Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-13

with her. How did they feel In tina,
last hour? How did they seem TO acs.
Were they very much frightened? III
they take hold of this world with oo.l
hands as though they did not wane ~
give it upl "Oh, no." you say; mo-
remember as though it were yesterday,
she had a kind word for us all, ano
there were a few mementoes ais
tributed among the children, and tnen
she told US how kind we must De 10 our
father in his loneliness, and tnen
she kissed us good-by and went
asleep as child in a cradle: "
| What made her so composed!
Natural courage? "No," you say
smother was very nervous; when the
carriage was inclined to the side OF the
road, she would cry out; she was always
rather weakly" What gave her com-
posture? Was it because she did not
care much for you, and the pang OF
parting was not great? "Oh, you say
''she showered upon US wealth OF adec-
ton; no mother never loved her children
more than mother loved us, she showed
it by the way she nursed US when we
were sick, and she toiled for Us until
her strength gave out" What, then,
was it that gave her composure in the
last hour? Do not hide it. Be frank,
and let me know? "Oh," you say, III
was because she was so good; she made
the Lord her portion, and she hath faith
that she would go straight to glory,
and that we should all met her at last
at the foot Of the throne.
Here are people who say, 81 saw
Christian brother die, and ne triumph
eds And some one else, 81 saw a
Christian sister die, and she triumphed."
Some one else will say, Il saw a Chris
tian daughter die, and she triumphed. "
Come, all ye who have seen the last
moments of Christian, and give testl-
mony in this cause on trial. Uncover
your heads, put your hand on the old
family Bible, 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 what 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 old and
middle-aged: "We are witnesses"
WITNESSES OF GODS GRACE.
You see, my friends, have not put
before you an abstraction or chimera,
or anything like guess-work. 1 pre-
sent you affidavits Of the best men and
women, living and dead. Two wit
nesses In court will establish fact.
Here are not two witnesses, but mill
ions of witnesses on earth and In
heaven testifying that there is power
in this religion to convert the soul, TO
give comfort In trouble, and 10 afford
compOsure I'm the last hour.
II ten men should come 10 you when
you are sick with appalling sickness,
and say they had the same sickness and
took certain medicine, and
IL cured them you would prob
ably take It. Now, suppose ten
other men should come up and
say, 1--WE don't believe that there is
anything in that medicine" "Well,"
say, shave you tried it?" "No. /
never tried IL, but l don't believe there
is anything in it," OF course you dis
credit their testimony. The sceptic
may come and say, "There is no power
in your religion" "Have you ever tried
it?" mo, no." "Then ayaunt!" Let
me take the testimony Of the millions
of souls that have been converted to
God, and comforted in trial, and
solaced in the last hour. We
will take their testimony as they
cry, 1--WE are wltnesses!'
TIvfUSso4 HUI. ;, - <r---I,--- -. "a
covered new star, and the tidings sped
by submarine telegraph, and all the
observatories of Europe were watching
for that new star. Oh, nearer, looking
out through the darkness OF thy soul,
canst thou see bright light beaming
on thee? "Where?" you say, where?
How can find it?" Look along by the
line of the Cross Of the Son of God. DO
YOU not see it trembling with all tender
ness and beaming with all hope? 1t is
the Star of Bethlehem.
Deep horror then my vision froze,
Deathstruck ceased the tide to stem,
When suddenlya star arose
1t was the Star of Bethlehem.
Oh hearers, get your eye onto it. 1t is
easier for you now to become Christians
than it is to stay away from Christ and
heaven. When Madame Sontag began
her musical career she was Missed OIL
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 Madam Sontag, 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
hand?" And the little child replied,
That's my mother; that's Amelia
Steininger. She used to be a great
singer, but she lost her voice, and she
cried so much about it that she lost her
eyes-sight." Give my love to her" said
Madame Sontag, "and tell her an old
acquaintance will call on her this after
moons The next week in Berlin vast