The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25


high scal0idiEgs. OF slipped from thu
mast or were washed on into the sea
They came 10 from corinth. from Lao.
dieea from the Red Sea bank ana
Genneaaret's wave. from Egyptian
brick yards. and Gldeon's thrashing.
ioor. Those. thousands Of years aeo
slept the last sleep. aud these are thIs
momont having their eyes closed and
their limbs stretched out for the sepul.
chre.
general expecting an attack from
the enemy stands on a hill and look,
through a held glass. and sees. in the
great distance. multitudcs approaching
but has no idea Of their numbers he
says. 4 can no, tell anything about
them. ] merely know that there a.. n
great number And 50 John. wltbou,
cut attempting 10 count. SAYS. "A
great multitude that no man can NUN.
her,"
We arc told that heaven 4 a Mac.
Of happiness; but what do We know
about happiness2 Happiness In thl.
world Is only a half-nedged thing. a
nowery path. with serpent kissing
across II. a broken pitcher. from which
the water has dropped before wo could
drink H.. thrill OF EXPLANATION foi.
lowed by disastrous reactions. To hel,
us understand the Joy Of heaven tho
Bible takes us 10 river. We stand %,
the grassy bank We see the wate,s
How on with ceaseless wave. uut ,be
nth OF the cities are empiled into n.
and the banks are torn: and unhealthy
exhalatIons spring up from Il. ana Ma
fail 10 Set an idea Of the River OF IN,
In heaven.
We get ycry Imperfect ideas ~ The
reunions u heaven. We taink Of soma
fesial day on earth. when father and
mother were yet living. and the cbl.
dren came hame. a good Time ihati
But u had thia dnwh-ck az were no,
here, That brother went Oh 10 sea.
and never was heard from. that rls.
tcr--did wc not lay away ln The fresh.
ness oi her ynuuE ne never more In
th.H world 70 look upon hof7 An,
there Vaa a skeleton 10 ihe least. ami
tears minaied with our laughter on
That Christmas DAP. Not 90 with
heavens Gcusl1ra u va De- an uuln.
icrrp,cd gladness May q chrn,ian
parent vll loul around and Ora al
BIS cAiilfcu there. "Ahr be says. "caa
% De- possible ihat We orc an here
llios Icri'a oglff The Jordan passed
aud not one wanting Why. oven the
froligal is here almos; gave hlm
up How Ions be dcp.1oi ms ruun.
r6.s' hut grace haih ,r.lmphcd All
haTo, an here Tell the mlgh,y loy
through the city Lst the bells INK
md tho angels mention q ln their
song. Wave - from The top q The
walls al hste."
So more breaking on heart stflngs
but face 20 face The orphans that
we've left poor and Ga merclless
world. kicked aud cuGed OF many hard.
ships. shall Join their parents over
whose graves thoy no long uept. and
gaze into their glor,hed coun,snances
forever face 20 face We max como
up from different parts Of the world.
one from the land and another from
the depths % the sea. from lives az
fluent and prosperous. OF from scenes
~ ragged distress. but We shall all
meet In rapture and jubilee. face to
face.
Many % our friends have entered
upon that Joy. a few days ago they
sat with us studying these Gospel
themes. but they only saw through q
glass. darkly nov revelation bath
come. Your tlL.o viii also conc. Cod
viii not leave you houudofirg In the
darkness You stand wonder struck
and amazed You feel a. u all the
loneliness OF life we're dashed out. You
stand gazing into the open chasm OF
the grave. Wait little 10 the pres.
ence Of your departed. and Of him who
carries them In bis bosom. you shall
soon stand face TO face oh. that our
last hour may klndle up With ihiB
promised loYl Nay We be able 70 say.
like the Christian no, long ago. De.
parting Though a pilgrim. walking
through the valley, the mountain tops
are cleaning from peak 10 peakr or
like my dear friend and brother. Al.
fred Goodman. who took his night 70
the throne Of God. saying IN his last
moment that which has already gone
into Christian classic y am sweeping
through the pearly gate. washed in the
blood ~ the iambr'