Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-03-16

70 the human eye are as honorabie ss
those visible.
All We who bear in your body the
marks OF the Lord Jesus have ycn
thought what use those marks viii be
in the heavenly world? What source
of glorious reimbursement In that
world you will ait together and talk
over earthly experiences. where did
you get that scar2' saint Will say 20
saint. and there will come back story
Of hardship and struggle and perse-
cution and wounds and victory through
the grace of the Gospel. Another spirit
viii say TO listening spirit: Where
did YOU get that hurt 40 plainly
marked?" And the answer will be:
'NOh. that was one of the worst hurts /
] ever had. That was n broken friends
ship. We were in sweetest accord for
wears. together in 10Y and sorrow
What one thought the other thought /
We were David and Jonathan. But
our personal interests parted. and our
friend ships broke never 70 be renewed
on earth. But we have made IL all un
here. and Misunderstanding are gone.
and we are in the same Heaven. on
neigh boring thrones. In neiRhboring
castles on the banks Of the same river"
Where did you get that mark?"
says another spirit 20 listening spirit.
and the answer comes: THAT IL n re-
| minder OF n great bereavement OF
| desOlated household. OF a deep grave.
| OF all the heartstrings at one stroke
snapped altogether. But you see IL 10
no longer a lsceration. for the wound
has been healed. and my once bereft
spirit il now in companionship with
the one from whom for awhile I was
separated" where did you get that
long. deep SCARF" says another inn
mortal TO listening immortal. and the
answer comes: That was the awful
fatigue OF lifetime struggle in at
tempting amid adverse circumstances
to achieve n livelihood. For 30 years
/ was tired-oh. 50 tiredi But YOU
see IL is healed wound. FOR ! have
found rest at last for body and sesI.
the complete rest. the everlasting rest.
that remaiasth FOR the people % Sod. =
Some one in Heaven will say to Martyr
I John Rogers; where did you get
that scar on your foot?'' and the an
swer will come: "Oh, that was a burn
I suffered when the flames OF mar
tyrdom were kindled beneath mel
+ "Iguatius. what is that mark on your
cheek2~ ''Oh. that was made by the
) paw OF the lion 20 which I was thrown
4 by the order OF Trajanl" Some one
b | viii say 20 Paul; "Great apostle. thAi
z must have been a deep cut once. th'
e mark which see on your neck" And
] Paul saws: THAT was made by tbs
r sword which struck me at my behead
4 ment on the road 10 Ostia." But VIC al
~ have scars OF some kind, and those ar
e some OF the things We will talk ose
n in the heavenly world while we cele
-e brate the grace that made Us triumph
m ant over all agnostieism.
m Now what is the practical use Q
X this subject2 II is the cultivation G
r. Christian heroes. The most of n
n want TO say things and do things fc
RI God when there is no danger of Sc
c ting hurt. We are all ready for cas-
is work, for popular work, for compeI
~ sating work, but we all greatly nee
- | more courage 10 brave the world ar
lv brave satanic assault when there
something aggressive and bold AZ
49, dangerous TO be undertaken for c.
:, and Righteousness. And IL we happs
49, 10 get bit what an adieu we make abol
u Il! We all need more OF the stuff To
Il. martyrs are made out Of. We wa
nj more sanctified grit, more Christti
80 pluck, more holy recklessness as
~ what the world may say and DO
ln, ! any crisis OF our life. Be right and
~ right. and all earth and hell combin
his cannot put you down.
- The same little missionary W
a. wrote my text also uttered that psi
~. up magnificence 10 DE found in tho
- words which ring like battle axes
orr splitting helmets: in all these thir
~ we are more than eonquerors thrOu
,i,s Him that loved US, for I am persuae
as that neither death. nor life, nor
h, gels. nor prineipalities, nor powe
hes. nor things present. nor things 20 col
80 nor. height, nor depth, nor any otl
80 | creature, shall be able 10 separate
h. from the love OF God, which is in Chr
20 | Jesus our Lord"
not How do you like that, you eowal
,kes who shrink back from aggressive w
lavx and If so much as a splinter pie
- YOUR flesh cry out louder than mi
> n a one torn IN auto da feg Many
nd der has gone through a long war. b
! al in 20 battles, led regiment up .
-n,h mounted by cannon and swept by n
a. kerry and vet came home without
,rLs ing been once hit and without a N
n &c upon him. But il Will not be so ann
here those who pass in the grand revie'
Won Heaven. They have all in the
bere wars been wounded. and all bear sc
Dcir- And what would the newly arrive
here Heaven do with nothing 10 show