The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-12-18

tree, lOr the c6uar mas Iallcu. WluOW'
hood comes and shows the garments
which the departed had made. Orphans
are lifted up to look into the calm face
of the sleeping benefactress. Reclaimed
vagrancy comes and kisses the cold brow
of her who charmed it away from sin,
and all tn rough the streets of Jsppa
there is mourning mourning because
Dorcas is dead.
When Josephine Of France was car
ried out to her grave, there were agreat
many men and women of pomp and
pride and position that went out after
her, but / am most affected by the story
of history that on that day there were
ten thousand Of the poor of France who
followed her coffin, weeping and wailing
until the air rang again, because when
they lost Josephine, they lost their last
earthly friend. o, who would not rather
have such obsequies than all the tears
that were ever poured in the lachrymals
that have been exhumed from ancient
cities. There may be no mass for the
dead; there may be no costly sarcopha-
gus; there may be no elaborate mauso-
leum; but in the damp cellars of the
city, and through the lonely huts of the
mountain glen, there will be mourning,
mourning, mourning, because Dorcas is
dead. BLESSED are the dead who die in
the Lord; they rest from their labors,
and their works do follow them"
speak to you of Dorcas the resur-
rected. The apostle came to where she
was and said: ARISE" and she sat up.
In what a short compass the great writer
put that-"She sat up." o, what time
there must have been around this town
when the apostle brought her out among
her old friends! How the tears of joy
must have started! What clapping Of
hands there must have been! What
singing! What laughter! Sound it all
through that lane. Shout it down that
dark alley. Let all Joppa hear it! Dor
cas- is resurrected! ~ ht |
You and l have seen the same thing
many time; not dead body resusci-
tated, but the deceased coming up again
after death in the good accomplished. If
la man labors UP to fifty years Of age,
serving God, and then dies, we are apt
to think that his earthly work is done.
No. His influence on earth will con-
tinue till the world ceases, Services
rendered for Christ never stop. a
Christian woman tolls for the upbuild-
ing Of church through many anxieties,
through many self denials, with prayers
and tears, and then she dies. 1t is fif-
teen years since she went away. Now
the spirit of God descends upon that
church; hundreds of souls stand up and
confess the faith of Christ. Has that
Christian woman, who went away fifteen
years ago, nothing to do with these
things? / see the Towering out Of her
noble heart. Ihear the echo of her foot
steps in all the songs over sins forgiven,
in all the prosperity of the church. The
good that seemed to be buried has come
up again. Dorcas is resurrected.
After awhile all these womanly
friends Of Christ will put down their
needle forever. After making gar
}usnents for others, some one will make
garment for them; the last robc we
ever wear-the robe for the grave.
You will have heard the last cry Of pain.
You will have witnessed the last orphan
age. You will have come in worn out
from your last round of mercy. dc
not know where you will sleep, no,
what your epitaph will be; but there
will be a lamp burning at that tomb
and an angel of God guarding it, and
through all the night no rude foOtster
will disturb the dust. Sleep on, sleep
on! Soft bed, pleasant shadows, undis
| turbed repose! Sleep on! =
Asleep In Jesus! Blessed sleep! ~ Il a
From which none ever wake to weep.
Then one day there will be . sky
rending, and whirl Of wheels, and the
fash of q pageant; armies marching
chains clanking, banners waving, thun
ders booming; and that Christian woma,
will arise from the dust, and she will b'
suddenly surrounded-surrounded b!
the wanderers Of the street whom sh,
reclaimed, surrounded by the wounded
souls to whom she had administered
Daughter of God, SO strangely sur
rounded, what means this? 1t mean
that reward has come, that the victor,
is won, that the crown is ready, that tn
banquet is spread. Shout it through al
the crumbling earth. Sing it through
ali the flying heavens. Dorcas is resul
rected.
In 1855, when some Of the soldier
came back from the Crimean war I
London, the Queen of England distrit
uted among them beautiful medals
called Crimean medals. Galleries wer
erected for the two houses of Parliamer
and the royal family to sit in. Their
was great audience to witness the di'
tribution OF the medals. A Colonel win
had lost both feet in the battle of Inkel
man, was pulled in on a wheel chat
: others came in limping on their crutche
Then the Queen Of England arose befol
/ them in the name of her government
{ and uttered words of commentator
the officers and men, and distribute
) these medals, inscribed with the for
| great battle-fields, Alma, Balaklav
. Inkerman and Sebastopol. As the Quee
gave these to the wounded men and I'll
: wounded officers, the bands of mus
t struck up the national air, and IL
g people with streaming eyes joined
9 the song:
\. God save our gracious queen!
Long live our noble Queeni
God save the queen
And then they shouted "Huzza! hr
' zar' o, it was proud day for those r