Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-09-07

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demise. Tho emperor Of Constantinuplc
arranged hat On ne day ~ his coronation
the stoncmasun s.ould come and consult
him about the tombstone that after awhile
he would nrrd And there are men who
are monomaniacal ON thu subject III de
parturc from this lifc by death, and tho
morn they think 81 IL the less they arr pre-
pared to go. This Is an unmanliness not
worthy of YOU. not worthy Of me.
Saladin, the E-catc>t conqucror Of his
day. while dying. ordered that the tnnic
he had on him be carried after his death
ON his spear nj the head 81 his army, and
that then The soldier. ever and anon,
should stop and say: "l8chold all that il
left OF Saladin, the emperor and conquer
or, OF all the states he conquered. of all
the wealth he accumulated, nothing did
he retain hut this shruud." l have no
sympathy wit. such behavior or such alb
surd demonstration, or with much t.IAt
wo hear uttered in regard to departure
from this life 10 the next There Is "A COM
mon scnsical idea ON this subject that YOU
need to consider-ihcrc are only two STYLES
II departure \ thousand feet under
ground. by light OF torch, toiling in a
miners shaft, "a ledge Of rock may fall up
on us. and we may die a miners death.
Far out at sea, falling from the slippery
ratlincs and broken ON the halliards. we
may die u sailors death. On mission OF
mercy in hospital. amid broken bones and
rocking lcprosies and raging feycrs. we
may die "A philanthropist' : death. On the
field Of hattie, serving God and our coun-
try, slugs through the heart. the gun car
riagc may roll over us. and we may die
patriot 5 death. But, after all, there are
only two styles Of departurc-thc death ~
the righteous and the death OF the wicked
and we all want to die the former.
God grant that when that hour comes
you max be az home. You want the hand
Of your kindred In your hand. You want
your children to surround you. You want
the light on your pillow from eyes that
have long reflected your love. You want
your room still. You do not want any Gu
rious strangers standing around watching
you. You want your kindred from afar 10
hear your last prayer. think that Is tho
wish of all ~ us. But is that ally Can
earthly friends hold us up WHEN the bill
lows of death come up To the girdley Can
human voice charm open heavens gatcf
Can human hand pilot usihrough the mar
rows Of death into heavens harbOrs Can
any earthly friendship shield H. from The
arrows Of death, and in the hour when "a
tan shall practice upon Ms his Internal
archery No, no. no, no! Alas, poor soul,
IL that Is all. Better die in the wilderness,
far from tree shadow and from fountain,
alone, yulturcs circling through the air
waiting for our body, unknown 10 men,
and To have no burial, IL only Christ could
say through the solitudcs, Il will never
leave thee, l will never fors;lkc thee. y
From that pillow Of stone ladder would
soar heavcnward, angels coming and GO
ing, and across the solitude and the bar
renness would come the sweet notes OF
heavenly minstrclSy.
Their Last Words
Gordon Hall. far from home dying In
door VI a heather temple, said, GLORY TO
thee. q God What did dying WILDER
force say 60 his wife? Come and sit be-
side me. and let us talk of heaven. never
knew what happiness was until | found
Christ" What did dying Hannah More
sayg To 90 To heaven, think what that
is To 20 20 Christ. who died that | might
liyci oh. glorious gravel oh. what Ilo-
rious thing IL Is To die Oh. the love Of
Christ. the love Of Christi" What did Mr.
Toplady. the great hymn maker, say in
his last hour: who can measure the
depths Of the third heaven: oh. the sun
shine that fills my soul. l shall soon he
gone for surely no one can live in this
world after such glorics rs God has mani
tested To my soul.
What did the dying Jancway say;
can as easily die as close my eyes ar turn
my head in sleep, Before IA few hours have
passed shall stand on Mount Zion with
the one hundred and forty and four
thousand, and with the just men made
perfect, and we shall aScribc riches and
honor and glory and majesty and domin-
ion unto God and the Lamb DIR Taylor.
condemned TO burn at the stake. on his
way thithcr broke away from the guards
men and went bounding and lcaping and
jumping toward the fire, glad To 60 To .Ie-
suS and To die for him. sir Charles Hare,
in his last moments. had such rapturous
vision that he cried, " Upward, upward,
upward Aud 80 great was the peace Of
one Of Christs disciples that he put his
finger upon the pulse in his wrist and
counted IL and observed H. and So great
was his placidity that after awhile he said,
Stopped and his life had ended here TO
begin in heaven. But grandcr than that
was the testimony 81 the wOrnout first
missionary, when In the Mamcriine dun
gcOn he cried: Il am now ready 10 be Of
fcscd, aud the time OF my departure Ia NJ
hand Ihaye fought the good fight, have
finished my course, have kept the faith !;
henccforth there Is laid up for mo n crown
Of righteousness. which the Lord, tho
righteous judge, will give me IN that day.
and not To- me only, but Ia all them that
love his appearing DO you not see that
Christ Is chief In dying allcviaiionss
Hope For the Redeemed.
Toward the last hour Of our earthly resi-
dcncc we are speeding. when see the
sunset l say, lone day less la live" When
/ sec the spring blossoms scattered. say,
" Another season gone forever" when
close the Bible ON Sabhs1h night say,
Another sabbath departed When !
bury n friend say, Another earthly at
traction gone forever" What nimblc feet
the years have, Tho TO bucks and the
lightnings run not So fast From decade
TO decade. from sky To sky. they 90 ~ "a
bound. There Is u 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, il Is known in hcav-
On whether our departure will bc n coro-
nation or a Punishment. Brighter than n
banqueting hall through which the light
feet Of the dancers 90 up and down Ia the
sound Of trumpctcrs will be the srpulchcr
through whose riffs the holy light 81 hcav-
IN strcamcth. God will watch you lilo
will send his angels To guard your slnm-
bcring dust, until, AT Christ'S bchest, they
shall roll away the stone.
80 also Christ Is chief in heaven. The
Bible distinctly says that Christ Is the
chief theme OF tho celestial ascription, all
che thrones facing his throne, all the
palms waved before his face. all the
crowns down at his feet Chcruhim 90
chcrubim, scraphim 10 scraphiin, redeemed
spirit To redeemed spirit, shall rcciic tho
Sayiuur's earthly sacrifice
stand on So. high hill Of heaven, and
In ali the rauiant sweep the most glorious
object will be Jesus. MyriadS gazing on
the scars 81 his suffering. in silence first
afterward breaking forth into acclama-
ton. The martyrs, all the purcr for the
flame through which they passed, will say,
This Is the Jesus FOR whom we died -
Tho apostles, all the happier for the ship
wreck and the scuurging through which
they went, will SAY, This is tho Jesus
whom We preached AT Corinth, and at
Cappaducia, and at Antioch, and At .Icru-
salem. Little children clad in white will
SAY, This il the Jesus who took lis in his