The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-01-13
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anxious, the despairing and the dying
1t is a wonder that ministers of the
Gospel have any nerves left and that
the angel Of sleep does not quit their
presence forever.
But | here and now pronounce high
est consolation for all those who 10 any
department have sacrificed their health
to duty. Your sleeplessness is as much
wound us you can find on any battle
field and is an honorable wound. We
all look with reverence and admiration
upon one who has lost an eye or an arm
in the service of his country. and we
ought to look with admiration upon
those who, through extreme fidelity TO
their life work, have lost their capacity
for slumber. Remember glorious Al
bert Barnes going along the streets OF
Philadelphia at four o'clock 10 the
morning for many years 10 his church
study, writing all his commentaries be-
fore breakfast. and keeping on until
he was stone blind. Will not the Lord
reward such sacrifices? And II through
your fidelity you)have lost capacity TO
sleep. God, who never slumbers or
sleeps. will look after you. When you
henr-the clock strike twelve and one and
two and three and four without your
going TO your slumber. let II remind
you that you have not been sluggard
or a do-noi thing. You are suffering 10
a good cause. Paul got sore eyes in the
Lords service, and, had many a scar
but, so far from complaining about II.
he exults in those scars, saying-in the
only inspired letter we know that he
wrote with his own hand, for the other
letters were dictated to amaDuenses-
in that letter 10 the Galatians: 81 bear
in my body The marks of the Lord
Jesus"
All the victims Of insomnia ought
TO be consoled with the fac, that they
will have good long sleep after awhile.
Sacred and protane literature again
and again speak OF hat las, sleep. God
knew that the human race would be
disposed 10 make IA great ado about
exit from this worlG, and so he ms pires
Job and David and Daniel and John and
Paul 10 call that condition sleep"
When at Bethany the brother who was
the support of his sisters after their
father and mother were gone had him.
self expired. Christ cried out in regard
10 him: "lle is not \Gead, but sleep
eth" Cheering thought TO all poor
sleepers, for that will be a pleasant
sleep, induced by no narcotic, disturbed
by no frightful dream, interrupted by
no harsh sound. Better than any sleep
you ever took, o child of God. will be
the last sleep. In your other slumbers
your home may be invaded by burglars
and your treasures carried off. but
while here and there, in one case out
OF millions, the resurrectionist may dis.
turb the pillow of dust, the last sleep
is almost sure TO be kept from inva.
sion. There will be no burglary OF
the tomb. And il will be u refreshing
sleep. You have sometimes risen in the
morning more weary than when you
laid down AT night, but waking from the
sleep of which speak, the last fatigue.
the last ache, the last worriment, will
be forever gone. Oh, what Il freshiEg
sleep!
Most people are tired. The nights
do not repair the day. Scientists, by
minute calculation, say that every
night comes n little short of restoring
the body 10 where it was the day be-
fore, and so every seventh day was
put in for entire rest, TO make up in
reparation for what the nights could
not do. But so restful will be the last
sleep that you will rise from il with
out one sore nerve, without one tired
limb--rcsted, forever rested, as only
God can rest you. o We tired folks
all up and down the world, tired with
work. or tired with prosecutions. or
tired with ailments, or tired with be-
reavements, or tired in the struggle
against temptation, clap your hands
with eternal glee in expectation of
that sleep from which you will wake
up so rested that you will never need
another sleep or even another night
There shall be no night there" bel
cause there will be no need of Its
quieting influences. No lengthenng
gate. No evening mist rising from
the river. No sundowu. Thy sun
shall no more go down, neither shall
thy moon withdraw itself, for The
Lord shall be thine everlasting light,
and the days of thy mourning shall be
ended"
So, my nearer, my reader, Good
night" May God give you such sleep
tonight as is best for you, and II you
wake too soon may lie fill your soul
with "reminiscences and expectations
that will he better than slumber. Good
night! Having in prayer, kneeling at
the bedside, committed yourself and
all yours to the keeping of the slum.
berless God, fear nothing. The pesii-
leEce that walketh in darkness will
not cross your doorsill and you need
not he afraid of evil tdings. Good
night May you have no such ex-
pcrience as job had when he said:
Thou scarcst me with dreams and
terrifiest me through visions" If
you dream at all. may il be n vision of
reunions and congratulations, and.
waking, may you find some of them
true. Good night And when you
come TO the best sleep, the blissful
sleep. the last sleep, may you be able
to turn and say TO all the cares and