The Republican., 1889-01-05

from her eyes. and that he will greet
her in Joy and glory when he too
shall answer the summons. But In
the meantime there has been q sad
wrench at his heart. What though
the light has not wholly gone out of
his home, and her presence. pictured
in vivid memories, still seems to fill
every room in which she dwelt, he
must miss a companionshiD that
nothing left on earth can well supply.
There Is no eye that kindles as he
crosses the threshold, no tender voice
that greets him with loving words,
no fond lips that are pressed to his
when he turns away from his labors
toward that which has been for him
the Chamber of Peace. He may
wear clothes of sombre hue In defer
ence to established custom. but 1t is
not sackcloth. His heart Is not broken.
II isIonly hungrs 'fos soEethiag' that
has ministere6 tc daily need. His
tears are not the sign OF wild despair.
but the gracious testimony Of an IN.
dying love.
1t is not hopeless sorrow that vets
the SOC beneath which the loved ones
are sleeping. 1t is not a pagan phil
osophy, as some one has recently
charged that covers the green mound
with marble or raises the granite
shafts in memory of the departed.
These are rather the outward testi-
mony of sublin.er faith. Not only
in the spirit land will souls released
from the earthly surroundings again
greet each other in glad embrace. but
this mortal itself shall coma at last
to put on Immortality. The very dust
we haye watched over with such ten
der care shall come into q new lite.
The eyes shall kindle again for US,
the lips shall speak a welcome in the
old familiar tone, the hand that grew
white and dropped lifelessly from
ours shall renew the loving grasp we
have 80 sorely missed. and the dear
form of the one we have loved, made
more beautiful than ever by the
power that has recalled it from the
tomb, shall be ours for the unendinR
ages.
Tears are not a sign of hopeless
grief. Ifyour young friend will turn
to touching story he has, perhaps
too little read, he will find q convinc.
ing illustration of this convincing
truth. A brother had died IN a lam
lily. leaving two surviving sisters to
mourn for his departure. They be-
lieved in future state. for one of
them said: II know that he shall
rise again." and yet her eyes were
filled with tears, There came one to
the house with power to bring back
to it In life and health the brother
who had been carried out and buried.
He asked the mourning group
"Where have ye lain him ?" and
went with them to the sepulchre
they had closed. AS he stood before
it, He wept. Why those falling
tears, when He Knew that in q few
moments He would call the dead
form back to life? Was 1t not In ten.
der sympathy. not only for the suf.
ferings of these sisters whom He
loved. bat for the aching hearts Of
those who in all the years should
stand by the hiding tomb. and
though filled with the hope Of res
direction morning should still strug-
gle in vain to keep back the tide of
sorrow that told how sad was the
parting hour?
1t is not unmanly to weep. nor is
it unreasonable for those who heart.
lily believed 10 a blessed reunion
further on. to tell the pain of a pres
ent parting. To let GO the hand that
has held ours 80 ten6erly. and to
walk on alone through the interven-
ing years, is q common sorrow. and
it argues no want or faith In the
blessed future, that the ewes will
often overflow before the journey is
ended. Many will water their coach
with these tears the livelong night
even when they know that '.ioy