Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-03-16
QUEEN here and triumph there, parting

here and reunion there! Together.
Have you ever thought Of it? They are
together - not one of your departed
friends in one land and another In an
other land. but together in different
rooms of the same house-the house OF
many manslonsl Together.
Inever more appreciated that thought
than when we laid away In her last
slumber my sister Sarah. Standing
there in the village cemetery, looked
around and said. There is father, there
is mother, there is grandfather, there is
grandmother, there are whole circles OF
kindred" and thought to myself, ITO
gether in the grave, together in glory"
/ am so impressed with the thought
that do not think T. Is any fanaticism
when some one Is going from this
world to the next II you make him
the bearer Of dispatches to your friends
who are gone. saying, "Give my love tc
my parents. give my love to my chill
dren, give my love to my old comrades
who are In glory and tell them ! an
trying to fight the good fight OF faith
and l will join them after awhile"
believe the message will be delivered
and l believe 1t will increase the glad
ness Of those who are before the throne
Together are they. all their tears gone.
Balsam For Sore Hearts.
In 1851 there was q bill offered In
the English parliament proposing to
change the almanac so that the 1st OF
March should come Immediately after
the 18th of February, but, oh, what
glorious change In the calendar when
all the years Of your earthly existence
are swallowed up In the eternal year
Of God!
Take this good cheer home with you.
These tears of bereavement that course
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 consummation-what Is the
use of fretting about anythlng2 Oh.
what an exhilaration it ought to be in
Christian work! See you the plnnacles
against the sky? 1t is the city Of our
God, and we are approaching 1t. Oh,
let us be busy In the days that remain
for u.s.
l put this balsam on the wounds Of
your heart: Rejoice at the thought Of
what your departed friends have got
rid of and that you have prospect Of
so soon making your own escape. Bear
cheerfully the ministry of tears and
exult at the thought that soon 1t Is to
be ended.
There shall march up the heavenly street
And ground our arms at Jesus feet.
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 this city of New
York. came in from my country home
a verdant lad and heard in that Crystal
palace the first great music had ever
heard. Julien gave concert there,
and there were 5000 voices and 5000
nightly impressed with 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 over
whelming But all that was tame COM
pared with the scene and the sound
when the ransomed shall come from
the east. and the west, and the north,
and the south and sit down in the
kingdom of God, myriads above my
riads, galleries above galleries, and
Christ will rise, and all heaven will
rise with him, and with his wounded
hand and wounded foot he will con-
duct that harmony. Like the voice Of
many waters, like the voice Of mighty
thunderings. worthy is the Lamb that
was slain to receive riches and honor
and glory and power, world without
end"
Copyright, 1901, by Louis Klopsch, n. u