The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-28

you stand when you hear of christians
death. IL you stand on this side OF the
river you mourn that they go. II
you stand on the other side OF the
river you rejoice that they come .,
the difference between funeral on earth
and jubilee in heeven-bet ween requiem
here and triumphal march there-parting &
here and reunion there. Togetheri Have
you thought of itl 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
mouse OF many mansions. Together
never appreciated that thought SO much
as when we laid away in her last slumber
my sister Sarah. Standing there in the
village cemetery, looked around and said
There is father, there is mother, there is
grandfather, there is grandmother, there
are whole circles OF kindred" and |
thought TO myself, Together in the
grave-together in glorr." | am so
impressed with the thought that | do
not think it is any fanaticisIn when some
one Is going from this world to the nsxt il
you make them the bearer Of dispatches TO
your friends who are gone, saying; Give
my love to my parents, give my love to my
children, give my love to my old comrades
who are in glory, and tell them / am try
ing to fight the good fight of faith, and
WA JSlh bAolH dlltT u Wnll6.
believe the message will be delivered :;
and | believe it will Increase the gladness
OF those who are before the throne.
Together are they, all their tears gone.
No trouble getting good society for tnem.
All kings, queens, princes and princesses,
In 175l there was bill offered in the
English parliament proposing to change
the almanacs 80 that the LIST of March
should come Immediately after the 18th of
HnkaW n..A 4 a
in the calendar when all the years Of your
earthly existence are swallowed up In the
eternal year Of God
My friends, take this good cheer home
with you. Those tears OF bereavement that
course your cheek, ana of persecution and
OF trial, are not always to be- there. The
motherly hand of God will wipe them all
away. What is the use. on the way to
such consummation-wha is the use of
fretting about anything! o, what an
exhilaration it ought to be in
christian workl See you the pinnacles
against the skye 1t is the city of our
God, and we are approaching It. 0, let us
be busy in the few days that shall remain
for us. The Saxons and the BritoDs went
out 70 battle. The Saxons we're all armed
The Britons had no weapons al all and yet
history tolls us the Britons got the victory.
Wbyl They went into battle shouting
Juree ullIles' IdlIeluJauI' T. ana at tne tDiru
shout of "Hallelujah,n their enemies fed
panic struck; and so the Britons got the
victory
And, my friends, If 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 shout the opposing forces would
begin to tremble. and at our second shout
they would begin to fail 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
hallelujah.
put this balsam on the wounds of your
heart. Rejoice at the thought of what your
departed friends have got rid Of, and that
you have prospect of SO soon making your
own escape. Bear cheerfully the ministry
of tears, and exult at the thought that soon
it is to be ended.
There we shall march up the heavenly street,
And ground our arms at Jesus feet