Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-03-11
he removed. but my kindness shall not de-

he removed. but my kindness shall not de-
part from thee, neither shall che covenant
Of my peace bc removed. saith the Lord
that hath mercy on thee And when
those Bible authors comparcsiItiod' : friend
ship To the mountains for height and firm
hess they knew what they were writing
about, for they we'll knew what mountains
are. All those lands are mountainous
Mount Hcrmon. Mount Gilboa, Mount
Gcrizim. Mount Engcli. Mount Horeb,
Mount Ncbo, Mount pisgah, Mount Olivet,
Mount Zion. Mount Moriah. Mount Lcb-
anon. Mount Sinai. Mount Golgotha.
Yes, we have the divine promise that all
those mountains shall weigh their anchor
age of rocks and move AWAY from the earth
before "a loving and sympathetic God will
move away from us If we love and trust
him Oh II we could realize that accord
ing - my text we may he bound up with
that God how independent II would make
us Of things that now harasS and annoy
and discomposc and torment us. Instead
III grasshopper being burden world
of care would bc as light aS "A feather. and
tomhstoncS would he marble stairs Ia the
kings palace and all the giants of opposi-
tion we would smite down hip and thigh
with great slaughter
A tod away up in the heavens Is not
much consolation to us when we get into
liic's struggle II Is IA God close by, as
near 20 us rs any two articles of apparel
were near To each other in that bundle
that you sent the other day 4 that SILVER
ing home. through whose roof the snow
siftcd and through whose broken window
pane the night winds hnwlcd II was
irony and holy sarcasm that
Elijah used when he told the idolatcrs of
Baal to pray louder. saying that their
god might be- asleep. or talking. or on
journey, or gone . hunting, but our God
Is always wide awake. and always hears,
and j. always close by. and To him whis-
per of prayer l. n loud Us an archangcl's
trumpet, and "a child's Now | lay me
down tn sleep" Is as easily heard by him
n the prayer of the great Scoichman amid
the highlands when pursued by Lord
ClaverhouSc's miscrcants. The Covcnantcr
said, 80 Lord. east the lap of thy cloak
about these children of the covenant and
IA mountain fog instantly hid the pursued
from their bloodthirsiy pursucrs | pro-
claim him God close by When we are
tempted To do wrong when we have ques-
tions of livelihood too much for us when
we put our darlings into the last sleep.
when we are overwhelmed with physical
distrcSscS. when we are pcrplcxcd about
what next 10 do. when we come into com.
bat with the king of terrors, we want
God close by How do You like the doc
trinc of the text. Bound in the bundle Of
life with the Lord thy Godg" Thank you.
Abigail. knccling there AT the foot of the
mountain uttcring consolation for all
ages. while addressing David. No wonder
that In after time he invited her Ia the
palace and put her upon the throne If his
heart as well rs upon the throne 81 Judah.
VIII he Welcomed In Heaven.
Know also that this bundle Of life will
he gladly received when il comes To the
door Of the mansion for which Il was
bound and plainly directed With what
alacrity and glce we await some package
that has been foretold by letter: some holi-
day presentation; something that will en-
rich and ornament our home; some tcsti
mony Of admiration and affection, With
what glow of expectation we unite the
knot and take off the cord that holds il to.
gcthcr in safety. and with what glad OK
clamation we unroll the covering and see
the gift or purchase in all its beauty of
color and proportion. Well what day il
will l,c when your precious bundle of life
shall he opened In the house Of many
mansions" amid sanity and angelic and
divine inspection, The bundle may he
spotted with the marks If much exposure
II may bear inscription after inscription
20 tell through what ordeal II has passed
Perhaps splashcd of wave and scorchcd of
flame. but all il has within undamagcd Of
the Journey And with what shouts of
joy the bundle Of life will b. greeted by
all the voices Of the heavenly home circle!
In our anxiety al last to reach heaven
we are apt 10 lose sight of the glcc or vel
come that awaits us If we get I'm Mt all
We all have friends mp there They will
hear TINT we are coming. Such
close and swift and constant communion
ton Is there between those uplands and
these lpwlands that we will not surprise
them 10y sudden arrival II loved ones on
earth expect our coming visit and are at
the depot with carriage 10 meet rs. surely
We Will bc met NJ the shining gate by old
friends now saintcd and kindred now glo-
riiiCd. II thcrc were no angel II God 10
meet us and show us the palaces and guide
Us To our everlasting residence. these kin
irUd would show Us the wny and point out
he sjlenuors and guide us 10 our CELESTIAL
home. hCwcrtyl and fOuniaircd and arched
and illunined 10y II sun that never sets.
Viii !; not be- glorious. the going In and |
the settling down after all the moving
about and upscttings OF cart hly experience |
We will soon know all our neighbors, |
kingly qucenly. prophetic. apostolic. Sc
raphic, archaugtlic The precious bundle |
II life opened amid PALACES and grand |
marches ard acclamatiuns. They will all |
Dc so glad We have got safely through. |
They saw us down here In the struggle. |
fhcy saw us when we lost our WAY They |
knew when we got of the right course
None of the ~ ships that were overdue at |
New York harbor in the storm of week |
before last was greeted so heartily by |
friends ON the dock or the steam tugs that |
went ont 10 meet them at sandy Hook as
We will b. grcotctl In the heavenly world |
II 10y the llar.uning ana protecting grace
II God we come Ia celestial wharfage. We |
shall have To tell them Of the many wrecks |
that we have passed on the way across
wild seas and amid Caribbean cyclones. II |
will bc like our arrival some years ago |
from New Zealand AT sydney. people sur
priscd that we got in nt all. because we |
were two days late, and some of the ships |
expected had gone 20 the bottom. and we |
had passed der, lets and abandoned crafts |
all up and down that awful channcl-our
arrival in heaven all the more rapiurously
because If the doubt as TO |
whether we would ever got there at all
Round Up with Gods Love.
Once there il will he found that the safe |
b. of that precious bundle 81 life was as
sun,d because it was bound up with the
life of God in Jesus Christ Heaven could
not afford To have that bundle lost. be-
rausc it had been said in regard 10 Tvs
transportation and safe arrival Kept by
the power Of Tod through faith unto com
plctc salvation. The vcraciiy Of the hcav
Ems j. involved in its arrival IL God
should fail 10 keep his promise Ia just one
soul the pillars of JchuvIh's |
throne would fall. and the foundations OF
the eternal city would crumhlc. and in
finite povcrtics would dash down all the
rhaliccs and close al the hanqucting halls.
and the river Of life would change its
course. sweeping everything with dcsola-
ton, and frost would blast all the gardens.
and inmcasurablc sickness shay the i'm
lnortals. and the new Jerusalem become
an abandoned city with no chariot wheel
On the streets and no worshipcrs in the