Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-01-05

trOi the wave cliffs oI stormy TIHpria>. an
the sonc OF JOY shall rise towtri heaven. an
the great ssy will uero ne a spuaiIu- unari
which shall strike back the shout OF salvation
to the earth until il rebounds again to tu"
throne OF tho Almighty, ami the morning
star OF Christian hope will become In" .uu
suuburst OF mili-nnlal G,orv
Again, Christ herHlis the dawn o. heaven
upon every Christian dying pillow. ! sup
pose you have no irri that the charaytrr-
is''cs NJ nsople in their healthy davs H-..
very apt to be their characteristics i'm their
dying days. The lying words OF AMBITIOUS
Napoleon were, "H"ad OF the army. IHr
dying wOr 10 OF po tic Lord Byron were, II
must sleep now" The dying worts .:
affectionate Lord Nelson We're, KISS me
Harry" The dying words OF NOltatre were.
a. he saw one whom he supposed to ur
Jesus IN the room, Crush that wretch.
But l have noticed that the dying wor., oi
Christians always mean peace. Generally
the pain is all gone, and there il great
qu,ctude through the room. "A one ol
these brothers told me- of his mother IN the
last moment: "She looked up and SAID,
pointing to some supernatural being that
seemed to be- IN the room, Look NJ that
bright form. Why, they have come for me-
now
The lattice is turned 50 that the light is
very pleasant. Ii IL peace all around. lQu
ask yourself "Whv, can this be dying
room2 1t is so different from anything
ever expected And you walk the floor,
ANA you look out Of the window, amt you
come rack and look at your watch and you
look at the face of the patient again, and
there is no change, except that the face Is
becoming more radiant, more Illuminated.
The wavU Of death seems coming up higher
ana higher. until it has touched the ankle,
then it comes on up until il touches the
knee, and then II comes on up until
it reaches the girdle, and then II comes
on up until il reaches the lip,
and the soul is about TO be fioated away into
glory. and you roll back the patients sleeve,
and You put your finger on tho pulse, and it
is getting weaker and weaker, and the pulse
stops, and YOU hardly know whether the lie
has gone or not. Indeed, You cannot tell
when She goes away, She goes away so calm
ly. Perhaps it is / o'clock in the morning,
and YOU have the bod wheeled around to
the window, AMI the diving ono looks out
into the night sky, and she secs something
that attracts her attention and you wonder
what il il.
Why, it is n star II Is a star that ont OF
its silver rim is pourlnca supernatural light
] into that dying rNprrlence And you say.
"What is it that YOU arc looking atr She
SAYS, at is a star You say, "What star is
II that seems So wrIlto please youY' "Oh,
sh" says, "ihat l. tn" morning star--JeSuSF
| would Ike to have my drath bed under
/ that "vauSoIletlr star would ike to have
! my eye on That star, so | could be assured OF
/ the morning. Inon Tn" dash Of the surf OF
the sea OF death would only be the bIllowing
/ up OF the promise, "When thou passrst
/ through the waters. | will he with thee, and
/ ;he rivers. they shall not overflow thee.
/ All Other nights VIII lail-tEe llrAt lHat 'A'.s
/ from the Scroll! o! iamg, N" 'l:ht th"t hhHh''
/ from the gem IN the t'tutilu' appar"|, the
/ lGht that names rom the burning lamps OF
/ u Ohhlu"t-but TINS NEnt hurhS on an huFhs
/ on PAul Kept ms eye on that morning star
/ until he could say - am how ready 10 bt
/ oh'red, and the tine OF nay departure 10 al
hand. hay" fought the good light. l have
! finished my course. nave Kept the iath.
! Edward PAys0h kept ms eye on thHt s'a'
unit, be could say, Inc brr"Zes OF h'aF"L
| fan me. DR.. Goodwin Kept MS eye on thhI
evancelistic star until ne could say, 81 an
swallowed up III Coo. dohn Remnant KEEP
| ms eye on that evanS"llstIc STAR uIIhI IN
could say. "heIcome, sweet LORD JESUS
welcome, eternity No other star eve
| pointed u mariner into so sale harhor. Nc
! other star ever sunk It's silvereI anchor int
the waters. No other star ever pierced sucl
accumulated cloud, or beoEoned with such
holy lu~trr.
Win lanterns and torches aud guide. W.
won't Gown IN the Mammoth cave OF Men
| tU"NN. luu may walk fourteen miles ana SCI
no sunlight. 1t IS slupehdous pace. soH
| places IN" ROOT OF the cave hundred i""
nigh. In" grotto"a ililei win VERT echoes
cascades falling from invisible height TO IN
vsioI" 1"pih. Sta'agnht"5 rising up IRON
tn" l"or Cd the ehNc-staiacttes drse"h''ni
from the roo' OF the cave. joining "A,I
other, AMI making pillars o. tho Almighty
'utpiurinc. Tnrr" are roSettns OF amethys
in halls ot gypsum. AS the guide carries nj
lantern ah"a!nt YOU, the shadows have I'll
anp"aran .e supernatural ana spectral. IN
darkness is fearful Two people, grtnn
lost IRON their guide only for few hours
year ago, were dcm"n!"i. and for years 81
IN their insanity lou feel Ike hod'n
your breath as you walk across the bridge
that seem u span the totom.t,
anlss. lne gutdcthrowI his calcium Ilsn
down INFO tn" "2yerns, AMI ia" light roI!
an. fD,,t, from r1rS TO rock and from lUptl