The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-03-15

tiles? 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 ont OF their own tears. When
man has gone through the curr;er-
lum and has taken "a course of dun
ceonS and imprisoumcnt~. he is oual-
flied for the work OF sympathy.
Jesus had enough trial 10 make him
sympathetic with an trial. The
shortest verse i'm the Bible tells the
story. Jesus Ncpt." The scar on the
back OF his either hand. the scar on
The arch of either foot. the row Of
sears along the liuc OF the hair. will
keep all Heaven thinking. Oh. that
Great Wecpcr is just tho one to 81
lence an earthly trouble wipe out
all stains Of earthly grief Gentle.
Why. His step iS softer than the step
of the dew. il will not be a tyrant
bidding YOU hu~h your CRYING. II
viii be a Father who win take YOU
on His left arm. His face beamin-
into yours. while with the soft tins
Of the fingers OF the right hand lie
shall wipe away al tears from your
eyes.
Nou have noticed when The children
get hurt and their mother is away
from home they always come TO you,
the father. for comfort and svm-
pathy. hut YOU have noticed when
the children get burt and their
mother is ar home hey 20 right past
YOU and 10 her, and you are of no &C.
count. so. when the soul comes up
into Heaven ont of the wounds of
this life. II will not stop TO look for
Paul or Moses or David or John.
These did very well once. but nov
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
IL is when they get news there or a.
Christians death from what it IS
here, II is the difference between
Cmbarkation 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 Won mourn
that they go. If you stand on the
other side of the river. Won rejoice
that they come. Oh. the differenee
between a funeral on earth and a
jubilee in Heaven between requiem
here and triumph there; parting here
and union there, Together, Have
YOU ever thought Of il? They are
together. Not one Of your departed
friends in one land and another IN
another. but together in different
rooms of the same house-the house
I of many mansions, Together,
Take this good cheer home with
YOU. These tears OF bereavement.
! that course your check and OF pcrsc4
cution and OF trial are not always
to be there. The motherly hand Of
I God viii wipe them an away. What
/ is the use ON the way to such a con-
T summation what +, the use of fret
ting about anything? Oh. what an
+ cxhilaratiou IL ought 90 be IN Chris
ttiau work See You The pinnacle .
against tine KY? n is the city Of our
God. ami ve are approaching il. Oh.
let uS be busy iu the days that re-
main Cor as.
The SaNous end tlr Eri-ons went
ont TO batflc. The Saxons were "A
armed. The Hrifou- bad no weapons
at all. and Vet history tells us that
the Eritou~ got the victory. Whv?
They went into battle shouting three
times. "Halleluiah," and az the third
shout Of "IIalleluiah.' their enemies
fed panic struck. and 50 The Britons
got the victory. And. my friends,
If we could only appreciate the glo-
rieS that are 10 come we would be
so filled with enthusiasm that no
power on earth or he'll could stand
before rs. and a. our first shout the
I opposing forces would BEGIN 10 trem-
bic. and at our second shout they
would begin TO fan back. and at orr
third shout they would ne routed for
ever There is no power on earth o-
in hell that could stand before three
such vollcys of hallcluiah.
put tins balsam on the wounds
OF our utdi e. iN' ItiA'f az iif tAONHNE
of what your departed friends have
got rid of and that YOU have a pros
pcct of so soon making your own
escape. Bear cheerfully the minis
try of tears and eXult az the thought
that soon il is 20 be ended.
Do YOU not this moment catch a
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 verdant lad and heard in that
Crystal palace the first great music
| had ever heard. Julien gave con-
cert there, and there were 5000 voices
and 5000 players upon instruments.
and | was 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 overwhelming But all
that was tame compared with the
scene and the sound when the ran
somed shall come from the easr and
the west and the north and the south
and sit down in the kingdom of God,
myriads above myriads, palje-ies
above galleries. and christ will rise,
and all Heaven will rise with Him.
and with His Nyoupdad -, -