Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-02-04
NEW SERIES-VOL. XVI No

| persons who have he.n deltr,.r. ..
isf moment AMI knew nc, VIA, th.~
apcGs. mt o. persons vao died in e,fn,..
a-d f.ae'1iay' an who were nos naturally
safess'fsious. Often the gloE.se Of h.,xe,
cave ErUcS he cy}nS Pillow. ard ~. =.
Fa'hus Kan ha> sail hs saw aai hard tho..
Sho bat ccne away .go1l him. How c,~,
x s IN the dTtGc moment. PARENTS 90, .h.,.
departed cAlGdren aai chtsar-a, soa ,ha.,s~
/ parted carrais, | cane down 10 m, ha.s.
| oi the Iohswx kiver. twas evening and
*anfe1 10 80 OVER the river, sui so uav~a
-Iy na' ana shouted, AM after A uht.. sar
sbne one waSsoE oG the opposite hack ana
hard hin. shout. AT the boa. came aor,.ss
AMI 2; In aud Was Transported. Aaa 50 [
sa9fos" Will 10 n tbs evening O; our lie
We VIII so'l-e s.own 10 the RIVER OF death ani
eve sigma - our !..eads ca tie other
sAors. sEd they W. give a signal ba II 10 ~.
haa the boat coa31s. and our aerart~i
kindred are the oasSIe.s. tho fires Of the ~
ting day ttneins the tcrs O. - rardrer.
Heav,n Is not stately, formal plar. ..y
sometimes bear /, described, a very fra.,,.ur
OF spiendor, wher~ peop,s stand on eolt
forua'isl"= an3 20 around ahou, with h.xxv
crowns OF gold On thei- heaAs No. that.
not my idea q heaven. Nv iles Of heaven
is more like this; Gou sss seated i, ,he
e"eninS tide by The fireplace, yeur who,.
J family there, or nearly ali ot them the,e
| White You ere seated talking ana eajov,n-
! III. evening hour there is snnck a, III.
door end the door opens. AMI there cor..s
in a brother that has been long absent. He
has been long absent, for years you havs
!. not seen him. and 40 sooner DO you mako
! np your mind tGat i. Is cert an'v h@ than Won
leap up. ani the question is. Who shall givr
him the first embrace? That is nv idea o.
| heaven n great home circle whore they ara
waiting for us. On. will You not know your
! mothers yCice there! She who had aways
| called You by your first name long after
! others had gwen you the fos nal "mis,er?"
| You were never anything but James or john,
| or George or Thomas. or Nary or FIorahcc
| to Ter. viii you not know your chiids
| voice? She of the bright eye and ru4dy
! cheek IN tho QUia, step, who cam. IL from
| play ana funy herself into vonr lap. very
! shower oil mirth and beauty? Why. the pic
/ ture is craven in Your sonl II cannos wear
! out II that little one should stand on the
/ other side OF some heavenly hill AMI cali 10
/ vou YOU would hear her voice above tho
/ burst OF heavens great orchestra Know IL.
Yon could not help but know it.
Now bring you this clorsous consolation
| nf future recognition. II you could get III 5
| theory into Sou- heart. il would iiIt Il gre a;
many shadows that are stretching across Il.
| When was n lai. / used 10 go ont 10 the
railroai track ana pu. ny car down on the
track. ani l could hear the express train
| rumbiing miles away AMI coming on, and
| today. my friends. If We onlv hai faith
enough We could put our ear down TO thu
grave OF our dad an listen AMI hear in the
distance the rumbiing on of the chario's oil
! resurrection victcry-
/ o heaven, Sweet heaven. You do not
| spel heaven as YOU used 10 spell i'-h-e-a.v-
en-, heaven. But now when you want Il
spell that word. YOU place side by side tht
| fac OF the loved onas who ara gone and ;r
that irr.lia.ion o. light an lov- and beauty
and Joy you spell II oUt rs never before. tf
songs ani haiieluiabs. Oh, ye whose hearts
are down under toe sol Of the cemetery
cheer up AT the Thought ~ this reIp'Sn
l-Nffss oncc -: lhrt-es he'zz r
On. how different it's on Garth from tn
way it is in heaven when Christian dies
W. saw. "Close his eyes" Ia heaven the
saw. "Glye him palm On earth W. say
.l.-t him down IN no ground" ln heavn'
they say, Hoist him on 4 throne u
earth il l. "F4rew'li. farewell. Ia heavei
ii Is. "Nel- 3me, wncomc.' And 80 see
| Christian soul coming down 10 tie river Q
death. AMI he stcre ilt . t.e river. ana IN
water comes up 10 the ankle. Hs say'
! "Lor1 Jesus. Is this deat't?' NO., say
Chris "tn.s /. not death" Aud he wade
stili deeper down into tLe waters until Ill
| food comes 10 the knee. and he says. "Lce
Jesus. tell me- tel me IS this eieaihF' An
Christ SAWS. "No. no. this Is not death An
he waies i'll farther dOTn until tn" WR'
comes to the glr He. M tha SOU saws. "Lor
.Isue IS This Death " :" says Chris
"tb i4no'' An! d@npor IN wades the soL
til the b!llow strikes the liz. AMI the depari
inc one cries Lord Jesus. il inis :eathI
"Eo." say, Christ. "tbis i not. But whe
| Christ had lifted this sp3l Oh throne
glory, ani AL tho rOmp and Joy of hease
came surcIn-.o is feet. f}cn Christ AZ
.Chis. o trans p6r.ei : al, this Is death.