Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-04

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thls yea We have plans and project On I
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kaoWs hest. and a. hes thooaxAa estter
men gac 20 Do the sork yet sndone :
have a hope taat. no. ~tLlstandjng al M
ans and waaieTlaes I shall, through The
inainite mercy Ct uly Sa,souE, oo,ne out 81
I he rieht place hays nothing 10 hrAg q
. 81 Way Q; Cars,iaa experience, but two
th.ngs hsye losarHed--t1y utter hslpleass
+ ness before God aRa the ~ abeundir;: gT..ns
! ofthe LORD Jesrz. Hthe text means some u
you, my hearers do uot want you 10 lie
/ caught unprepagsS I woald Ike ~ have
VOC either through u0sey yca have lad
/ up or ''llfe insurance. be able 20 leave
I the world feeling that your family need
T no. become palg,ers EVlt II you have done
I yoar best aad yon leave nos one dollars
v-prth OF sst-ste. you may confidently trust
/ tho Lord who hath promised 90 care Tor TIRE
! widow Aild the fgtherleSs ] would like -
| have your soal fitted out FOR etesl.i;y -
I that il eny morsing or noon or evening or
! night of thee terec hundred and ssyty-iive
I DAYS death should look in and ask, Are
I yea reldyg" you might, with tn ousburst
! e Christian triumph, answer, AYE, aye!
/ az ready.'
LAST WORDS.
know not what our lest words rasy be.
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! lieness. and SID In his las. NOR, ent, Give
/ Dsyrolles Il chair" Or. Adam, dy!rs
schoolnaster, said. "It grows dark. The
boys n2y dismiss" Load Tenterden. sup
posing himself on the bench OF n couro-
room SE al in his las, moment, Gentlemen
OF the jury, you will now consider Jour
verdict" A dying play sctor said: Drop
the curtain. The farce IS played out"
would rather have for my dying word,
those OF enc greater than Chesterfield o.
DR. Adam or Lord Tentcrdeld y am now
ready 10 I've offered, and the time Of my de-
partare is az hand. | have fought good
fight. have finished my course. | have
kept the faith: henccfcr-n there is laid up
for rue n crown CT righteousness which the
Lord. the righteous Judge, shall give mo"
The sooner the last hour comes the bet
ter If we are fitted for entrance in the
celestial world. There Is no clock in
beaver because it is al everlasting day;
yet they keep an account Of the passing
wears because they are all the time hear
in from our world The angels flying
through heaven report how many times
the earth has turned on its axis. and in
that way the angels can keep n diary; aad
they say il is alnost time now for father
To come mp, or for mother to come up.
Some day they see a ccaort leaving heavan.
end tlfey say, Whittier boand?" and the
answer is, ITO bring u, soul from Garth"
and she question is asked, What sools"
And family circle in heaven end that it
il one OF their own nunlbcr that is 20 De
brought up, and they come out 20 watch,
as on the beach we lev watch for slip
THAI is to bring cur friends home. After Il
while the cohort viii heeve in sight, Tying
nearer and nearer, until with n great clxng
the estes hoist and with an embrace. wild
with the ecstacy OF heaven, Old hionls
meet again Alvey with your stiff, formal
heaven. | want hone OF it. Give me a
place of infinite and eternal sociality My
feet free from TIE clods Of earth, / shall
bound the hills with gIadness and break
forth in a laugh OF triumph. Aha! aha
We weep now, but then we shall laugh.
"Abraham's bosom" means that heaven
has open arms to take US in. NOW re fold
or arms over our heart. and tell tine work..
II stand back, SIS though our bosom was {.
two barred gate to keep the world ont.
! Heaven stands not with folded arms, but
; with heart onea. Ii ~ 'Abrahan's bosom. "
] see a neither and her child meeting at
the foot of the throne after some years sb-
seaee. The child died twenty years ago
but it is a child yet.
sHJgI,Prg To ALI, ETERNITY.
: 7 thirk nc little ones who die Will re
l.aa:n children through all eternity IL
would b. 10 heaven without the little dsr-
: liugs do rot wsnt those that are in heaven
D to grow up. We neoc theis infant voices
in the great song. And when we walk Out
In the aelds Of light, we want them tc run
ahead and clap their hands and pick orl
the brightest of the field flowers. Yes, here
il child and it's nosher meeting. The
o child ioag ia elSrv the mother Just arrived
{ How changed you are, my darling" says
the mother YES" says tho child, this
is such happy place, and Jesus has taken
such care Of me, and heaven Is so kind, | go'
? right over che fever with which / died
/ The skies are 80 fair, mother! The lower'
are SO sweet, rno,heri The temple is 81
beautiful, mother. Cone, take me up in
o your arms az you rssed to-" Oh. do rot
/, heaven. DO you not think We viii breai
down in the song rom ever delight ones
gave out ia church the hymn:
= There is iand Of pore delight,
Il Where saints immortal reign,
Is aud IN aged Dau standing in front Of th'
u pulpit sang heartily the first verse an
then ne 50. down weeping. / said TO hin
{ asterward, "Fnthcr Linton, what nad'
c Won cry over that hymn" He said, ."
ccald not stand it--tae joys shat arc com
. ing." When heaven rises for The doxoleg,
/ canuct see how re can rise with IL II 81
y shcsa waves e everlasting delight cora
:, upcn the soul-biiio~ OF JOY after biilov
OF JOY. Acthinks Jesus would DC enough
= for the Grst dsy in heaven. yet here he ap
y proaches with oil heaven a. his beck
But | must close this sermon. This
Q tire last January to some who are present
7. Yoa have entered the year. but yol wil
n not close IT, within theec twelve mouth
& your eyes viii shus fCr the last slser
& Othur hsnds will p,aut the Christmas tire
n and hive tho New Years congratulations
Asn nrccia nn;.,a of 10y 20 some AMI AZ
wa-niog 10 Others / leave IN your car
70 these fre words Of cue syllable zach, ''rhi
's wear thou shRtt dier'
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