Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-01-31

urge on, ana, coming in front Of the foe, VIC
| would look at them, and then look at our
! families, and the cry would be: "Nictory or
deathw and when the ammunition was
gone, we would take the captors on
| the point of the bayonet or under the breech
| OF the gun. Ii you would make such a
struggle for the getting back of your earthly
friends, will you not make as much struggle
| Tor the gaining of the eternal companionship
of your heavenly friendss Oh yesl we must
| JOIN them. We must sit in their holy society.
| We must sing with them the song. We
must celebrate with them the triumph Let
IL never be told on earth or in heaven that
David and his men pushed out with drawer
hearts tor the getting back of their earthly
friends for few years on earth than we to
get our departed!
You say that all this implies that our de-
parted Christian friends are alive. Why. had
you any idea they were dead! They have
only moved. Ii you should go on the I'd of
May to house where one of your friends
livel, and found him gone, you would not
think that 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
once were, and can afford better residence
They once drank out OF earthenware they
now drink from the Kings chalice. "Joseph
Is yet alive" nd Jacob will 90 up and see
him. Living, 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
heaven Oh, yes, they are living
Do you think that Paul is so near dead
now as he was when he was living in the
Roman dungeonl Do you think that Fred
erick Robertson, of Brighton is as near dead
now as he 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
lures. No. Death gave them the few black
drops that cured them. That is all death
does to Christian cures him. know that
what 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
feet were sore; their head ached their en-
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. l look over this
audience this morning, and / find at least
two hundred who have tainted by the brook
IcS'H-bno DEOOk Vi gu Iecl 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: IAN things work together for good,
to those who love God" Wrap yourself in
a string of pearls, made out Of crystalized
tears: Weeping may endure for a 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 faint
ing ones by the brook Besor, dip your bis
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 exudes from trees of lite. God will
not utterly cast you off. O broken hearted
man, O broken-hearted woman, faintng 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 l will Just
break it, and | will throw this reed away.
Then will get another reed and will play
music on that. But God says He will not
cast you off because all the music has
gone out of your soul 1.-THE bruised
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.n tod will see YOU all
the way through. O troubled soul. and when
you come down 10 the Jordan of death, you
will find il TO be as thin brook as Besor for
DIR. 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 Kate. and tell her not To he wor-
ried and frightened about the story of the
horrors around the death-bed. Tell her
there is not a word Of truth in il. for / am
there now. and Jesus is with me. and find
it very happy way; not because | am a
good man, for I 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, and so David shan recover
all, land as his part is that goeth down to |
the battle. 81 shall his part be that tarrieth
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