The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-10-12

Was there any one who could e.er %
touch a sore without hurting III
Where did Paul get the ink with wn'ch
to write his comforting epistle? Wnere
did David get the ink TO write us
comforting Psalms? Where did Jonn
ret the ink to write his comforting
Revelation? They got it out Oh 'neil
own tears. When man mas Rono
through the curriculum, and has taken
a course of dungeons and imprison,
ments and shipwrecks, he 10 quailneo
for the work of sympathy
When began to preach, my sermons
on the subject of trouble were 81.
noetic and in semi blank verse; but uoo
knocked the blank verse out OF mo
long AFRO. and have found out that
can not comfort people except as my
seif have been troubled. God make me
the son of consolation to the people! :
would rather be the means OF sootnin4
one perturbed spirit to-day than 10
nlay tune that would set all the sons
of mirth reeling in the dance.
lam an herb doctor. Iput into the
caldron the root out OF dry grounu,
without form of comeliness. iheu :
nut in the rose Of Sharon and the NY
of the valley. Then put into the
coldroni some of the leaves from the
tree of life. and the branch that was
thrown into the wilderness maran.
Tben I pour in the tears OF
| Hethanv and Galgotha; then l stir
them M Then / kindle under the
caldron a FIRE made out of the WOOD OF
the cross. and one drop Of that potion
will cure the worst sickness that ever
afflicted a human soul. Mary ana
Martha shall receive their Lazarus
! from the tomb. The damsel shall rise.
And on the darkness shall break INC
| morning. and God will wipe all TEARS
, from their eyes.
Jesus had enough trial to make MIN
| svmnathetic with all trial. The shortess
, verse in the Bible tells the story
r "Jesus wept." The scar on the back
: of His either hand, the scar on the arch
e Of either foot, the row OF scars along
I the line of the hair. will keep Ill
E Heaven thinking. Oh, that treat
Y Weeper is Just the one to silence ali
r earthly trouble, wipe out all stains OF
e earthly grief. Gentle! Why His step
: is softer than the step OF Inc
); dew, 1t will not be tyrant biddins
d YOU hush up your crying. 1t VIII oe :.
}! father who will take you on HIS iel'
= arm. His face beaming into yours
is while with the soft tips OF the fingers
of the right hand He shall wipe away
II all tears from your eyes,
m Friends. if we could get any appreci
j alton of what God has in preserve 10
DR. ms. IL would make us SO homeslc'
r. we would be unfit for our everyda.
n, work. Prof. Leonard. formerly
lie Iowa university. put in my hands
re r,eteor;c stone. stone thrown OF
ad from some other world to this HOY
O. suggestive it was to me! And nav
ng to tell you the Misrepresentation W
I'll have of Heaven are only aeroii.e
he flung off from that worll which roll
We ON. bearing the multitudes OF the n
1T deemed. We analyze these aeroi'te
and find the crystalizatious OF tear
list No wonder, flung off from Heave'
an GOD shall wipe away all tears 1ro
=. their eyes" =,
In Have YOU any appreciation OF u
me good and glorious times your 1rien'
au are having in Heaven? How diferel
lat it is when they get news there OF
'st- Christians death from what II IS her
IN It is the difference between emoarA
'ed ton and coming into port. Ever
re thing depends upon which SIDE Oh
river YOU stand when you hear OF
kes' Christians death. IL You stand
we this side OF the river. y
or mourn that they go. IL y
ks. stand on the other side OF the rlv'
is Won rejoice that they come. Oh, I
we difference between funeral on ear
do and n Jubilee in Heaven-betwe
not requiem here and triumph ther'
ace, nartiue here and reunion thereI
EAR. gether! Have you thought of it? In
'rds are together. Not one of your depa
her I'D friends in one land and another
IN another land; but together. In am
liie. emit rooms of the same house.
ness house of many mansions Togeth
ung never more appreciated
earn Thought than when we laid away
'ers her last slumber my sister Sar
mas Standing there in the village cel
lake terry. / looked around and said: 9TH
way is father, there is mother, there
lie grandfather, there is grandmotl
re Is there are whole circles OF kindr'
the and thought to. myself: "Toget
pay in the grave-together in glory" l
oved so impressed with the thought
lido not think it is any fanatic
ca when some one is going from
lthy world to the next il you make T.
snsa- the bearer of dispatches to J
'a.e, friends 40 are gone, saying: y
anu nv love to my parents. give my
tears to nv children, give my love to my
once comrades who are in glory. and
pros them i am trying to fight the
many fight of faith, and will join Their
augh ter awhile" / believe the mes
wnen will be delivered; and believe it
'ney increase the gladness OF those wh'
e we before the throne. Together are
"hys all their tears gone.
. an Nv friends, take this good-e
age home with You. These tears OF ber'
com. ment that course your cheek, Al
Ign IL persecution, and of trial, are no
rning WAYS TO be there. The mot
Young hand of God will wipe then
oaoe. awav. What is the use, on the W
.na' such a consummation what is tn
lei1 H. of fretting about anything? oh.
goes .xb;la "a ton IL ought to be in