The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-03-03

need not remind me OF inc HN ul ""is
since the opening Of the year of our
Christian era. for IL the Garth ha, been
again and again Iaceraleu into au Acei-
DANA. through improved weaponry OF
death and more rapIdity of fire. Prus-
sian breechloader. which 10 1850
startled the nations with unpreceden'-
ed havoc. eclipsed by contri'ances that
can sweep vaster numbers 10 death oN
one yoiley. and teiegraphy adciuR 10
punncrv new facilities for slaughter 10y
instantly ordering armies TO where
they can do the most wholesale murder
II saw ifall This woe has bcen wrought,
how much worse would il have been II
the Chrisflv revelation bad NOT been
let down from Heaven on fVe-rungtd
ladder of musical scale. and there had
been no preaching of good Will ali up
and down Christeudom for 10 cen
turtles. The Bethlehem manger has
given the most potent suggestion OF
p,ace The world has ever received The
cavalry horses cannot eat out of that
manger.
take another step forward 10 show
inc the narrow escape YOU and had
and the world bad in the secretion OF
Chrisf's birthplace from The lerod.c de-
tectives and the clubs wish which they
would have dashed the nabe's liie out
when say that without the life that
beoan that night I'm Bethlehem the
world would have bad no ii.umined
deathbeds. Before the time Of Ohfsi
GOOD people closed their earthly lives
I'm ncace while depending upon Tie
Christ 10 come. and there were ante
dingian saints. and Assyrian saints.
and Egyptian saints and Grecian saints.
and Jerusalem saints long before me
clouds above Bethlehem became bal
con, filed with the best singers Of
world where they an sing. bui cannot
read that there was anything more
than a quieting guess that came 10
those before Christ deathbeds. JOB
said something bordering on the conh-
dent. but IL was mixed mp with story
Of skin worms" that would destroy his
body. Abraham and Jacob bad liiile
rpht on the dying pillow. but. COM
nared with the after Christ deaihbeds
il was like the dim tallow candle OF ola
beside the modern cluster Of lights
electric. I know Elijah went mp in
memorable manner. but il was terri
bic way TO goa whirlwind of tire That
must have been splendid TO look al by
those who stood on the banks OF The
Jordan. but it was a style of ascent that
required more nerve than you and l
ever had. 10 be a placid occupant OF
chariot drawn by such a wild team.
The triumphant deathbeds. as far as /
know. we're the after Christ deathbeds
What a procession of hosannas have
marched through the dying room of The
saints of the last 10 centuries! What
cayalcade of mounted halleluiahs has
palioped through the dying visions OF
The last 1000 years save 100! Peaceful
deathbeds in the years b. c.! Trium-
phant deathbcds for the most part, re-
served for the years \. d.! Behold the
deathbeds of the Wesleys. Of the Dodd-
ridges. of the Leigh Richmonds. OF the
Edward Paysons. Of Nara. the convert
ed heather chieftaiu. crying In his last
moments: The canoe Is in the sea.
The sails are spread. She is ready for
the gale have q good pilot TO guide
NE. Ny outside man and my inside
man differ. Let the one rot till the
trumpet shall sound. but let my soul
wing her way to the throne of Jesus.
OF dying John Fletcher, who entered
his pulpit TO preach, though his doc
tors forbade him. and then descended
10 the communion table. saying: Il
am going 10 throw myself under the
wings of the cherubim before the mercy
seat" thousands Of people a few days
after following him TO the grave, sing
ing:
with heavenly weapons he has fought
The battles of the Lord.
Finished his course and kept the faith
And gained the great reward.
OF Pastor Emile Cook The great
French evangelist, who sat in ny
church in Brooklyn one Sunday morn
ing, and I'm a few days shipwrccked and
diving after his wife had said to him:
God Will help you, my dear; lie will
I give you peace" replying: but have
/ it-peace, have it!" o. Prince Albert
quoting with his last breath: Rock
of Ages cleft for me. let me hide my
self in thee!" OF the dying o.dier who
had been shot through The mouth and
could not talk. and when the chaplain
/ approached him. motioned for pencil
/ and paper and wrote: 81 am Chris
tian. prepared 10 die. Rally round the
flag! Rally round the dag.' OF John
Brown. of Iladdingion, who said. Il
desire TO depart and be with Christ.
aud. though | have lived GO years very
comfortably in this world. l would
turn my back upon you all to be with
Christ. There is no one Ike Christ
no one like Christ. have been
looking at Him these many years, and
never yet could find any fault in Him
but was of my own making. though he
has seen 10000 faults in me. Oh. what
must He be in Himself when it is He
that sweetens Heaven, sweetens Scrip
ture. sweetens ordinances, sweetens
earth. sweetens trial" OF John Jane
way. saying in his last moments: 81
have done with prayer and with all
ordinances. Before a few hours are
over shall be in eternity singing the
song Of Moses and the Lamb. ] shall
presently stand on Mount Zion with an
innumcrable company Of angels and