The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-16

&ccS. &lG t.c -sn5 aC t:.c gateway >ifc
;:GioGIa wiLA thc century plants OF et2r-
n:-. The Queen o. Sheb hath w'a;E:eG
us halls. and .Esthe: and Marie -An!o!-
iltttc aud Lady Huntingdon &nG Cecl;
and Jcrcmy Taylor and Samuel Ru:het-
!onl and .J,,hn Milton. and the WIDOW
who gave two mites, anil tle poor Nell
from :i:c hospital these last two per
l,aps cutshinilg al !iIe kings and queens
Q: eternity.
\ fa,nily- mansion moaus reun.oc
S0ale Of your families are very much
scattered. The children married, and
went OF to st. Louis or Chicago or Char
lesion; hut perhaps once a year you
come together al the o,d place. How
you wake I'D the Old piano that has been
s.!cat for years. Ci1athec and mother
do no; play on it, How you bring cut
the OLD relics. and ruslmage the garret,
and open old scrapbo0ks, and shout and
cry and talk ever Old tiines, and, though
you may be forty-fTe years of age, act
as though you were sixteen! let soon
it is goodby at the Ger window, and
goodby at the steamboat wharf. But
how VIII we act at tie reunion IN the
old family mansion OF heaven? It IS d
coed while since you parted al tie door
OF the grave. Thare W; i be Grace aud
Mary and Martha and Charlie and Liz
z:e and all The dar!iaga O. yoac house
hold-not pale and sick and gasping Tor
breath. as when you saw them last, but
their eye bright =, ii. the luster OF heav-
en-, ard their cheek roseate with the
flush OF celestial summer.
What clasping OF hands. What en-
bracings.. What coming together OF lip
to lip. What tears OF JOY. lou say, 4
thought there were 70 tasrs!n heaven.
There must be, for .he Bible says that
"God shall wipe them away. and i
there were 10 tears there, ho" could ne
wipe them away: They cannot be
tears OF grief or tears Of disappointment
They must be tea7s OF glsdness. Christ
Will cone and say, What. child cf
heaven. is it too much for thee? Dost
thou break down under the giafnesS OF
this reunion. Then ! viii hstp taeo
And, With his Ole acm around rs ARD
The other arm around our loved Cae, ..e
silai! hold rs up IL the eteTna! Ju2iee.
While speak, some Of you, Iith
brakeI hearts, c2l hardly holt your
peace. Tou feel as If you woald speak
out and say: "Oh, blessed day. speed Cn
toward thee I press with b.iiS:eret feet
over the Cess-t way. Ny eyes foii Tor
,he.r Treeging faint from Lists II z
tcr faet tat Ti5i uot come auu the
souad of Voices tna5 VIII not speak.
S9eaG or, OF, day otreuuion. A1G ihea,
Lord Jesus. Oe rGt angry wlth nc Il
after naYe Just ouc3 kissed thT' h:1sScd
feet turn aroulu 20 gather u the .ong
lost treasures OF my he5ttt. Oh, be not
argrg with ne: One i0ok at thee Te-e
haavea. BU. al these reunions are
hoavan eI3irciiEg heaven, heaven over
topping ne&y@n, heaven commiEgllng
VIA caaveEi.'
was 1t tLount Vernon and went In
TO the dining room "A which oCr first
president entertained the prominent
men OF this and other lands. 1t was a
very interesting spot But, Oh, the ban
quoting hall OF the family mansion Of
which / speak. Spread the table; spread
it vide, for Il great multitude arc 20 sit
ac it. From the Tree by tee ElVer
gather the twelve manner Oh fruits f0r
tnat. table. Take the clusters fiom the
heavenly vineyards and press them into
the golden tankards FOR that table. On
baskets carry in the bread of which, If
man eat, .he shall never hunger. Take
ali the shot-torn flags Of earthly con-
qaes5 and ertwiae them among the
arches. Let Uavid come with his harp,
and Gabriel with his trumpet, and Mi
riam with timbrsl. for the prodisaiS are
at home. and che captives are Tree, and
the Father hath invited the mighty Of
heaven and tne redeemed OF earth TO
coue and dine.