Middletown transcript., 1900-12-22

ton OF earthly minds, should not tbe
glory OF such promotion shine hack
upon our vacant chairs, our lonely
hearts, making life more beautiful as the
settlng sun purples the mountains
sometime your dear eyes, suffused with
tears, VIII see that God came to Won in
meTcy,not IN judgment He doth not
WliIngly chlde. His love shines throuob
TINS deepest darkness, and even now Won
can say, Though He slay me, vet will 7
trust IN Hlm. Do you not begin to see
that our rather has taken your darling
hoy out OF darkness into light, out Of
earth into heaven, out of danger into
safety,-out of limitations into the il.
Iimitable beauties of His wide universe
| VIII you not snbmissively yield to His
call, trusting that "He doeth all tbinos
WelF? He hath laid His hands upon
you IN the solemn ordination of bereave- |
ment.. He hath giveE you the annoint- |
ing OF grief and placed upon your heads
the crown of sorrow.
In the light of the glorious mornino
you will see beauty for ashes, glory for
gloom, starry crown more beautiful for
It's thorns of pain. One day you will
utter thanksgiving in the place of sighs
and tears. Now, all you can do is to
trust Hum. 1Il He is your Father, Who
says, Whom l love, l chasten." He
cannot wipe away the scalding tears now.
Sorrow has It's sacred mission, Hear the
voice OF the divine Father, saying ''Wait.
my child. Only trust me. l built the
worlds for thee. | care for the birds and
flowers how much more for thee. Don't
rebel against me, Believe in my love, in
my might, in my wisdom. Rest in nv
promises, in my providential care. I
have not robbed you of your treasure.
| have made your child yours forever, in
the home OF immortal youth, of imper-
lshable beauty. He is with Me only 7
little before your coming, and he is near I
you noW-nearer than you think, only
your dull eyes cannot see him. Your J
ears are not adjusted to the celestial :
voices, or you would hear him speaking
and singing, in the richer strains of i'm
Maurice will ever be before you as a s
beautiful vision, he will never change,
never grow old. He will have before Z
your gaze the same beautiful face, the s
same young thoughtful look, the same Z
CHEEKY voice ever calling you, the same Z
boyIsh hands ever beckoning you, beau s
tiful beckoning hands. True he is beyond )
your sight, but the vision of his going, of :
his unseen life, of his waiting for you, of 5
his looking this way, of his calling you :
upward, homeward, will never leave Z
you. Sometimes ''But thinly the veil s
ntervenes'' it is bright vision, because ;
t is real and will be fully visible "When Z
he Mists have rolled away Looking 6
It this vision of the home of the beauti- ,
ul makes us lovelier, more beautiful. 2
Love makes like and the gaze of love 5
makes us like Him who will some day Z
end. Z
Angels of Jesus, angels of light, (
singing to welcome the pilgrims of the s
night, ;
Then we will join loved ones where !
hadows flee away, before the glory of z
hat eternal morning. 6
What is the lesson of this hour to this J
vide circle of friends? Is it not, that, as Z
We gaze for the tast time upon his peace :
ully, apparently sleeping features, we
nay all resolve that our lives may be (
nore hidden with Christ in God, that s
Then we come to go this way, we may 90 ,
With joyful faces to meet our Father, and {
0 tiud each other in rhe Home o. the :
oul? Let us wash our robes a new in ,
lis all cleansing blood. that we may {
falk with those in white, where storms :
ever come, where troublous pillows Z
ever roll; where friendship and fellow {
hips are unbroken and unending as eter- :
al years. 2
Till then, let us exclaim with the poet. {
II cannot say, and will not say, {
That he is dead. lie is just away!
With cherry smile and wave of the hand, 6
lie mas wondered into an unknown land,
And left us dreaming how very fair
II needs must be, since he fingers there.
And you-O you, who the widest yearn
For the old time step nd the glad return {
Think of him fating on, an dear
In the love of There as the love of Here 5
Think of him still as the same, 1 say;
He is not dead-he is just away;