The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-06-07

families away from you how long wouio We
take before we resolved to go alter tneihI
Every weapon, whether fresh from tne s
armory or old and rusty in the garret, WoulI
he brought out. and we would urge on, ana
COMING in front of the foe we would look at
Thorn and then look at our families, ana the
cry would be- Victory or death ano "nen
the ammunition was gone we Wouiu taho mo
cautors on the point of the bayonet or uhdet
the breech of the gun.
If you would make such a struggle iui
the getting back of your earthly irlenus' Wtn
YOU not make as much struggle for the gam
ing of the eternal companionship OF your
heavenly friends? Oh. yes, we must ]oin
them We must sit in their holy society.
We must sing with them the song we
must celebrate with them the triumph ~.
1t never be told on earth or IN heaven tnat
David and his men pushed out with nraver
hearts for the getting back OF tnelr eaa.ntS
friends for few years on earth than we 10
get our departed
You saw that all this implies that our de.
parted Christian friends are alive. why, had
YOU anv idea they were dead2 Iney nave
only moved. If you should go on the "a OIL
May to house where one OF your irienus
lived and find him gone, you Wouto not
think that he was dead You would inquire
next door where he had moved to- Our DE
parted Christian friends have only taken an
other house The secret is that they are
richer than they once were ana can alloIu
better residence. They once oraHk ou. ~ "
earthenware Ihey now drink llon !, ~
Kings chalice. "Joseph is yet alive ana
Jacob will so up and see MN. Hlylil a aLo
they? Why, If man can i've IN tnis uauI -
dark dungeon OF earthly capuVIS, can no
not live where he breathes the bracing at
mosphere OF the mountains Oh heaNeh' ON'
yes. they are living!
Do you think that faul Is 50 noai -: ~. ~
now as he was when ne was iNlns II IN tlo
Roman dungeon! DO you tninh tnat i 49,
er1ck Robertson, OF brlSDtoh' - as 49, - ba
now as he was Wheh, year aitel +bo
slept seated on the moor, MS heaa On .uo
bottom of chair. because he could ma e t,e
in no other position? DO you 'hinN tnat
Robert Hall is as near dead now as Wiien VI
his couch he tossed IN phystchl tort III ~. NJ
Death gave them the lew piack uLop7 ."'e
cured them. That IS an death uo7a ~.
Christian-cureS MN Know tu't NE
have said implies that they ar li'lni. 80
is no question about that. Inc ohl} lu ,,a.
ton TINS morning Is "nethoi 'oU wan
join them. .,o ooo van ,,,bo
But l must not forget those Aoo lioh ~
tainted by the brook Besor. Inc, Ihey coulu ~.
take another step iarIueI; nel. Eli ne0. 1870
sore their head acneo : tneir entire na. 'ao
was exhausted. BESIDES thai tnes 80
DrOReu uedltci pOS"u'' -. r-.;l
gone. Ziklag In asnes Anu Het D", ~,
when he comes up 10 tnen, uiHiu e .no
spols among them he says ,ney snaii Ia
some OF the Jewels some OIL me iooe, ai io.no
of the treasures. 1 look Over In, onat $500 ono ,rho
this morning, ana nnd AT Ie''' ~ VIZ
have tainted by the prook besorn'ne et 80
OF tears You feel rs II you couiu Nv. o o"H
another step 1arther, as lnousu sou go ~;
never look up again. Put am goins ~ IN.
tate David and dlvlde among you s ..ar1
glorious trophies. Here IS Iope, ~
things work together 1or good 10 .hoee Mno
love God. wrap yoursell III .hat tiGatoof
promise. Here Is 1or your NECK Sims ~
pearls made out OF crys'aiiEzzeu reats ~,
Weeping may endure lor night oue 10y
cometh in the morning. mere 10 d 1oIon tIi
BE thou falthfnl nhro oeatn, anu s,i,t W.
give thee crown OF lie. vi, ye laln'llj
ones by the brook Besor, ulp your pil9tei GU
feet in the running stream ol Tou nltios'
battle your brow at the Weiis VI saiv"t ~.
soothe your WOUNDS WIN tne pai9au i,, 'na t
exudes from trees OF ne you WI. no'
utterly cast you oil, y broken hearteu MAJ,
O broken hearted wonan, laih'lns ny INC
brook Besor
A shepherd finds that ms 1nuslcai Flpeis
bruised. He says II can get any more
music out OF this instrument, so WIZ JUS
break it. and Will throw TINS reed away.