The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-10

~ the wan and wasted
also mounts the pal
ace Stair, and bend
ing over the pillow. blows into the face
Of young prince the irosts OF pain and
death Tears are wine 10 the King OF
Tcrrors. Alasi for David the klng'
he can neither sleep nor eat, and lies
prostrate on his face. weeping ana wall
Ing until the palace rings With the out
cry OF voc.
What are eourtly attendants. or VIC
lorlous armies, or conquered provinces
under such eircumstAncesl What 70
any parent IL all splendid surroundings
when his child Is slck7 Seven Gays
have passed on There. In that great
house. two eyelids are gontly closed,
two little hands folded. two little feet
quiet. one heart still. Tho servants
come 10 bear the tidings 70 the king.
but they cannot make up their minds
70 tell him, and they stand Al the door
whispering about the matter. and Da-
vid hears them and be looks up and
says 10 them, rs the child deadI
''Yes. he Il dead" David rouses him
self up, washes himself. puts on new
apparel. and its down 10 food. What
power huahed that tempestf What
strength was Il that lifted up that King
whom grief had dethronedi Oh. Il was
the thought that he would come again
into the possession Of that darling
child. No gravediggers spade could
hide him. The wintry blasts OF death
could not put on, the bright light.
There would be a forge somewhere that
with silver hammer would weld the
broken links In a city where the hoois
Of the pale horse never strike the pave
ment be would clasp his lost treasure.
lie wipes away the tears from his eyes.
and be clears the choking grief from
his throat, aad exelaims. Il shall 30 to
him"
Was David right or wrongf II We
part on earth will We meet again In the
next worldi WELL" says some one,
"that seems to Be an impossibllity.
Heaven Il 20 large a place We never
could and our kindred there" Going
into some city without having appoint
ca a time and place for meeting. you
might wander around for weeks and for
months. and perhaps for years, and
never see eacn other: and heaven Il
vaater than all earthly cities together,
and how are you going 10 ind your de-
parted friend In that country Il Il
90 vast a realm. John went up on one
mountain OF inspiration. and he looked
OF upon the multitude. and he said
Thousands Of Thousands" Then b
came upon a greater altitude Of insplra-
tion and looked on upon Il again. and
he said. "Ten thousand times ten thou.
sand" And then he came on a higheI
mount Of Inspiration. and looked on
again and he said; "A hundred and for
~ and four thousand and thousands o.
thousands- And be came on a still
greater height Of Inspiration. and h
looked on again. and exclaimed: "A
great multitude that no man can nun
ber"
Now ask. how are you going 10 and
your friends In such a throng a. that
Il not this dea We have been enter.
talning after ali a falsltyf Il this doc
trlne Of future recognition Of friends
In heaven a guess. a myth. a wh.m. Of
is Il granite foundation upon which
the soul pierced OF all ages may bullt
q glorious hopei Intense question
Every heart In this audience throb.
right into a. There IL IN every sou
here the tomb OF az least one dead
Tremendous question: Il makes the III
culver. and the cheek flush. and the en-,
tire nature thrill. Shall We know eacl
other there7 ! get letters almost even
month asking me TO discuss this sub
ject I set a letter In a bold. scholarl,
hand. on gilt-cdgcd paper. asking M
20 discuss this question. and say: All
that is a curious man. and he wants
curious question solved" But I ge
another letter. Il Il written with
trembling had. and on what seems I,
be a torn-out leaf OF a book. and Their,
and here ia the mark OF a tear: and
aay; "Oh. tha, Il a broken heart, AM
Il wants 10 b. comforted."
The object 81 this sermon Il 10 tab,
this theory out Of the region Of surmls
and speculation into the region Of pos
Tive ecrtaintv. People say. 1T woull
be very pleas~it n that doctrine werl
I. true. l hope q may be true. Pcrhap
4 Il IL true I Elsh Il were true" Bu
+. l believe that can bring an accumu
: laiion OF argument 10 bear upon TIT
. matter which viii prove the doctrine o
: future recognition a. plainly AZ tina
. there Il any heaven az all. and thar "a
: kiss Of reunion AZ the celestial gate VII
J BE- a. certain as the dying klss at tn
: door Of the sepulehre.
q
. What does my text implyf Il shal
} 20 to him" What consolation would
be 10 David o 50 10 hls child n h
would not know him. Would Davi
4 have been allowed 10 record this antlcl
d patton for the inspection Of an ages
4 were a groundleEs anticipation! W
4 read IN tho arst book Of the Blbl.
Abraham died and was gathered to HI
10 people. Jacob died and was Eathere
10 HE people Moses died and wa
gathered 10 hln people, What people
!. Why their friends. their comrades. thel
old companions OF course it mean
that Il cannot mean anything els
So IN the very beginning Of the Bib
/. four times that IL taken for grantee
The whole New Testament is an arbc
over which this doctrine erecps like
- luxuriant vine FUN Of purple cluster
|. OF consolation. James. John, and Pete
followed Christ into the mountain.
b.. light falls from heaven on that mour
d tain and ilfts Il into the slories OF u
celestial. Christ'a garments glow an
his face shines like the sun. The doc
Of heaven swinn open. Two spirit
I cone down and alight on that ms1r