Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-08

speed away. Or, tarrying at home, they
will sit beside you by day, and whisper
over your pillow night after night.
l want to assure you that you are not
left alone, and that your weeping is
heard in Heaven. You will wander
among the hills and say: Cup this
hlll' last year, our boy climbed with
great glee, and waved his cap from tfs
top; or This is the place where our
little girl put flowers in her hair. and
looked up in her mothers face" until
every drop of blood in your heart
tingled with gladness, and YOU thanked
God with a thrill of rapture: and YOU
look around as much as to say: who
dashed out that lighte Who sued
this cup with gall? What blast
froze up these fountains of
the hearth Some of YOU have
lost Your parents within the last twelve
months. Their prayers for You are
ended. You take up their picture and
try to cal! back the Kindness that once
looked ont from those old, wrinllled
faces. and spoke in such a trcmulous
voice; and you say it is a good picture.
but all the while you feel that. after
all, 1t does not do Justice: and YOU
would give almost anything-you
would cross the sea. YOU would
walk the earth oy sr-to hear lust one
word from those lips that Il few months
ago used to call YOU by your first
name. though so Ion" YOU Yourself
have been parent. Now, YOU have
done your best with your grief. Nou
jl,, he, 4 :.
though You may deceive the world.
God knows. He looks down upon the
empty cradle. upon the deSolated
nursery, upon the stricken home, and
upon the broken heart, and says: This
Is the way thresh the wheat, this is
she way | scour my Jewels! Cast thy
burden upon my arm and ! will suS-
tain YOU. All these tears have gath
cred into my bottlc'
fHt what * The. use Of hayinw so.
tas,sAN tear, IL GODS lau!Iry natorv" In
that greet rHSllet or vase. why docs
tSo1 preserve all your trouhleSn
Through all the ages Of eternity.
what use Of great collection of trarSa
| do not know that they viii be- kept
ther" forever. do not know but that
IN some distant age of Heaven an ANGEL
OF cod may look into the bottle and
find il as empty of tears as the Zachary
maiSof cartheuwarc dugup from thcan-
clent city" W here have Tia, tears cone TOP
What Sprite Of he'll hath h.>,,n invading
Gods palace, and hath robbed the
lachrymatorieS" None These arc
sanctlfcd Sorrows and these tear, were
changed into pearls that are now set
in the crowns and robes Of the ran
Somcd ] walk up To examine this
heavenly coronet, cleaning brighter
than the sun, and cry: "Frum what
river depths of Heaven were those gems
gathered? and Il Thousand voices
reply: ''Thcsc are transmitted
tears from Gods bottle" see
sceptcrs of light stretched down
from the throne of chose who
on earth were trod on of men and in
every Sccpt"r-point, and injaid in every
ivory stair Of golden throne behold
an indcscriba BILE richness and luStrr.
and CRY. Prom whence thiS streaming
light-thesc flashing pearls" and the
voice of the elders hrnGatI the throne,
and OF the martyrs under The altar,
and Of the hundred and fort Y and four
thousand radiant ON the CLASSY sea eX-
claim: IRA nsmuted tears. from Gods
bottle"
Let the ages Of Heaven, rull on-the
story of earthS pomp and pride long
ago ended; the koh-i-noor diamonds
that make kings proud the precious
stones that adorned Persian tiara and
famed in the robes of Babyioni;tn pro
cessionS, forgotten; the Golconda mines
churred in the last coniiagEiition; but
firm as the everlasting hills and pure
as the light that streams from the
throne, and bright as the river that
flows from the eternnl rock, shall
gleam, shall sparkle, shall flame for
over, these transmitted tears of Gods
bottle
Meanwhile, let the empty lachryma-
tory Of Heaven stand forever. Let no
hand touch it, Let no wing strike it.
Let no collision crack it, PurcI than
beryl or chrysoprasus Let it stand
on the step of Jehoyah'S throne and
under the arch Of the unfading rain
bow Passing down the corridors OF
the palace, the redeemed of earth shall
glance at it, and think of all the earth
ly troubles from which they were de-
livered, and say, each To- each: THAT is
what we heard of on earth.'' ''That Is
what the Psalmist spoke of" ''Thcre
once were put our tears" "That is
Gods bottle" And while standing
there inspecting this richest inlaid vase
of Heaven, the towers of the palace
dome strike up this silvery chime: God
hath wiped away all tears from all
faces Wherefore comfort one another
with these words"
When the churches are quarreling
the devil goes off on "a vacation For
then ministers and elders and deacons
ind vestrymen are doing his work