Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-08-18
ISLAND POND VERMONT. AUGUSTUS,

People locksd dowa. AID they saw IL was
erIy a few fest deep and few feet wide, but
10 You Il was a chasm icyn which went all
your hopes and all YOU expectations.
But cheer up In the name Of the Lord Jesus
Christ, the comforter. he is not going TO
forsake you Did the Lord take that child
out OF your arms? Why, He Is going TO
shelter 1t better than you could He is going
TO srrsy II In a white robe and give IL q palm
branch and have Il all ready TO greet you at
your coming home. Blessed the broken
heart that Jesus heals. Blessed the i'm
Fortunate cry that Jesus compsssionstes.
BLESSED the weeping eve from which the soft
hand Of Jesus wipes away the tear.
Some years ago was sailing down the St
John river. which Is the Rhine and the Hud-
son commingled in one scene OF beauty and
grandeur, and while was on the deck oithe
steamer a gentleman pointed out TO me the
places of interest, and he said. "All this is
Interval land. and it Is the richest land in all
the provinces Of New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia -
"What," said l. "do you mean BY interval
lAnd?' We'll, ne said, this land Is sub
merged for q part Of the year. Spring
freshets come down, and all these plains are
overlooked with the water, and the water
leaves a rich deposit, and when the waters
are gone the harvest springs up. and there is
the Grandest h,Evest that was ever reaped. ="
And | instantly thought. 1T Is not the
heights of the church and il IS not the heights
o! this world that are the scenes Of the great
~ prosperity but the soul over which the
floods OF sorrow have gone, the soul over
which the freshets Of tribulstion have torn
their way. that yields the greatest fruits OF
Righteousness, and the largest harvest for
time, and the richest for eternity" Bless
God that your soul is interval land
Rtlt theSA raOfuiSNan,,Pz roach ODiy ~ this
morning. There Is only one more point Of
tremendous "reminiscences, and thar Is the
last hour o! life. when We have TO look over
a., our past existence. What moment that
Will be, / place Napoleon's dying rem
iniscence on 81. Helena beside Mrs. Judsons
dying remlniscence in the harbor OF st.
Helena-the sane islAnd-20 years after.
Napoleoa's dying reminiscence was one OF
deltr1um as be exclaimed, Head OF the
army" Mrs. Ju,lsons DYING remtnisoence,
as she cane homs from her missionary toll
and her life OF self sacrifice for God, dying
IN the cabin Of the ship In the harbor OF st.
Helena. was, Il always dil love the Lord
Jesus Christ And. then the historian says,
she fell into a solni sleep for an hour and
woke amid the songs Of angels.
place the dying reniniscence OF Augustus
Cesar against thu dying reminissence OF the
Apostle Paul. The dying reminiscence Of
Augustus Cesar was, addressing his stten-
'lnts Have played my part well on the
sage Of ll'rt' ami they answered in the AZ
h-:1ative. an1 he said "Why. then, don't
yyu applaud me- The dying reniniscence
OF Paul the Apostle was Il have fought q
coot fight have finished my course, have
Kept the faith Hen ,eioth there Is laid up
!or ne crown q riguteousness, which the
Lord, the righteous Judge. Will give me in
tina: lay, AMI not 10 me only, but TO all them
that lore Hts Appearing"
Augustus Caesar iiei srnid pomp and grea:
surroundings. Paul uttered his dying
rr-llnis-ra 'a looking up through the roof OF
IA dungeon. n. God grant that our dying
pillow may Re the closing OF useful life and
ta- a,.-AluS Of A glorious eternity.