The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-03-16
NUMBER 36.

you lay on the coffin lid and sObbed
as though you were only five or ten
years of age.
! Where did Paul get the ink with
which to write his comforting epis-
ties? Where did David get the ink
to write his comforting psalms?
/ Where did John get the ink to write
his comforting Revelation? They got
it out of their own tears. When n
man has gone through the curricu-
lum and has taken course OF dun
geons and impris onments, he is quail
/ flied for the work of sympathy.
Jesus had enough trial to make him
sympathetic with all trial. The
shortest verse in the Bible tells the
story, "Jesus wept." The scar on the
back of his either hand, the scar on
the arch of either foot. the row Of
sears along the line of the hair, will
keep all Heaven thinking. Oh. thar
Great Weeper is just the one to si-
lence all earthly trouble, wipe out
all stains of earthly grief! Gentle!
Why, His step is softer than the step
of the dew. It will not be a tyrant
bidding you hush your crying. It
will be a Father who viii take you
on His left arm, His face beamin-
into yours. while with the soft tips
of the fingers Of the right hand lie
shall wipe away all tears from your
eyes.
Have you any appreciation of the
good and glorious times your friends
are having in Heaven? How different
it is when they get news there of n
Z - Il. /.
here! 1t is the difference between
emharkation and coming into port.
Everything depends upon which side
2 Of the river you stand when you hear
of a Christians death. If you stand
on this side Of the river you mourn
that they go. If you stand on the
other side Of the river. you rejoice
that they come. Oh, the difference
- between a funeral on earth and
jubilee in Heaven-between requiem
here and triumph there; parting here
. and union there Together, Have
you ever thought of it? They are
{ together. Not one of your departed
. friends in one land and another in
e another. but together in different
e rooms of the same house-the house
{ VI many IdAlSlpilSs Wv 4lNIs
Take this good cheer home with
+ you. These tears OF bereavement
e that course your cheek and of perse-
o cution and of trial are not always
- to be there. The motherly hand OF
;. God will wipe them all away. What
o is the use on the way TO such a con-
; summation-what is the use of fret
e ting about anything? On. what an
5 exhilaration il ought to he in Chris
(, tian work. See YOU the pinnacles
5 against the sky? It is the city Of our
T. God. and we are approaching it. Oh.
O let us be busy in the days that re-
e main for us!
4 The SaXons and the Britous went
n out to battle. The SaNons were all
. armed The Britons had no weapons
o at all and yet history tells US that
e the Rritons got the victory. Why?
h They went into battle shouting three
n times. "Halleluiah!' and at the third
4 shout of "Halleluiah," their enemies
= fed panic struck, and so the Britous
T got the victory. And. my friends.
:. if we could only appreciate the glo-
8 ries that are to come we would be
: so filed with enthusiasm that uo
- power on earth or hell could stand
4 before us. and az our first shout the
opposing forces would begin to trem-
d, bic, and at our second shout they
= would begin to fall back. and a our
! third shout they would be routed for
,. ever. There is no power on earth or
: in hell that could stand before three
@ such voleys of halleluiah.
. put this balsam on the wounds
q of your heart: Rejoice at the thought
\ of what your departed friends have
;. got rid of and that you have a pros
Il pect of so soon making your own
e escape. Bear cheerfully the minis
@ try of tears and exult at the thought
d that soon it is to be ended.
" There we shall march up the heavenly
= street
. And ground our arms at Jesus feet
/ Do you not this moment catch a
= glimpse OF the towers? Do you not
~ hear a note of the eternal harmony9 ?
). Some of you may remember the old
= Crystal palace in this city of New
; York. l came in from my country
; home verdant lad and heard in that
- Crystal palace the first great music
: had ever heard. Julien gave a con-
IA and 5000 players upon instruments.
:. and I was nightly impressed with
y the fact that Julien controlled the
. harmony with the motion of his hand
: AND foot, beating time with the one
- and emphasizing with the other. To
: me it was overwhelming. But all
y that was tame compared with the
scene and the sound when the ram
y somed shall come from the east and
the west and the north and the south
and sit down in the kingdom of God,
y myriads above myriads, galleries
above galleries, and christ will rise,
g and all Heaven will rise with Him,
N n and with His wounded hand and
y wounded foot He will conduct that
harmony, Like the voice of many
- waters. like the voice of mighty
u thunderings, worthy is the Lamb that
u was slain to receive riches ana honor
)" and glory and power world without