The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-01-28

ia a brother that has Lem long absent. He
mas peen long absent, for years you have
not seen him, IN no sooner 40 you msks
up your mind that IL IL ccrs ainiy he thar you
leap up, and tbs que ton Is. Who shall give
nun the first enbrare' That il my idea of
waiting for US Oh. will you not know your
mothers VOLS therey She who had ALWAYS
called you by your first pame long after
others hal given You the for nal ..miSter?"
fou were never anything hut James or John,
or George or Thomas. or Mary or Florence
to her. Will you not know YOUR child's
voicef She OF the bright eye and rudy
cheek an the quiet step, who came In from
play n dun; herself Into your Ian. a very
shower OF mirth and b'auty2 Why. the pic
ture Is craven in your soul. Ii cannos wear
out. itthat little ona should stand on the
other side ofSoue heavenly hill AMI call 10
YOU. you w0ENi hear her. voice above tho
burst OF heavens great orchestra. Know il!
You could not help but snow it.
Now | bring You this glorious consolation
OF future recognition. II YOU could get this
theory in'o your heart, it would lit a great
many shadows that arc stretching across il.
When | was q LAT. l ussl TO 10 out 60 the
railroad track and put my ear down on this
track, and | could hear tho express ,ra n
rumbling miles away AMI coming on, ani
to-day, my friends. IL wa oaly hat inith
enough we could put our ear down to the
crave or our dead an | listen and hear in lhe
distance the rumbIing on of tho chariois Of
resurrection victory.
o heaven! Sweet hcavanl You do not
spell heaven as You used " spell ii-h-c-l.v-
on. heaven. But now when you want to
SPELL that word, You place side by side tho
faces OF the loved onrs who are gone and in
that irraiiation Of light an | love aud beauty
and JOY you spell It out a3 never before, in
songs and halleluiahs. On, We whose hearts
AGO down un Ter tao sod of tho cemetery.
"heer up at tho thought Of this reunion,
Oh, how much you II have TO tell them
when once you meet them!
On. how different 1t Is on earth from the
way 1t is in heaven when u Christian iicsl
We say. "Close his eyes" In heaven thew
say, Give him n palm" Ga earth Wa say,
Let him down in tho grnund." In heaven
they say, Hoist him on n throne" On
earth It il, "FIrewell, farewell" In hcaven
II Is. "Welc0me, welcome" And 90 | see a
Christian soul coming down to too river OF
death, ana he steps into the river. and the
water comes mp to the ankle. H. says.
Lori jesus, is this drath2" "No," saws
Christ, "thIs ia no. DEATH" Aud no wadcs
still deeper down into the waters uniil the
nool comes 10 the knee, end he says. "LOri
Jesus, tell me-. toll mo Is this drajh?' Aud
Christ says, "No. no; this is not dcath." And
he wales srill farther down until the wave
comes to tho grille. AMI the sou, slvs. "Lorl
J sus. is this dcath2' "To,' says Christ.
''th : Is not" AMI dnener in wade4 the soul
till tho blllov strikes the lip, aud tho depart
ing one cries. Lord Jesus. IL this death;'
NO. says Christ. 'this is not" But when
Christ had lifted this soul on n throne OF
glory. aud all tho pOmp and Joy Of heaven
cam surginc 20 its feet. then Christ sud,
This, o Transported soul, this IS dcath!'