Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-06
Heavenly Rewards.


Bot though In a divine sense the con-
sccrated widow is rich. yet she shall
be far richer in the next world. Wom-
an. whom have you loved OF all hu-
man beings the best on earth ?
We'll" you say. that is n hard
question 10 answer. loved my
mother and father in one way and uy
children In another wny-and my sis
tiers and brothers ia another way
But. taking IL all In all. L think loved
my husband best. truly best. We were
one In thought. one in life and one IN
everything. Ny one ambition In life
was to please him" Yes. l think your
answer Is correct The relations be-
tween u husband and a wife are SO
close that you Were one. and your one
desire-was TO live for him and to please
him. Now. my sister bereft OF her
husband when you reach heaven and
meet the long separated father OF your
babies- do you not feel I've VIII be pleas
cd to know how you have worked ana
shaved for his flesh and blood? When
you reach heaven. viii you not be rich
In the knowledge that he appreciates
all you have done for your children
ana hisf When one OF my aunts--a
widow-was dying. she looked up at
those gathered about her bedside and
said, Now, hope your father, Steven.
will be satisfied with what have done
Cor his Children Yes. yes, woman.
your husband will truly be satisfied.
You have done your task we'll. II has
been a hard journey to travel alone. but
at the end OF the journey you will be
rich IN his blessing as well as that of
your Saviour, the dear Christ.
joys Of Re~nion.
Most OF us know what the rapture of
an earthly reunion means, but such n
welcome Will pale into insignificance
before the heavenly embrace OF risen
father ana long separated wife. After
the famous battle OF Five Forks General
George e. Pickett OF 0eetysburg fame
was reported TO have been killed. Day
after day his wife sat with her baby
In her arms In the silence OF despair.
but one day there rode up the lane of
the Virginia home familiar figure.
He cried TO bis horse: "whoo, Lucyl
Whoar With that the mother, with a
wild cry OF Joy, arose and said:
George! Georgei Is that your 81
do not know how to describe It." wrote
Mrs. Pickett, ''the peace, the bliss of
that moment! 1t was too deep and too
sacred to be translated into words"
And so. my widowed friend, when in
the heavenly reunion you shall greet
your dear one. carrying with you your
children and his. the sacredness of that
moment will be too deep and holy TO
be translated into words.
Thus. widows OF Main and widows of
Europe and America and widows wher-
ever you may be. ! call you rich Go
ahead bravcly and truly, fighting Tie
battles that are before you. Christ
snail be your protector in this world.
Your rewards for duties well done
await you in the next. The truest way
FOR you to be true to your dead hus-
band Is for you to be true to the noble
tasks God has given to you TO do here.
remember that Christ knows all about
q widows troubles. He sympathized
with the Borrowing widow Of Main. In
his great heart there is sympathy for
all who struggle aud suffer, ard the
divine help and consolation are never
more generously bestowed than upon
those who bear that heaviest of human
Observation-Disclosures. This love
ana all the blessings 1t brings will make
you rich indeed.
copyright. 1908. by Louis KIopsch.l