The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-09-02

mire, AT the Ioot OF the eternal rock the
! Christian, from cups Of granite niy-rim-
med. puts out tho thirst Of his soul
Again i remark that Christ is chief in
| dying elevations. have not any syTnpa-
thy with the morbidity abroad about our
| demise. The emperor of ConstantinopIe ar
vanged that the day of his coronation
| the stone mason should come and consult
him about the tombstone that afte-
Mile ne would need. And there are
who are monomaniacal o. the subject of
more they think of 1t the less they are
prepared TO go. rms IS an uiInahhhess not
worthy OF you, not worthy OF me-.
| Saladi1, the greatest conquefor OF ans
| daV. while dying, ordered that the tunic
/ he had Oh HIM be carried aitef ms dealn
| on his .pear at the hcau of ms army and
| that then the soldier ever ana ano1.
snCuld stop and say: behold ali tnat rs
left OF Saladiu, the emperor and cohq lrror-
| OF all the states lie conquered OF an "
| wealth ne accumulated, nothnS nd he
| retain but TINS shrOud. nave 40 y
my win such behavior, or such absurd
| demonstration, or with much; that We near
uttered ia regard to departure from TINS
/ life to the next. There Is a C"mHlSAs,iiso
1 consider here are only two stytcs OF at-
| v,4rIure 4 thousand feet uaCt ISrOued, ~
| l:hht OF loren. toilins in a miners snait l.
| ledge ol rock MAJ iali upon Us a." ~
| may Gle miners death. Far out ~ So
| falling from the siIpi cry rdtilleS anu .t1
| zen On the haliiaida, We may die d S'ti!ot =
/ ueath ON a mission Of mercy IN hoSldttu
| ;nid broken bones ard rocking ltpI Isa-'7
| and raging feters, we may die a PiiliaA-
Inr1nisf., Icath on the helo of battie,
/ Alt pi'A9- > NA'eNNi' +g.,
\ serving COD aud cur country, sluSS IN ga
| tie heart, the sun-currlaBc may TIL oNst
| rs. ana We nay die 3, paL.iot cetlH- D. -
| AFTER ali. there are Only Two 50 i'9 "a -
| I.,rture-the uaaIn OF the righteous i''i!
/ Che ,;eath of tre wIci-ed-an1 we all want
! Coz grant Inat when that hour CONES
/ you may be at aomc. You want the I'st4iN
| OF your kindred ma your hand You want
! your cnuulcu To surround you You want
tnc ..sut co. your pillow ffom - IS til'il iia
! .ons reflected yOJr love You Mt-ht your
! room sun. y on 10 not want amy curious
! strangers standing AROUND N@tct-ith N",.,
/ You want your kindred from dissr 10 near
! your last prayer. 1 think tuaL - tir t'-sl
/ of all OF us. But is That all! can cdrthlS
/ friends hold las Up wien the billo@s ~
! deatn come up TO the GiIQle. Gan huittat
/ volce charm open heavens eatc2 Can nU-
| man hand pilot us through tnc nsfroWa ~
/ death INTO heavens haTbort Can any eaiti-
| Is friendship shield vas from thc arrows 81
! ueath, and IN the hour when satan shaii
! practice upon as has internal archery NO
| no. no, no, Alas, poor soul, IL that IS all
( Better die in the wilderness, tar from tree
| shadow and from fountain, alone. Nullufcs
| cIrcling through the arr waiting Tor our
| budy, unknown to men, and 10 nave 40
! burial, If only Christ could say tnroEgh the
| never forsake thee. From that pillow OF
/ stone a ladder would soar neaV onward. an
gels ming and gong, ana across the sol
| ttude aud the harrtnnvss would come the
| sweet notes Of heavenly inlrsiicisA-
Gordon HAL, Tar from home. dying ina tine
! door OF a heather temple sat0. Glory T.
! Thee, God" What d3a dying Nuntr-
| Torca sa, To- mis- v-Ifes - 'otnc and sit De-
side 3nc. and let us talk of heaven. nsH-r
( christ" what ind uyIns Hannah Moore
say To 20 to heaven. tliuk what that
Is. 10 So tu tHrlst, aho diea taat nli=it
I hVel ca, glorious grave 'u, WHat "a $40
rlCus tIlHS IL is To- uIc. th. iEt -lNr ot
>hrist the love OF Christ. Nt haJ dl- --r
! Tuplady, the great Hyt.iE .rabfr. Say o. hls
Z last hogrT "N ap ran irr; sfia ttt" 'rI%A
/ OF The tutiI heaven tr. tti- enHsi-iit lf'-st
ms INV sotIt shall soon ue gone, Tor
HaN
sucn Elores as COD has manifested lo my
soul
| as easily die AS close iny eyes rt tNtii il'-
| head ia sleep. Before rev hoIEa nave
| passed I shall stand ON Mount Iioh WIN
the one hundred and iortt aAc lt"' '-t''-
| SAND and with the just men made perfect.
| ana we shall ascribc riches and hoaor AMI
| glory and majesty ana domlhioh unto Coz
| ta burn at the stake, CA his way UiitAtr
| .rJke away from the Sutrdsnleh ard
went bounding ana leaans ana JlHhpiL5
| toward the ire, glad 10 =" 70 Jesus anu
/ 10 die for Him. Sir Charles hare. ia
I ms last moments, had sUSA faplufous VS.
ions that he cried: Upward. upward uP-
/ ward.' And so great Was thc peace OF
! one of Christ's disciples that ht IuL Els
/ finger uuou tine pulse in his wrist and
/ counted il ana observed il, ana 80 great
/ '.r5,,,'..i ana mis- life haa ,u.c! here
I to begin in heaven. But SraHcer than tAat
! was the testimony of the Woru-oal IfSt
I missionary, when. i'm the Mamertlne Jun
D gfDl. TIC tk4tA- 4 s+Aii INV '-'-s
! 1if.rrd ana the time of ms departure is
ct hand; 1 have fought The good i-At-
I :t... l..I-htd uE course. ] have kept the
faith. henceforth there is laid up Tor iur q
] cgsAu of Ti-ut -uUsuc--. winch thr l-oi'4-
/ the righteous Judge. Will SiNe me an tlits
/ d.y. and not 20 ma" only. hHt To- ai thcai
! that love Ills appearing DO son not see
| that Christ is chief iu dying 1llrNia lions
| Toward the last hour OF Olf tatthy i.Sl-
| depcr Nc arc sDeeding When ] see the
! sunset / say. zone dag Jess - isr-
! When l see the spring blossoms 5cattere,!
!
! When / close the Bible on sabbath night
! say: Another sabbath departed Mh''
/ I bury q friend say. Another estfttl4 az
| trarfior rom. forever What uimHle fest
] ghc years haNet Inc ForhGCt3 "t. t-
- decade. from sky 90 sky theI ~ !, :
> bound. There is a al2,e loI ~, D. as I'm
! sleen the last sleep. and the men are mo-"
living who viii, with solemn !f4-d, g.,llS
/ Us IS cur resting place. AYE, u Us t,io"H
/ in heaven whether our derarture VIII ne =
/ ,.nronat sion or a Punishment. lrl-hter IMAM
/ a handucting haH through Whic4 the I-l-t
! faet Of the dancers go up and down %
! ~bra through whose riffs the holy, iiSht or
/ aaayen stroameth- God VIII Wat'h YOU, re
J will send his angels 10 guard your sum,
1 M dust until az Christ's heheat, they
shall roll away the stone ,.-,,.o,, ,r,-s
uiSle distfpctlv saws that Christ is the
| abiaf theme Of the celestial ascripDon gu
| the thrones facing his th[ohe' s-TI 49,.
| crowns down at His feet Cncrunln |"
! cheruhim Scraphim To SeraphiHtr n,
| oil spiri+ to redeemed spirit. shali rt'il'
| ~ Savi0r's earthly sacrifice t
| stand on some hgh I'll or M 49,.
| I'm All the radiant sve ep the most I!oi ~"
| CkieCte viii be Jesus Myriads tt@"ls ga
| ~ s,ars of His suffering. I'M Siitht' -.l1t'
| eftervards Iltaking forth into ay'ist'ii5s
! ton tn martyrs, all tn purer i9' yrs
/ ear,o. through which thy naN '"' " >. ).
| ~. This is the Jesus. for Wnom We III
| ,rEa onostiaS an the happier ter IN n
| ,,-re.lS and scourcinGs through Which ~
| yrrnt win say. This is .he Jc~'iS y morn
W. ,re9 .hed ~ Corinth, and at "a ~
! ana nj Antioch. and at Jerusalem In. - ~,
! eLiidren clad in whit" will say ms p va
| r[eu. who took Us in his arulS auo 'l
| ms an1 when the storms II th- -
| 80 TOO cold and louti 5rouIHl - IA
| tris beautiful place" The muttQ"e on - u.s..
| Lcreft viii saw: This iS the j. -, " ~
| 1o1nfortcd rs when our heart hinNt. Ai'.i'l
| no vvan1 red lear oil from '"'' -
,,l,,racd into vag,.bonfliSfl, TUT W't. -
| Inv, Grace will say: This IS the ''eS'i, W.
| ~ ,.doueG MS We wee so~t ON ~,
| teins and he brought US nome W W. :,
| ~riItv and he has made Us WhltT AZ 'i""
| Mercy boundlcss. grace nnndl iIlis' y; -
| mon after each one has reClte" w ~
| .,,iiar dcliyt RANGES and peculiar me- iii III
| ,ecited them as by solo. III t,e Votes y ~
eo.,e tCscther i'm great cl'Fu@, WI 49,
| VII make tco arches echo ami iv-'ci'o Win
| ~ 1ternal Tevcrhc ration a. triumph.