Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-02-08


The name will he so much brighter In
glory. Suppose his physical health fails?"
God will po into him the floods Of ever
lasting health, and It will not make any
difference Earthly subtraction Is heaven
~ addition. The tears of earth are the
crystals of heaven. AS they take rags and
tatters and put them through the paper
mill, and they come out beautiful white
sheets Of paper, 80 often the rags OF earthly
dcstitution, under the cylinders of death,
come out a white scroll upon which shall
be written eternal emancipation. There
was one passage Of Scripture the force of
which l never understood until one day
ut Chamounix. with Mont Blanc on ono
side and Montanvert on the other. Iopencd
my Bible and read AS the mountains
are around abont Jerusalem, so the Lord
Is around about them that fear him."
Tho surroundings were an omnipotcnt
commentary.
Though troubles assail and dangers alright,
Though friends should NIL fail and foes all
unite,
Yet one thing secures us. whatever bctide,
The Scripture assures Us the Lord will pro-
vide.
A Pleasant Road.
Still further, the road spoken OF is
pleasant road. God gives bond of in
dcmnity against all evil to every man that
treads 1t. AN things work together for
good TO those who love God" No weapon
formed against them can prosper. That
Is the bond, signed. sealed and delivered
by the president Of the whole universe
What is the Use of your frctting, o child
of Cod, about food: Behold the fowls of
the air, for they sow not. neither do they
reap nor gather into barns. Yet your
Heavenly Father fecdcth them" And will
he take care Of the sparrow, will he take
care of the raven. will he take care of tho
hawk and let yos die? What is the use Of
your frctting about clothes? Consider
the lilies Of the field Shall he net much
more clothc you. o We of little faith."
What Is the use worrying for fear some
thing will happen To your homcg ''He
blcsseth the habitation of the just" What
is the use OF your fretting lest you will be
overcome Of temptations: God Is faith
full, who will not suffer you To be tempted
above that w are able, but will with tho
temptation also make u way To escape that
yc may be able to bear It," oh, this
Kings highway. Trees OF life on either
side bending over until their branches in
tcrlock and drop midway their fruit and
shade. Houses of entertainment on either
side the road for poor pilgrims. Tables
spread with feast Of good things, and
walls adorned with apples Of gold in pic
lures of silver. | start out on this Kings
highway, and find harper, and l say,
What is your name:" The harper makes
no response, but leaves me to guess, rs
with his eyes toward heaven and his hand
upon the trembling strings this tune comes
rippling ON the air: THE Lord Is my
light and my salvation. Whom shall /
feari The Lord is the strength of my life.
OF whom shall he afraids'
l go little farther ON the same road
md meet n trampctcr Of heaven, and
say, Haven't you got some music for
tired Pilgrim" And, wiping his lip and
taking long breath, he puts his mouth
to the trumpet and pours forth this strain.
"They shall hunger no more, neither shall
they thirst any more, neither shall the
sun light ON them, nor any heat, for the
Lamb which is In the midst OF the throne
shall lead them to living fountains of wa
ter, and God shall wipe away all tears
from their eyes ! go "a little distance
farther on the same road and l meet u
maiden of Israel. She has no harp but
rAG mas ibbh hS tutI
had rustcd from sea spray, and / say TO
the maiden OF Israel, Have you no song
for tired Pilgrim" And, like the clang
Of victors' shields, the cymbals clap as
Miriam begins To discourse: Sing ye to
the Lord, for he hath triumphcd glorious
ly. The horse and the rider hath ho
thrown into the sea- And then l SEQ
white robed group They come bounding
t....- .uI \ 40. .
The happiest, and the brightest, and the
faircst In all hcavcn-who are thcy?" And
the answer comes, These nrc they who
came ont OF great tribulations and had
their robes washed and made white In the
blood Of the Lamb"
The Terminus.
pursue this subject only one step far
ther. What is the tcrminusg / do not care
how fine n road you put me on, | want to
know where Ii comes out. My text do
clares Il, "Thc redeemed of the Lord come
to Zion" You know what Zion was
That was the kings palace. II WAS
mountain fastncss IL was imprcgnablc
And SO heaven is the fastEcss of the uni
verse. No howitzer has long enough
range to shell those towers. Let all tho
batteries Of earth and hell blaze away.
They cannot break In those gates. Gibraf-
tar was taken, Scvastopol was taken,
Babylon fell. but these walls of heaven
shall never surrender either TO human or
satanic beSicgcment. Tho Lord God AL
mighty is the defense Of It, Great capital
Of tho universal Terminus of the Kings
highway!
DIR. Dick said that. among other things
he though; in heaven We would study
chemistry and geometry and comic sec
tions. Souihcy thought that In heaven
he would have tho pleasure of seeing
Chauccr and Shakespeare. Now, DR. Dick
may have his mathematics for all eternity,
and Southcy his Shakespeare. Give mo
Christ and my old fricnds-that is all tho
heaven want. Christ and his people that
/ knew ON carth-that is heaven enough
for me. oh, garden of light, whose leaves
never withcr, and whose fruits never fail!
oh, banquet Of God, whose sweetness never
pals the taste and whose guests are kings
forever, Oh city of light, whose walls are
salvation, and whose gates are praise. oh,
palace of rest where God is the monarch
and everlasting ages tho length of his
reign, oh, song louder than the surf beat
of many waters, yet soft rs the whisper OF
cherublm!
wound Is healed when the last heartbreak
Is ended, when the last tear of earthly sor-
row Is wiped away, and when tho re-
deemed of the Lord shall come to Zion,
then let all the harpers take down their
harps, and all the trumpctcrs take down
their trumpcts, and all across heaven let
there he chorus of morning stars, chorus
OF white rohcd victors, chorus of martyrs
from under the throne, chorus OF ages,
chorus Of worlds, and there Is but one song
sung, and but one name spoken, and but
one throne honored-that of Jesus only
Lesson For the Lawyer.
Country lawyers are often forced by tho
scarcity of business to look very sharp for
opportunities TO draw mp wills and per
form other legal services A stranger
of mature years, carpenter, who had
come TO n certain town to work at his
trade. was asked several times by n local
lawyer If he did not think he had better
make his will. At last tho carpenter took
the delighted lawyer aside and said to him.
with an important air: