Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-03-18
Nellie! tut It out. Shall sleep well to
night and woke in the morning."
COMFORT FOR THE BEREAyED.

COMFORT FOR THE BEREAvED.
One word Of comfort on this subject
for all the bereaved. You see, our de-
parted friends have not been submerged,
have not been swamped in the waters
They have only crossed over. These
Israelites were just as thoroughly alive on
the western banks of the Jordan as they
had been on the eastern banks Of the
Jordan, and our departed Christian
friends have only crossed over-not sick.
not dead, not exhausted, not extin-
guished. not blotted out. but with
healthier respiration, and stouter pulses.
and keener eJesight, and better prospects
crossed over, their sins, their physical
and mental disquiet, all left clear thus
side, an eternally flowing, impossible
obstacle between them and all human
and satanic pursuit. Crossed over! Oh.
1 shake hands Of congratulation with
all the bereaved in the consideration that
our departed Christian friends are safe!
Why was there 80 much joy In certain
circles in New York when people heard
from the friends who were on board that
belated steamer 1t was feared that YES
sci had gone to the bottom of the sea.
and when the friends on this side heard
that the steamer had arrived safely in
Liverpool, had we not right to congrat-
ulate the people in New York that their
friends had got safely across? And Is it
not right this morning that I congratu-
late you that your departed friends are
safe on the shore of heaven? Would you
have them back again? Would you have
those old parents back again? You mow
how hard it was sometimes for them to
get their breath in the stihed atmosphere
Of the summer. Would you have them
back in this weather? Didn't they use
their brain long enough? Would You
have your children back AGAIN. Would
you have them take the risks of tempta-
ton which throng every human path.
way? Would you have them cross the
Jordan three times? In addition to cross
ing it already, cross 1t again to greetyou
now and then cross back afterward? For
certainly you would not want to keep
them forever out of heaven.
Pause and weep. not for the freed from pain,
But that the sigh Of love would bring them back
again.
ask q question, and there seems to
come back the answer in heavenly echo:
"What, will you never be sick again"
"Never-sick-again." "What, will you
never be tired again.! "Never-tired-
again" "What, will you never weep
AGAIN." "Never-weep-again." "What,
will you never die again. HNever-dle
again"
Oh, ye army of departed kindred, we
hail you from bank to bank! Wait for
us when the Jordan of death shall part
for us. Come down and meet us half
way between the widowed banks of
Garth and the palm groves Of heaven.
May our great High Priest go ahead of
us, and with bruised feet touch the wa
ter, 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"
IF I ask you what shall be the glad
hymn of this morning, ! think there
would be thousand voices that would
loose sssassasn asss
dIIumiinfSes So many dieafE chaInb the
hymn that has been the parting hymn
in many an instance-the old hymn:
On Jorden's stormy banks etand
And cast wistful eye
To Canaan's fair and happy land,
Where my possessions lie.
Oh, the transporting, rapturous scene
That rises on my sight
Sweet fields arrayed In living green,
And rivers of delight.