The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-03-20

IS 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
20 write his comforting psalms?
Where did John get the ink to write
his comforting Revelation? They got
It out of their own tears. When
man has gone through the curricu-
lum and has taken course of dun
reons and imprisonments, he is quail
lied for the work of sympathy.
Jesus had enough trial to make N
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 rew 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
al stains of earthly grief! Gentle!
Why, His step is softer than the step
of the dew. It will not be tyrant
bidding you hush your crying. It
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,
she father, for comfort and SYM
pathy, but you have noticed when
the childl get hurt and their
mother is at home they 60 right past
you and to her, and you are of no ac-
count. So, when the soul comes up
into Heaven cut 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! It is the differences between
embarkation and coming into port.
Everything depends upon which side
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 60. If yeu stand on the
other side Of the river, YOU rejoice
that they come. Oh, the difference
between g funeral on earth and a
Jubilee in Heaven-hetween requiem
here and triumph there: parting hare
and union there! .rogetherl Have
you ever thought of it? They are
together. Not one of your departed
friends in one land and another IN
another, but together in different
roens Of tbs same house-the house
Of many mansions! Together!
Take this good cheer home with
you. These tears Of bereavement
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 con-
sumnation-what is the use OF fret
ting about anything? Oh, what an
exhilaration it ought to be in Chris
tian work! See you the pinnacles
against the sky? It 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 SritonR went
out to battle. The Saxons were all
armed. The Britons had no weapons
at all, and yet history tells US that
the Britons got the victory. Why?
They went into battle shouting three
times, "Ealleluiah!" and at the third
shout Of "Halleluiah!" their enemies
fed panic struck, and so the Britous
got the victory. And, my friends,
If we could only appreciate the glo-
ries that are to come we would be
30 filed 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-
Bile, and at our second shout they
would begin to fall back, and at our
third shout they would be routed for
ever. There is no power on earth OF
N hell that could stand before three
such volleys Of halleluiah.
I put this balsarn on the wounds
pf your heart: Rejoice at the thought
Of what your departed friends hsve
got rid Of and that you have pros
Dect Of so soon making your own
escape. Bear cheerftlly the minis
!rv of tears and exult at the thought
that soon it is to be ended.
Do you not this moment catch .
glimpse of the towers? Do you not
hear a note Of the eternal harmony?
Some of you may remember the old
Crystal palace in &his city of New
York. I came in from my country
home a ver6ant lad and heard in that
Crystal palace the Arst great music
had ever heard. Julien gave g coz.
.ert there, and there were 5000 voices
Ind 5000 players Upon instruments,
and 7 was nighEly impressed with
The fact that julien controlled the
harmony VIII IlS AlOb!OA u us u61O
and foot, beating time with the one
Ind emphasizing with the other. To
me it was overwhelming. But alt
that was tame compared with the
scene and the sound when the RAM
toned shall come from the east and
The west and the north and the south
md sit down in the kingdom Of Geds
nvriads abeve myriads, galleries
above galleries, and ohrist will rise, =
and all Heaven will rise with Him.
and with His wounded hand and
wounded foot He viii conduct that
harmony, Like the voice Of many
waters, like the voice Of mighty
Ibun6erings, worthy is the Lamb that
vas slain to receive riches and honor
md glory and power, world without
.nd."
Not O Priceless Relic.