The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-07-25


sih, ioel the loss had suhstainel. 1t W.
because | was supported by the cuI,su';,:
reelection that We could not long br scprr;,-
ted Tho Norwegian believes ii. The In
dian believes it. The Grrrnat,lcr Irlirvrs il,
The Swiss believes it. The Turk hrlirvns il
tn'er every sky, hy, every river. in every
zone, tile theory is adopted: and so say y
prnrplr universally mrlnntrl must lc God
implanted, and hcn"e right belle. The ;lrpi..
mcnt is irresistible
Again: ad",t this theory because tllrT.
are .rnturcs OF moral temperament aud
features oi the soul that w!l distinguish
us forever. How do We know rncl other in
this wor!.l' Is il merely by ll.rrye. or thr
length %! tn" hair, or tho facinl prnport ousa
Oh, 10. 1t is hy the disposition as we'll.
10y natural affinity, usinr the word in tho
very hest sense: and if in the dust our hudv
should perish aud lie here forever, and there
shOuil In no resurrection, still tho soul hl.
enough features io make US distinguishuh!e
eau understand how in sickness II man will.
hrconr nn dr,irious that lie will not know
Ills own friends. but will We In blasted with
such insu!lerable diocy. that. standing h.
side our best frc,ds for all eternity, We will
never guess who they are?
Again. ] think that one reason why We
ought to accept tie doctrine il because we
never in this world have an Opportunity Il"
give thanks to those to whom We are spirit.
ually indebted The Joy OF heaven, W. ar"
told, is Ia bcnauguratcd by IL review o.l.rs
work. These Christian men aud women
who have been toiling for christ, have they
seen he full result of their works, Oh, no.
In the church at Somcrvlllr, y. H.. John
Nrchrnhlrgh preached Tor IL good many
years. He felt that his ministry was II nil
nre. aud others felt SO, although lie was II
faithful minister preaching the Gospel u!l
the time. He died. and died amid dsrour
~ and hanna tn f,u
no ono ever doubted that John
lir'lrnhnrssi WA. good Christian minister.
y iiiti" after his death there came n great
awakening in Somrrvilr. aud ore Sabbath
100 souls stood up ut thar 'hristian altar cs.
pnusin@ he cause oi Chrat. among them my
own iather and mother. ..nd what was pc.
cnliar in regard Ia nearly all of those 2Ui
souls WAS tha, they dated their religious m.
rrcssi"ns from the ministry Of John Nirr.
dcnlnrSh. Will that good Christian mau lr.
lore the throne Ui God never meet tlioSes souls
brought TO Chris; through Ills instrumctnli.
ty' uh. nj course hr will know them.
remember one sabbath afternoon. born"
down with II sense u my sins and knowing
not God. took up nud,lrilmc's Rise AMI
Progress" Oh, WIN, a dark afternoon il
WIS. and r.nd the chapters and rcni h.
prayers. anu tried to max. the prayers my
own: oh, ! must see Philip Dod,lrlig.. !.
glorious old book he wrote. |, Is out o.
fashion NOW.
There is IL mother ln'urc he throne o Col!
lon say h"r Joy is tuil. Is ii? You say there
ON be no augmentation o. il. Can not
there o.' Her son was a wnn,lercr and (,
vagahond on 'hc earth when that good
mother died. lie hiuh her old heart She
dled leaving, him ia the vii ,rnrSs OF sin
She is be'orn the throne of tioI now Years
pass and that son r"pentsni his crimes uini
gives his heart to God and becomes II useful
Christian and dies and enters the gates %.
heaven. You tell NE hat that mothers JOY
cannot he augmented. Let them confront
citrli other The son and thc mother. "Oh."
she says TO The angels of God, 'rrlore with
me. The dead is alive nGnn. and the lost is
found. lIalcujah never expected to ser
this lost one come bnck."
Tho Bible says nations are to be horn in Il
day. When China comes to God will it no,
know nr. Ahsel. When India comes will it
not know DR.. John Scuddcr. When the In
dinns come to God will they not know David
l,rainar?
sce II soul entering heaven at last, with
covered face ut the idea that il has done sp
little for Christ, aud feeling borne down with
unworthiness, and it says to itsclf, 81 have
no right to DO here voice from throne
says, ooh, you forget TINT Sunduy.srhool
class you invited to Christ! l was one u.
them And another voice says, You Cor.
get that poor man to whom you CAV" lou!
ot bread. was that man." And another
says, "i0u forget that sick one to whom you
gave medicine for the body and the soul.
wns that one And then Christ. rom 81
throne ovcrtopping all tho rest. will say,
'lnasmnrl us ye did it to one of the least %
these. ynu did il to me" And then thu
srraphs will take her harps from the side of
the thron" nnd cry, Whit song gsllnll it Lr?"
And Christ. bending over the lurpprs,
shall sny, "It shall he TIL. Harvest Home"
One more reason why am disposed to nc-
cept this 'lortrinc of the future recognition
is that so many in their last hour OH cnrth
have confirmed this throry. ] speak not of
persons WHO have Leen drlirluus in their last
moment and knew not Whit they wcrcahuut,
but OF PERSONS who died in cnlmnrss an.I
placidity, and who were not naturally SUI
perstitious. Often tho glorics OF hc ven
have struck tho dying pillow, aud the de-
parting man has said he saw and heard
those who had gone away rom him. IIow
q ten it is in The dying moments parents scn
their departed children and children sre their
departed parents, ! came down to the
hunks oil the Mohawk river. 1t wns"vrning,
and wanted to so over the river. and 80
wnvcd my hat and shouted, and after
awhile saw some one waving on the Up-
pusite bank. and heard lin shout. and lie
boat camc across, and got in and wns rams.
ported. And so ! suppose IL will hr in tho
river OF death aud give signal ,nunr 'r"nLs
ont Il" other shore" nndthry will civ" n eignnl
hack to us. and our departed kIndr"l and
the uarsIncn lie fires OF the setting day
tngrin- the tops o' the ra'i'l!rs.
Oh. have yom never sal by sncIi ,icn,hhr,!,
in that honI y"n hear iiirdcpar,ing soul cry,
''lIark. look, iou hcnrkcn"d and you
looked. a little child pining away hcr;ilsc
of he death u it's mother, getting wcukcr
and weaker every day, WAS taken intn The
room where hung the picture OF her mot her
She seemed to enjoy looking nj it, and hen
she was taken AWAY and aiirr n while died
In the last moment that wan aud wasted
lii u" on" lifted up her linnis, while h,I me-"
lighted UP with ne glory of he nrNt wGrl!
aud cried out, "Mo,hcr! You tell III. slie
did not soc her mother She did So in my
first srtrm'n. at IiclrviiI" II plnin man
said to me, what do you think heard last
night? was in til" room where one Of my
nrlghbor: WAS dying. He was IL good m;i.
aud he said h" hrnrd he angels of God sing
ing I'rfor. lIS throne haven't much poet
rN about mo, hut listened and heard them
to- Said /, II have no doubt OF it," Why.
We are to hc taken M to heaven at last bv
spirits. Who are they tc ..,?
Souls that went up from Madras, or antioch,
or Jerusalem? Oh. no: onr gloricd kin.
drc'i are going to troop around us.
Now bring you this glorious consolation
of future recognition. lfyou could get this
theory into your hearts il would Ii IL great
many shadows that are stretching acrnss it,
When was lad used to go ont to tho
railroad track and put my ear down on ilr
track, au,i could hear the express train
mics away. and coming ON and
to-day, ms friends, il we on!y had :aiih
enough We could put nur ears down to the
graves uIr dad. and listen ana hear in
he distance lie rumblin" on o. the rlimr;nis
n ~ ~ tfs I1t ! linn
heaven,
lou do not spell heaven ms you us"i to
spell it. You used to spell il h-c;,-vc.n
heaven, But now when you wan, to spell
hat word you place side by side the faces o:
the loved ones who are gone. and in that
rr:i'lati"n ofligh. and love. and beauty
md joy. YOU spr'i it out as never before, in
songs and l,aIlrininhs
Oh. yc whos,. hearts nrr down under the
sod Of the cemetery. cheer up nj the Thought
Of this reunion. oh. luw much you will
have to tell them whru one" you NEE; them.
How much you have been through since y Ou
SAW them last On the shifting shore you
loneliness. The s!ccplrss nights T'h. weep
ing until you had no power to weep, because
the heart was wither.d and dried up. Story
of vacant chair, and empty cradle. and little
shoe hal. worn out never to he worn again.
lust the shape % the foot that once pressed
it, And dreams whom you thought that the
departed had come back again. aud the
room seemed bright with their inccs gnd you
started up to greet them. aud in the effort
t he dream broke and yon found yourself
amid room in the midnight -alonc
Talking it ull over, ana then, hand in hand,
walking up AMI down in I ho light. No sor.
row. no tears, no death. Oh, heaven! beau
t!ul heaven! Heaven where our friends urO.
Heaven where we expect to bo.