Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-21

| captiYeS had gone, and David and his
men followed after. So our Christian
| friends have gone into another country,
and il we want to reach their compan-
| lOnship we mast take the same road.
They repented; we must repent. They
prayed; we must pray. They trusted
/ In Christ; we must trust in Christ.
/ They lived religious life; we must live
religious life. They were In some
! things ike ourselves. / know, now
that they are gone, there is
AHALO AROUND THEIR NAMES;
but they had their faults. They said
and did things they ought never TO have
said or done. They were sometimes re-
/ belliOus, sometimes cast down. They
were far from being perfect So sup
pose that when we have gone, some
things in US that are now only tolerable
may be almost resplsndent. But as
they were like US in deficiencies, we
ought TO be like them 10 taking a super
nal Christ 20 make up for the deficits.
/ Had il not been for Jesus, they would
have all persisted; but Christ confronted
| them, and said, ~ am the way" and
/ they took il.
II this morning while I speak you
could hear the caGnonade Of a foreign
enemy which was 10 deSpOil your city,
and If they really should succeed In
carrying your families away from you,
how long would we take before we re-
solved TO 20 after them?. Every
weapon, whether fresh from the armory
or old and rusty IN the garrett, would be
/ brought out; and We would urge on,
aud, coming 10 front OF the foe, we
would look at them, and then look at
our families, the cry would be: "Vic-
tory or death." and when the ammuni-
tion was gone, we would take the cap
tors on the point Of the bayouet or un-
der the breech OF the gun. II you
would make such a struggle for the get
ting back OF your earthly friends, will
you not make as much struggle for the
gaining OF the eternal championship OF
your heavenly friends? Oh, yes. we
must join them. We must sit in their
holy society. We must sing with them
the song. We must celebrate with them
the triumph. Let it never be told on
earth, or in heaven, that David and his
men pushed out with Drawer hearts for
the getting back OF their sar& .
friends for few years on Gag 8 S'I
we TO get our departed! 9
You say that all this impli& ar
departed Christian friends are alive
Why, had you any ide2 Ghey were dead?
They have only moved. If you should
90 on the ID Of May 70 a house where
one OF your friends lived, and find him
al l. haf hn
dead. You would inquire next door
where he had moved 10. Our departed
Christian friends have only taken an
other house. The secret is that they
ara richer now than they once were,
and can afford better residence. They
once drank out OF earthenware; they
now drink from the Kings chalice.
Joseph is yet alive" and Jacob will
60 up and see him. LivinG? are they?
Why, il a man can live in this damp,
dark dungeon Of earthly captivity, can
he not live where be breaths the bracing
atmosphere Of
THE MOUNTAINS OF HEAVEN?
Oh. yes, they are living!
Do you think that Paul Is so near
dead now as be was when when he was
living ia 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 a 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, be tossed in
physical tOrtureS? No. Death gave
them the few black drops that cured
them. That is all death does to
ChriStian-cures him. 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.
But l 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 brOken-hearted, because their
homes were gone. Ziklag in ashesl
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 | tind at least two
hundred 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
10 again. But l am going TO initiate
David, and divide among you some
glorious trophies. Here is robe, ''Al!
things work together for good, to those
who love God" Wrap yourself in that
glorious promise. Here is for your neck
string OF pearls, made out OF
crystalized tears, Weeping may en-
dure for a night, but JOY cometh in
the morning" Here Is a coronet, BE
thou faithful unto death, and l will
give thee a crown OF life" o ye faint
ing ones by the brook Besor, dip your
blistered feet 10 the running stream Of
Gods mercy. Battle your brow at
THE WELLS OF SALVATION.
Soothe your wounds with the bslsam
that exudes from the trees OF life. God
will not utterly cast you of, o broken
hearted man, . broken-hearted waman,
fainting by the brook Besor.
A shepherd finds that his musical
pipe Is bruised. He says, 81 can't get
any more music out Of this instrument;
so will just break it, and l will throw
this reed away. Then I will get an
other reed, aud l will play music on
that" But God says he will not cast
you of because all the music has gone
out or YOUR soul. THE bruised reed
he will not break" AS far as 1 can
tell the diagnosis OF your disease, you
want Divine nursing, and it is promised