Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-24

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eunkg ~ - ~ hesu isvsAsd b. scs-
no o. AassA- Whsr ~ tAsss gsaad
eadaa. tAoo eAssi0ss ChrastiAn vssnsa.
vAs aasA 10 vseylhp vssh ~ Why, they
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1aliy 49, Dry AsA s0oc1sasA Tie sassnd
staAn % - third stansA h haven b..
lses yoa kssrw thsy wsss gone. They
had ca the Gown b<soss yoa thought
they hsd dreppsd the STA u he earthly
yuSrizaASs.
And tSsu the dssr children. Oh. how
many have gone cut % THE chsrdH You
could not hssp sh~sn- You folded them
in your srns end saii: 20 God. ! can
not give them upi TsAe MI else. take
my property. take my reputation. bat
let ns keep this treasure. Lord. can
not bear this."
rnE LAND ov NO PAKIS0.
Oh, " We could I'LL die together: II
wo could ks~p all tho shesp and tire
kmbs u thu fsmiiy fold tossehs until
some bright spring day. the birds
a-chsnt. and the waters s-gtttcr, and
then W. could altosther hs<Ir the voice
II the good Shepherd aud hand N hand
pass through tho food! No. no. no. NO!
Oh. Il We ouly had notice shat we ere all
to d,pArt to9stLsr. and We could ssy 10
car fAmilies: The time has come. The
Lord bl1s - sway" And then We cosld
tsko our little children to thsir beds and
ssssighseo out their limbs and say:
Now, slecp tbs last sleep. Good night
until IL l. good morning" And thsu we
could so W our own touches and say;
Nov, altogether We arc ready 70 60.
Our children are gone; now Yet "a de-
psrt."
No. DO! II Is one by onc. II may b.
in tho ,niluiyh:. II may b in the win
ter ard In the snow coming down 20
niche, deep over our grave. Il may b.
In the strange hotel and our arm too
weak to pull the bell for heap. It may
- ~ suddenly VIC have no time eveu 10
cay goodby. Death u y bitter. crushing,
tremendous curse.
play you thres tunes On tho gospel
harp Of comfort. "Wesping may endure
foe night. bvt Joy ooms<h In the morn
ing" That u ono. IAN things work
together Tor good TO those who lsve
Col" That u the second. "And the
Lamb which y In The mada Of The throne
shall lead than 70 living fountains Of
water, md God shall wips ell tears from
their eyss." That Is tho third. During
these ~ ysass leave tEied ~ fsr - !
could b1 argument. BY Mustysttoo and
by cahosture 70 oil you With disguss
with much a this modssn religion which
people sre trying now 70 Substitute fog
the religion u Jesus ChEAst md the re-
H8t0u q the apostles.
I have tyisd 70 persuade yos thaS the
worst u ~ cent y thu can't a shspti-
ciszn. snd inseeed Of oarapologiging eos
Christianity + IVES high time thst thoss
who do not believe h c hristisntty shOuld
apoaogise 10 you. and have tsisd 70 show
that tho biegsst villains In the uniwsess
aye ttnss w&o would ny 10 rob a a this
Bible, md tt tbs gBands1 uai.u1oo Of
tho church q Jesns Chnt y tha4 q
bringing sosls 10 he Loed-asoul saving
church.
Bet now those years arc gone. Hyoa
haW neglected Jour duty. Il have neg
lseted my duty, b y neglected forvves.
Each ycsS has - work. II Tho work u
performed within The - Eponths, Y u
dope fossver. II neglected, It is neg
lscted forever.
Whsu Q woman Wa dying, she ssid,
'-Can them bank." They Md not know
what she meant. She had beeu disciple
Of tho world. Shs said. ''Oh, cali them
beckr' They s4d, "Who do you want
w 70 can bsckr 'Oh." she sd, ''call
thsm beck. the days, tho nonths, ths
years hsve Wastsd. Call thsan beckr'
But yon oasnnI call than, back; you san-
not call yeHs back. or month back. a.
wssh bsck, OF a hour beck. or . sscood
back. Gone ouce. II - gone forever.
Whns g,saa hst<ie wasFas4ng. . mes
ssagcs CANE up and said 70 the gsn9~l.
who wss talking with en- oftioss. ''Gon-
srI, We hsve taken standard ffum The
eoesny." Tho general hspt right On con-
vssstng With his fellow o0Snr, snd he
mssssagrs 80 ss~in. ''0encs1l. ~ hsvs
taken . standard from the. encny." STU
the general kept night on, and The NEE
serHef lost hs pstjence. not having his
message ssssninglysppsecisssd, aud ssid
again. '0snerA, We have taken sGand-
ard from ths cnsuy." Tho groersi then
looked st him cod said, Take sno<Aer. ="
All. forgetting tho things that ere b.
hind. let - look 70 those that arc before.
Win smother oaDtle: take another stand
ard; gain another victory.
Roll on. sweet day Of The worlds eman-
cipstion. when "ths mountains and the
hills shall break forth INTO singing, and
all thu tress Of The wood shall clap tlssir
hands, and instosd Of She thorn shall
como up the Gr tree, and instead Of the
trier win come UP the myrtle tree. aud
1t shall be unto the Lord for name, for
IN everlasting sign that cannot he cut
o."
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The women of the Sandwich lslAnds
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