Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-04-18


sunshine in all its glory, not merely d
piece of 1t through glass window, and
then she wished she were like them.
Sometimes it did seem rs if, for once, she
would like to walk over the green fields
that she had read about. Sometimes It
did seem as If she would like to pluck
the flowers that grew by the waysido,
and laugh and dance as merrily as II
there were no such thing as pain. Tina.
was always there. She never saw the
green fields, or the ray flowers, or
walked step. And yesterday the pain
ceased. And
DEATH, THE CoNoUERoR, sTILLED IT.
Sleeping with a smile on her face, and
with bunch of spring blossoms in her
hand, there came a vision like dream,
aud in it she who had never laughed,
was happy and well and strong, and she
danced over the green fields and pluckel
the bright flowers, and all day long sang
praises and thanks to Him who died that
she might live.
And the note Of the robin was sweeter
and clearer than ever, and each word
was distinct and he sang "And God
shall wipe away all tears from their
eyes; and there shall be no more death
neither crying, neither shall there be any
more pain"
Don't you believe it2 Sitting alone
and quiet this Easter morn, doesn't the
spirit speak to you through the bright
sunshine, through the flowers and
through the birds? My friend, ii you
don't, there is something wrong with
you. You are looking out upon life
with discomfort in your heart, and with
malice in your voice. No matter what
your creed may be, the song OF the robin
must tell you the story of life and death.
here, where we think that God is best
pleased by pure silence and thorough
self.examinatlon, followed by hope to
do better, there comes always to me the
promise that is so sweet and so true
And, behold Christ is risen from the
dead and become the first fruits of them
that slept"
LOVING THOUGHTS AT EASTER.
Sometimes the sleep is not good, but
always there is Christ to waken YOU
from this sleep that means Indifference,
that means unbelief, that means selfish.
ness. The spirit is speaking again and
again, and trying TO rouse you; are you
deaf to the good words? Are you deaf
to the prayer that you may seek that
which is good and let alone all that il
wicked 7 | can't believe it. can't be.
lleye there is one human creature so bad
that there isn't u tender spot iu his heart
Tor some one. Believe in something,
my friend. Believe IN somebody. Don't
look at the Easter sunshine and have
faith in nothing, and no love towards
your fellow creature. There is so much
to do, and the work is so near to you.
Open your eyes wide to look for it and
when II is found, work for it as if YOU
life, as it does, depended upon it. Ii
faith seems to have gone from you, al
least say that great prayer, Help Thou
mine unbelef."
Start with n faith in somebody q
woman or child, and your faith, at
hrst like mustard seed, will grow as u
| great palm tree, and afford rest and re.
ireshmeut TO those others who suffered
like you. l do not think | am wrong
IN saying 1t makes no difference what
| your belief is. That you have faith
that you try to live up 10 it, is enough
Tor me, and believe, it is enough fol
God. He will not ask you, "Were you
u Catholic? Were you JewS Were
you Methodist? Were you an Episco
pallan! Were you a Presbyterian OF
were you a Universalist?' No. VI,
WHEN YoU STAND BEFORE HIM
lie will say; "What have you done fol
| My children who were sick? What
have you done for My children who
were starving? What have you done
for that brother who was weak in the
faith? How often have YOU piVen d
helping hand where il was needed? /
care not how loudly you have prayed. i
care not for the gifts that were riycn
with flare Of trumpets so that all Iii,
world might know, but | do not care
ana ask you, as you hope for happi.
ness here, what have you done for the
least Of these ~
Tear that many a head will droop
Oh my friends, We squabble over ortho
doXy and heterodoxy; we quarrel oyel
which is church music, and whether
there shall be flowers or not. We lister
v long sermons, and we rive, as did tht
Pharisee, aud we are spoken Of as beini
generous by all men, and vet there /,
something lacking. To the heterodny
brother there is no charity SHOWN; to the
douOtlng sister there is no faith proven
By good works, and to the world n
large life is not made so beautiful that !
forces the looker-on 10 hone for n hsrs
after. We are all wrong. We law az,
little plans of life and cail II good 40" NV Hu
the day comes when we sec Our mistaEc
and we realize that, without the leavef