The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-11-13

II you stand on this side of the river
you mourn that they go. II you stand
on the other side of the river you re-
joice that they come. o, the difference
between funeral on earth and q jubilee
in Heaven-between requiem here and
triumphal march there-parting here
and reunion there. Together. Have
you thought of it? 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.
Together!
Inever 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 my
self, Together in the grave-together
in glory" l am so impressed with the
thought that do not think it is any
fanaticism when some one is going from
this world to the next If 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 chill
dreD, 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 l
will join them after viii le."
believe the message will be deliv-
cred; 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 them. All kings, queens,
princes and princesses. In 1851 there
was bill offered in the English parlia.
ment proposing to change the almanac
so that the 1st of March should come
Immediately after the 18th of February.
But, oh, what glorious change in the
calendar when all the years of your
earthly existence are swallowed up in the
eternal year of God! u
My friends, take this good cheer home
with you. These tears of bereavement
that course, your cheek, and of persecu
ton, and of trial, are not always to be
there. The motherly hand of God will
wipe them away What is the use, on
| the way to such consummation-what
is the use of fretting about any thingi
0, what an exhiliration it ought to be in
Christian work! See you the pinnacles
| against the sky? 1t is the city of Oul
God, and we are approaching it. o, lei
us be busy in the few days that still re-
main for us. The, Saxons and the
Britons went out to battle. The ,Saxonl
were all armed. The Britons had nj
weapons at all; and yet history tells III
the Britons got the victory. Why
They went into the battle shouting
three. times, "Hallelujah!" and at thu
third shout Of Hallelujah," their en-
emies fled panic stricken; and SO thu
Britons got the victory. q .>.,t,.
And, my friends, If we could only ap
preciate the glories that are to come, w
would be so filled with enthusiasm tina
no power Of earth or he'll could stant
before us; and at our first shout the op
posing forces would begin to tremble
and at our second shout they would begil
to fall back, and at our third shout the,
would be routed forever. There iB n,
power on earth or in hell that coul,
stand before three such volleys Of halle
lujah. tHs
put this balsam on the wounds o
your heart. Rejoice at the thought O
what your departed friends have got ri
of, and that you have prospect of s.
soon making your own escape. Bea
cheerfully the ministry of tears, and eX
ult at the thought that soon it is to b
ended.
| There we shall march up the heavenly street
| And ground our arms ut Jesus feet.