West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-01-31

in days Of sorrow, when they passed thai
silent form, made the place dreadful with
their weeping. Another village emptied Of
Its howers-some OF them put i'm the shape OF
cross to symbolize his hope. others put in
the shape OF n crown 10 symbolic his tri-
umph. A hundred lights blown out in one
strong gust from the open door of q sepul-
cher. Ziklag i'm ashesl
l preach this sermon to-day, because |
want to rally you. as David rallied his men
for the recovery OF the loved and the lost.
want not only 10 win heaven, but I want all
this congregation TO 20 along with me /
feel that somehow / have a responsibility in
your arriving at that great city. have on
other Sabbaths used other Inducements. /
mean, 10 day. for the sake OF variety. hopin0
TO reach your heart, TO try another
Kind of inducement. Do you rea ly want 10
Join the comPanionship of yGaT loved ONES
wno nave gone' are you as anxious to join
them as David and his men were 10 soin
their familiesf Then | nm here, in the name
how. w.
remark, in the first place. IL you want 10
JOIN your loved ones in glory. you must Iravel
the Same way they went. No sooner Ind the
hait-dead Egyptian been reSus citated than he
pointed the way the captors and the caDtives
had one, and David and his men followed
aieer' 30 our Christian friends
have gone into another country. and
II We want to reach their companion-
ship we must take the same road. They re-
pented; wo must repent. They prayed: we
must pray. They trusted in Christ; we must
trust IN Christ. They lived n religious life:
we must live n religious life. They were in
some things like ourselves. know. now that
they are gone, there Is n halo around their
names; but they had their faults. Thev said
ana did things they ought mover 10 nave said
OF done. They were sometimes rebellious,
sometimes cast dow They were far from
being perfect. SO / suppose that when we
are gone. some things in us that are now
only toierable may be almost resplendent.
but as they were like us in deficiencies. we
9CIhsnn. 20 De ilke them IN taking a supernal
Cnrlst 10 make up for the deficits. Had il
not been Tor Jesus, they would have all
perished; but Christ confronted them. and
SAID; II am the way" and tkey took it.
1 nave also TO say TO you that the path that
Ihese captlves trod was n troubled path. and
That David and his men had TO 70 over tho
same difficult way. While these ~captiyes
were being taken Off. they said: "Oh. we are
80 tired; we are 50 sick; we are so hungrylp
but che men who had charge of than said.
stop this crying. Go onl" David and his
men also found 1t a hard way. They bad to
travel lt. Our friends have zone into glory.
ana 10 is through much tribulation that wa
are 70 enter into the kingdom. How our
loved ones used to have to struggled how their
Old hearts achedl how sometimes they had a
tussie for bread In our childhood wa
wondered why there were so many wrinkles
ON their faces. We did not know that what
NthoA tioh , letI on their faces EnFN |
the marks OF the black raven Of tronble |
Dld you never hear the old people. |
seated by tho evening sand faIR
over their early trials, their hardships.
q incidents, the burials, the disap-
p~ointments, the empty nour barrel when
there were so many hungry ones to feed. the
sickness almost unto death. where the navt
dose OF morphine decided between ghastIv
bereavement and an unbroken home circle
On, yes 1t was trouble that whitened their
hair. 1t was trouble that shook the
cup IN their hands. 1t was trouble
that washed the lustre from their ewes
win the rain OF tears until thew
needed spectacles. It was trouble tbcy
made tho cane a necessity for their Journey
DO you never remember seeing vour olo
mother sitting, on some rainy day. looking
out or the window, her elbow on the window
Sill, her hand to her ~brow-looEing ont not
seeing the falling shower at all you we'll
knew that she was looking into the distant
pastl, until the apron came up to her ewes.
because the memory was too much for herl
"of the big, unbidden tear.
Stealing down the furrowed cheek.
TOD In eloquence sincere,
Iales OF voc they could not speak.
But this scene OF weeping DER
Past this scene Of toll and pain.
They shall fec! distress no more
Never, never weep again"
who are these under the aItarPi the ouaS.
ton was asked; and the resDonse came.
These are they which came ont Of oraot
.trloulat1on, and have washed their robes
ana made them white in the blood of tbe
lamb" Our friends went by n path of tears
!nOo glory Be not surprised il we have to
travel the same pathway.
remark, again, if we want to win the 60.
clety or our friends in heaven, we will not
only have to travel O path of faith and n
Pain OF Lrloulation, but we will also have TO
Bosltively battle for their companionshin
David and his men never wanted sharn svyordd.
ana lnyulnerable shields and thick breast.
plates so much as they wanted them ON the Jav
Mhen they came down upon the AmalekiteS.
- ~ nah Iost THAT battle, they never
would nave got their families back. sim.
pose that one glance at their loved ones in
captivity hurled them into the battle win
ten-Ioid courage and energy. They soid.
We must WIN IT. Every thing depends upon
u Lot each ono take n man on point Of smear
or sword. We must win it And have 70
tel you That between us and COMING into tbe /
coInpanlonship OF our loved ones who oro
1eParted there Is IN Austerlitz, there is n
gettysburg, there is a Waterloo War vvjtb
The world, war with the flesh. wnr with tba
deVi. We have either to conqtier our tronb-
les, or cur troubles will CONQUER US. Davi1
wlu either STAY the AmalekiteS. or the
Amalekites Will slay David. And vet is NOT
t1e Tort to be taken worth all the pain.
al the peril, all the lesiegements
Look who are they on The ITioht
unls or heaven yonderf There thew
are those who sat at your own table tbe
snair now vacant. There they ore. those
"hom you rocked i'm infancy in the cradle /.
OF hushed 10 sleep in your arms. There thew
aIe' those ~ whose life your life was bo1rd
~ mere they arc, their brow more radiant
tnan ever before you saw Il. their lps
maltinR TOT the kiss Of heavenly greeting.
ther cheek roseate with the health III eternal
summer, their hands heckonin0 Won nm ~
steep, thair feet bounding with the mirit Of
heaven. The pallor Of their last sickneos
gone out OF their face. never more TO be sick
never more TO cough, never more to linn.
never more 70 be old, never more to weep
nSy are watching from these heights TO sec
u through Christ you can take that fort. and
Mhether You viii rush i'm upon then yictors
AHey Know That upon this battle depends
whether you Will ever Join their society. Trni
strike harder Charge more brave1vf pf
member that every inch you gain puts Won
much further on toward that heavenly re.
N this morning while I speak Won could
1enr the ~cannonade Of n foreign navy coming
the NarrOws. which was 10 deepoii
~ cltyi ana " they really shoulI succeed in
aIIyIu8 our families away from us, how
VIZ "oula We take before We received 10 20
TOM hpfluRheld or old and rusty len the gar
would he brought out and we wouid
urge on and, coming in front OF The Zoe. We
you'd look at them. and then look o. our
iaHiiies ana The cry would bel. VICTORY or
ueayhl' and when the ammunition was
zone, We would take the oapfors on
The point Of the bayonot OF under tRe brooch
b1e gun. III You you'll mako such n
struRgle Tor the getting back of your cqrfbiv
Ifiena8, VIII you not make as much ~sfruggfe 1
TOT inc gaining ~ the eternal rrurr.4vf.,IE- \