The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-07

The s1llirr ever an.l amen. should stop an1
say. .:E.holI all fkar IS left Of SaladiD, the
emperor and c0n9ue-oc. or all the Estates
he conquered, Of al the wealth helaccumu-
lated. nothing did he retain/ but this
eilroud." have no s;mpatlESwith s,Ich be
havior. or such absurd demonstration. Or
with much that We hea1uttered IN regard to
departure from thisllfe 10 the next. Thera
is comm oEsepSirAl idea Oh this subJ""t
that YOU neeH to ccnsider-:h"r" are cE!E
two styles ST departure. 5 thousand 1eet
underground. hy light Of torch t"iiin:
in a/nincrs shaft. ledge 6t rock may in!t
E:on us. AMI W.: may. die miner d"a'I:.
Far ont Il. sen, falling from the slippery rat
lines anI broken on the hallia7ds. W. may
dis. 4 sailors death. On mission Of merry
in hospital; anil broken bones ami re@kins
leurosies and raging fevers. We may die
philan.hropists death. On the He'll Of
battle, serving God and our country, slugs
through the heart. the gun carriage mHy
roll over us, and we may die patriot
death. But, after all, there are only two
STYLES sofdeparture-:hed death ofthe righteous
and the death Of the wickel-and va all
want to die the former.
God grant that when that hour comes you
NAV be at home. You want the hand o!
your kindred in your hand. You want Your
cnllGreQ 10 SuCEouuu 'FOu' 1ON htHt W.
light on YOUR pillow from eyes that have
lorr r.rlactc.l vonr love Y3u want your
room still. YOu lr Eat want any curious
STRANGERS s:anlinS ArDun( watching y3'l.
Yon want your kinirc'l from afar to hear
your last PRAYER. | th nix that is thu wish
Of all Of us. But is tina all? Can earthly
friends hold us up when he billcTs of death
come IN to the girdIc? Can human voice
charm open heavens Sats? Can human
hand pilot lis through III" narrows Gf death
into heavens har6or? Can any earth
" friendship she'll uS. froM tho
arrows O! death AMI in the
hour when satan shall practice upon us his
Internal archery? No. no, no. no. Alas.
Door soul. if that is all Better die III the
wilderness far from tree SHADOW ant IRON
fountain. alone, vu,tures c:rcllnG tnrouSi
the air waiting for our body. UNKNOWN 70
men. and to have no burial. II on'E ChriSi
could say through the s9litudes. Il Will
never leave thee will never forSake thea .
From that pillow oi StoE' 1t iia- wonli
soar heavenwlrd. an!;";5 coming and gong,
and across the solitude and the harrenn"SS
woul come the sweet notes II heavenly
minStreiSv.
Gordon Hail. far from hdme. dying id door
of q hpathpn temn!e, sail: 'Giory t Thu.
0 Golr' What did diving Wilherf"rce say t.
his wife? Gone and sit beside m. and let
US talk OF heaven. 1revar knew wha: hap
piness was until found Christ, What did
diving Hannah Nor" say? TO Soto heaven,
fink what that is! 70 go to Christ. who
died that might live, Oh. glorious grave!
Oh, what glorious thing it is to tic. OA.
the love Of Christ. the love of Christ! What
did Mr.. Topla ". tn" great hymn maker. say
in his last hours? "Who can measure tns
dcpths Of the thiri heaven? o.. thu sun
shine that hls my soul! 1 shall soon be
gone. for surely no one can llva IN th!s
world after such slories rs God has mani
Tested to my sou!
What did the dying Jancway say? u can
ms easily die Is rlosn my eyes or turn my
head in sleen Before n few hours havs
passei shall stand on Mount Zion with the
one hundred and forty and four thousand and
with the jus: man made perfect. and We shall
ascrthe riches. and honor. and glory. and
majesty, anl dominion unto G2d AMI the
Lamb DIR. Taylor condemned to burn at
the stake. on his way thther broke away
from the guarlsmen, and Went bounding
and leaping and jumping toward the hre,
glad to 80 to jesus. aud 70 die Tor Him.
Sir Charles Hare. i'll his last moments.
hal such raDturous vision that he crlcd,
"Upward, upward. unwhrl!' And 50
disciples that he put his finger upon tho
pulse in his wrist and counted it and OBJ
served it: and s. great was his pla"tdity hat
after awhile he said. "Stopp"l!' an MS liIc
had endel here to begin in heaven. Bit
erander than that was the testimony 0t the
worn out first missionary. when. IN the
Mamertine dungeon, he cried, Il am now
ready 70 be offered, and the time OF my de-
parture is at hand; have fought tne Soo1
fight, have finished my course. Rave kept
the faith; henceforth there Is laid up Tor me
a crown of righteousness which the Lord,
the righteous Judge. will give me in that
day, and not to me only. but to atlthem thar
love His appearing" Do You not see that
Christ is chief in diving alieviations?
Toward the last hour of our earthly resi-
dence we are speeding. When [ see the
sunset. I say. zone day less to live. When
Isee the spring blossoms scattered, say,
"Another season gone forever. When
close the Bible on Sabbath night. | say.
"Another Sabbath departed" When I bury
q friend. say, "Anothnr earthly attraction
gone forever" What nimble feet the years
have! The roebucks and the lightnings run
not so fast. From decade to decade. from
sky to sky, they so at bound. There
is q place for US, whether market or
not. where you and 1 will sleep the
last steep, auu lllo I!Vn "i0 n"" 49,
ing who will, with solemn tread. carry Us
70 our resting place Aye. it is known in
heaven whether our departure will be cor
onation or banishment. Brighter than e
banoueting hall through which the light fe: t
of the dancers 90 up and down to the sound
OF trumpeters will be the sepulcher through
whose riffs the holy light Of heaven stream
9th. God will watch you. He will send His
angels to guard your slumbering dust until
at Christ's behest. they shall coll away tho
stone.
So. also, Christ is chief Of heaven. The
Bible distinctly says that Christ is the chief
themo Of the celestial ascrirtion. all the
thrones facing His throne, all tn" palms
waved before His face, all the crowns down
at His feet. Cheruhim to cherubm. seraphlm
to seraphim. redeemed spirit to redeemed
spirit shall recite the Saviours earthly
sacrifice.
Stand on some high hill of heaven.
and in all tho radiant sweep the most
glorious object will lie jesus. Myriads
gazing on the scars Of His suffering. in
silence first. afterward breaking forth
into acclamation. The martyrs. all the
pucer for the fame throIgh which they
passed. will say. This is tn" Jesus for whom
we died" The apostles, all the happier Tor
the shipwrccli anl the scoHrSng through
which they went. will sa". This isthe Jesus
whom we preached at Corinth. AMI Cappa.
docia. and at Antioch, AMI at Jerusa'em.
Little children clH in whit" will say. This
is the Jesus who took us in His arms and
blessed us. ana when the storms OF th:: world
were too cold AMI loud brought us into this
beautiful place The multitud" OF the
bereft will say. This is the Jesus who com
forted us when our hearts broke. Many
who wandered clear OF from Cod ant
plunged into vaGahondism. but We're save
by grace, will gay: This is the jesus wir"
rar,loneh u. "" wer' lost on tn 'n"nn-
tains, and IL brought II; home. v" were
guilty. anil lie has maze ns wnlIe as snow.
Mercy hnundess. grace unparalleled. An1
then, after each one has recitcl his peculiar
deIivcrances and peculiar mercles. recltee
them us by solo, all the voices will come TO-
cether into Il great chorus. which will MAKE
thr arches echo and rc-echo with the eternal
rnvprbpr1tjOn Of triumph.