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erick Robertson, of Brighton, is as near dead
now as be was when, year after year, he
slept seated On the floor, his head on the
bottom of chair, because he could find
ease in no other position: Do you think
that Robert Hall is as near dead now as
when, on his couch, he tossed in physical tor
turess 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
tire nature was exhausted. Besides that,
they were broken.hearted because their
homes were gone. Ziklag 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 the robes,
some of the treasures. I look over this
audience this morning, and 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
string of pearls, made out of crystalized
tears: "Weeping may endure for night,
coronet: "Be thou faithful unto death, and
will give thee crown of life" ye faint
ing ones by the brook Besor, dip your blis-
tered feet in the running stream OF Gods
mercy. Battle your brow at the wells of sal
walton. Soothe your wounds with the bal
sam that enudes 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: II can't get any more
music out Of this instrument: so will just
break it, and will throw this reed away.
Then I will get another reed, and will play
music on that. But God says He will not
cast you off because all the music has
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, so
will comfort you" God will see you all
the way through, o troubled soul, and when
will find it to be as thin 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 to
God. saying, in the dying hour: write to
my sister Rate. and tell her not to be wor-
ried and frightened about the story Of the
horrors around the death-bed. Tell her
there is not word of truth in it. for am
there now, and Jesus is with me, and find
it a very happy way; not because I am
good man, for am not; am nothing but
poor, miserable sinner; but have an AL
mighty Saviour, and both of His arms are
around me-"
May God Almighty, through the blood Of
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, ana so David shall recover
ali, ."and as his part is that goeth down to
the battle. so shall his part be that tarrieth
by the stuff"