The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-23

When children die they are saved
through the merits of the atOnement
Of the Lord Jesus Christ. 1t is the
rejection of the Savior that damns. So
the Bible explicitly teaches. "He that
believeth not is damned" Believe on
the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt
be saved" The atonement of Christ
covers every child Covers their de-
fenceless heads" COD is love. God is
very merciful as we'll as just. When He
in his providence takes from our hearts,
our homes one dearly beloved lamb of
the flock-the joy OF our hearts, the
light of our household, He places it
in the Heavenly fold, amid the i'm
perishable objects Of the better world.
He wounds deeply the soul Of the pa
rent, but when the dispensation, how
ever affective, is received as of God.
it tends to uplift the s~OrrOWing, suffer-
ing soul, to bring it in closer fellowship
with the Divine Healer, to quicken the
bereaved for the glory above. He takes
The dear, precious little bud of earth
. rom the home in which it was 50
] tely planted, but only that it may
i )wer amid the vernal fields of Para
{ se-the bright, beautiful Home where
tie adorable and loving Savior dWells
N His eternal glory. The little chill
dren do not enter Heaven with any
spot or sin. They are made meet for
the home of the blessed through and
by the complete atonement of Jesus
Christ, the Son of God. Said the Mas
ter, whose soul was so holy and so
full of a profound tenderness and
love-: Take heed that we despise not
one of these little ones: for 1 say unto
you, That their angels in Heaven do
always behold the face of my Father
who is in Heaven" How delightful
and comforting that promise! There
is an angel for every little one in
every household. And this angel
never tires. but increasingly "beholds
the face of Almighty Father. So
here is the faithful Waterman and it
is impossible for the lamb to be lost.
There is a special providence forever
watching over all little children, and
the angels are the constant mediums.
1t seems from the Lords declaration
that the angels of children are great
ly honored in being so near to God
always for they "do always behold
there is no break in the vigilance, no
cessation of guardianship. "The an
gelic life of children is combined with
the highest guardianship in Heaven
and on earth" God watches over
them, their angels watch over them,
Christ's perfect salvation through His
shed blood gives gertrude and positive
result. If a sorrowing, bleeding heart
shall read these lines, we hope of
comfort, let him find hope and peace.
The little one sleeps in Jesus" God
has taken the dear child away from
a world of sin before her little heart
knew ought of it's sorrows, or her
mind could distinguish between the
principles of the world and holiness.
But mourn not for her. Our Father
sends us bereavements and affilctions'
but it is to prepare for higher JOYS
and a serener home. He bruises ana
Iacerates the hearts of Christians that
they may, like the aromatic flower
crushed and broken, emit only a
sweeter perfume of owe to Him. We
can we'll sympathize with you in your
affective bereavement. We annot
know all you suffer-that is only
known to Him who is our Father. We
cannot enter fully into the recollec-
tions and mementoes of parental love
as it weeps over the early dead: we
cannot see the same peculiar interests
gathering around every object that re-
calls your little child to your MINDS:
these things we cannot do: none out
the bleeding heart. none but the De-
reaved soul can feel and know THESE
things. But then there are those VINO
have been called upon to see their own
dear children die, and they can sor-
row with you, and rejoice with you
too. when Heaven opens wide to re-
ceive the redeemed children, that they