The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-12-04

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cries out like the prophet: Howl, Hr
tree, for the cedar has fallen,r Widow
hood comes and shows Che garments
which the departed had made. Orphans |
are lifted up to look into the calm face
Of the sleeping benefactress. Reclaimed
Yagrancy. comes and kisses the cold brow |
oi her who charmed y away from sin,
and Az through the streets Of Joppa
theyeiis mourning mourning because |
Oorcas is deadcs sssgBy ens has ,fplnT
le When Jossphine Of Trance was csr-
: ried 10 her grave, there were agreat
1fnhny ainenn and women Of Pomp and
pride and position that went out after
hefy but ! am most affected by the story
oif history that on that day thete were
zen Thousand Of the poor Of france who
followed her coffin, weeping and waiiing
pntn, the air rang again, because when
they lost Josephine, they lost their last
earthly friend. o, who would not rather
have such obsequies than all the tears
TINT we're eyef poured n thef q laehrypals
that have been exhumed from ancient
cities. There maybe no mass for tho
dead; there may beTho costly satoophal
gus; there may begno elaborate inauso-
leum; but in the damp cellars ef the
city, and through the lonely hpts Of the
mountain glen, there win be mourning
mourning, mourning, because Dcfcas, p
dead. blessed are the dead who die In
the bord; they rest from their labors,
and their works DO follow thsmF s6J'
"a speak tosyoui Of lDoreas thsresnrr
restsaz sTheapostle came 70 whore she
was and said. is'Arise,t rand She sat up
In what short compass the great writer
put that-s'She sat npl'' 20, what time
there must have been around this town
wliBn the apostle brought herout among
I her old friehdsl How the tears Of JOY
ihust have ostArtedl What ciapping Of
/ hands there must have been! What
sineihgt What lkaghtsfi Sound ~ oil
throngh'that lanel Shout " wnethat
dark alleyl Let all Joppa heat'iu Dor
eas D. feadrreetsdt hifoEs ,ase1''llotn
Nl1oas and ! have seen the same thing
many q time; mot q dead body resusci-
tated, but the deceased coming up again
after death In the good accomplished IL
man labors M to fifty years Of age,
serving God, and then dies, we are apt
70 think that his earthly work Is done,
No. His influence on earth will con-
tinue -tillvthe world ceases. Services
tsndor6d for Chfist never stop. A
chfistiSh womah tolls fofthe upbuild'
ing Of church through many anxieties,
through many self denials, with prayers
4 and tears, and then she dies. II is hf-
teen years since she went away. Now
the spirit Of God descends upon that
chhbch; hundreds Of souls stand mp and
confess the faith of Christ. Has that
Christian woman, who went away fifteen
! yskfs. ago. nothing TO do with these
ihlrksP 4 see the Towering out Of hei
noble heart Ihear the echo Of her foot
steps in all the songs over sins forgiven
In all the prosperity Of the church. The
good that seemed TO be buried has come
up again. Dotcas Is resurrected. L V Z
i After awhile all these womanly
friends Of Christ win put down theil
needle forever. After making gar
ments for others, some one will max
garment for them; the last robe w
ever wear-the robe for the grave
You Will have heard the last cry Of pair
You will have witnessed tho last orphan
|, age. You will have come IN worn on
from your last round Of mercy. 1 d
not know where yop will sleep, no
what your epitaph viii be; but ther
will be lamp burning at that tomb
and an angel OF God guarding II, an
, through all the night no rude footste1
will disturb the dust. Sleep on, sleel
onl Soft bed, pleasant shadows, undif
, turbed repose Sleep onl ~,
, Asleep IN Jesusi Blessed sleepi
, From which none ever wake TO weep
Then one day there will be SIX.
rending, and whirl Of wheels, and tn
fash Of a pageant; armies marching
, chains clanking, banners waving, thur
ders booming; and that Christian woma
I will arise from the dust, and she will B
: suddenly surrounded-surrounded b
, the wanderers Of the street whom sh
r reclaimed, surrounded by thewounde
J souls TO whom she had alministere.
/ Daughter Of God, so strangely so
! rounded, what means this2 Il NEAR
l thatreward has come, that the victor
: is won, that the crown is ready, that Ii
banquet Is spread. Shout It through a
I the crumbling earth, Sing II throug
{ all the flying heavens. Dorcas is rosu
rected.
r tInc1s5sy some OF the soldier
a came back from the Crimean, war
4 London, the Queen-of England distri
5 utet among them beautiful medal
1 called Urimean medals Galleries wei
Q ! erected forrthe two houses Of Parliamei
! and the royal family to sit In. The
q was great audience to witness the di
h tribution OF the medals. A Colonel wi
D had lost both feet In the battle Of Inke
n man, was pulled in on wheel chat
7 others came In limping on theircrutche
o Then the Queen Of England arose befo
b them in the nam6 of her governmen
4 and uttered words pf commendation
y the officers and mon, and distribute
9 theser medals, Inscribed with the fol
d great battle-heldA, Alma, Balaklay
b Inkerman and Sebastopol. As the Que'
gave these to the wounded men and u
= wounded officers, The bands Of mus
4 strucls up the rnAibnal air, and u
. people AwIth stftap1ihg eyes Joined
= ~. r...L.N .N"| |Ill 'NIfEl .l
.-ItJff 0od save our gracious Queeui
Z Long live our noble Queen