The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-01-28
slz6 SERMON
ELOQUENT DISCOURSE
!. "HeavenIy Recognition"
~ shall so to hIm."-u Samuel

~. II cua' ~
very sick child In the abode o.
.r tin- Disease, which stalks VI
y. lane OF the poor and puts its smoth'
crns.S on / o and nostril oil the wan and
ia, mounts the palace sta rs and
y so the pillow blows into I o facg
J nriuca the irosts OF pain and
e!T,ss are wine to the king OF terrors.
-n,vIItle king. he can neither
,or eat IN | lies prostrdtoi on nus iace
pi.- and wailins until the pa a;e rings
he on cry OF o
y, ara codrtly attendants, or victorious
ny ar conquered provinces under such
.m.,snees? What 10 any parent is all
VA esrroundins when his child is SEX;
Isys haye passed N. There in that
Is.,s, Two eyellds are gently closet,
Fs,,ls hands folded. two little feet quiet,
"4 stiIl. The servants como 10 bear
Elias 10 tho king. but they cannot
nm their minis 10 tell him, AMI they
.ttbe door whispering about the nut
s,J naytl hears them. and he looks M
en % them; ais the child deal!"
he IL dead
III rouses himself up, washes himself,
I on new apparel ami sits down to food.
n nower hrshed that tempest! What
n,,h was Il that lifted up that king
,r grief had dethroneR On. u vas the
~, lint no would come a"t'" INTO tho
ss;ion OF that darling chill 70 grave.
l.ar,s shade could hide hir'. -he wintry
~ Of death could not pu; uIt tho bright
|, There would bs q Jorge somewhere
Will silver hammer would weld the
.sn links. In a city where the hoofs OF
Insle horse never strike the pavement he
Nj Clasp his lost treasure. He wipes
n the tears from his eyes, anl he clear
cbokinr grl ( from his throat and eX-
Ins. IL 5 all go to him."
a. David r ght or wronc7 II we part on
M. Nj We meet again in the next world!
Frl " saws some one, "ihat seems 10 be an
I,ssIb,iiiv. Heaven Ia so large u place We
Ic,con'dl rd our Kindred there" Goingin-
kone city. without having appointed atime
| plnce for meeting, You might wander
(pnd for weeks and for months. and per-
4 for ycqrs, and never SEQ each other, and
Iyen ia yaster than all earthly cities to-
her. Aud how are you going to find your
friend in that country? II Is so vast
splm, john went up n mountain of in
kat,5n. and he looked Off upon the multi
band he said, thousands Of thousands
IN he came up upon n greater altitude OF
Irl,ion md looked of upon 1t again, and
ksl. "ren thousand times ten thousand
4 then be camn on n higher mount OF in
kltlon and looked off again. n he said,
hundrel and forty AMI four thousand
| thousands OF thousands" And he came
4 sill Greater height of inspiration, and
looked Of aga n and exclaimed, "a great
IttuIethat 70 man can number"
low. ! ask. how are you goi z to find
II friends IN sucl Il throng aS thaiy Is
hi, itca We have been entertaining,
II all, Il falsity? Is lhis doctrine of future
O. fr,euis in heaven n guess, a
IN. a whim, OF is 1t u gran.ttc foundation
IN which the soul p erect OF all ages may
Ll a glorious hope? Intense question!
Inv heart in this audience throo5 right
! i. There IS in every SOU hero the tomb
!, Icas. one dead. Tremendous question:
tases the lip culver; and tho cheek flush.
] the entire nature thrill. Shall we know
b other there? / get letters almost every
asking me to discuss this subject. |
Ia letter in O bold. scholarly hand, on gilt
bed paper, asking me TO riscuss this ques-
b, and say. "Ah, TINT is u curious man,
be wants u curious question solved"
get mother lettor. i, Is written with n
bbiiuG t.s' and on what seems to be a
B out Leaf ~ = book, and there and here Is
mark t. Gtg.r, and / say, ''Oh, that Is q
ken hetr,. and it wants to be comforted!"
|ba object f thig unrtnap Ia 20 Nal-a tht,
Dry cu, Of the region OF surmise and
eIlaliou Ito tho region OF positive GER
by. r,rr.s say; ~. would be very
lant Il rHu doctrne were true. / hope
Day be t'rt Perhaps II is true. I wish
'ere tru' But | | believe that I can bring
accumulation Of argument to bear uuon
matter which will prove the doctrine OF
pre- recognition rs plainly rs that there is
heaven at nil, an that the KISS OF re-
on ut the celestial gate will be rs certain
dying kiss Mt thedOorof the sepulcher.
ow, when you arc going to build a ship
must & I the right kind OF timber. You
The keel and make tho framework OF the
] best malerinls-thn keelson. stanchions.
shear, counter timber. knees. transoms
U iron or solid ork. You may build n
oil iighierm terial, but WHEN the cyclone
yes on 1t wall 20 down. Now, we may
: q great many beautiful theories about
iulure world built out OF our own fancy,
lhey may 10 very well as long as We
: smooth 50 lng in the world, but when
s'oIins OF sorrow co nc upon us, and the
fcane OF death, wa VIII beswamped-ws
|De lounderei. We want n theory bu 1t
ol Cons eternal word. The doctrine OF
fe RECOGNITION IL not so often positively
~ IL the word OF God rs impliri, and
kh0w, my friends, that that is, after all,
strongest mode OF affirmation. Your
~ travels IN foreign Ian g. He comes
lie does not begin by arguing with
10 prove thtt there are such places rs
Poh IA Stockholm AMI Paris aud Dres-
Fhu Ler'ln, but his conversation implies
lhhu so ms Bible does not so positively
lnis 'heory ms, Nil up and down It's
er', take II for granted.
at does my text implyp ~ shall 20 10
"hht consolation would 1t be 10
10 80 to his chili II he would not know
m0ulh David have been allowed TO
lhis anticipation for the inspection of |
+ u II were u groundless anticipation?
ad IN The ilr't book OF the Bible: Abra-
oIed and was gathered to his people.
diel ana was gathered to his people.
uled aud was gathered to his people.
peoplef Why, their friends, their CON.
,hcr OLD companions. or course II
'hat. II cannot mean anything else.
U very beginning Of the Dible four
nat Is taken for granted. Tho wlo.e
's'aih'nt IL IN nrtor over which this
cIeeps ike nluxur ant vine full of
,pl9 clusters OF consolation, James.
rhu feler followed Christ into the
r,h. A lipht fails from heaven on
puhlaiL and Hts it into the glories of
sllu. christ's garments glow and His
rnes IKE the sun. The door Of heaven
open. Two spirits come down and
H,nnt mountain. The disciples look
nnu recognize them rs Moses and
Sow II these disciples stan ling on
pou'u lecogniza these two spirits
. u.eh Tor years In heaven, do q
hh we, with u heavenly eyesisht.
w aple TO recognize those who have
rom among US only five, ten.
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