Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1894-05-05

see our gardens of earthly delight up.
rooted: Will Jesus. who wept himself,
DO angry with us If we pour our tears
into the graves that open to swallow
down what we love best: Was Lazarus
more dear TO him than our beloved dead
TO us? No. We have right to weep
Our tears must come. You shall not
drive them back To scald the heart They
fall into Gods bottle. Afflicted ones
have died because they could not weep.
Thank God for the sweet, the mystic
rious relief that comes to us in tearsl
Under this gentle rain the flowers of
corn put forth their bloom. God pity
Hlat dry, withered, parched, all consum
ing grief that wrings its hands and
grinds its teeth and bites its nails unto
the quick. but cannot weep! We may
have found the comfort of the cross, and
yet ever after show that i'll the dark
night and by the brook Jabbok We We're
trouble touched
The hay Brsaketh.
Again, We may take the idea of the
text and announce the approach of the
&NO OhC was s-Nti kiaA
To see the morning than was Jacob after
that night of struggle. 1t is appropriate
for philanthropists and Christians To
cry ont with this angel of the text,
The day breakcth. The worlds pros
poets are Frightening The church of
Christ Is rising up III its strength to 20
forth fair as the moon, clear as the sun
and terrible as AN army with banners. "
Clap your hands. all ye people. the
day breakcth. The bigotries of the earth
are pcrishing. The time was when We
were told that if We wanted to get to
heaven We must be immersed or sprin-
kled, Or We must believe i'll the perse
verance of the saints, or i'll falling away
from grace. or "a liturgy, or no liturgy,
or they must be Calvinists or ArInin-
ialls III order To reach heaven We have
| all come To confess now that these are
nonessentiais III religion.
During my vacation one summer /
was in Presbyterian audience, and it
was sacramental day. and with grateful
heart 1 received the holy communion.
On the next sabbath was III u Metho-
dist church and sat at love feast. On
the following sabbath was i'll an Epis
copalian church and knelt at the altar
and received the consecratcd bread. /
do not know which service / enjoyed
the most. Il believe in the communion
OF saints and in the life everlasting.
The day bre;,keth y
As look upon this audience See
many who have passed through waves
of trouble that came up higher than
their girdle. In Gods name l proclaim
cessation Of hostilities. You shall not
20 always saddened and heartbroken.
God will lift your burden. God will
bring your dead to life. God will stanch
the hearts bleeding. l know he will.
Like as father pities his children. So
the Lord pities you. The pains of earth
will end The tomb will burst. The
dead will rise The morning star trcm-
bles Oh Frightening sky. The gates Of
the east begin to swing open The day
breaketh.
Luther and Melanchthon were talking
together gloomily about the prospects
of the church. They could see no hope
of deliverance. After awhile Luther
got up and said To Melanchthon: Come.
Philipp, let us sing the forty sixth psalm
Of David: God Is our refuge and
strength, "A very present help iii trouble.
Therefore will not We fear, though the
earth be removed, and though the moun
tains De- carried into the midst of the
sea; though the waters thereof roar and
be troubled; though the mountains
sbnl.. With th.. SkN..llIltr thereof
lah >"
The Death Struggle.
Death To many. may Ia all. Is "A strug-
gle and wrestlc. We have many
friends that il will be hard to leave |
care not how bright our future hope is.
Ii is bitter thing To look upon this
fair world and know that We shall ney
er again see its blossoming spring, its
falling fruits. its sparkling streams and
to say farewell to those with whom We
played i'll childhood or counselcd i'll
manhood. In that night. like Jacob. We
may have to wrestle, but God will not
leave us unblesscd. II shall not be- told
III heaven that IA dying soul cried unto
God for help but was not delivered.
The lattice may be turned to keep out
the sun, or book set 10 dim the light
Of the midnight taper, OF the room
may be filled with the cries of orphan
age and widowhood, or the church of
Christ may mourn over our going, but
if Jesus calls all is well. The strong
wrestling by the brook will cease; the
hour of death's night will pass along
O'Clock III the morning; O'Clock i'll
the morning: O'Clock in the morning.
The day breaketh.
So | would have il when die. am
in no haste to be gone. have no grudge
against this world. The only fault have
to find with the world is that it treats
me too well, but when the time comes
10 go trust Ia lie ready, my worldly
affairs all settled. II | have wronged
others, / want then Ia be sure of their
forgiveness In that last wrestling. my
arm enfecbled with sickness and my
head faint, l want Jesus beside me. II
there bc hands on this side of the flood
stretched out to hold me back, | want
the heavenly hands stretched cut To draw
me forward Then. q Jesus. help me on
and help me up unfearing. undoubting.
may ! step right cut into the light and
be able to look back To my kindred and
friends who would detain me here. ex
claiming: Let ne 20; let me 20. The
day breaketh"
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