Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-08-03

his own garmenti What darkness
can fall upon my cyelids then amid
the heavenly daybrcaki o Death. ]
will not fear thee then. Back TO thy
cavern OF darkness. tllon robbcr Of all
tho earth. Fly! thou dcspoiler Of
families. With this battle ax | hcw
thee in twain from helmet TO sandal.
the voice Of Christ sounding all over
the earth and through the heavens
20 Death. | will be thy plague. q
Grave ! will be thy destruction"
To bc saved Is TO wake up in the
presence OF Christ You know when
Jesus was upon earth how happy he
made every house he went into and
when he brings us up to his house in
heaven how great shall be our glcc.
His voice has moro music in il than
is 10 be heard in all the oratorios OF
eternity.
JESUS Is HEAVENS BLOOM.
Talk not about banks dashed with
efilorcsccncc. Jesus is the chief bloom
of heaven We shall see the very
face that MsInicd sympathy in Beth.
any. and take the very hand that
dropped its blood from the short beam
Of the cross Oh. want Ia stand in
eternity with him. Toward that har.
bor steer. Toward that goal ! run.
shall bc satisfied when ! awake in
his likeness.
TIiES YOU WILL. KNOW.
Oh. broken hearted men and wo.
men. how sweet il will bc in that good
land la pour all of ynur llarlsl,ips and
bcrcavcmcnis and losses into the lov
ing eur IL Christ, and then have him
explain why il was bcsi for you 10 bc
sick. and why il WIS best for you Ia
be widowed. and why il was best for
you Ia he prosecuted. and why it was
best for you Ia be- tried, aud have
iiim point 10 an elevation proportion
ate Ia youi di>quictudc here. saying
"Ynu suffered with me on earth. come
up now and bc gloriiicd with me in
heaven. Some one went intoa house
where there had been good deal oi
trouble. and said to the woman there
You seem Ia bc lonely" Yes. she
said II am lonely" ''llow many in
the family" Only myself" Have
you had amy childrcnr Il had
seven children. Where arc they
Gone "All gone" An" AL
dcadt" "All." Then She breithcd {;
long sigh into the loneliness. and said
"Ol. sir. is,av" been good mo,l",
Ia The grave \tlnd >" there are hearts
here that are Errly broken down by
the bereavement Nof life. point you
today Ia the cicr Y balm of heaven.
Are there any her vat | am missing
this morning: OH, pu poor waiting
maid your hearts >sbrrow poured in
no human ear. lonely and sad how
glad yom will bc when Christ shall dis
baud all your sorrows and CROWN YOU
queen INTO Col and the Lamb forever
Aged ;acl and wolurn. fed by his low,
and warmed by hi, grace ior three
score years and ten. will not youi
drcrpitudc change for the lcaI
Of hart when yo: come Ia lool;
face Ia face upon him whom having
not Sccn you lover That will bc III,
Good Shepherd, not gu, in the night
and watching Ia keep oif the wolves,
but with the lamp reclining oi. III,
sunlii hill That will bc the captain
Of our salvation. not amid the roal
and crash and boom OF battle. bul
amid his disbandcd troops kcclang vie
iorouS fc>tivity. That will he the
bridegroom Of the Church coming
from afnr, the bride leaning upon his
arm, while hc looks down into hcI
face. and says: "Bchold. thou art fnir.
nay love. H.hold. thou art fart"