The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-04-03

them all that loving, dutitul and
obedient child could be; and may you
live to cheer and comfort them in their
declining days, and when they shall
be called from this stage of action may
your tender hand wipe away the dew
drop, and with your loving kindness
soothe their aged hearts and cheer
their pathway down to the cold and
silent tomb. Now, as with my last
breath, my dear loving sister, l would
entreat you to pardon and forgive
your poor misguided brother for hav.
ing so lived as to prove himself un-
worthy of the tender love that has ever
filed thy heart toward me. And may
the Lord in mercy lead you and up
hold you by His power, and at last In
Heaven save you, is my prayer
Now, to you my dearly beloved
father and mother, would l come
through this medium, as the poor prod
igal boy, in my shame and poverty
and entreat you with all the earnest
ness Of my heart to pardon and for
give my follies past, and for the sake
of that tender love with which once
was loved, Oh, will you not receive me
into the fond embraces of your parent
al love? And may the remembrance
of this, my penitent return and hum
BILE confession of the sins of my life,
and of your forgiveness and reception
of your prodigal son into the arms of
your fondest love be to you a source
of 10y and comfort while life with you
shall last.
And now may the Lord give you,
my dear parents, spiritual strength and
grace that may enable you to bear pa
tiently this sad, this painful calamity ;
and may you realize that this dispen-
sation of Gods providence is only fer
your good, and may it tend to bring
you nearer the cross of Christ, and to
enable you to bask in the sunlight OF
Gods reconciled countenance and to
move in a higher and holier atmos-
phere, so that when the voyage of life
is ended you may anchor in the por'
tails of eternal peace, where with loved
ones gone before you may spend
never ending eternity, enjoying the
beatihc vision of our God forever.
Though this separation gives us pair
let us cherish the thought that we shall
meet again.
We shall sleep, but not forever,
There will be a glorious dawn;
We shall meet to part, no, never,
On the Resurrection morn.
We shall sleep. but not forever,
In the low and silent grave;
Blessed be the Lord that taketh:
Blessed be the Lord that gave.
In the bright eternal city,
Death can never, never come:
In His own good time He'll call us
From our rest to home, sweet home
Where l hope soon to meet my dea
boy who has crossed the stream befor
me and who doubtless is watching ant
waiting now at the beautiful gate, ant
who with songs of triumph and shout
of rejoicing will welcome me into tn
city of our God, where we will wal
and watch together for the loved one
left behind. The thought gives m
strength and courage to meet the deaf
that now awaits me, and with tn
thought of that happy meeting u
there and my freedom from sorrow
pain and care, l 60 to my executlo
without murmur or complaint. Le
me entreat you, my dear parents, t
endeavor TO cultivate a spirit OF hum
bic submission to the Divine will, fee
ing that all must work together fc
good to those that love and serve tn
: Lord. May you lean upon the stron
, arm of the Lord, so that in the storm
of life you may say,
Let sorrow. rudest tempest blow,
I Each cord on earth to sever,
Our King says come, and there's our hon
Forever and Forever
am going on before you to try tt
: realities of an unknown world. Onl
t five days now and I shall have crosse
the narrow stream of Death and ente
, ed out upon the life which is to com
T Shall tarry at the river,
Watching there for those love?
4 Yes, you too will shortly follow
n To that city, far above.
t Twill not be long, your journey here,
Each broken sigh and falling tear
{ Will soon be gone and all will be
e A cloudless sky, waveless sea.
t Twill not be long the young heart
May feel its every hope depart,
And grief be mingled with its song,,
q Wen meet again, twill not be lon
u The Lord bless you,my dear parent
J and give you grace and strength f
this, your day of greatest trial, an
- save you is my prayer!
;, Farewell my dear father