The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-18
Devoted to Agriculture, HortIoaIture, nome.tIo9 3

toes distributed among the children
and then she told us how kind W,
must be to our father in his loneli
ness, and then she kissed us goodb,
and went asleep as calmly as chile
in cradle"
What made her so composeds Natu
raj courage? "No," you say, "mothe,
was very nervous; when the carriaot
inclined to the side of the road. she
cried out; she was always very week
"" What, then, gave her composure'
was 1t because she did not care
much for you, and the pang of part
ing was not great? "Oh," you saw
"she showered upon us a wealth OF
affection. No mother ever loved her
children more than mother loved
us. She showed it by the way she
nursed US when 1--we got sick, and She
tolied for us until her strength gave
out" What, then, was it that gave
her composure in the last houra Do
not hide 1t; be frank and let me know. Nv.
"Oh," you say, 'it was because she
was 30 good; she made the Lord her
portion, and she had faith that she
would go straight to glory, and that
we should all meet her at last at the
foot of the throne"
Here are people who say, ssI saw a
Christian brother die, ,and he triumph
ed" And some one else, sI saw a
Christian sister die, and she trium-
phed." Some the else will say, "I
saw Christian daughter die, and
she triumphed." Come all We who
nave seen the last moments of o
Christian, and give testimony in this
case on trial. Uncover your heads,
put your hand on the old family Bi-
BILE from which they used to read the
promises, and promise in the presence
OF high heaven that you will tell the
truth, the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth. With what you have
seen with your own eyes, and from
Wnat you have heard with your own
ears, is there power in this gospel to
give calmness and triumph in the
last exigency? The response comes
from all sides, from young, and
ole, and middle aged: "Where are the
witnesses!"
You see, my friend, have not put
before you to-day an abstraction, or
chimera, or anything like guess-work.
1 present you affdavits of the best
men and women, living and dead.
Two witnesses in court will establish
O fact. Here are not two witnesses.
but thousands of witnesses-on earth
millions of Witnesses, and in heaven
a..great multitude ofwitnesses that no
man can number-testiifying that
there is power in religion to convert
the soul, to give comfort in trouble,
and to afford composure in the last
hour. If ten men should come to
ing sickness, and say S'' tRHSyth' RHSsth mad seRnelS
same sickness, and took certain
and it cured them, you
would probably take it. Now, sup
pose ten other men should come up
and say, "We don't believe there is
in that medicine" "Well,"
say, "Have you ever tried it?"
mo, 1 never tried it, but I don't be-
ieve there is anything in it." Of
course you discredit their testimony.
The sceptic may come and say, "There
is no power in your religion" Have
you ever tried it?" "No, no." "Then,
Let me take the testimony
of the millions of souls that have
been converted to God, and comfort
ed in trial, and solaced in the last
hour. We will take their testimony
as they cry, eve are witnessesy"
Sone time ago Professor Henry,
OF Washington, discovered a new
star, and the tidings, sped by sub
marine telegraph, and oil the ohser
vatories of Europe were watching for
that new star. Oh, hearer, looking
out through the darkness of thy soul
to-day, canst thou see bright light
beaming on theef "Where?" you
say; "wheref How can I find 1T"
Look along by the line of the cross of
the Son of God. Do you SEQ it tremb-
ling with all tenderness and beaming
with all hope? It is the Star of Beth
lehem.
Deep horror then my vitals frozs.
Death. struck ceased the tide to stem,
When suddenly q star arose
It was the Star Of Bethlehem.
Oh, hearer, set your eyes on it. It
is easier for you now to become q
Christian than it is to stay away from
Christ and heaven.
When Madame Sonntag began her
musical career she was hissed off
the stage at Vienna by the friends of
her rival Amelia Steininger, who had
already begun to decline through her
dissipation. Years passed ON, and
one day Madame Sonntag, in her
glory, was riding through the streets
of Berlin, when she saw little child
leading blind woman, and she said,
"Come here, my little child, come
here. Who is that you are leading
by the hands" And the little child
replied, "That's my mother; that's
Amelia Steininger. She used to be O
great singer, but she lost her voice,
and she cried 30 much about it that
she lost her eyesight." Give my love
to her." said Madame Sonntag, "and
tell her an old acquaintance will call
on her this afternoon" The next
week IN Berlin vast assemblage
gathered at O benefit for that poor