The Globe-republican., 1894-06-01

got their families back. / SUP 20,
tina. one glance at their loved ones
in captivity hurled them into the
battle with tenfold courage and energy.
They said: We must win it. Every
thing 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 and coming into
the companionship of our loved ones
who are departed there is an Austen
1 litz. there is a Gettysburg. there is
Waterloo. War with the world. war
with the flesh. war with the devil. We
have either to conquer our troubles or
our troubles will conquer US. David
will either slay the Amalekites or the
Amalekites will slay David. And yet
is not the fort to be taken worth all the
pain. all the peril. all the besiegement?
If this morning while l speak you
could hear the cannouade of foreign
enemy which was to despon your city,
and if they really should succeed in
carrying your families away from you,
how long would we take before we re-
solved to go after them? Every weapon.
whether fresh from the armOry or old
and rusty in the garnet. would be
brought ont: and we would urge on.
and coming in front of the foe. we
would look at them. and then look at
our families. ard the cry would be:
Victory or DEATH and when the am
munition was gone. we wOuld take the
captors on the point of the bayonet or
under the breach of the gun. Ii you
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getting back of your earthly friends.
will you not make as much struggle for
the gaining of the eternal companion
ship of your heavenly friends?
You say that all this implies that our
departed Christian friends are alive
Why had YOU any idea they were dead?
They have onl: moved. If You should
go on the I'd of May to house where
one of your friends lived. and find him
| gone you would not think him dead.
You would inquire next door where he
had moved to. Our departed Christian
friends have only taken another house.
The secret is that they are richer now
than they once were. and can afford a
better residence. They once drank out
OF earthenware: they now drink from
the Kings chalice. Joseph is yet
alive and Jacob will go up and see
him. Living? are they? Why. if
man can live in this damp, dark dun
geon of earthly captivity. can he not
live where he breathes the bracing at
mosphere of the mountains of Heaven?
Oh, yes. they are living.
Do you think that Paul is so near
L. !,
ing in the Roman dungeon? Do you
think that Frederick 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 q chair. because he could
find ease in no other position? No,
Death gave them the few black drops
that cured them. That is all death
does to a Christian-cures him. know
that what have said implies that they
are living. There is no question about
that. The only question. this morning.
is whether you will ever join them.
But l must not forget those 200
men who tainted by the brook Besor.
They could not take another step
farther Their feet were sore: their
heads ached: their entire nature was
exhausted. Besides that. they were
broken-hearted because their homes
were gone. Ziklag in ashes. And yet
David. when he comes up to them. di-
vides the spoils among them, He says
they shall have some of the jewels.
some OF the robes. some of the treas
ures l look over this audience this
/ End Of 1aaSf oO0 yx-hn
have tainted by the brook Besor-
the brook of tears. You feel as if you
could not take another step farther.
as though you could never look
up again. But 1 am going to
initiate David and divide among
you some glorious trophies. Here is a
robe: ''All things work together for
good. to those who love God" Wrap
yourself in that glorious promise. Here
is for your neck string of pearls.
made out of crystallized tears: Weep
ing may endure for night. but JOY
cometh in the morning Here is a
coronet: BE thou faithful unto death.
and will give thee a crown OF life" o
We fainting ones by the brook Besor,
dip your blistered feet in running
stream of Gods mercy. Battle your
brow at the wells of salvation. Soothe
your wounds with the balsam that ex-
udes from trees of life. God will not
utterly cast You off. o broken-hearted
man. o broken-hearted woman. faint
ing by the brook Besor.
A shepherd finds that his musical
pipe is bruised. He says: Il can't get
any more music out of this instrument;
so 1 will just break it and throw this
reed away. Then l will get another
reed, and 1 will play music on that
But God says He will not cast you off
because all the music has gone out of
your soul. The bruised reed He will
not break" God will see You all the way
through. o troubled soul. and when you
come down to the Jordan of Death. you
will find it to be as thin brook as
Besor: for DIR. Robinson says that in
April. Besor dries up. and there is no
| brook at all And in YOUR last moment