The national leader., 1889-02-02

was dead. You would inquire next
door where he had moved to. Our de-
parted Christian friends have only
taken another house, The secret is
that they are richer now than they once
were, and can afford better residence.
They once drank out of earthen-
ware; they now drink from the Kings
chalice. "Joseph is yet alive" and
Jacob will go up and see him. Living!
are they? Why, if man can live IN
this damp, dark dungeon of earthly
captivity, can he not live where he
breathes the bracing atmosphere OF the
mountains OF heavenp Oh, yes,
THEY ARE LIVING!
Do you think that Paul is so near
dead now as he was when he was living
IN the Roman dungeonp Do you think
that Frederick Robertson, of Brighton,
is as near dead now as he was when,
year after year, he slept seated on the
floor, his head on the bottom of q chair,
because he could find ease in no other
position2 Do you think that Robert
Hall is as near dead now as when, on
his couch, he tossed in physical tortures?
No. Death gave them the few black
drops that cured them. That is all
death does to ChriStian-cure him. l
know that what have said implies
that they are living. There Is no ques-
tion about that. The only question
this morning is whether you Will eyer
join them.
But / must not forget those two hun
dred men who tainted by the brook
Besor. They could not take another
step farther. Their feet were sore;
their head ached; their entire nature
was exhausted. Besides that, they
were ebrokeR-heartedb because their homes
were gone. ZikIag in ashes! And yet
David, when he comes up to them,
divides the spolls among them. He
says they shall have some of the jewels,
some Of the robes, some of the treasures.
look over this audience this morning,
and find at least two hundred who
have
PAINTED BY THE BROOK
Besor-the brook of tears. You feel
as If you could not take another step
further, as though you could never look
up again. But am going to initiate
David. and divide among you some
glorious trophies. Here Is robe: ''All
things work together for good, to those
who love God" Wrap yourself in that
glorious promise. Here is for your
neck a string Of pearls, made out of
crystallized tears: Weeping may en-
dure for a night, but JOY cometh IN the
morning." Here is coronet: "Be
thou faithful unto death, and 1 will
give thee crown Of life." Oh, ye faint
ing ones by the brook Besor. dip your
blistered feet in the running stream OF
Gods mercy. Battle your brows at the
wells of salvation. Soothe your wounds
with the balsam that exudes from the
trees of life. God will not utterly cast
you off, oh, broken-hearted man, oh,
broken hearted woman, fainting by the
brook Besorl
A shepherd finds that his musical
pipe is bruised. He says: Il can't get
any more music out of this instrument;
so will just break it, and l will throw
this reed away. Then l will get an
other reed, and will play music on
that" But God says He will not cast
you off because all the music has gone
out of your soul. 1.-THE bruised reed
He will not break" AS far as I can
tell the diagnosis of your disease,
YOU WANT DIVINE NURSING,
and 1t is promised you: "As one whom
his mother comforteth, so will COM
fort you. God will see you all the way
through, oh, troubled soul, and when
you come down to the Jordan of death
you will find, it to be as thin brook as
Besor; for DR.. Robinson says that In
April Besor dries up, and there is no
brook at all. And IN your last moment
you will be as placid as the Kentucky
minister who went up to God, saying,
in the dying hour: ''Write to my sister
Kate, and tell her not to be worried aud
frightened about the story of the hor-
rors around the deathbed. Tell her
there is not word of truth in it, for 1
am there now. and Jesus is with me,
and find it happy way; not because
l am a good man, for am not; am
nothing but poor, miserable sinner;
but l have an Almighty Saviour, and
both of His arms are around me-"
May God Almighty, through the
blood of the everlasting covenant, bring
us into the companionship of our loved
ones who have already entered The
heavenly land, and enter the presence
of Christ, whom, not having seen, we
love; and so David shall recover all,
''and as his part is that goeth down to
the battle, so shall his part be that tar
rieth by the stuff"
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