The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1889-12-20
The darkness SHAH broak tho morning aud
iSo4 will SYipe all tears from their eyes,
~ You know on Il ,Yeil snrnad tahla Tho food


The darkness shall broak tho morning, and
Fo4 will wipe all teprs from their eyes,
You know on " well spread table tho food
becomes moro delicate at the last. / have
fed, you to-day with the bread Of consolation.
pm tho chalice Of Heavon. Let the Kings
bup. bearers como In. Good morning, Hea-
kenl z"Oh, " says omo critic In tho audience,
tho Bible c~ontradicts itself. 1t inttnates
n heaven, aud II thoro be no tears IN heaven,
how is It possible that God will wipo
my awayp I answer, have you never
seen y child crying one moment aud laughing
paw tho tears still on her faco! And perhaps
Hou stopped her in tho very midst Of her re-
sumod glee, and wiped of those delayed
tears. 30, I think, after tho heavenly rap
lures have come upon his, there may be tho
tears arc glittorlng in tho light Of tho jasper
sea, God will wipe them away. How woll Ho
can do that.
Jesus had .eugh trial to make Him
ST "p verse ii w the s 81, srle tells u tho s sa9r5:
Of either hand, tho scar on tho arch Of
eeiither foot, tho row Of sears along tho limo Of
"a hair, viii keep all heaven thinking. Oh,
silence all earthly trouble. wipe out
81 stains Of earthly griof, Gcntlel Why,
His stop is softer thu the stop OF tho
gov. IL VIII not DO a t. ant bidding you to
who will take YOU on His left arm, His face
gieamln into yours, While with tho soft tips
of tho fingers OF the right hand, He shall who
away all tears from your eyes. l have no.
mother Is away from home, they como to mo
for comfort and sympathy; but J. have no.
ticed that when the children cot hurt and
their mother is ut home, they 60 right past
me and to her; | am OF no account.
SO, when the soul comes up into heaven out
Of the wounds Of this life, it will not stop to
look for Paul, or Moses, or David or John.
These did very well once, but now tho soul
Shall rush past, crying, Where is Jesus?
iicont thing to dio il Tho,, Shalt thus VIM
away orr tears. Mcthink it will tako us
some timo to get used to hcnvcu: the fruits
of God without ono spcok; tho frcsh pastures
without ono %nettle; tho orchestra without
ono snapped string, the river Of gladncss
without one torn bank; the solfcrinos and the
saffron of sunrise and sunset swallowed up in
tho eternal day that beams from Gods
countenancel
Why should | wish to lingcr in tho wild,
"heu Inna art waiting, Father, to receive Thy
If ,wo could got any appreciation of what
God has iii reserve for us, it would make us
so hoIncsick we would DO unfit for every day
work. Professor Leonard, formerly of Iowa
University, put i'll my hand II mctcoric stone,
II stono thrown OFF from some other world to
this. How suggestive it was to mo. And I
havc to tell You tho best representations we
have of heaven arc only aerolitcs flung Of,
from that world which, rolls OH. bearing tho
multitudes Of tho redeemed. We analyze
these aerolitcs, and find them crystalizations
of tears. No wonder, flung off from heaven.
God shall wipe away all tears from their
eyes"
Have you any appreciation of the good and
glorious times your friends arc having in
heaven? How different it is when thoy get
news thoro Of q Christians death from what
it is here. 1t is tho difference between en-
barkation and coming into port. Everything
depends upon which sido Of tho river you
stand whom yon hear Of a Christians death.
If you stand on this side Of tho river you
mourn that they so. If you stand ON the
other side Of tho river you rejoice that they
come. Oh, the difference between n funeral
on earth and Il jubilee in ACKNOWLEDGMENT
requiem hero and triumphial march There
parting here and reunion there. Together
Have you thought OF it? They are together.
and another IN another land; but together,
IN different rooms Of the same house-the
house of many mansions. Together!
never appreciated TINT thought so much
as when wo laid away i'll her last slumber
eny sister Sarah. Standing thore in tho vii
Page cemetery, / looked around and said:
i"Thero is father, there is mother, thoro is
grandfather, there is grandmother, thore are
Iwholo circles OF kindred;" and l thought to
myself; Together in the grayc-together in
thnt I do not think tits any fanaticism when
some ono is going from this world to the
next If you make yhem tho bearer Of dis
patches to your friends who are gone, say
II 6 Give my love to my parents, give my
dove to my children. give my lovo to my old
comrades who arc IN glory. and tell them I
am trying to fight the good fight Of faith,
and I win join thom after awhile
| believe the message will be delivered; and
Z believe it will increase tho gladness of those
who are before tho 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 a
bill offered i'll the English parliament pro
Of March should come Immediately after the
18th Of February. But, oil, what a glorious
change in the calendar when NIL the years OF
your earthly existence are swallowed up In
tho eternal year of God!
And, my friends, If we could only appre-
ciato tho glories that are to como, we would
BIO SO filled with enthusiasm that no powcr of
earth or hell could stand before MS; and at
our first shout tho opposing forces would be-
ginfto tremblc, and at our second shout they
would begin to fall back, and at our third
shout they would be routed forever. There
is no power OH earth or in hell that could
stand before three such volleys of halle
lujah.
l put TINS DalSam on tho wounds of you
heart. l~tejoico at tho thought Of what your
departed friends have got rid of, and that
you aye n prospect Of so soon making youl
" escape. Bear chccrfully tie ministry OF
tears, and eSult at tho thought that soon 1t Is
to DO ended.
There wo shall march up the heavenly street,
And ground our arms at Josus's feet.
'nDI... .|U .H.
Miss EMILY FAITHFULn is ono Of the
Nypnopn who NOV 1o ,,rn,o,t ~ @1,o fru,