Milford chronicle., 1906-04-13

- ana nave washed their robes and mao
u them white in the blood OF the Lamb
= Glorious, glorious is to be the chang
:, Of our resurrection garments. Than
God that, like Christ's, cur bindin
= shrouds Of earth shall be left in tn
sepulcher and be exchanged for tn
: coronation robes Of heaven.
a Every note with wonder swell.
SIN o'erthrown and captive he'll:
Where Is hell's once dreaded king,
I Where, death, thy mortal sting?
Who Are the AngcIsF
If you have stood by many deathbed,
you know that when the Christian i.
. dying, if he is of clear mind. he i.
] very apt to see his dear ones beyond
and to recognize them and even to cal
them by name. When | was a YOUNG
pastor in Pittsburg one Of the dearest
girls of my church fell sick unto death
with consumption. She grew weaker
and weaker, but her mind was perfect
" clear. A short time before she died
Jennie looked up and said, 'Mother.
there are grandma and auntie. and they
are coming for me-" The mother
thought her daughter was in delirium
and bent over the side of the bed and
saids Jennie, Jennie, do you know
me?" "Why, of course, know you.
mother. am not cut of my mind. Do
! you not see them? Grandma and
auntie are comlngsfor me. Don't you
see them? And they are singing now.
Cannot you hear them singing? And.
oh. the music is so sweet" Have not
you had such experiences In your own
family life?
When the great Henry Clay was
about to die he looked up. and sud
denly his face was radiant with
smile as he called: ''MOther! Mother,
Mother" Who will say that his moth
er did not come as Gods messenger to
meet him at the grave? Remember,
an angel, in the Scriptural sense, is a
messenger Of God. Christ had his an
gels at the Easter tomb. and we, too,
shall have ours. Will they be our own
dear ones? o God, we are so anxious
to see some of them that 1t does seem
we cannot wait any longer. We want
to hold the dear hands and kiss the
dear lips. Father, send them to us if
1t be thy will. Let their redeemed
spirits hover over our dying pillows.
Let them come soon to take us to thee.
Angels Angels! Angels at the man.
ger! Angels at the emptied tomb of a |
risen Lord!
But there is still another startling |
fact about this Easter tomb to which !
l would call your attention. That is /
the garden surrounding it. In ninety |
nine times out Of a hundred, when you
have pictured this tomb of Joseph of l
Arimathea, it has been in the midst Of
a garden. Then you nave turned to the
beautiful Legend.
And, if it is important to let the risen
Christ come forth TO scatter sin out of
the hearts of the human race, how
much more important is it to let him
come in touch with our own hearts and
make us pure and true and good and
noble and Christianl There is a beau
Iiful legend told that many years ago
4 poor, blind pilgrim was jOurneying
toward Jerusalem, the City of Peace.
After he had been many days and
weeks and months on his way he met
mother traveller going that way. This
stranger said, "Friend, submit thyself
o me. and will guide thee to the City
# Peace and give to thee whatsoever
hOu wilt ask" After the twain had
ourneyed on for some days more, at
asst the pilgrim, utterly wearied, turned
md said, "Oh, good friend, thou who
last said that thou wilt do everything
or me if l submit myself to thy will,
,pen for me my blind eyes" The
stranger said; Il will Blind eyes, be
re Openedp" Instantly the blind man
,pened his eyes, and he saw that he
lad been walking along the edge Of a
'recipice And he saw that his guide
vas Jesus Christ.
Lord Jesus, at this Eastertide we are
'ilgrims. We are journeying to the
Sew Jerusalem, the City of Peace. We
re journeying thither by the way Of
he garden, in the midst of which
y sin. We are lost, and we want a
uide. o thou Christ, who didst ap-
ear unto Mary Magdalene, come to
ur rescue! Open our blind eyes. Cry
nto us as thou didst to the sinful wo-
nan Of old: "Thy sins are forgiven
hee. Go in peace" Grant US this
rayer, o Jesus! And may thy angel
Tho spoke to Mary Magdalene and
lary. the mother Of James, speak to
s in thy name the glorious message OF
ur sins forever pardoned and forever
asst!
copyright. 1906. by Louis F1lopsch.I
DR.. TOrrey's Torrid Reply.
Dr. Torrey. the evangelist, is a man
ready wit. which he uses with effec.
hen interrupted while speaking. On
ne occasion In London a bIbulous fell
w arose and announced waverlngly
lat he did not believe everything in
le Bible.
Il don't see how anybody can walk
] water" he declared. .'Can you do
Dr. Torrey?'
The preacher looked grimly at the
an for a moment and then answered.