Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-12-03

coat The angels OF God cry 'Iift up X
your heads. ye evss.a s:s, sssss, ana let a
sect of nv front stersi'' The doorkeepers
Of heaven cry, Come. ye blessed OF my
Father. inherit the kingdomf When he r
ecmes 20 die. though he may be carried out
in pine box TO that potter's ield. TO that
posteras field the chsriots OF Christ viii {
come down. and the cavalcade viii crowd =
al the booievsrds OF heaven ,
Thless Christ for the present satisfaction
OF religion. IL makes a man all right with
reference 10 the past; Il makes man AL
right with reference TO the future. oh.
these neither springs OF COMFORT They are
perennial The foundation of God standeth
sure having this seal. The Lord knoweth
them that are His. " 1.-The ountains shall
depart and the hills be removed. but Ny
Kindness shall not depart from thee.
neither shall the covenant OF NV peace De
removed. saith the Lord. who hath mercy
upon thee" Oh. cluster OF diamonds set
In Furnished gOidi on, neither springs OF
trial and tribulasioni When you see. You
Of the world. what satisfaction there n
on earth IN religion. Go you not thirst after
a as the daughter OF Caleb thirsted after \
the water springss IL l. no StRgnant pond. \
scummed over with malaria. but springs Of 4
water iesping from the Rock OF Ages. 4
/ Take IN one cup OF that spriDs water and /
across me ro0 OF tne cnaiicc viii roat the |
/ delicate shadows OF the heavenly wall. the
/ yellow OF Jasper: the green OF emerald,
/ the blue OF sardonyx. the Ere OF jacsnth-
wish could make you understand the
/ iov religion Is 20 some OF rs. II makes q
I man happy while Re lives snd glad when
/ he dies With two feet upon a chair and
/ bursting with drOpsies. heard an Old man
in the pOorhouse cry out, Bless tue AorS'
/ oh nv soul" looked around and said,
What has this man cot TO thank God for
II makes the lame man leap a. hart. ano
the dumb sing. They say that the old
. Puritan religion Is \ iuiceiess and Joyless
I religion. but I remember reading OF Dr..
/ Good win. the celebrated Puritan. VINO in
f bis last moment said. Is this dying Why.
my bow abides TN strength / am swSl.
/ loved Up IN God" Her ways are ways 81
I pleasantness and ali her paths are peace.
/ oh YOU who have been trying 10 satisfy
yourselves with the south laod" Of this
world. DO you not feel that you would, this
morning. like 70 have access 70 the neither
springs % spiritual comforts Would you
not ike 20 have Jesus Christ bend over yoor
cradle and bless vour table aud heal your
1 wounds and strew flowers OF cons9lAtion
al up and down the graves OF your deAe.
lis religion that can give
Sweetest Measures while We live.
lis religion can supply
sweetest comfort when we die.
. Bet / have something better 70 tell you.
Y suggested BY this text. X seems that old
4 / Father Caleb on the wedding day Of hi.
J. daughter wGntedto make her Just az happ,
= a. possible. Though othniel was takink
\ her away and his heart was almost broker
Il because she was going. yet ne gives neg
II south land not only that. but the nethe
N sprinrs. -nt DIV that. but the uppe
~ / Strings. % Goa. ny Father. thank Ice
y that Thog hast given me south iasa "a, y
- / this world and the neither springs OF spir
l. ftuai comfort in this world; bat, more tha
q l all thank Thee Tor the upper springs =
a braveni
n n Is very fortunate that we cannot se
py heaven until we get into L.. . cars
IL tiRn man II YOU could sec what plac
= Il n We would never &c. YOU back aga
~ TO the Office. or store. or shop and %
ID. duties YOU ought 70 perform would 50 p
n | rlecteal an glad / shall not see II
- world until 1 enter u. suppose
ne were allowed 10 20 on "a excursion
ror - that good laud with the idea OF :
To- turning. When we got there and hcai
g. the song and looked az their rAptur'
faces and mingled ia the supeEnRl s0ci
ia tv We would cry out. Let " STA
a. We are coming here anyhow Why IA
81 the trouble % going back again 70 "a
10 / old worldg We are here now Let
ne / stRvf' And X would take angelic VI
sir lence 20 put us out Of that world IL on
- We cot there. but a. people who CAM
~ / arfor,s 20 nav for an ente rtainnent son
f.a time. come around az aud look throu
. IL the door ajar. OF through the openin
50 In the fence. 30 We come and look thr3u
be the crevlcrs into that good lann wnl
AN ! God has provided for -. We can j
arv catch a glimpse OF Il. We come n'
ref enough 70 bear the rumbling OF the q
ing nAl orchestra, though not near enough
un / know who blows the cOrnet OF who nag
- p the harp Ny soul spreads out both VII
40 ara elans thee, In triumph at the thous
"a. of those upper springs One Of n
breaks from beneath the throne Anot
- breaks forth from beneath the altar OF
.alv temple Another az the door OF =
ten house Of many mansions" Upper spri
end / % -ladnessl Upper springs OF he
GO I-rr.er springs OF love, Il h no fanc.
49, / nine The Lamb which j. In the mids
ruer the throne shalt lead them 20 LIVING 70
,iog- taius 81 water
-. % Saviour divine. roll ia upon our 5,
vour one OF those anticipated raPtures!
So around the roots OF the parehed tongue
doys'+ drou of that LIQUID lifei Toss before
God f vision those fountains OF God, ralnoo
,..ed with eternal victcryi Hear X. Ine{
Won / never sick there. not 50 much a. Eeadi
II in / or tuings rheumatic or thrust ncnFa
were The fnhabitant never says, Il am -
When Thev are never tired there. fugh'
caro- farthest world II only the play % a hot
81 600 / They never sin there. IL \ as easy
crest them 20 be holy a. Il Is for us 20 sin.
80 o. ( never die there You might 80 t1ts
msy al the outskirts o. tnis great ssty 80 AZ
I TIE / not one place where the ground was er
at 81 for a grave. The eyessghf Of the redes
. nnen ! il never blurred with tears. There - n
etzrv IN every cheek. There Is spring In every
bur There l. majesty on every brow -Ihs
S5O- 10Y IN every heart There Il hosanna ON
10. How they must pity Us as they
- ia over and look down and see ns ana
IL wax Poor things away down ia that No
hfp And when some Christian = hurled II
Yetss fatal accident. they cry "Go0dt
ehold. coming" And when We stand aronn
lthont couch Of some loved enc whose stfe1l
body gosng away ana We snaNe ~. noa -
ement f,odiDgiy they cry: I'm glad ne - v
az The He has been down there long en-
.south There he A. dead Come homci
- - bo.netr Oh IL We could only get our
chsah about that future world untWstea.
e this thought OF transfer from nsse 70