Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-12-10

| the Lord the day, the hour, the mo-
ment, when you are coming across and
that they know now, but l do know
that you will be met at the landing.
The poet Southey said he thought he
should know Bishop Heber in heaven
by the portraits he had seen of him in
London, and DR.. Randolph said he
thought he would know William Cow
per, the poet, in heaven from the pic
lures he had seen of him in England,
but we will know our departed kindred
by the portraits hung in the throne
room of our hearts.
On starlight nights you look up-and
suppose it is so with any one who has
friends in beaverton starlight nights
you look up, and you cannot help but
think Of those who have gone, and
suppose they look down and cannot
help but think of us. But they have
the advantage of us. We know not
just where their world of joy is. They
know where we are.
Glorious Consolation.
There was romance as well as Chris
tan 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 her
health, he to go back to Burma to
preach the gospel. They had started
from Burma for the United States to-
gether; but, getting near st. Helena,
Mrs. Judson was so much better she
said: ''Well, now 1 can get home very
easily. You go back to Burma and
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I am almost we'll. shall soon be WE'LL
and then 1 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 and with trembling hand
wrote some eight or ten verses, fOur of
which 1 will now give you:
We part on this green islet, love
Thou for the eastern main;
I for the setting sun, love;
Oh, when to meet againi
When we knelt to see our Henry die
And heard his last faint moan,
Each wiped away the others tears;
Now each must weep alone.
And who can paint our mutual joy
When, all our wandering DER,
We both shall clasp our infants three
AT home on Burma's shore?
But higher shall our raptures glow
On yon celestial plain
When loved and parted here below
Meet ne'er to part again.
She folded that manuscript A re-
lapse of her disease came on, and she
died. DR.. Judson says he put her away
for the resurrection on the isle of st.
Helena. They had thought to part for
a year or two. Now they parted for
ever so far as this world is concerned.
And he says he fastened on board after
the funeral with his little children to
start for Burma, for the vessel had al
ready lifted her sails, and he says: II
sat down for some time in my cabin,
my little children around me crying,
Mother, mother! and l abandoned
myself to heart breaking grief. But
one day the thought came across me as
my faith stretched her wing that we
should meet again i'll heaven, and l
was comforted."
Was it, my friends, all a delusion?
When he died, did she meet him at the
landing? When she died, did the scores
of souls whom she had brought to
Christ and who had preceded her to
lieve it. l know it. Oh, glorious con-
ISOLATION, that when our poor work on
earth is done and we cross the river we
shall be met at the landing.
But there is a thought that comes
over me like an electric shock. Do l
belong to the Kings household? Mark !
you, the text says, "And there went |
over q ferrybOat to carry over the |
kings household" and none but the |
kings household. Then l ask, Do be- |
long to the household? Do you? If |
you do, come today and be adopted into |
that household. "Oh," says some soul !
here, 81 do not know whether the King |
wants me-" 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 AL !
mighty" Him that cometh unto me-"
Christ says, 81 will in nOwiSe cast
out" Come into the Kings household.
Sit down at the Kings table. Come in
and take your apparel from the Kings
wardrobe, even the wedding garment
of Christ's Righteousness. Come in and
inherit the Kings wealth. Come in
and cross in the Kings ferryboat.