The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-05-23

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hungry ones to feed, the sickness al
most unto death, where the next dose
Of morphine decided between CHASTITY |
bereavement and an unbroken home |
circle? o, yes, 1t was trouble that
whitened their hair. 1t was trouble
that shook the cup in their hand. 1t
was trouble that washed the luster
from their eyes with the rain Of, tears
until they needed spectacles. 1t was
trouble that made the cane necessity
for their journey. Do you never re-
member seeing your old mother sitting
on some rainy day, looking out Of the
window, her elbow on the window sill,
her hand to her brow-looking out,
not seeing the falling shower at all
(you well knew she was looking into
the distant past), until the apron came
up to her eyes, because the memory
was too much for her?
Oft the big, unbIdden tear,
Stealing down the furrowed cheek,
Told in eloquence sincere,
Tales OF woe they could not speak.
But this scene Of weeping DER,
Past this scene Of toll and pain,
They shall feel distress no more,
Never, never weep again.
"Who are these under the altar" the
question was asked; and the response
came, "These are they which came out
of great tribulation, and have washed
their robes, and made them white in
the blood Of the Lamb" Our friends
went by path Of tears into glory. BE
not surprised IL we have to travel the
same pathway.
remark, again, II we want to win
the society of our friends in Heaven,
we will not only have TO travel path
of faith and path Of tribulation, but
we will also have TO positively battle
for their companionship. David and
his men never wanted sharp swords,
and invulnerable shields, and thick
breastplates so much as they wanted
them on the day when they come down
upon the Amalekites. II they had lost
that battle, they never would have got
their families back. ! suppose that one
glanee at their loved ones in captivity
hurled them into the battle with ten.
fold courage and energy. They said;
1--WE must win it. Everything depends
upon II. Let each one take man on
point Of spear or sword. We must win
IT," And / have to tell you that be,
tween us and coming into the compan'
ionship Of our loved ones who are de
parted, there Is an Austerlitz, there is q
Gettysburg, there is Waterloo. Wai
with the world, war with the flesh
war with the devil. We have
either to conquer our troubles
or our troubles will conquer us
, David will either slay the Amale
kites, or the Amalekites will slay David
And yet is not the fort to be takeI
worth all the pain, all the peril. all th,
besiegement? LookP Who are they oi
, the bright hills of Heaven yonder
, There they are, those who sat at you
, own table-the chair now vacant. Their
| they are, those whom you rocket
$ in infancy in the cradle, or hushed L
4 sleep in your arms There they are
. those in whose life your life was bopn,
). up. There they are, their brow NOR
. radiant than ever before you saw II
r their lips waiting for the kiss Of heaven
4 ly greeting, their check roseate wit
a the health OF eternal summer, thei
). hands beckoning you up the steep, tn
|. feet bounding with the mirth of Heavier
$ The pallor of their last sickness gon
@ out Of their face, never more to be sicl
n never more to cough, never more
limp, never more TO be old, never nor
u 10 weep. They are watching frol
d those heights to see II through Chris
a you can take that fort, and whethC
n you will rush in upon them-victor
A. They know that upon this battle d
Il pends whether you will ever join the
If society. Upl strike harder Charl
N more bravelyl Remember that ever
of inch you gain puts you so much farth'
,p on toward that heavenly reunion.
As II this morning while l speak yC
ir could hear the cannonade of foreil
"a enemy which was to despoil your cit
N and II they really should succeed in ca
rying your families away from yo
M how long would we take before we I
y, solved TO go after them? Every weapo
sv whether fresh from the armory or o
nj and rusty in the garret, would
he brought out; and we would urge o
he and, coming in front Of the foe, '
is would look at them, and then look
an our families, and the cry would be "V
v. tory or Deathln and when the ammui
n. tion was gone, we would take the ca
d. tors on the point Of the bayonet
az under the breach Of the gun. II y
cd would make such q struggle for I
ey getting back Of your earthly frien,
RI will you not make as much struggle
os the gaining Of the eternal companic
ey ship of your heavenly friends2 o, y,
al we must join them. We must sit
ey their holy society. We must sing wi
"a them the song. We must celebrate wi
ne them the triumph. Let II never be tC
m on earth or in Heaven that David a
So his men pushed out with Drawer heal
pe, for the getting back Of their earth
,ly friends for few years on earth th
mt we to get our departed.
es fou say that all this implies that Q
, , departed Christian friends are ali
sfl Why, had you any Idea. they were des
"a, They have only moved. II you sho,
on TO on the ID OF May 10 house VIII,
" one Of your friends lived and find h
gone you would not think that he v