The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-09-07

i'm her hair and looked up IN her moth.
er'S face" uulil every drop of blood in
your heart tinglcd with gladness and
you thanked God with a thrill of rap
.ure, and you looked around as much
as 20 say: "\Yho dashed out that light ?
| Who illci this cup with gall? What
blast lroZo up these fountains Of the
hpdrt?'
Some Of you have lost your parents
Within the last twelve month. Their
prayers for You are ended. You take
up their picture and try TO cali back
the Kindness tnat once looked out from
those old, wrinkled faces and spoke in
such IL trr)nuiOuS voice, and you say it
Is Il gOnA picture. But all the while
! vou feel that after all it does not do
| justice, aud you would give almost
anything you would cross the sea,
you would walk the world over-to
| hear just one word from those lips that
| few months ago used to call you by
your 'ir8t name, though so long yoIl
yourself have been Il parent.
Now, yOu have done your best To
hide your grief. You smile when YOU
90 not feel like it. But though YOU
may deceive the world. God knows
lie JOCKS down upon the empty cradle
upon inc deSoiated nursery, upon the
stricken home and upon the broken
heart ana says: "This is the wnv
thrash the wheat; this is the way |
scour my jewels! Cast thy burden on
my arm, and ! will sustain vou. All
those tears | have gathered into my
buttlc,"
But what is the use OF haYing so
many tears In Gods lachrymatory In
tnat great caSket or vase why does
Goi preserve all your trObles? ? Through
al Ihe ages OF eternity, what use Of I,
great collection Of tears? | do not
know that they will be kept there for.
ever DO not know but that In some
distant age Of heaveu an angel of God
may look into the bottle aud find it as
empty OF tears rs the lachrymals OF
earthenWarc dug up from the ancient
city. Where have the tears gone q?
What sprlte Of hell hath been invad-
ing Gods palace and hath robbed the
lachrymatoricS? None. These were
Sanctliied sorrows, and those tears were
changed into pearls that are now set
In Che crowns and robes Of the ran.
SOmcd.
walk up 90 examine this heavenly
cOrOnet, cleaning brighter than the
! sun, and cry, "From what river depths
| OF heaven were those gems gathered? y
ANA Thousand voices reply, "ThpSt
| are transmitted tears from Gods bot
| tie. see Scept"rS of light stretched
down from the throne of those who or
| earth were trOd on of men, and il
every Scepter point, and invalid il
| every ivory stair of golden throne,
| behold an indeScrihable richness an,
| luSter, and cry, "From whence thi,
streaming light, these llashimg pearls? ?
| and the NNictS OF the elders before the
throne, and Of the martyrs under the
altar, and Of the hundred and forty
and four thousand radiant on Tho
CLASSY sea cxclaim, "Transmutcd tear.
from Gods bottle"
| Let the ages of heaven roll On--th,
story Of carth'5 pOmp and pride long agl
ended. The kohinoor diamOUdS tina
make kings proud, the precious Stone
that adorned l'erS;lin tiara and iiamct
in the robes o! HthylNnidn professions
forgotten: the GOlOCOnla mines char
red in the last conf !gratlau; bat fra
as the everlasting hills, and pure as tn,
night that StreHmS iEOln the throne, ant
bright aS the river that tiowS from tn,
eternal rock, Shal! glcam, shall sparkle
snail lalne forever these iranSmutC(
tcarS OF Gods bottle.
MranWhllr let the empty iaChryma
tory Of heaven stand forever Let IT
hand touch il. let no wing strike II
Let no e. 'hSSton crack it. l'urcr tina
beryl or cnrySoprASus. Let il Stand O.
| lIlc SItp Ol JtlbN;il = tIfOllt ana illlur
| the arch Of the uMfad!ng rainbow
. Passing down the corridors Of the pal
= ace, the redeemed OF earth shall glamC
} at 1t and think Ul III! the Cartny trouble
, | from which, they We're delivered IN,
| | say each to each: "Ihat Is what W
| heard OF on earlh.' "rhat IS what tn
pSalmiSt spoke Of There once wur
, put our tears" "That is Gou's bottle
And while standing there iuspectim
, this richest inlaid vase of heaven. tn
! towers Of the palace dome strike II
\ this Sllvery chime: "h0d hath wipe
l away all tears from all faces. Whrr
J for" comfort one another WitIi The!
% Words
i ON wish Wcbstor's IioAd:
WAHlIINGTON, -. c., August :lI
Secretary Carlisle to-day called f.. Il
u resignation Eugene a. Webster, v0,Icc
or OF internal revenue for the hI>Lri # &
South Carolina. 1t is unGrrs,uoI In:
I the resignation VIII take effect early j
J. September. The time Mr. Webster h:
q served rs collect " has already rNrrcGc
y, the term OF tour years. aS he was al
/ pointed August ), lN>D. The rcuur:
u tor the resignation OF Collector Wcbslt
# have served To quicken interest in til
| i',lIl loo Ia J., Il