Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-10-27

Marnity in two secondsl / was reading
an entertainment given in king IS
court, and there were musicians there,
with elaborate pieces of music. After
awhile Mozart came and began to play,
and he had a blank piece of paper before
him, and the king Familiarity locked
over his shoulder and said: "What are
you playing? ! see no music before
YOU And Mozart put his hand ON his
brow. as much as to say, Il am impro-
vising." 1t was very well for him; but
oh, my friends, we cannot cxtemporize
heaven. If we do not get q apared in
this world, we will never take part in
the orchestral harmonies of the saved
Oh, that we were as wise as the crane
and tho stork, flying away, flying away
from the tempest!
The Frost of Sin.
Some of you have felt the pinching
frost of sin. You feel it today You are
not happy. look into your faces, and
l know you are not happy. There arc
voices within your soul that will not be
silenced. telling you that you are sin
ners, and that without the pardon of
God you are undone forever What are
you going to do, my friends, with the
accumulated transgressions of this life
time? Win you stand still and let the
avalanche tumble over you? Oh, that
you would go away into the warm heart
of Gods mercyl The southern grove,
redolent with magnolia and cactus.
never waited for northern flocks as God
has waited for you. saying: 81 have
loved thee with an everlasting love.
Come unto me, all ye who are weary
and heavy laden, and l will give you
rest.
Another frost is bidding you away
1t is the frost of sorrow Where do you
live now? ooh, You say, 81 have
moved. F" Why did you move? You say,
81 don't want as large house now as
formerly. Why do you not want ~
large house? You say, my family is
not so large" Where have they gone to-?
Eternity Your mind goes back through
that last sickness, and through the al
most supernatural effort to keep life,
and through those prayers that seemed
unavailing, and through that kiss which
received no response because tho lips
were lifeless, and | hear the bells toll
ing, and | hear the hearts breaking.
While ] speak hear them break. A
hearti Another hearth Alone, alone,
alone! This world, which in your girl
hood and boyhood was sunshine, is cold
now, and, OH weary dove, you fly
around this world as though you would
like to stay, when the wind, and the
frost, and the blackening clouds would
bid you away into the heart of an all
comforting God.
No Comfort In Worldliness.
Oh, | have noticed again and again
what botch this world makes of it
when it tries to comfort soul in trou-
blel 1t says, Don't cryr' How can we
help crying when the hearts treasures
are scattered, and father is gone, and
mother is gone, and companions are
gone, and the child is gone, and every
thing seems gone? 1t is no comfort to
tell man not to cry. The world comes
up and says, "Oh. it is only the body
of your loved one that you have put in
the groundl" But there is no comfort
in that. That body is precious Shall
we never put our hand in that hand
again, and shall we never see that sweet
face again? Away with your heartless-
ness, 0 world But come, Jesus, and
tell us that when the tears fall they fall
into Gods bottle; that the dear bodies
of our loved ones shall rise radiant in
the resurrection, and all the breakings
down here shall be fittings up there,
and ''they shall hunger no more, neither
thirst any more, neither shall the sun
light on them nor any heat, for the
Lamb which is in the midst of the
throne shall lead them to living foun-
tains of water, and God shall wipe all
tears from their eyes.
Take All Your Family.
You may have noticed that when the
chaftinch, or the stork, or the crane
starts ON its migration it calls all those
of its kind to come too The tree tops are
full of chirp and whistle and carol, and
the long roll call The bird does not
start off alone 1t gathers all of its kind.
Oh, that you might be as wise in this
migration to heaven, and that you
might gather all your families and your
friends with you'll would that Hannah
might take Samuel by the hand, and
Abraham might take Isaac, and Hagar
might take Ishmael ask you if those
who sat at your breakfast table this
morning will sit with you in heaven. l
ask you what influences you are trying
to bring upon them, what example you
are setting them. Are you calling them
to go with you? Aye, aye, have you
started yourself?
Start for heaven and take your chill
dren with you. Come, thou and all thy
house, into the ark. Tell your little ones
that there are realms of balm and sweet
ness for all those who fly in the right
direction. Swifter than eagles stroke
put out for heaven. Like the crane, or
the stork, stop not night nor day until
you find the right place for stopping
Seated today in Christian service, will
you be seated in the same glorious serv-
ice when the heavens have passed away
with great noise, and the elements
have melted with fervent heat, and the
redeemed arc gathered around the
throne Of Jesus?
The Saviour calls.
Ye wanderers, come.
Oh, ye bcnishted souls.
Why longer roamg
The Spirit calls today.
Yis,d to his power.