The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-02-08

Her trembling lips speak ~
the land of reunion where she expect:
to meet her loved ones already trans
lated; and after telling the Lord In
very simple language how much she
loves Him, and trusts Him, and hopes
to see Him soon, hear her pronounce
the quiet Amen and she rises up--a
little more difficult effort than kneel-
ing down. And then she puts her
head on the pillow for the night, and
the angels of safety and peace stand
sentinel about that couch in the farm
house; and her face ever and anon
shows signs of dreams about the
Heaven she read of before retiring. In
the morning the days work has begun
downstairs, and seated at the table the
remark is made: "Mother must have
oversight herself" And the grand.
children also notice that grandmother
is absent from her usual place at the
table. One of the grandchildren goes
to the foot of the stairs and cries:
'Grandmother!' But there is no an
swer Fearing something is the mat.
ter, they go up to see, and all seems
right. The spectacles and Bible on
the stand, and the covers on the bed
are ssmooth, and the face is calm,
her white hair on the white pillow
case like snow on snow already fallen.
But her soul has gone up to look upon
the things that the night before she
had been reading of in the Scriptures.
What transporting look on her dear
old wrinkled face! She has seen the
liking in his beauty" She has been
welcomed by the Lamb who was
slain" And her two Oldest sons,
having hurried upstairs, look and
whisper, Henry to George, "That is
religion" and George to Henry, Eyes,
that is religion!"
Why, my hearers from all parts of
the earth, do you not ge t this bright
and beautiful, and radiant, and bliss
full, and triumphant thing for your
selves, go home telling all your neigh
bors Oh the Pacific, or in Nova Scotia,
D. in Louisiana, or Maine, or Brazil,
Or England, or Italy, or any part
Of the round world that they may
nave it, too; have it for the asking;
awe it now! Mind you, do not start
rom the pessimistic standpoint that
David did, when he got mad and said
II haste: ''All men are liars!' or from
he creed of Others that every man is
is bad as he can be. l rather think
rom your looks that you are
loing about as well as you can in the
circumstances in which you are placed,
nut | want to invite you up into the
Heights of safety, and satisfaction, and
Holiness, as much higher than those
which the world affords, as Everest,
he highest mountain in all the earth,
5 higher than your front doorstep.
Here he comes now. Who is it? I
night be alarmed and afraid if | had
ot seen him before and heard his
dice. l thought he would come before
got through with this sermon.
tand back and make way for Him.
lie comes with scars all around His
scars in the center of both
ands stretched out to greet you;
cars Oh the instep of both the feet
nth which He advances; scars on the
reast under which throbs the great
cart of sympathy which feels for :
on. | announce Him. / introduce !
i'm to you. Jesus, of Bethlehem, and +
livet and Golgotha. Why contest thou c
ither this winter day, thou of the a
oringtime and summary heavens? He
nswers: To give all this audience :
ardon for guilt; coincidence for b
REF; whole regiments of help for Z
ny of battle, and eternal life for the
cad! What response shall give him? a
l your behalf and in my own behalf c
hail Him with the ascription: I'm b
} Him who hath loved us, and washed r
J from our sins in His own blood,
Id hath made us kings and priests
nto God and His father; to Him be
DRY and dominion forever and ever. E
men," ]