The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-25

throne of God now. Years pass and
that son rcpents of his crimes and
gives his heart to God and becomes
a useful Christian, and dies and en-
ters the gates of heaven. You tell
me that that mothers Joy canrot be
augmented. Let them confront each
other, the son and the mother. "Oh,"
she says to the angels of God, ''re-
joice with me! The dead is alive
again, and the lost is found. Halle
lujah! never expected to see this
lost one come back"
The Bible says nations are to be
born in n day. When China comes
to God will it not know !r. Abcel?
When India comes will it not In "
DR.. John Scuddcr! When the In
dams come to God will they not
know David Brainerd!
with covered face at the idea that it
has done so little for Christ, and feel
ing borne down with unworthiness,
and 1T says to itself, Il have no right
to be here. a voice from n throne
says, "Oh, you forget that Sunday
school class you invited to Christ! [
was one of them" And another
voice says, You forget that poor
man to whom you gave Il loaf of
bread. and told of the heavenly
bread. l was that man. And an
other says, You forget that sick one
to whom you gave medicine for the
body and the soul. 1 was that one.
And then Christ, from u throne over
topping all the rest, will say, "Inas-
much as we did it to one of the least
of these, you did it to me" And
then the seraphs will take their harps
from the side of the throne and cry,
"What song shall it be- And Christ
bending over the harpers, shall say,
1T Shall be the Harvest Home!"
One move Eaase1a .1sh4 1;AaaS SsRoe-
ed to accept this dokfaan6 0f the fu,
ture recognitionfs that so many in
their last hour on earth have confirm.
ed this theory. l speak not of per
sons who have been delirious i'll theil
last moments and knew not what
they were about, but of persons who
died in calmncss and placidity, and
who were not naturally supcrstitious
often the glorics of heaven have
struck the dying pillow, and the de
parting man has said he saw and
heard those who had gone away from
him. How often it is in the dying
moments parents sec their departed
children and children sec their dc
parted parents! l came down to tho
banks of the Mohawk river. 1t was
evening and l wanted to go over the
river, and SO [ waved my hat and
shouted, and after awhile l saw some
one waving OH the opposite bank
and heard him shout, and the boat
| transported. And so I suppose il
will be in the evening of or life
We will come down to the river o
death and give signal to our friend:
on the other shore, and they vii
give signal back to us, and the boa
comes, and our departed kindred ~,
the oarsmen, the fires of the scttins
day tinging the tops of the paddles
Oh, have you never sat by such 1
deathbed? In that hour you hea
the departing soul cry, "Hark look
You hearkened and you looked. 4
little child pining away because of tn
death of it's mother, getting wcake
and weaker every day, was taken int
the room where hung the picture O
her mother. She seemed to cnjo.
looking ut it, and then she was takel
away, and after awhile died. In tn
last moment that wan and wasted lit
tic one lifted her hands, while he
face lightedttp@ith the glory OF tn
lll' tell ME EPa size R'"a dsap apt nos SssseeEb se Ei
mother? She did. SO in my frs
settlement at Bcllcville a plain ma
said to me, What do you think
heard last night! l was in the rool
where one of myneighbors was dyin4
He was good man, and he said h
heard the angels of God singing be
fore the throne. / haven't niue
poetry about me, but 1 listened an
heard them too Said /, Il have n
doubt of it.. Why, we are to be take
up to heaven at last by ministcrin
spirits Who are they to be? soul
that went up from Madras, OF Antioch
OF Jerusalem! Oh, no: our glorifie,
kindred are going to troop around US
Heaven Is not Il stately, fOrma
place, us sometimes hear it described
II very frigidity of splcndor, whcr
people stand on cold folmalities an,
go round about with heavy crowns O
gold on their heads. No, that is no
my idea OF heaven. My idea of heavel
i'll more like this: You are seated il
the evening tide by the fireplace, you
whole family there, or nearly all O
them there. While you are seate,
talking and enjoying the evening hou
there is knock at the door and TIN
door opens, and there comes in
brother that has been long absent
He has been absent for years, yo,
have not seen him. and no sooner Il,
you make up your mind that it il
certainly he, than you leap up, an,
the question is who shall give him tn,
first embrace. That is my idea 0
hcavcn-a great home circle whcr,
they are waiting for us. Oh, will yol
not know your mothers voice there
She who always called you by YOU
first name long after others had givcl
YOU the formal mister ," You wcr,
pnvor hin,, I,,t