Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-05-23

holy society. We must sing with taem
the song. We must celebrate with them
the triur pin. Llt il never be told ON
earth OF in heaven tiat David and his
men pushed out with braver hearts for
the getting Lack e. tAoir earthly friends
for few years on earth than we to get
our departedi
You say that all this implies that our
departed Christian friends are alive.
Why, had you any idea they were dead?
They have only moved. If you should
go ON the Cd Of May to a house where
one of your 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 were and can
afford a better residence They once
drank ont of earthenware. They now
drink from the Kings chalice. Joseph
is yet alive" and Jacob will go up and
see him. Living, are they? Why, if n
man can live in this damp, dark dun
geon 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 as he was when he was
living in the Roman dungeon? Do you
think that Frederick Robertson of
Brighton is as 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 In no other position? Do
you think that Robert Hall is as near
dead now as when on his couch he toss
ed in physical tortures? No Death gave
them the few black drops that cured
them. That is all death does to a 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 Besor They
could not take another step farther.
Their feet were sore; their head ached;
their entire nature was exhausted. Be-
sides that they were broken hearted be-
cause their homes were gone. Ziklag III
ashes! 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 l find at least 200
who have tainted by the brook Besor-
the brook of tears. You feel as if you
could not take another step farther as
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 q string
Of pearls made out of crystallized tears,
Weeping may endure for q night, but
joy cometh i'll the morning" Here is a
coronet, "Be thou faithful unto death,
and will give thee crown of life"
Oh, ye fainting ones by the brook Besor,
dip your blistered feet in the running
stream of Gods mercy, bathe your brow
at the wells of salvation, soothe 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 CAM t get
any more music out Of this instrument,
so will just break it, and will throw
this reed away. Then l will get another
reed, and 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 as ! can tell the
diagnosis of your disease, you want di.
vine nursing, and 1t 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 as thin a
brook as Besor, for Dr. Robinson says
that in April Besor dries up and there
is no brook at all. And in your last
moment you will be as placid as the
Kentucky minister who went up to God,
saying in the dying hour: Write to
my sister Kate and tell her not TO be wor-
ricd and frightened about the story of the
horrors around the deathbed Tell her
there is not word Of truth in it, for
] am there now, and Jesus is with me,
and find 1t very happy way, not be-
cause i am a good man, for l am not
| am nothing bat u 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 us
into the oompanionship 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 as
his part is that goeth down 20 the bat
tie, so shall his part be that tarrieth by
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