Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-12

Where Aaints Immortal reign.
The song was caught up all over tho neld
among the wounded until, 1t was sud,
there were nj lenst 1000 wounded men
uniting their yoioes as they came 20 the
verse:
There overlasting irfinF ahidea'
And mover withcrine flowers.
Death, iiio "a narrow stream, divides
That heavenly land from ours
oh, itlsn great religion 20 I've by, and u
IN great religion 10 die by There Is only
ono heart throb between yon ana mat re-
llgion this moment. just look into the iacc
Of your nardoniug God and surrender your
self for timo md for eternity, and he u
yours, md heaven Is yours, and all is
yours, Some OF you, like tho young man
OF the togt, have gone far astray. Know
not tho history, but you know it--you
know IT,
When young men went forth into ne
tho legend says, bis guardian angel Went
forth with him, and getting him into llu
tho guardian angel swept circle clear
around whore tho Young nnn stood. TWAS
n circle Of virtue aud honor, and he must
not step beyond that circle. Armed Toes
cano down, but were obliged 70 hat NJ the
circle. They could not puss, bur one day
AAAAAHNANHns WIN NANNAANaANaNf NAf'ffFf
strotchcd forth and crossed that circle
with tho hand, aud the tempted soul took
~, and by shat one tcll grip was brought
beyond the circle and died. Some OF you
have STOPPED beyond TINT circle Would
you not like this day, by the grace Of God
90 stop bneki
This, shy to you Is your hour of sal
walton. There was In the closing hours
OF Queen Anne what Us called tho clock
fcrne Fiat down on the pillow, IN help
less sickness abe could not move her head
or move her hand She was waiting for
tho hour when tho ministers II state
should gather in angry contest, nud wor'
rled and worn out by the coming hour
md IN momcntury absence OF the nurse,
IA the powcr-strango power which de,
lirium sometimes rigps onc--shc nroso aud
stood In front OF the clock and stood there
watching the clocl, whom the nurse re.
turned. Tho nutfo said, Do you SEQ amy
thing peculiar about that clockf" She
nludo no answer but soon died. There Is
clock scene In every history, II some "
you would rise from the bed Of lcthurFy
aud come out Of your dolirlmn OF sin ana
look ou tho clock of your destiny this mo.
mcnt, you would sec and hear something
you hnyo not seen or beard before, and CIV
cry tick of tho minute, aud avery stroke OF
the hour and every swing Of tho pcndu
llm would say, Now, now, now, uowl'
Oh, come hons to your Fathers house
Come home, oil prodipal from thowilder
ncssl Como home come humol
Joy Of tho Father.
But I notice that whom tho pr1dlrnl
cnmu there WINS tie fathers Joy lic did
not greet him with any formal chow do
yon do'" He did net come out and say;
"Ynu nrc unfit 10 enter Go out and wash
IN the trough by the wcll, and thon you
con como IN. We hnyo had enough trou
i'blc with you"
M moi When tho proprietor Of TINT
estate proclaimed festival, II was m out
burst OF fathers love and fathers joy.
God Is your father have not much sym
pnthy with that description OF God some.
times hear, M though he were a Turkish
fultan-hard aud unsympnthotic and lis.
toning not to tho cry OF his subjects
A man told mo he saw In ono Of the
eastern lands King riding along, and two
mon were in pltofrntiun, and ono ohksycd
the other with having eaten his rico Md
the King Eiid, "lheu elay the man, Hnl
by pest norton examination Ind whether
he has chtoa tho flcoN And he wa, Slain
All, the cruelty OF a scene like thatl Ouf
God Is not n sultan, not q dCspot, hut q
fnther-~Aind, loving, forgiyng-and he
makes all honyon ring again when prod
iEal comes back; ~ have no pleasure, '
he saya, in the dcn;h of him that dleth. "
II man docs not get to snnyon, lt {.
bcuuusn he Will not 20 thcrc, Np difference
the color, no difference tho history, no
difference tho antccudonts, no difference
tho surroundings, no difference the sin
Whom the white horses vi Clrists victory
are brought out tacelchrntc thcutgrnal ri.
unph, you mRy Ride one Of thom, and as
God is pIvuter than all his Joy ia greater.
mud when soul comes bOol, ihorc is In hls
/ heart tho TrrplnR Of an Infinite ocean Of
l gladnrss and 20 express that glndnesa ls
takes NIL tho rivers OF pleasure, and an the
l thrones of uomp, nnd an the ages Ut ctcr
/ nifty, IL Is u Joy deeper thnn al depth, and
/ higher than an height, ANA wider than M
! Width, and ynstur than all Immensely u
| oVcrops II undcrgirds It outwcghs MI
the united fplondor and JOY OF the universe
Who can tell what Gods JOY isY
Music of The Redeemed.
You remember reading the story Of king
4 vhuon some great day Of festiyity scattered
I ellyorUnd gold among the people, whosenl
I valuable prusunts to his courtiors, hut me
{ thinks Wien soul cumus bAclS God is &,
[ glad TINT to express liis joy he filings out
I new worlds into space, kindlos up nov
suns and rolls among tho white fohed
I anthems uf tho redeemed creator halo
] luiah, while with voice that rcycrhorato,
among tho mountains OF lmnkinccnso and
I Is echoed back from tho everlasting gate,
ho cries, "This, my son, was dead and h
/ alive agalnl"
NJ tho opening Of the exposition In Nov
| Orleans ] saw Mexican lutlst, and h,
! played tho solo, aud then aiturwnrd ia,
/ eight or ton bands Of music, accompanied
| by the great organ oamc In. But thu
sound ot that one tluto as compared witt
{ al tho orchestra was greater than all III,
combined joy Of tho universe when com
pared with tho rosounding heart OF Al
mighty God
For ten years father won't three time
I nday to tho depot Ills SON Went OF q
oggrayatinR circumstances, but tho fn
thgr said, liu win como back Tn
strain was too much, aud his mind part
ed, and three times day tho father went
In tho carly morning he watched the traii
--its arrival, the stepping ont % the pas
eengofa and then tho departure OF Nh
train. AZ moan no was there again watch
ins tho advance OF tho train, watching
tho departure At night thorc again
I watching the coming, watching the going
for ton yeanA io was sure his son woul,
como back God has boon watching an,
waiting for some OF you, my brothers, Il
I yehrs, 20 years. 80 yeam, 90 years, per
Z haps 80 q0nrs, waiting, waiting, watch