The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-03-24

where is thy sting? o. grave, where is
thy victory?" God shall wipe away all
tears from their eyes and there shall be
no more weeping and there shall be 10
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 help you
up with supernatural strength. The
other morning at my table, all my
family present, thought to myself
how pleasant it would be if could put
all into a boat. and then go in with
them. and we could pull across the river
to the next world, and be there all to-
gether No family parting, no gloomy
obsequies: it wouldn't take five minutes
to 60 from bank to bank, and then in
that better world to be together
forever Wouldn't it be pleasant
for you to take all your family
into that blessed country if you could
all go together? 1 remember my moth
er. in her dying hour, said 10 my father,
Father. wouldn't it be pleasant If we
could all go together?" But we cannot
all 60 together We must go one by
one and we must be grateful if we get
there at all What Heaven it will be
If we have all of our families there, to
look around and see all the children
are present. You would rather have
them ali there, and you 60 with bare
brow forever. than that one should be
missing, To complete the garlands OF
Heaven for your corouaL The Lord
God OF Joshua, give them a safe Jor-
danic passage,
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 ex-
tinguished. not blotted out, but with
healthierresp. and stouter pulses.
and lseener eyeSiCht, and better pros
poets: crossed over. their sins. thei-
physical and mental Gisquiet, all left
clear this side. an eternallv flowing,
impossible obstacle between them and
all human and satanic pursuit Crossed
over! Oh I shake hands of congratu-
lation with all the bereaved in the con-
sideration that our departed Christian
friends are safe
Why was there so much Of joy in Ger
tain circles in New York wien people
heard from the friends who We're on
feared that vessel had gone TO the bot
tom OF the sea. and when the friends
on this side heard that the steamer had
arrived safely in Liverpool. had
we not a right TO congratulate the
people in New York that their
friends had got safely across? And
Is it not right this morning that con-
graduate You that your departed friends
are safe on the shore OF Heaven. Would
YOU have Jhem back again? Would you
have those old parents back again?
Would YOU have your children back
a-ain2 Would you have them take the
risks Of temptation which throug every
human pathway? Would you have
them cross the Jordan three times? IN
to crossing it already. cross it
again To greet you now, aud then cross
back afterward For certainly you
would not wan. To keep them forever
out of Heaven.
Pause anu weep not FOR the fceet from UAin
But that the sigh o. love would bring them back
again
I ask a question, and there seems to
come back the answer in heavenly
echo. What! will you never be sick
AGAIN. ''Never-sicll-agai " What
Will you never be tired AGAIN. Never
What. will you
never weep again?" "Nevcr-weep-
again" What. will you never die
again. "Never-die-again. Oh, We
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 be-
tween the widowed banks Of earth and
the palm groves of Heaven. May our
great High Priest go 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"
II I ask ycu what shall be the glad
hymn of this morning. I think there
would De I thousand voices that would
choose the same hymn-the hymn that
ilIumines so many death-cham Oers-
the hymn that Ia, been the parting
hymn in many an instance-the old
hymn:
On Jo-da1s stormy banks I stand,
And cast 4 wiStful eve
To Ca1aaa's fair aud happy Land,
Nha7= II possessions lie
On. me trans porting. ri1tC-Ous scene
That ? So OF my sight
Sweet fields ARA Ell il living green
And rivers OF delight