The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-11-11

have loved thee with an everlasting
love. Come unto me, all we who are
weary and heavy laden, and / will give
you rest"
Another frost is bidding you AWAIT
is the frost of sorrow. Where do you
live now? CO." you say, 81 have
moved" Why did you move? You say,
81 don't want as large house now as
formerly" Why do you not want as
large house? You say, my family is
not so large" Where have they Como
to? Eternity" Your mind goes back
through that last sickness and through
life, and through those prayers that
seemed unavailing and through that
kiss which received no response because
the lips were lfeless, and / hear the
bells tolling and | hear the hearts
breaking-while speak l hear them
break. A heart! Another heart!
Alone! alone! alone! This world,
which in your girlhood and boyhood
was sunshine, is cold now, and o!
weary dove, you fly around this world
as though you would like to stay, when
the wind and the frost and the black
ening clouds would bid you away into
the heart of an all comforting God. o,
have noticed again and again what a
botch this world makes of it when it
tries to comfort soul in trouble! 1t
says: Don't cry!" How can we help
crying when the hearts treasures are
scattered, and father is gone, and
mother is gone, and companions are
gone, and the child is gone, and every
thing seems gone. 1t is no comfort to
tell a man not to cry The world comes
up and says: 20, it is only the body of
your loved one that you have put
in the groundw But there is no comfort
in that That body is precious. Shall
we never put our hand in that hand
again, and shall we never see that
sweet face again? Away, with your
heartlessness, o world! But come,
Jesus. and tell us that when the tears
fall they fall into Gods bottle; that the
dear bodies of our loved ones shall rise
radiant in the resurrection; and all tho
breakings down here shall be lifted up
there. and they shall hunger no more,
neither thirst no more, neither shall
the sun light on them nor any heat, for
the Lamb " hich is in the midst of the
throne shall lead them to living fount-
aims of water, and God shall wipe all
tears from their eyes"
You may have noticed that when the
chaffinch or the stork or the crane
starts on its migration, it calls all those
of its kind to come too. The tree tops
are full of chirp and whistle and carol
and the long roll call. The bird does
not start off alone. 1t gathers all of its
kind. o, that you might be as wise in
this migration to Heaven, and that you
might gather all your families and yOuI
friends with you! | would that Han.
nah might take Samuel by the hand,
and Abraham might take Isaac, and
Hagar might take Ishmael.
Start for Heaven yourself and take
your children with yOu. Come thou
and all thy house into the ark. Tell
Your little ones that there are realms
of balm and sweetness for all those who
fly in the right direction. Swifter thai
eagles stroke put out for Heaven. Like
the crane or the stork, stop not night
or day until you find the right place for
stopping.
To-day the Saviour calls,
We wanderers come.
O, We beniChted souls,
Why loaScr roam:
The Spirit calls to-day,
Yield to HSpower.
q, Ericve Him not away,
It's mprcy'S hour