The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-03-16

hyine. death coming. groanipgs in the
water. meanings in the wind, thunder in
the sky, while God. with the finger OF light
ming. writes all over the sky, IL will tread
In My fury"
The Christian comes down 10 this raging
torrent and he knows he must pass out and
as he comes toward the tirue his breath gets
shorter, and his last breath leaves him as he
steps into the stream, and no sooner does he
touch the stream than IL Is parted, and he
goes through dry shod, while all the waters
wave their plumes. crying; 20 death. where
is thy stingf o grave. where is thy victorys"
God shall wipe away all tears from their
eyes, and there shall be no more weeping,
and there shall be no more death.
Some OF your children have already gone
up the other bank. You let them down on
this side of the bank: they will be on the
other bank to hello you up with superuat-
ural strength. Tne other morning at my
table. all my family present. I thought TO
myself how pleasant IL would be II I could
put all in boat and then go in with them,
and we could pull across the river 20 the
next world and be there altogether. No
family parting. no gloomy obseauies. IL
wouldn't take Ave minutes TO GO from bank
to bank. and then in that better world to be
= And the time will come VIII IN these shoes
we wear now, lest we be cut OF the share
places OF this world. shall be taken off, and
with uusandlet foot we will step into the
bed OF the river: with feet untrammeled,
free from pain an1 fatigue. we will gain
that last journey. when. with one foot in
the bed OF the river aud the other foot on
the other hank. we struggle howard. That
will be heaven. Oh, pray for all my dear
people safe Jordanic PASSAGE That i
what the dying Christian husband felt when
he said: slow the candle fickers, Nellie!
Put u out. shall sleep well tonight and
waka i'm TIM mOrning
together forever. Wouldn't IL he plea SAINT
for you to take all your family into tnat
blessed country II you could all 60 together?
remember my mother in her diving hour
said to my father. 'Father. wouldn't IL be
pleasant IL We could all go together But
we cannot all 90 together We must 90 one
by Que. and we must be grateful IL we get
there at all. What heaven it will be if
we have all our families there TO look
around and see all the children ars PRESENT.
You would rather have them all th ere, and
you go with bare brow forever. than that
one should be missing To- complete the gar
lands of heaven for your coronal. The Lord
God OF Joshua gave them n safe Jordauic
passage.
Even children will 90 through dry shol.
Those OF us who were brought M in tbs
country remember, when the summer was
coming on in our boyhood days, We always
louged for the day when we were to 90
DdTtlOOstu. t1u hlleT IttNl1y our mOtneis
In regard To II for Il good while an they
consented, we remember the delicious sensa.
ton OF the cool grass wnen we put our un-
covered foot OH IL.
One word OF comfort on this subject for
all the bereaved. You see, our departed
friends have not been submerged. have not
been swamped in the waters. They have
only crossed over Tnes, lsraelites were
just as thoroughly alive on the western
banks OF the Jordan as they had been on ths
eastern banks OF the Jordan, and our de.
parted Christian friends have only crossed
over-not sick, not dead not exhausted, not
extingusned. not blostei out, but with
healthier respiration, and stouter pulses, aud
keener eyesight, AID better prospects,
crossel over. thsir sins, their physical and
mental disquiet, all left clear this side. an
eternally flowing. impossible obstacle be.
tween them and all human auf satanic pur.
suit. Crossed over, On, | shake hands of
congratulati,n VI VITA all the bereaved in the
consideration that our departed Christ
friends are safel
Why was there so much joy in certain
circles In New York when people heard
from the friends who were on board that
beiatei steamer IL was feared that vessel
had gone TO the bottom OF the sea, and when
The friends on this side heard that the
steanief had afTiy oa safely IN liverpool, ,hat
we not right TO congratulate the people in
NeW OTk tutL IueiT lTieu1o uHl EOL hhtely
across. And Is It not right this morning
that congratulate you that your departed
friends are safe on the shore of heaven?
Would you have tnem back again Would
YOU have those old parents back AGAIN. You
know how hard it was sometimes for them 10
get their breath In toe stiied attn osphere OF
the summer. Would you have them back in
this weather. DIDN'T they use their brain
long enoaghY Would you have your chill.
drsn bacx again; Would you have them
take the risks OF temptation which throng
every human pathway Would YOU have
them cross the Jordan three times? In ad-
dition to crossing IL already, cross 10 again
to greet You now ami then cross bacS after
warlg For certrinly you would not want to
keep them forever out OF heaven.
Pause and weep, not for :he fre ID hon p,in,
But that the sigu OF love would oring them bacs
again.
| ask a question, and thers seems 20 come
back the answer IN heavenly echo: What,
will you never he SICK again" Never
sick-again." n."-"What, will you never be
tired again. Never - tire - again 4"
WHAT. will you never weep again. Never
--weep-agaln.p "What, viii you never
die again" "Never-die-again"
Oh, ye army OF departed kindred, we hail
you from bank to banki Wait for Us when
the Jordan OF deatl shalt psrt for us. Come
down and meet Us half way between the
widowed banks oil earth and the palm groves
Of heaven. May our great High Priest 90
ahead OF us, and with bruised feet touch the
water. and then shall be fulfilled the words
OF my text, "All Israel went over on dry
ground until all the people were gone clear
through Jordan
IL ask you what shall be the g I'D hymn
of this morning, | think there would
be n thousand voices that would choos, tho
same hymn-the hymn that illumines 50
many death cnambars hymn that has
been the parting hymn in many an instunc,
the old hymn:
On Jordans stormy banks | stand
Aud cast a wIstful eye
To tsnian's fair aud happy lani,
Where my possession, le.
On, the transporting, rapturous seem
Ihat rises Oh my sight
Sweet helds arrayei IN living gteeu,
And rivers OF delight.
They Wanted Doll Rags.
A nolir9man in Cpntral Dark Nan,