Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-06-07

dead. You would inquire next door
where he had moved to- Our departed
Christian friends nave only taken an
other house. The secret is that they
are richer now than they once were.
and can afford better residence. They
once drank out of earthenware; they
now drink from the kings ehalice.
Joseph is yet alive, and Jacob will GO
upand see him. Living, are they? Why,
II a man can live in this damp, dark
dungeon of earthly captivity, can he
not live where he breathes the bracing
atmosphere of the mountains of Heaven?
D, yes, they are living!
Do You think that Paul is so near
dead now as he WAS when he was living
in Roman dungeon? Do you think
that Frederick Robertson, of Brighton,
is as near dead as he was when, year
after year, he slept seated on the floor,
his head ON the bottom of a chair, be-
cause he could find ease in no other
position? Do you think that Robert
Hall is as near dead now as when, on
his couch, he tossed in physical tor
lures? No. Death gave them the few
black drops that cured them. That il
all death does to a Christian cures
him. know that what / have said
implies that they are living. There is
no question about that. The only ques
ton this morning is, whether you viii
ever join them.
But must not forget those two hun
dred men who tainted by the brook
Besor. They could not take another
step farther Their feet were sore:
their head ached: their entire nature
was exhausted Besides that they
were heart-brollen because their homes /
We're gone. Ziklag in ashes And yet |
David, when he comes up TO them, |
divides the spoils among them lie
says they shall have some of the jewels, |
some OF the robes, some of the treas
ures. look over this audience this |
morning. and | find at least two hun /
dred who have tainted by the brook |
Besor-the brook of tears You feel as
If you could not take another ster
farther, as though you could
never look up again. But am
going to initiate David, and divide
among you some glorious trophies.
Here Is a robe, .All things work to
gether for good to those wholove God.
Wrap Yourself in that glorious promise
Here IS for your neck a string of pearls
made out ofcrystalized tears, Weeping
may endure for night, but JOY cometh
la the morning. Here is a coronet
BE thou faithful unto death and wip
give thee a crown Of life. Oye faintine
ones by the brook Besor, dip your bills
tered feet in the running stream Of
Gods mercy. Battle your brow at tn,
wells of salvation. soothe your wounds
with the balsam that eXudes from tree
Of life. God viii not utterly cast YOU
of, O broken-hearted man, o broken
hearted woman, fainting by the brook
Besor.
A shepherd finds that his musical pipe
Is bruised. He says II can't get any
more music out Of the instrument, SO
viii just break it, and | will throw this
-eed away. Then | viii get another :
'eed, and viii play music ON that.
But God says lie will not cast you OF
because all the music has gone out o.
-our soul. The bruised reed He vii
rot break" As far as can tell the di
Ignosis Of your disease. You want divin,
lursing, and it IS promised you: "A
me whom his mother comforteth
o will | comfort yoa" God viii
ee You all the way through, o troubled
oul, and when you come down
o the Jordan Of death. YOU vii
ind il to be as thin brool
5 Besor: for DR. Robinson says that
n April. Besor dries up, and there i,
10 brook at all. And in your last mo
nent you viii be as placid as the Ken
uclly minister who went To God say
ng in the dying hour: Write to IN, :
ister, Kate. and tell her not to be wor
led and frightened about the story o
he horrors around the death bed. Tel
er there is not word of truth in it
Or am there now, and Jesus is witt
lie, and find il very happy way, no
ecause am good man, for am not
am nothing but poor miserable. sin
er: but have an Almighty Saviour :
nd both of His arms are about me" I
May God Almighty, through the blooC "
{ the everlasting covenant, bring u 2.
ito the companionship of our lovet TT
mes who have already entered tn,
eavenly land. and in the presence o -
hrist whom. not having seen, we love
nd so David shall recover all, "and
IS part is that goeth down to the bat
e, SO shall his part be that tarrieth by
lie stuff.