The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-12-21

nation that had come cut to greet
them. AS they stepped fron the deck
of the boat to tie shore there were
thousands Of people who gathered
around them to express satisfaction
that was begopd description, Aad so
you al I will be net at the landlog.
Our arrival will not be like stepping
ashore at Antwerp Of Constantioep}e
among 3 crowd Of strangers. It will be
among friends, coed friends, those who
are warm hearted friends aod all their
friends. We know people whom We
have never seen by hearing some body
talk about then very much; We know
them almost as we'll as if We had seen
them. Ard do you not suppose that our
parents and brothers and sisters and
children in heaven have been talking
about US all these years, and fixing to
their friends9 So that, suppose, when
We cross the river at the last we shall
not only be met by all those Christian
friends whom We knew On earth, but
by all their friends. They will come
down to the landing to meet US. Your
departed friends love you nov more
than they ever did You will be sur
prissd at the last to dnd how they
know about all the affairs of your life.
Why, they are only across the ferry,
and the boat is coming this way, and
the boat is going that way. do not
know but they have already asked the
Lord the day, the hour, the moment
when you ara coming across aud that
they kcow now, but do know thatyou
will be met at the landing. The poet
Southey said be thought he should
know Bishosp Heber in heaven by the
portraits he had seen Of him 10 London,
and Dr.. Randolph said he thought he
would know William CoWper, tie poet.
in heaven from the pictures he had
seen of him III England; but We vii.
know our departed kindred by the por-
trsits hung in the throneroom Of our
hearts.
Ga starlight nights youlook ku2-ana
I suppose it is 80 with any one who
has friends in hea7en-on starlight
nights you look up, and you cannot
help but thirk Of those who have gone,
and suppose they look down sud can
not help but think Of US. But they
have the advantage OF Gs, We know
not Just where their world ofjoy is;
they know where We are.
There was romance as we'll as CARTS
tian beauty in the life Of Dr.. Adoniram
Judson, the Baptist missionary, when
he concluded to part from his wife, she
to come to America to restore here
health, he to go bnck to Burma to
presch the gospel. They had started
from Burma for the United States to
gethsr; out, getting near St. Helena,
Ms. Judson WAS so much better she
said: "Well, nov I can get home VerS
easily. You go back to Burma and
preach the gospel to those poor people.
I am almost we'll. I shall soon be we'll,
and then I will return to you" After
she had made that resolution, terrific
in its grief, willing to give up her hus-
band for Christ's sake, she sat down
in her room aud with trembling hand
wrote soae eight or ten verses, four ci
which | will noR give you:
We part on this green is'et, love-
Thou for the estern main;
for the setting sun love;
Oh, when to meet again!
When We knelt to see our Henry die
AND heard his last faint moan,
Each wiped sway the others tears;
Now each lust weep alone.
And who can paint our mutual JOY
When, all our wandering DER,
We both shall Gasp our infants three
at home ca Burma's snore?
But higher shall cur raptures glow
On yon celestial rlaia
When leved and parted here below
Meet ne er to part again,
She folded that manuscript, a relapse
Of her disease came on, and she died.
DR. Judson says he put her away fol
.he resurrection on tie isle Of St. Helena
They had thought to part for year OF
Two. Now they parted forever, so fsl
as this world is concerned. And he says
he hastened on board after the funeral
With his little children to start fol
Burma, fer the vessel had already lifted
her sails. Aod he says, Il sat down
for come time in my cabin my LITTLE
children around ne crying, Mother,
mother!' AID | abandoned myself tc
heartbresklng grief. But one day the
thought came across me as my faith
stretched her wing that We should meet
ayain In heaven, aud | was comforted.
Was it, my friends. all a delusiol
When he died, did she meet him al
he landing7 When she died, did the
scores of souls whom she had brought
to Christ and who had precedad her to
heaven meet her at the landing2 | be.
l,eve j; I know it. On, glorious con-
ISOLATION, THAI 1d51 01r-1f 01=r-foes ga-l on
earth is done and We Gross the river We
shall be met at the landing!
But there is a thought that comes
over me Ike an electric shock. Do be
long to the Kings household? Mark
you, tie text says, And there went
owe ferryboat to carry over the king 8
household" and none but the kings
household. Then I ask, do belong
to the household? Do you?' If you do
not come today and be adopted into
that household. "Oh," says some soul
here, 81 do not know whether the King
wants meg He does; he does. Hear the
voice from the throne, II will be a
father to them, and they shall be my
sons and daughters, saith the Lord
Almighty" Him that cometh unto
me-" Christ saya, Il will in noWise
cast cut" Come into the Kings house,
hold. Sit down at the Kings table.
Gene in and take your apparel from the
Kings wardrobe, even the wedding gar
ment of Christ's righteousness. Come
in snd inherit the Kings wealth. Come
in and cross in the Kings ferryboat.
Cut His Arm Off.