Democratic messenger., 1894-05-26

holy society. We must sing with them
the song. W. liust celebrate with them
the triurnlb. Let il never be told ON
earth or IN heaven that David and his
men pu he'd out with drawer hearts for
the getting back Of their earthly friends
for few years on earth than we TO get
our dcpartedl
You say that all this implies that our
departed Christian friends are alive
Why, had you any idea they were dead?
They have mly moved. If You should
go on the 2d of May TO house where
one of yorr friends lived and find him
gone. you would not think that he was
dead You would inquire next door
where he had moved to. Our departed
Christian friends have only taken anoth-
er house. The secret is that they are
richer now thAn they once We're and can
afford better residence. They once
drank out of earthenwarc. They now
drink from the Kings chalice Joseph
is yet alive " and Jacob will go mp and
see him. Living. are they? Why, if n
man can live i'll this damp, dark dun
gcon of earthly captivity, can he not
live where he breathes the bracing at
mosphere of the mountains of heaven?
Oh, yes. they are living.
Do You think that Paul is so near
dead now rs he was when he was
living in the Roman dungeon? Do you
think that Frederick Robertson of
Brighton is rs near dead now as he
was when, year after year. he slept
seated on the floor, his head on the
bottom of chair because he could
find ease i'll no other position? Do
you think that Robert Hall is as near
dead now us when on his couch he toss
ed i'll physical tortures? No Death gave
them the few black drops that cured
them. That is all death does to Chris
tian-cures him. l know that what
have said implies that they are living.
There is no question about that The
only question this morning is whether
you will ever join them.
The Glorious Promise.
But must not forget those 200 men
who tainted by the brook Bcsor They
could not take another step farther.
Their feet We're sore; their head ached;
their entire nature was exhausted. Be-
sides that they Were broken hearted be-
cause their homes were gone. Ziklag in
ashesl And yet David, when he comes
up to them, divides the spoils among
them! He says they shall have some of
the jewels. some of the robes, some of
the treasures. look over this audience
this morning. and find at least 200
who have tainted by the brook Bcsor-
the brook of tears. You feel as if you
could not take another step farther, rs
though you could never look up again
But am going to initiate David and
divide among You some glorious tro-
phies. Here is "A robe, ''All things work
together for good to those who love
God. Wrap yourself in that glorious
promise. Here is for your neck string
of pearls made out of crystallized tears,
Weeping may endure for night, but
joy cometh i'll the morning" Here is
coronet. BE thou faithful unto death,
and will give thee crown of life. y
oh, We fainting ones by the brook Besor,
dip your blistered feet in the running
stream of Gods mercy, bathc your brow
at the wells of salvation, soothc your
wounds with the balsam that exudes
from trees of life. God will not utterly
cast you off, o broken hearted man, o
broken hearted woman, fainting by the
brook Besorl
A shepherd finds that his musical
pipe is bruised. He says: II can't get
amy moro xnnSic ont of tb;. ;ustr,,,,aot
SO will just break it, and will throw
this reed away. Then will get another
reed. and l will play music ON that. "
But God says he will not cast you off
because all the music has gone out of
your soul. THE bruised reed he will
not break AS far rs / can tell the
diagnosis of your disease. You want di-
vine nursing, and it is promised you.
AS one whom his mother comforteth
SO will | comfort you." God will see
you all the way through. o troubled soul.
and when you come down to the Jordan
of death you will find it TO be rs thin a
brook as Besor, for DIR. Robinson saws
that i'll April Besor dries up and there
is no brook at all. And in your last
AuohlCut sou VIII Uc stS p1iClu as tle
Kentucky minister who went up to God,
saying i'll the dying hour: Write to
my sister Kate and tell her not to be wor-
ried and frightened about the story of the
horrors around the deathbcd. Tell her
there is not word of truth i'll it, for
/ am there now, and Jesus is with me,
and find it very happy way, not be-
cause am a good man, for l am not
l am nothing but a poor, miserable sin
ner. but l have an Almighty Saviour,
and both of his arms are around me-"
May God Almighty, through the blood
Of the everlasting covenant, bring MS
into the companionship of our loved
ones who have already entered the heav-
enly land and into the presence of
Christ, whom. not having seen. we love.
and SO David shall recover all, '.and us
his part is that goeth down to the bat
tie, SO shall his part be that tarrieth by
the stuff +"
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