The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-09


the field OF battle, serving God and our
country. slugs through the heart, the
gun carriage may roll over US, and we
may die patriots death.
But, after all, there are only two
styles OF departures, the death Of the
righteous and the death of the wicked,
and we nil want 10 die the former.
God grant that when that hour comes
you may be at home! You want the
hand 81 your kindred In your hand.
You want your children Co surround
you You want the light on your pill
low from eyes that have reflected your
love. You want the room still You
do not want any curious strangers
standing around watching you. You
want your kindred from afar To hear
the wish OF all Of US. But is that al?
Can earthly friends hold MS when
/ the pillows of death come mp To the
| girdle? Can human voice charm open
| Heavens gate? Can human hands pilot
/ us through the nnrrows OF death into
/ Heavens hnrbor? Can nm earthly fricnu-
/ ship shield Us from the arrows OF death
/ and In the hour when Satan shall
! practice upon us his Internal archery!
! No, no, no, no Alas, poor soul. II that is
nll. Better die in the wilderness. far from
/ tree shadow and from fountain, alone.
vulturcs circling through the air watt
ing for our body, unknown 10 men and
| Ia have no burial, IL only Christ could
say through the solitudcs II will never
| leave thee. | will never forsalic thee"
7 Ill l..
would soar lieavcnward. angels coming
and going, aud across the solitude and
the barrcnneSs would come the sweet
notes Of Heavenly miLstrelsy.
Gordon Hall. far from home. dying in
the door Of u heather temple. said:
'Glory To Thee. OGod!" What did dying
Wherefore say TO his wife? Come
and sit bcsidc me and let Us talk of
Heaven. never knew what happiness
was until | found Christ" What did
dying Hannah More say? "1'o go To
Heaven, thinit what tina, is! 70 go to
Christ, who died that might live, Oh
glorious grave! OH, what glorious
thing IL is To- die. Oh. the love Of Christ,
the love Of Christi What did Mr.. Top.
lady, the great hymn maker. say in his
last hour? "Nho can measure the
depth OF the third Heaven oh, the
sunshine that fills my soul, shall
soon bc gone, for surely no one can live
in this word after such glories rs God
has manifested To my soul"
What did the dying Fancway say? ~
can rs easily die MS close my eyes or
turn my head in sleep Before few
hours have passed shall stand on
Mount Zion with the one hundred and
forty and four thousand, and with the
just men made perfect. and We shall
sscrihc riches, and honor, and glory,
and majesty. and dominion unto God
and the Lpmr" DR. Taylor. con-
dcmned 10 burn vt the stake. ON his
way thithcr, hroicc away from the
Cuardsmcn and went bounding and
lcaping and jumping toward the fire,
glad 10 go 20 Jesus and die for Him
Sir Charles llarc, in last momrut had
such rapturous vision that h. cried:
Upward. upward, upwardG' And 50
great WAS the peace OF one ~ Christ's
disciples that he put his fingers
upon his pul,c In his wrist
and counted IL and observed !
IT. and 80 great was His |
placidity that after u while he said: !
stopped" and his life had ended here !
To- begin in Heaven, Eut grandcr than |
that was the testimony az the worn.out |
first missionary. when. in the Maritime |
dungeon. lac cried: Il am nov ready 10 !
hc offered. ard the tjrpc OF my de- |
-rarturc is AZ hand; have fought the |
good Sight / have finished my course. |
I have kept the faith: hcrccforth there |
IS laid up for me crown OF righteous |
ness, which the Lord the Righteous !
Judge. viii give me in that day, and |
not 20 me only. but to all them that |
love his appearing DO you not see |
that Christ is above all in dying allevia-
tions?
Toward the las, hour Of our earthly |
residence we are speeding. Whcr I see |
the sunset say. "Onc day less Ia live" /
scattered, say. Another sea.
son gone forever" When close
this iiiblc on Sabbath night I |
say, Another Sabbath departed" |
When bury friend, say. Another I
earthly attraction gone forever What |
uimblc feet the years have, The roc.
bucks and tire hghtnings run not 50
fast. From decade 60 decade, from sky |
"a sky, they go nj hoand. There is u
place for MS whether marked or not,
where yCu and | will sleep the las; !
sleep, and the men are now living who /
will, with solemn tread, carry Ms 20 our
resting place. Aye, IL is known in
Heaven whether oar departure will bc
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