The Forrest City times., 1890-01-25

gle shudder. Now my anxiety IS not anvus death: my anxiety Is that may nvc arght for I know that II my life is consistent when l como to LII" last hour. and this voice is siiens and these eyes are closed. and these hands with which beg for your eternal salvation to day are folded over the still heart, tnas then I shall only begin to live What DOW CT is there in anything to chill me m the last hour if Christ wraps around me tue skirt of his own garmenti What darkness can fall upon my eyelids then, amid the heavenly daybreakl 0 death, l Will not fear thee then! Back to thy cavern ef of darkness. thou robbcr of all the earth. Fly, thou despoiler of families. With this battle ax hew thee in twain from helmet to sandal, the voice of Christ sounding all over the earth, and through the heavens:
 70 death. will bo thy plague. . grave, will be thy destruction.
 To be saved is to wake up in the presence of Christ You know waen Jesus was up- on earth how happy he made every mousse he went into and when he brings us up to his house how great our glee. Ills Vosee has more music in it than is to Do heard ss all the oratorios of eternity Talk no" about banks dashed with etiiorescence' Jesus is the chief bloom of heaven. We Snhll sSc tllt WHY ittO eH"e N~N'
 sympathy in Bethany, and take the very hand that dropped it's blood from the short beam of the cross. o, want 10 stand in eternity with him. Toward that harbor steer. Toward that goal run. 1 shall be satisfied when l awake in his like ness Oh, broken hearted men aud women, how sweet it will be in that good land to pour all your hariships, and beroave- mcnts and losses into the loving ear oi i Christ, and then have him explain why IL was best for you to be sick, and why 1t was best for you to be widowed, and why 1t was best for you to be persecuted, and why ! it was best for you to be tried, and have him 1 point 10 an elevation proportionate to your ! disquietude here saving: "1ou suffered 1 with me on earth, come up now and De gio= 1 ritied with me in heaven"
 1 Some one went into house where there l had been q good deal of trouble and said to the woman there: You seem to be lonely.' "Yes,n she said, 'I am louoly." How many in the familyf' "Only myself" "Have you had any childrent' Il had seven children Where are theyN
 "Gone.p "An gonesn All" "Ail deadi" "All" Then she breathea n l long sigh into the loneliness, and said: 70. sir, have been eooi mother to the grave" And so there are hearts here that are utterly broken down by tho be. reavements of life point you to-day te the eternal balm of heaven. Are there any
 here that am missing this morningi 0, 1 you poor waiting maid your hearts sor- | row poured in no human car, lonely 1 aud sad how glad you will be when Christ shall disband all your sorrows and crown you queen unto God and the
 Lamb forever Q, aged 'nen and women, fed by his love an warmed by his grace
 for three scors years and tenl will not your decrcpitude change for the leap of a
 heart when you come to look face to face
 upon him whom having not seen you lovel Q, that will he the Good Shepherd,
 not out in the night and watching | to keep of the wolves, but with
 the lambs reclining on the sun lit hill
 That will be the Captain of our Salvation.
 not amid the roar, and crash, und boom of
 battle, but amid his dshanded troops keep.
 ing victorious festieity That will be the
 Bridegroom of the Church coming from
 afar, the bride leaning on his arm while hs
 looks down into her face and says, Be
 hold, thou art fair, my love- Behold. thou 1 art fair" :"