The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-12-07
Think Of the death throes Of the Ave


Of Xerxes. Think of the one hundred
and twenty thousand that persisted in
the seige of Ostend. Of three hundred
thousand dead at Acre, Of one million
one hundred thousand dead in the
siege of Jerusalem, of the one million
eight hundred and sixteen thousand of
the dead at Troy, and then complete
tie review by considering the stupen-
dous estimate of Edmund Burke-that
the loss by war had been thirty-tive
times the entire then present popula.
ton of the globe.
Go through and examine the lacera-
tions, the gunshot fractures, the saber
wounds, the gashes of the battle-aX.
the slain of bombshell and exploded
mine and falling wall, and those de-
stroyed under the gun carriage and
the hoof of the cavalry horse, the burn
ing thirsts, the camp fevers, the frosts
that shivered, the tropical suns that
smote. Add it up, gather it into one
line, compress it into one word, spell 1t
in one syllable, clank it in one chain,
pour it out into one groan, distl ltlntc
one tear.
Ay, the world has writhed in six
thousand years of suffering. Why
doubt the possibility Of a future world
of suffering when we see the tortures
that have been inflicted in this? A
deserter from Sebastopol coming over
to the army of the allies pointed
back TO the fortress and
said: ''That place is perfect hell!
Our photographers, aware of the i'm
merse necessity of having plenty OF
words to express the different shades
of trouble, have strewn over their pages
such words as annoyance" distress,
grief" bitterness" 'heartache,"
misery" "twinge," 'pang," torture"
"affiiction," anguish" ''tribulation,"
"wretchedness," ''woe." But have a
glad sound for every hospital, for every
sick room, for every lifelong invalid,
for every broken heart. There shall
be no more pain" Thank God! Thank
God!
No malarias float in the air. No
bruised foot treads THAT street. No
painful respiration. No hectic flush.
No one can drink of that healthtul
fountain and keep faint-hearted or
faint-headed He whose foot touches
that becometh an athlete. The flrst
kiss of that summer air will take
the wrinkles from an old man
cheek. Amid the multitude of song
STEERS. OF one diseased throat. The first
flash of the throne will scatter the
; darkness of those who were born
!, blind. See, the lame man leaps as a
hart. and the dumb sing. From that
bath of infinite delight we shall STEP
forth. our WEAKNESS forgotten.
; Who are those radiant ones? Why
that one had his jaw shot OF
at Fredericks burg; that one lost
! his ewes in powder blast
that one had his back broken by
fall fran the ships halyards; that one
> died of gangrene in the hospital Nc
: more pain. Sure enough, here is Rob
Q ert Hall, who never before saw wei
I day, and Edward Payson, whose body
l was ever torn of distres, and Richart
Baxter, who passed through untolc
: physical torture. All well. NO more
main. Here, too are the Thebal
, legion, a great host of six thou
5 sand six hundred and sixty-sl'
l. mt to the sword for Christi
u sake. No distortion on their coun
d tenance. No fires to hurt them,
Il floods to drown them, or racks to tea
y them. All we'll Here are the Scotc
e Covenanters, none to hunt them now
y The dark cave and imprecations
Lord Claverhouse exchanged for tempt
g service, and the presence OF HIM WI
II helped Hugh Latimer out OF fire. Al
~ we'll No more pain.
y 1 set open the door of Heaven unit
there blows on you this retreshin
~ breeze. The fountains of God hav
!" made it cool, and the gardens haV
u made il sweet. l do not know tina
~ Solomon ever heard on hot day Tn
" ice click in the ice pitcher, but II
&c wrote as if he did when he said: IA
u cold waters to thirsty soul, so is goo
news from far country"
Clambering among the Green mouI
- tains Twas tired and hot and thirsty, an
Ishall not forget how refreshing it wa
:. when. after awhile, heard the moul
=. tain brook tumbling over the rock
y had no cup, no chalice, so got dow
=, on INV knees and face to drink. Oh,
"A climbers on the journey, with cut tet
q and parched tongues and fevere
=, temples, listen to the rumbling OF sal
:, nhire brooks amid Powered bank
90 over golden shelvings. Listen IN
- Lamb which is in the midst of I'll
= throne shall lead them into llvin
D. fountains of water" l do not offer
IN Won in a chalice. To take this yo
- must bend. Get down on your knee
:. and on your face, and drink out OF tn
:. great fountain of Gods consolation
70 "And 10, heard voice from Hesve