The Penn's Grove record., 1889-11-09

form or comeiIness. Then I put in the
Rose of S'aron and the Lily
bf the Valley, Then 1 put into
the caldron some Of the leaves from the Tres
bf Life, and the Branch that was thrown into
Tears of Bethany and Golgotha; then I stir
them up. ThenI kindle under the caldron .
lire made of the wood of the cross, and one
drop of that potion will cure the worst sick
hess that ever afflicted a human soul. Mary
lind Martha shall receive their Lazarus from
the tomb. The damsel shall rise. And on
The darkness shall break the morning, and
God will wipe all tears from their eyes.
You know on a well spread table the food
becomes more delicate at the last. / ave
Ted you to-day with the bread of consolation.
Let the table now be cleared, and let US set
bn the chalice Of Heaven. Let the Kings
tup bearers come in. Good morning, Hea-
Seni sOh," says some critic in the audience,
t'the Bible c~ontradicts itself. 1t intimates
again and again that there are to be no tears
in heaven, and IL there be no tears in heaven,
how Is it possible that God will wipe
any awayr 1 answer, nave you never
seen a child crying one moment and laughing
the next; and while she was laughing, you
saw the tears still on her facet And perhaps
You stopped her in the very midst Of her re-
sumed glee, and wiped Of those delayed
tears. So, I think, aftor the heavenly rap
lures have come upon us there may be the
mark Of some earthly grief, and while those
tears are glittering in the light Of the Jasper
sea, God viii wipe them away. How well He
ban do that,
Jesus had enough trial to make Him
sympathetic with all trial. The short
est verse in the Bible tells the story:
sJesus wept." The scar on the back
Of either hand, the scar on the arch Of
either foot the row Of SCARS along the line Of
the haii, will Keep all heaven thinking. Oh,
that great weeper. is just the one to
all stains of earthly grief, Gentlel Why,
His step is softer than the step of the
dew. It will not be a tyrant bidding you 10
hush up YOU crying, It will be 9 Father
who will take you on His left arm, His face
cleaning into yours, while with the soft tips
Of the fingers Of the right hand, He shall wipe
ticed whnr AZ -sNarsn ct hurt. and their
mother is away from home they come to me
for comfort and sympathy; but ! have mo-
ticed that when the children get hurt and
their mother Ii at home, they 60 right past
me and to her; ] en- Of no account. So
30, when the soul comes up into heaven out
Of the wounds Of this life, it viii not stop to
look for Paul. or Moses, or David or John.
shall rush past, crying: Where Is Jesuse
Where is Jesuss" Dear Lord, what a magni-
ficept thing to die il Thou shalt thus Wipe
away our tears. Methink 1t will take us
some time to get used to heaven: the fruits
Of God without one spesk; the fresh pastures
without one nettle; the orchsstra without
one snapped stFi1g, the river 81 gladness
WITHOUT one torn bank; the solferinos and the
saffron Of sunrise and sunset swallowed up Ia
the eternal day that beams from Gods
pauntenancel
Why should I wish TO linger in the wild,
When oh TASa at waiting Father, 70 receive Thy
II W could get any appreciation of what
God has In reserve for us, 1t would make US
so homesick we would be unfit for every day
work. Professor Leonard, formerly of Iowa
University, put in my hand q meteoric stone,
q stone thrown OF from some other world to
this. How suggestive it was to me. And I
have to tell you the best representations we
have Of heaven are only a~eroites flung Cd
from that world which rolls on. bearing the
multitudes of the redeemed. We anslyze
these aerolites, and find them crystalisations
of tears. No wonder, flung of from heaven.
God shall wipe away all tears from their
eyes.a
Have you any appreciation of the good and
glorious times your friends are having in
heaven, How different 1t is when they get
news there Of . Christiap's death from what
IL Is here. It 10 the difference between en-
barkation md coming into port. Everything
depends upon which side Of the river you
stand whom you hear Of a Christians death.
II you stand on this side of the river you
mourn that they 60. If you stand on the
other side of the river you rejoice that they
come. Oh, the difference between a funeral
on earth and a jubilee in heaven--between
requiem here and tr%dumphial march there
parting hare and reunion there. Together!
Have you thought of its They are together.
Not one of your departed friends in one land
and another in another land; but together,
in different rooms of the same house-the
house of many mansions. Togetherl
4 l never appreciated that thought 20 much
as when we laid away In her last slumber
my sister Sarah. Standing there in the viii
hage cemetery, ! looked around and said:
grandfather, there is grandmother, there are
whole circles Of kindred" and ! thought to
myself: Together in the grave-together in
glory" / I'm so impressed with the thought
that l do not think 1t is any fanaticism when
some one is going from this world to the
next il you make them the bearer Of dis
patches to your friends who are gone, say
'ng: ''Give my love to my parents. give ny
love to my children. give my love to my old
comrades who are in glory. and tell them I
am trying to fight the good fight of faith,
and / will Join them after awhile"
l believe the message will be delivered; and
I believe it will increase the gladness of those
VINO arc before buo tnToue. lORetl6r 6I0
they, all their tears gone. No trouble getting
good society for them. All Kings, Queens
Princes, and Princessos. In 1851 there was .
hill offered In the English parliament pro
posing to change the almanac SO that the LIST
Of March should come immediately after the
18th of February. But, oh, what a glorious
change in the calendar when all the years Of
your earthly existence are swallowed up In
the eternal year Of Godi
And, my friends, il We could only appre-
ciate the glories that are to come, we would
be so filed with enthusiasm that no power of
earth or hell could stand before us; and at
our first about the opposing forces would be-
gin to tremble, and at our second shout they
would begin to fall back, and at our third
shout they would be routed forever. There
is no power on earth or In hell that could
stand before three such volleys of halle
lujah.
/ put this balsam on tho wounds Of your
heart. Rejoice at the thought Of what your
departed friends have got rid Of, and that
you have q prospect Of so soon making your
own escape. Bear cheerfully the ministry Of
tears, and exult at the thought that sooni 1t ID
to be ended.
There we shah march up the heavenly street.
And ground our arms at Jesuss feet