nsliul sleep, We should awak,
in hllssiu bewildcrncnt and for it'll,
while saw "Whcrc am n What palac,
Il this2 Who hung this upholstery
What fountains are these tossing Ia ia,
light? Why, THIS looks like heavcnl II
H. Il H. Why. there Is a building
grander than all the castles Of the earil
hcavcd into mountain oi spcndor thai
must be- the palace Of Jesus. Aud, lopl
there at those walks lined With q iollag,
more beautiful than anything ever saw
before, and see those who are walking
down those aisps OF ycfdurc. From wha
/ have heard OF them, those two arm u
arm must be- Moses aud Joshua, him o
Mount sinai and him OF the halting SUI
over Aialon. And'lhosc two walking arm
In arm must be John aud Paul. the one =,
gentle and the other ~ mighty. An,
those two with the robes ~ brilliant ~
though made out Of the cooled OF flame
OF mariyrdom, must be John iluss an'
Hugh Lalimcr."
uoUsE not nuIT Win HANDS.
But must not look any longer NJ lhos
gardens OF beauty, but examine this build
Ing in which have Just awakened. llool
out Of the window this way and that an,
M and down, and find Il II mansion O
Immense size in which am stopping. Al
it, windows OF agate and it, colonnades q
poiphyry aud aabaster Why, ! wonde
n this IN not the house Of many man
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