The Penn's Grove record., 1893-03-17

and we could pull across the river to the
next world an he there altogether. No
family partiny, no gloomy Obseqnlss. IL
wouldn't take five minutes to 20 IRON bduE
to bang, ami then in that better world To hs
And the time wit come VIII sn these shoes
we wear now, lest W. ne cut OF thu sharp
places of this wJrli, shall he taken or ami
with unsandiei foot We will stes int the
bed of the river; with feet untramm-lei,
free from pain AN fatigue, We viii gam
that last Journey, wnen, with one foot in
the bed OF the river AMI the other foot on
the other bank, we struggle upward. That
will he heaven. Oh, | pray for all my dear
people a safe Jorianic passayel That is
what the dying Christian nus and felt Hh--
he said: "How the can lie hieker4 Ne.lisi
Put it out. 1 shall s'e-p we'll tonight and
wake in the morning
to, ether forever. Wouldn't 1t he pleasant
for YOU to take all Nuur family int tlat
blessed country II ypu cItri all 70 together?
remember my mother n her dying hour
said to my father, "Fathsr, wouldn't it Ia
pleasant IL we could all 10 roSethar:' But
we canuot all 60 together We mu-t ~ Gus
BY one, and we must be grateful II we get
there at all. What I heaven il will be- II
we have all our families there 10 loot.
around and Sc all TIL children are present.
You would rather have them all til ere, an 1
you 90 with bare brow forever, til N tult
one mould be missing /" complete the gat-
lands OF heaven FOR your c1rJnah. Tn. Lord
Cos of Joshua gave tnsu a safe Jorisuic
passage.
Even children will 70 turpusI dry sbol.
Tnose OF US who were bruag At up in t.
country rememoer, wIsn tls sunmeT WAS
coming on in our bJyhopt lays, Wa always
iongeI for the day wHsu We were to 70
b~arsfooted, and after tossing our mothers
Ia regard to It for a gopI while, an they
consented, We rememher the delicious sensa-
ton OF the coil grass Ntnu We put Out al
covered foot on 1t.
One wori OF comfort on this subject for
ali the bereayei. You see, our departed
friends nave not been submerged, have not
been swampei in the waters. They have
only crossed over. rhe5' lsraeltes were
lust as thoroughly alive IN tue western
banks Of the Jordan IA tnsY bal bssn on tue
eastern banks of the Jbrian, AMI our de-
partsd Christian friends have only crossed
oyer-not sick, not dea not exhausted, not
e~xtinyuished, not blottei out, but with
healthier respiration, aui stouee1' pulses, aui
kerner eyesight, AM better prospects,
crossed over, tn Mr. sins, their physical and
mental disquiet, all left clear this side, an
e~tsrnaliy flowing, impass4bie obstacle be
tween them and all human AMI satanic pur-
suit. Crossed over, On, | shake hands II
congratulate n with ali tbs beresved IN the
consideration that our iepsctel christian
friends are safel
Why was there 50 much lov in certain
circles in New York when people heard
from the friends who were ia board thai
belatei steamer 1t was feared that vessel
had gone to the bottom OF the sea, sni when
the frieads ON this side heard that tut
steaner had arrived safely IN Liverpool, Ia I
we not a right to congrntu.ats the pSople III
New York that their frlent hal got aately
acrosss And is it not right this morning
that [ congratulate you That your departed
friends are safe on tine shore of heaVen'
Would YOU AVE them uacN a gaius Wouit
you have those old parents back again? You
know how hard IL was sometimes for tnen L
get their breath in the stii7i atm %osaher-o I
tue summer. Wouli yoit nav them back In
this weatherr Didn't they use their brait
long enough. Wouli you have youE chi
dren back againa Woujl you have them
take the risks OF temptation which throhl
avery human pathway WON'T YOU have
them cross the Jordan three tImas' In al
ditdon to crossing it alrea T., cross II a3atu
to zrees YOU now and then croAs hack after
war,r For certrinlY You would not want tC
keep them forever Odt Jt heaven.
Pause and weep, not Tor the irs,i to- "A pau
but that the sigl OF love wall orih+ thslh Vac
again.
/ ask a question, and there seems to com
back the answer IN heavenly echo: What
will YOU never he sick again?" Never
sick--ayai ."-"Wnat, will you nevr b
tired againfs Never - tire i again.
"Wnat, will you never weep againy' 'Ne7e
-wsep-again." "Waat, viii you ueve
die ~agaiuf" 'Never-Ie-agaIu-
Oh. We army of departed kindred, We hal
YOU from bank to blnl! Wait for US wnel
the Jordan of death shall part for Us. Com
down and meet US half way bstwesn To
widowed banks OF earth an / the palm grove
Of heaven. Siay our great Hlgh Priest :
ahead of us, and with bruised feet touch tn
water, and then suall DO fulfilled the word
of my text, IAN Israel went over on Dir,
ground until all the people we're Eone ciea
through Jordan"
If ask you what snail be the glad hymn
of this morning, l think there "oui
be a thousand voices that would choose III
sans hynn-tne hymn that nlumines 5
many death cnamUers-the hymn that ma
been the parting hymn in many an instanc
the old hymn:
On Jordan's stormy banks | staua
And cast a wtsttm eye
To Canaan's fsf aud happy iand1
Where my pos session ue.
On, tho Transporting, FaptltIds scshs
Thst rises on my sight!
Sweet fields artIyst IN living green,