Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-06-06
But this scene OF weeping DER,
Past this scene of toll and pain,
They shall feel distress no more,
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"Nho are those under the altar2" the
question was asked, and the response came
"rhese are they which came out of great
tribulation and have washed their robes and
made them white in the blood Of the Lamb. 4"
Our friends went by path of tears into
glory. Be not surprised II we have to travel
the sane pathway.
remark again, II we want to win the So
efety OF our friends IN heaven, we will not
only have TO travel a path of faith and a path
OF tribulatl IN, but We will also have TO posi-
lively battle for their complnionship. David
and his men never wanted sharp swords, and
inyulnerable shields, and thick breast plates
so much as they wanted them on the day
when they came down upon the Amelikites
II they had lost that battle, they never would
have got their families back. suppose that
one glance at their loved ones in captivity
hurei them into the battle with tenIold
courage and energy. They said ave must
win 1t. Everything depends upon it. Let
each one take man on point of spear or
sword. We must win it." And 1 have TO
tell you that between US AMI coming into the
conn paniOnship of our loved ones who are
departed there IS an AusterlItz, there is a
Gettysburg, there Is a Waterloo. War with
the world. war with the flesh, war with tho
devil. We have either to conquer our trou-
bles, or our troubles will conquer US. David
will either slay the Analekites, or the Amale-
kites will slay David. Aud yet is not the
fort to be taken worth all the pain, all the
peril, all the beS'egementP
Look! Who are they on the bright hills
of heaven Yonder? There they are, thoss
who sat at your own table, the chair now
vacant. There they are, those whom YOU
rocked in infancy in the cradle or hushe TO
sleep in your arms. There they are, those
in whose life your life was bound up. There
they are, their brow more radiant than ever
before you saw it. their lips waiting for the
kiss of heavenly greeting, their cheek roseate
with the health of eternal summer their
hands beckoninS you up the steep, the feet
bounding with the mirth of heaven. The
pallor OF their last sickness gone out of their
face, neyermore to be sick, nevermOre to
cough, nevermore to limp, nevermore to be
old, nevermore to weep. They are wat atching
from those heights to see if through Christ
you can take that fort, and whether you will
rush in upon them-vlctors. They know
that upon THO battle depends whether you
will ever join their toclety. Upl Strike
harder! Charte more bravely' Remember
that every inch you gain puts you 50 much
farther on toward that heavenly reunion.
II this morning whio J. speak you could
hear the cann Onade sf foreign enemy
which was to Dc spoil " ur city, and If they
really should succeed Ia carrying your
IurnriIes away RON voU, now ioay would ~;
take before We resolved to 90 aft them.
Every weapon, whether fresh from the
armory or Old an rusty in the garret, would
be brought ont, and W. WOlli urge on and
coming in front of the foe We would look at
them and then look at our families, AMI the
cry would be. Victory or death - and WHOM
ths ammunition was gone W. would take the
captor5 on the point OF the b1yonet or under
the breech OF the gun.
II you would mako such n strr1,e-le N,
the getting back OF your earthly friends, will
you not make as much struggle for the gain
ing OF the eternal compan!onship of your
heavenly friendsp Oh, yas, We must ioiu
them! We must sit in their holy society,
We must sing with them the song We
must celebrate with them the triumph. Let
II never be told on earth or in heaven that
David ani his men pushei out with hrrv-r
hearts for the getting back of their earthly
friends Tor few years on earth than we to
get our departed
You say that all this implies that our de-
parted Christian friends are alive. Why, had
you any idea they were dead? They have
only moved II yr1u shorf-r 90 on the 81 OF
May to house where ono 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. Oar de-
parted Christian frienls have only taken an
other house. The secret is that they are
rlcner than they once were and can afford
better residence. They oneo drank out of
earthenware. They now drink from ths
Kings chalice. Joseph IS vet alive" ard
Jacob will go up and see him. Livinr, are
they? Why, If a man can live in this damp,
dark dungeon of earthly captivity, can no
not live where he breatncs 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 dungeon2 Do you think that Fred |
erick 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 elsc
In no other position? Do you think that
Robert Hall is as near dead now as when on
his couch he tossed in physical torture Ne
Death gave them the few black drops that !
cured them That is all death does to |
Ohristian-cures him. l know that what l |
have said implies that they are living. There |,
IS no question about that. Tho only ques- |
ion this morning is whether you will ever !
Join them.
But must not forget those 200 men wEu I
tainted by the brool Btsor. They could not '
lake another step farther. Their feet wtre
sore their held achsd their entire nature
vas exhausted. Besides that they were
broken hearted because their homes wers
gone. Ziklag in ashes And yet David,
when he comes up to them, divides the
polls among themI He says they shall have
Iome ofthe jewels, so ne of the ROBES some !
of the treasures. L look over this audience
his morning, and tinl at least 2JJ who
lave tainted by the brook Besor-ths brook
II tears. You feel rs If you could not take
mother step further, rs though you could
lever look up again But am going to I'M
ate David and divide among you some
,lorious trophies. Here is a roJc. "AlI
htngs work together for good to those who
owe God" Wrap yourself in that glorious
,romise. Here Is for your neck a string of