The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-10-30
THE ENTERPRISE. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER.

II you stand on this side of the river
you mourn that they 90. II you stand
on the other side OF the river you re-
joice that they come. o, the difference
between funeral on earth and jubilee
In Heaven-between requiem here and
triumphal march there--parting here
and reunion there. Togetherl Have
you thought Of it2 They are together.
Not one Of your departed friends in one
land and another In another land; but
together, in different rooms Of the same
house-the house Of many mansions.
Together!
never appreciated that thought SO
much as when we laid away in her last
slumber my sister Sarah. Standing
there in the village cemetery, looked
around and said: "There Is father,
there is mother, there is grandfather,
there is grandmother, there are whole
circles Of Kindred" and thought to my
self, Together in the graye-together
In glory" am so impressed with the
thought that | do not think it is any
fanaticism when some one is going from
this world to the next II you make them
the bearer Of dispatches to your friends
who are gone, saying: "Give my love to
my parents, give my love to my chill
dren, give my love to my old comrades
who are in glory and tell them am try
ing to fight the good fight Of faith, and
will join them after while"
believe the message will be deliv-
cred; and believe 1t will increase the
gladness OF those who are before the
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 in the English parlia-
ment proposing to change the almanac
so that the 1st OF March should come
Immediately after the 18th Of February.
But, oh, what glorious change in the
calendar when all the years of your
earthly existence are swallowed up in the
eternal year Of Godl
My friends, take this good cheer home
with you. These tears Of bereavement
that course your cheek, and of persecu-
ton, and Of trial, are not always TO be
there. The motherly hand Of God will
wipe them away. What is the use, on
the way TO such a consummation-what
is the use Of fretting about any thing?
o, what an exhiliration 1T ought to be in
OuTlSJldu WOTk3 OOO JOu JlO plHudClOo
against the sky? 1t Is the city Of our
God. and we are approaching it. o, let
us be busy in the few days that still re-
main for US. The Saxons and the
Britons went out to battle. The Saxons
were all armed. The Britons had no
weapons at all; and yet history tells us
the Britons got the victory. Why?
They went into the battle shouting
three times, "Hallelujah" and at the
third shout Of "Hallelujah," their en-
emies fled panic stricken; and so the
Britons got the victory.
And, my friends, il we could only ap-
preciate the gloyies that are to come, we
would be 80 filled with enthusiasm that
no power OF earth or hell could stand
before us; and at our first shout the op-
posing forces would begin to tremble,
and at our second shout they would begin
10 fall back, and at our third shout they
would be routed forever. There is no
power on earth or in hell that could
stand before three such volleys Of halle
luiah.
put this balsam on the wounds of
your heart. Rejoice at the thought OF
what your departed friends have got rid
Df, and that you have q prospect Of 80
soon making your own escape. Bear
,heerfully the ministry Of tears, and ex-
alt at the thought that soon 1t is to be
| snded.
There we shall march up the heavenly street,
And ground our arms at Jesus feet.