The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-07
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us every member of our body. Thy hands have made me- said holy Job, and have fashioned me round about" He has endowed us with every faculty of our soul. To Him do we therefore owe their service. But He does not ask their ser vice gratuitously, not even the smallest. On the contrary He assures us that cup of cold water given in His name shall not be without it's reward
 What shall then be the reward of a life long service. Neither eye hath seen nor hath ear heard, nor hath 1t entered into the heart Of man to conceive what God hath prepared for those who love Him" God himself shall be our reward. T shall be your reward exceeding great" We shall see God face to face as He Is, and not as now through the haze of faith. What an ecstatic thrill of joy shall pass through the soul when the last breath is breathed, when the last sigh is given, and the gates of heaven open and we gaze upon the face of Godi Past the nine choirs of angels, above eherubim and seraphim, past the throne of the Imma- culate Mother-oA what earthly joy could for a moment compare with the loving smile on Marys face, straight up to Gods embrace. Oh, how all her crosses, all her trials and suferings will be re- paid in that moment. "hnter into the joy of the Lord"
 With Angels and Saints.
 Then our companions in heayen The angels and the saints our father and mo- lrA lao, tI- We have by word or example rescued from sin and hell. How they will well come usl Father and mother may have parted in the greatest sorrow from their children never to sec them again in this life; there they will meet again never to be separated.
 Here in this world the nearest and dear est friends must very soon separate; the hand whose warm grasp we have felt must soon lie mouldering in the grave; 'tis but a grasp of the hand as we has, ten along" there we shall sing the praises of the Lord forever in their com pany.
 Oh, to think that with those eyes with which we are now looking on our neigh bors we shall forever gaze upon the un- created glory of the Godhead. "Who will grant me" says holy Job, "that my words may be written? Who will grant me that they may be marked down In a book and with an iron pen in a plate of lead or else be graven with a flint on Q stone?"
 What was it that Job wished to have thus indelbly inscribed? T know that my Redeemer liveth and on the last day l shall rise out of the earth. And l shall be clothed again with my skin, and in my flesh I shall see my God whom I my self shall behold and not another; this. my hope is laid up in my bosom
 As we may gather from these inspired words our body shall also have It's joys: This corruption shall put on incorrup- ton and this mortal body shall be clothed with immortality"
 Eternal Joys.
 And these joys. my brethren, shall be eternal. In this life our joys are soon ended. but in heaven our Joy shall be ever fresh. Our joys fin this life are like childrens toys; they delight us for q mo- ment and then they cloy and we wish for something else. But in heaven we shall have the memory of past joys. the enjoy ment of the present, and the certainty of future joy.
 Remember then there Is a throne pre- pared for us in heaven; there Is a crown destined for us to wear Alas shall any of is fail 10 obtain it?. Shall any amongst us never wear that crown. Shall we for a momentary sinful passion lose forever the vision of God the company of Mary, of the angels and the saints. Oh far be it from usl
 In the moments of trial when satan, the flesh and passion, are using their strong est efforts to overcome us, may the great reward in store for us and the dread of the eternal punishment consequent on our defeat brace us up for the contest and make Us secure of the final victory when we shall be greeted with the glad encomlum, well done. good and faithful servant, enter into the joy of your Lord. f"