The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-03-16

and women 80, 40, so years of age
i 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
1t out of their own tears. When q
man has gone through the curricu-
lum and has taken course of dun
geons and imprisonments, 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
scars along the line of the hair, will
keep all Heaven thinking. Oh, that
Great Weeper is just the one to ST.
lence all earthly trouble, wipe out
all stains of earthly grief! Gentle!
Why, His step is softer than the step
OF the dew. 1t will not be tyrant
bidding you hush your crying. 1t
will be Father who will take you
on His left arm, His face beaming
into yours, while with the soft tips
of the fingers of the right hand He
shall wipe away all tears from your
eyes.
You have noticed when the children
get hurt and their mother is away
from home they always come to you,
the father. for comfort and SYM
pathy, but you have noticed when
the children get hurt and their
mother is at home they go right past
you and to her, and you are of no &C.
count. So, when the soul comes up
into Heaven out of the wounds of
this life, it will not stop to look for
Paul or Moses or David or John.
These did very well once, but now
the soul shall rush past, crying:
where is Jesus? Where is Jesus?"
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
Christians death from what it is
here! 1t is the difference between
and coming into port.
Everything depends upon which side
of the river you stand when you hear
of 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 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
but together in different
rooms of the same house-the house
of many mansions! Together!
Take this good cheer home with
that course your cheek and of perse-
cution and of trial are not always
to be there. The motherly hand of
God will wipe them all away What |
is the use on the way to such a con-
Is the use of fret
ting about anything? Oh, what an
it ought to be in Chris
tian work! See you the pinnacles |
against the sky? 1t is the city of our
God, and we are approaching It, Oh,
let us be busy in the days that re-
main for us!
The Saxons and the Britons went |
,ut to battle. The Saxons were all
armed. The Britons had no weapons
1T all, and yet history tells us that
he Britons got the victory. Why?
They went into battle shouting three
lines, "Halleluiah!" and at the third
shout of "Halleluiah!" their enemies
led panic struck, and so the Britons
rot the victory. And, my friends,
T we could only appreciate the glo-
les that are to come we would lie
10 filled with enthusiasm that no
power on earth or hell could stand
before us, and at our first shout the
opposing forces would begin to trem-
Die, and at our second shout they
would begin to fall back, and at our
bird shout they would be routed for
,ver. There is no power on earth or
n hell that could stand before three
uch volleys of halleluiah.
/ put this balsam on the wounds
# your heart: Rejoice at the thought
# what your departed friends have
rot rid of and that you have pros
,ect of so soon making your own
escape. Bear cheerfully the minis
ry of tears and exult at the thought
hat soon it is to be ended.
Do you not this moment catch a
glimpse of the towers? Do you not
rear a note of the eternal harmony?
some of you may remember the old
|rystal palace in this city of New
York. 1 came in from my country
lone a verdant lad and heard in that
,rystal palace the first great music
had ever heard. Julien gave con-
ert there, and there were 1900 voices
md 5000 players upon instruments,
ind 1 was nightly impressed with
he fact that Julien controlled the
harmony with the motion of his hand
Ind foot, beating time with the one
ind emphasizing with the other. To
ne 1t was overwhelming. But all