Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-02-08

erick Robertson, of Brighton, is as near dead
now as he was when, year alter year, he
slept seated on the floor, his head on the
bottom of a chair, because he could nm
ease IN no other position! Do you think
that Robert Hall is as near dead now as
when, on his couch, be tossed in physical tor
turesi No. Death gave them the few black
drops that cured them That is all death
does TO Christian cures him. know that
what l have said implies that they are living.
There is no question about that The only
question this morning is whether you will
ever join them.
But must not forget those two hundred
men who tainted by the brook Besor. They
could not take another step farther. Their
feet were sore; their head ached; their en-
tire nature was exhausted. Besides that,
they were broken hearted because their
homes were gone. Zikag in ashes! And yet
David, when he comes up to them, divides
the spoils among them He says they shall
have some of the jewels, some of thefobes,
some of the treasures | look over this
audience this morning, and l find at least
two hundred who have tainted by the brook
Besor-the brook of tears You feel as
if you could not take another step farther,
as though you could never look up again.
But am going to initiate David, and divide
among you some glorious trophies. Here is
a robe: "All things work together for good
to those who love God" Wrap yourself in
that glorious promise. Here is for your neck
a string of pearls, made out of crystalized
tears: weeping may endure for a night,
but Joy cometh in the morning. Here is a
coronet: "Be thou faithful unto death, and
| will give thee crown of life.n o We faint
ing ones by the brook Besor, dip your Bill
tered feet in the running stream of God >
mercy. batne your brow at the wells of sal
Vation Soothe your wounds with the bal
sam that exudes from trees of life. God will
not utterly cast you off, o broken hearted
man, o broken-hearted woman, fainting by
the brook Besor.
A shepherd finds that his musical pipe is
bruised. HE says: ~ can't get any more
music out of this instrument: SO / will inst
break it, and l will throw this reed away
Then l will get another reed and l will play
music on that But God says He will not
cast you Off because all the music has
gone out of your soul. 1.-THE bruised
reed He will not break" AS far as
l can tell the diagnosis of your disease, you
want Divine nursing, and il is promised you:
AS one whom his mother comforteth SC
will l comfort YOU" God will see you all
the way through, o troubled soul, and when
you come down to the Jordan of DEATH Won
will find it to be as thin a brook as Besor: for
Dr. Robinson says that, in April Besor dries
up, and there is no brook at all. And in
your last moment you will be as placid as
the Kentucky minister who went up tc
God, saying, in the dying hour: write tC
my sister Kate, and tell her not to be wor
ried and frightened about the story of ths
horrors around the death-bed. Tell hel
there is not word of truth in it, for an
there now, and Jesus is with me- and / fine
it a very happy way; not because 1 am g
| good man, for am not; | am nothing but E
poor, miserable sinner; but l have an AL
mighty Saviour, and both of His arms art
around me.n
May God Almighty, through the blood o.
the everlasting covenant, bring us into the
companionship of our loved ones who have
already entered the heavenly land, and en-
tered the presence Of Christ, whom, not hav
ing seen, we love, and so David shall recover
all, land as his parts that goeth down t
the battle, so shall his part be that tarrietl
| by the stuff"