Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-08-24
Writteu In IearA

Written In TearA
Where did Paul get tho ink with which
20 write his comforting epistlci Whore did
David get the Ink to writc his comforting
Psalms! where did John get tho ink to
write his comforting Revelations They
got Il out OF their own tears. When man
hns gone through the curriculum and has
taken a course Of dungeons and imprison-
mcnts and shipwrccks, he IL qualified IN
the work Of sympathy.
When began to preach. my sermons On
the subject Of trouble wcrc all poetic and
In scmiblank verse, but God knocked the
blank verse out Of ME long ago. and have
found out that cannot comfort people cx-
cept rs myself have been troubled. God
make me the son of consolation to the peo-
plcl would rather be the means of so0th-
ing one pcrturbed spirit today than 70 play
. tune that would set all the sons Of mirth
rceling In the dance.
/ am an herb doctor. put into tho
caldron the Root out Of dry ground, with
out form or comeliness. Then put in the
Rose Of Sharon and the Lily Of the Valley.
Then I put into the caldron some OF tho
leaves from the tree Of life, and tho
Branch that was thrown into che wilder
ness Marah. Then pour In tho tears OF
Bethany and Golgotha. Then stir them
up. Then ] kindle under the cnldron o
fire made out OF the wood Of tho cross, and
one drop Of that potion will cure the worst
sickness that ever afflicted human soul.
Mary and Martha shall receive their Lag
arus from the tomb. The damscl shall
rise. And on the darkness shall break the
morning, and God will wipe all tears from
their eyes
Jesus had enough trial 20 make him
sympathetic with all trial. The shortest
verse In the Bible tells the story, Jesus
wept." Tho scar on the back OF his either
hand. the scar Un the arch Of either foot,
the row Of scars along the line Of the hair,
will keep all heaven thinking. Oh. that
great wecper Is just tho one TO silence NIL
earthly trouble, wipe out all the stains OF
earthly grief. Gentlcl Why, his step IL
softer than the step Of the dew. Il will
not be a tyrant bidding you TO hush up
your crying. II will bc Father who will
take you on his left arm, his face beaming
into yours. while with the soft tips of the
fingers Of the right hand he shall wipe
away all tears from your eyes.
Friends. II we could got any apprccia-
ton OF what God has In reserve for us, IL
would make US so homesick we would bc
unit for our everyday work. Professor
Leonard. formerly Of Iowa university. put
In my hands n mctcOric stone n stone
thrown OF from some other world to this
How suggestive Il was to mci And have
TO tell you the best representations we have
OF heaven arc only acrolitcs flung of from
that world which rolls on. bearing the
multitudes OF tho redeemed. We nnalyzc
these aerolites and find them crystaliiza-
lions OF tears. No wonder, flung of from
heaveni God shall wipe away all tears
from their eyes"
Funeral on Earth and Jubilee In Heaven.
Have you any appreciation OF the good
and glorious times your friends arc having
In heavenf How different Il Is when they
get news there Of Christians death from
what it Is hcrei 1t IL the difference be-
tween embarkation and coming into port
Everything depends upon which side Of the
river you stand when you hear OF Chris
tian's death. II you stand on this side OF
the river. you mourn that they 60. II you
stand ON the other side OF the river you
rejoice that they como. Oh, tho difference
between n funeral on earth and Jubilee
In heaven-bctween requiem hero and tri-
umph there-parting here and reunion
there! Together Have you thought Of
its They arc together Not one Of your
departed friends in ono land and another
In another land. but together In different
rooms OF the same house-the house Of
many mansions. Together
never more appreciated that thought
than when We laid away In her last slum-
Der my sister Sarah. Standing there In
the village cernefery looked aruund and
said. There Is father. there IL mother,
there is grandfather, there IL grandmother,
there arc whole circles OF kindred, " and I
thought to myself. Together in the grave
together in glory" am so impressed
with the thought that do not think IL Is
any fanaticism when some ono Is going
from this world 10 tho next II you make
them the bearer Of dispatches TO yorr
friends who are gone. saying. "Give my
love 10 my parents, give my love 10 my
children. give my love 10 my old comrades
who are In glory, and tell them am try
inc ~ fi0ht tho good 6ght Of faith and