Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-01-27
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<Anse in whose life your life was
hmnd M. There they are, their brow
nsrc radiant than ever before you saw
4 their lips waiting for the kiss OF
evenly greeting, their check roseate
ui<h the health of eternal summer,
tnir hands reckoning you up the
Insup. their feet bounding with the
.Eirfh of heaven. The pallor of their
~ sickness gouo out of their face,
asvur more to be sick. never more 10
suugh, never more Ia limp, nevermore
to be old, never more 10 weep. They
zre watching from those heights 10 see
IL through Christ you can take that
fort, aud whether you will rush IN
upon them-victors. They know that
upon this battle depends whether YOU
win ever Join their society. Ipl
strike harderl Charge more bravelyl
Remember that every inch you gain
puts you SO much farther on toward
that heavenly reunion.
VICTORY OR DEATHt'
IL this morning while | speak you
could hear the canuonade Of a foreign
navy. coming through the 'Narrows
which Sas Ia dcspoll our city, and If
they really should succeed in carry
ing our families away from rs, how
long would we take before we resolved
10 go after them Every weapon,
whether fresh from Springfield or old
and rusty in the garnet would be
brought cut; and VIC would urge on,
and, coming in front Of tue foe. We
would look at them, and then look at
onr families, and the cry would be;
Victory or deathl' and when the
ammunition was gone We would take
the captors on the point OF The oayo'
net or under the breech Of the gun. II
you would make such a stru ggle for the
getting back Of your earthly friends,
Will you not make as much struggle
Tor the gaining vi the eternal CON-
ranionship Of your heavenly triendsl
Oh, yes. we must joii them. We
must sit in their holy society. We
must sing with them the song. We
must celebrate with them the triumph.
L4 il never be told on earth or in
heaven that David ami his men pushed
out with Drawer hears for the getting
hack of their earthly friends for a few
years on earth than we to get our de-
parted
You say that all this implies that
m departed Christian friends are
alive. Why, had you any idea they
were deadl They have only moved.
If you should go on the I'd Of May TO
n house where one Of your friends
lived, and found him gone, you would
not think hat he was dead. You
would inquire next door where he had
moved TO. Our departed Christian
friends have only taken another house.
The secret is that they are richer now
than they nee were, and can afford a
better residence. They once drank
out OF earthenware; they ncw drink
from the kings chalice. Joseph is
yet alive" and Jacob will go up and
see him. Livingl are they! Why, if
a man can live in this damp, dark
dungeon of earthly captivity, can he
not live where he breathes the bracing
atmosphere of the mountains Of
heavenl Oh, yes, they are living!
Do you think that Paul is so near
dead now as he was when he was liv-
ing in the Roman dungeonl Do you
think that Frederick Robertson, Of
Brighton, is as near dead now as he
vas when, year after year, he slept
seated on the floor, his head on the
bottom Of a chair, because he could
find ease in no other positionl Do
you think hat Robert Hall is as near
dead now AS when, on his couch, he
tossed in physical torturesl No.
Death gave them the few black drops
that cured them. That is all death
does 20 a Christian-cures him. |
know that what | have said implies
that they are living. There is no
question about that The only ques-
ton 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 entire nature
was xhausted. Besides that, they were
broken hearted because their homes
wcre gone. Ziklag in ashesl 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. | 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 Is if you could not take another
step farther, as though you could
never look up again. But / am
going 10 initiate David, and divide
among you some glorious trophies.
Here is a robe: IAN things work TO-
gether for good, 10 those who love
God" Wrap yourself in that glorious
promise. Here is for your neck a
string Of pearls, made out Of crystal
liDd tears: "Weeping may endure
for q night, but JOY cometh in the
morning" Here is a coronet: BE
thou faithful unto death, and | will
give thee a crown OF life" o ye
iainting ones by the brook Besor, dip
-nr blistered feet in the running
sxzsam Of Gods mercy. Battle your
tEsw at the wells of salvation. Soothe
your wounds with the balsam that
exndes from trees Of life. God will
not utterly cast you of, 0 broken
hnnrted man, o broken hearted woman,
lifting by the brook Besor.
you WANT DIVINE NURSING.
A shepherd finds that his musical