Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-31

die in the wilderness far from tree
shadow and from fountain, alone. vul-
lures circling through the air waiting
for our body, unknown to men, and to
have no burial, if only Christ could say
through the solitudes, 81 will never
leave thee, will never sorsake thee. !"
From that pillow of stone a ladder
would soar hcavenward, angels coming
and going, and across the solitude and
the barrenness would come the sweet
notes of heavenly minstrelsy.
Dying Words.
Gordon Fall, far from home, dying
in door Of a heather temple, said,
"Glory to thee, 0 God!" What did dy-
ing Wilberforce say to his wife? Come
and sit beside me, and let US talk of
heaven. never knew what happiness
was until l found Christ. !" What did
dying Hannah More say? "To go to
heaven, think what that isl To go to
Christ, who died that might ivel Oh,
glorious grave! Oh. what glorious
thing it sto diel Oh, the love OF Christ,
the love Of Christ p What did Mr..
Toplady, the great hymn maker, say
in his last hour? "Who can measure
the depths of the third heaven? Oh, the
sunshine that fills my soul! I shall soon
le gone, for surely no one can live in
this world after such glories as God has
manifested to my soul. y
What did the dying Janeway say: 81
can as easily die as close my eyes OF
turn my head in sleep. Before few
hours have passed I shall stand en-
Mount Zion with the enc hundred and
forty and four thousand, and with the
just men made perfect, and we shall
ascribe riches, and honor, and glory,
and majesty, and dominion unto God
and the Lamb" Dr. Taylor, con-
lenned to burn at the stake, On his
way thither broke away from the
guardsmen, and went bounding and
leaping and jumping toward the fire,
glad to go te Jesus. and to die for him.
Sir Charles Hare, in his last moments,
had such rapturous vision that be cried,
Upward, upward, upwardr' And 50
great was the peace Of one Of Christ S
disciples that he put his finger upon the
pulse in his wrist and counted it and
observed it; and SO great was his placid
ity that after awhile he said,
"Stoppedp' and his life had ended here
to begin in heaven. But grander than
that was the testimony of the worn out
first missionary, when, in the Manner
tine dungeon, he cried, =" am now
ready to be offered, and the time of my
departure is at hand I have fought the
good fight, have finished my course, /
have kept the faith; henceforth there
is laid up for ne o crown of righteous
ness which the Lord, the righteous
Judge, will give me in that day, and
not to me only, but to all them that
love his appearing" Do you not see
that Christ is chief in dying alleyia-
tons?
Toward the last hour of our earthly
residence we are speeding. When 1 see
the sunset, say, Zone day less to
live" When l see the spring blossoms
scattered, say, another season gone
forever" When I close the Bible on
Sabbath night, say, Another Sabbath
departed When bury friend,
say, Another earthly attraction gone
forever. What nimble feet the years
hayel The roebucks and the hghtnings
run not so fast. From decade to decade,
from sky to sky, they go at a bound
There is a place for us, whether marked
or not, where you and will sleep the
last sleep, and the men are now living
who will, with solemn tread, carry us
to our resting place. Aye, it is known
in heaven whether our departure will be
a coronation or a Punishment Brighter
than banqueting hall through which
the light feet of the dancers go up and
down to the sound Of trumpeters will be
the sepulcher through whose riffs the
holy light Of heaven streameth. God
will watch you. He viii send his
angels to guard your slumbering dust,
until, at Christ's behest, they shall roll
away the stone
Christ In Heaven.