The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-06
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by others did God take her unto Him
self. Another communicate, from gen.
eral debility, nearly three-scOre and ten,
had proven her worth In the church
militant, and was gathered TO her tore
fathers. One who was confirmed with
his family late in life, and whose con-
slant thought was the church, and who
sang It's praises ct every service nearly
up to his LIES end, and who walked
worthy Of his Christian calling, now
chantt the praises of his King with the
white rObed thousands, waiting for the
beEtifc vision Of his Savior whom he
loved. The reverence and love manifest
ed here before the altar Of God, is inten-
sifed when heavens choir uniteB with
earth's In praise to the Triune God.
Blessing and honor and glory be unto
the Lamb that was slain from the foun-
dalton Of the world. The lips which
sang the 33lth hymn here with the
earthly choir speaks nOW in the praises
of his King eternally. And the promise
is 10 him who has gone and TO US on this
side Of thelgraVe: thine eyes shall see
the King in His beauty; they shall be-
hold the land that is very far of. Fl"
Another shortly followed this one-a
young man with all ife's promises be-
fore him. An insidious disease had Tor
months weakened him, and his native
climate proved 10 him and his family that
longer TO remain in it would be speedy
death; so he moved from zone to zone,
now in q high altitude among the Rock
les with no apparent benefit, then to a
lower altitude with some little hope of
betterment, but only transient; then
the great change away from home and
family and the remains brought home
and laid 10 rest in Gods acre-requies-
cat in pace-till, at the trump of God,
the quick and the dead shall face their
Savior, and the great family of one Sa-
vior Christ shall be reunited forever.
A little darling infant, tender flow
er from the garden of the Lord, breath
ing the breath Of life but only for few
months, is carried by the ministering
spirits Of our heavenly Father into his
heavenly home. Another, a lovely child,
matured beyond her childish years,
whose love was for the church and
whose prayers were always for her, and
who, (if God had been pleased TO spare
her hfe), would have been agreat work
or in the church's field, passed away,
spOtIess, holy, with the seal of Christ
in her forehead, and abe with the other
blessed ones are now before .Ee throne
Of God and serve Him day and night IN
His temple, and He that stitch on His
throne shall dwell among them. They
shall hunger no more, neither thirst any
more, neither shall the sun light on
them, nor any heat. For the Lamb
which is in the midst of the throne shall
feed and shall lead them into living
fountains of waters, and God shall wipe
away all tears from their eyes.
Another dear soul lies with the bodies
Of those who walked with God. A reg
ular attendant and conmun cant Of this
church, for many years intirm, but still
feeling himself able ON Gods Holy Day
to attend the services. He was regu-
lar attendant until a week or two be-
fore came, and from this time on,
without much suffering, he gradually
wasted away and his end was peaceful.
BLESSED are the dead who die ia the
Lord, for they rest from their labors"
We need not recount how well he ac-
quilted himself in his position Of trust;
suffice 1t to say, Being good man and
full Of the Holy Ghost and faith, his
work was but the natural expression Of
. good. conscientious Ceristian life. !"
He sleeps WE'LL
These all died and were buried with
Christian rites. They await the resur-
rection of the just. Beloved, how hard
il is 10 be bereaved-to part with those
whom we have loved, who have been
the best part Of our life. This, how
ever. is the very school of Divine dis
cipline. By all this we are being train
ed for life of higher and grander SER
vice in the larger world we shall one
day inherit. 1t is clear to me thatGOd
intended this, and that he also intended
that we should have TO battle all our
life long in conflicts with the evil, and
after this life, we shall enjoy the bliss
and glory of Paradise. God grant this
10 as al, through Jesus Christ, to whom
with the Father and Holy Ghost be all
honor and glory everlaatIngly. Amen.