Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-02-16

nothing to do but to step on OF tins bed INTO
heaven" Having served his generation In
successful evangelism, he fell asleep.
In tho museum Of Greenwich hospital,
England, there Is n fragment Of book that
was found in the Arctic regions amid the
relics Of Sir John Franklin, who had pcr.
ished amid tho snow and icc, and the leaf Of
that piecc Of book was turned down ut the
words: 'When thou pasSst through the
waters will 10 with thee" Having served
his generation In tho cause Of scicncc and
discovery, he fell asleep.
Why will you kccpus all ~ nervous talking
about that which Is only dormitory and a
pillowcd siumbcr, canopied by angels wingst
Sleep Transporting sleep And what a
glorious awakening. You and have some
times been thoroughly bcwillcrrd after q
long and fa,iguins journey; We have stopped
at friends house for the night, and after
hours Of complete INCONSISTENCIES wc have
opened our eyes, the high risen sun full In
our faces, and before We could fully collect
our faculties, have said: "Whcrc am I, whose
house Is this, and whose are these gardcnsI'
And then 1t has flashed upon us In glad real
ity. And ! should not wonder II, after
We have served our generation and have
fallen asleep, tho deep sleep, tho rest
full sleep, We should awake In blissful
bcwilderment and for n little while say:
where am u What palace Is this. Who
hung this upholstery. What fountains are
tl,csc tossing In the light. Why. this looks
like heaven. 1t Is. II is. Why. there Is
building grantlcr than ali tho castles Of
earth hcavcd into mountain Of s,,lcntlor,
that must be the palace OF Jesus. And, lool,
there, at those walks lined with a foliage
more beautiful than anything ever
saw before, and scc thosc who are
walking down those aislcs Of yer.
durc. From what have heard al them,
those two arm in arm must 10 Mucs aud
Joshua, lin Of Mount sinai and him IL the
halting sun over Ajalon. And thosc two
walking arm in arm must he John and
Paul, the one 50 gentle AID tie other 70
mighty. And 'oec two with the robes Us
brilliant rs though made cut of the coulcd Of
flames Of mar;yrdom iirst h. john i.tlss and
Hugh Latin err"
HOUSE NOT ErILT WITH HANDS.
But must not look any Longer at ;.lose
gardcnsSf beauty, but examine this Luii,.in;;
In which | have just awakened. | Loo: OF:
q. tho wirIow this way and tina; and up and
down. and find II is u mansion Of inmen,c
s,zc ir which AIN stopping. All its windows
Of agate AMI is coloaaaGcs of parphyry ard
alaisrter. Why. | wonder il this Is not the
house 81 many mar ions of which usol
to rca'ii II il. il is There Eiust H. many o:
my kindred AMI friends In this very mansion.
Hark. yhOsc are thOSc voices, wEuSc are
those blun,llnS feet, open the door isid
So, and 20. they are coming through all the
corridors and up AMI down all tl!c stairs. our
long absent kindred. Why. there is father,
there is mother. theirs are the chill
drcn. All we'll again. All Young again.
All 81 III together again. And as
we embrace each other with the cry.
'Ncver mere TO part. Never NOR I" lar; :"
the arches. the alcovcs. the hallway, echo nj
rr-ccho the wor,ls: Newer NOR. Ia part /!
Never more To part" Then OUR ;iuriiici
friends say: Come out with Us AMI sec
heaven" And. some of them bounding ahead
Of Us and some Of them skipping beside us. we
start down the ivory stairway. And wcmect,
coming up. onc oi the kings Of ancient Israel,
somewhat small Of stature. but having a
countci.ancc radiant with u thousand vic
tories. Aud. rs all are making olriSancc TO
this great one OF heaven cry out: who Is
her and the answer comes: This the great
est of all the kings of Israel. It is the
his generation. EEL asleep