Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-06-21
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You, at least, are true;
! have he d a chance to prove you--
/ have lived with you.
When by other friends forsaken,
When the world grew drear,
You were leal, and were unshaken-
You were ever near"
Some Of US have not always had a
smooth life, and some are now In the
shadow. We have sad memories of
times when we journeyed in company
with those who will never share our
counsel or hear our step any more.
Many modern homes have been bro
ken up. No batterin gram smote the
door, no iconoclasts crumbled the
statues, no flame leaped amidst the
curtains, but so far as all the Joy
and merriment that once belonged to
our house arc concerned, the home
has departed. Armed diseases came
down upon the quietness Of the
scene-scarlet fevers, consumptions
or, underlined disorders came and seiz-
ed upon some members of our fam
lily, and carried them away. In our
trouble and sorrow we forgot the
comforting words of Jesus to His
disciples concerning his death, "If ye
loved Inc We would rejoice because
go unto the Father" We went
about weeping amidst the desolation
Of our once happy homes, thinking
of the bright eyes closed, and the
noble hearts stopped, and the gentle
hands folded, and we wept until we
had no more power to weep. The
world was not so bright as it once
was. The days were sad and dreary,
the nights dark and long. Loneliness
shrouded everything. There was
darkness-thick, impenetrable, shud-
dering darkness. But listen! God
did not leave us there. Mercy spoke
AS we took up the cup and were
about to put 1t to our lips, God said,
Let 1t pass" and forthwith, as by
the hand of angels, another cup was
put into our hands; it was the cup
of Gods consolation. The Father
put his left arm under our heads,
and with his right hand he poured
into or lips the wine Of his comfort.
1t waY then that we began to realize
What friend we have in Jesus
All our sins and griefs to bear"
Then we looked at the vacant chair,
and looked at our troubled hearts,
and We looked at the Lords chastise-
ment, and we said, Gwen 80, Father,
tor so IL 2e"'nelb %O0d iu thy Si2ht.'
As the u.ists Of hHrhness cleared
away gentle voiCe whispered,
What J DO thou bAowcsI not nov,
hut thou shalt know pereArtcr. sud
denly we we're possessed with a spirit
similar to that which possessed Max
well Cornelius when he wrote:
"Not now, but in the coming years
1t may be in the better land
Wen read the meaning Of our tears,
And there, some time, wen under
stand.
Well know why clouds instead Of sun
Were over many a cherished plan
Why song has ceased when scarce
'Tis there, some time, we'Il under
stand"
The Lord took our loved ones from
us, but he is going to shelter them
and care for them better than we
could. He Is going to array them in
white robes, and with palm branches
they will be all ready to greet us at
our coming home.
20, I think I should mourn Ger my
sorrowful fate,
If sorrow in heaven could be,
If no one should be at the beautiful
gate,
Waiting and watching for me-"
Our loved ones have gone into an
other country, and If we want to
reach their companionship we must
take the same road. They repented; !;
we must repent. They prayed and
trusted In Christ; SO must we. Had
1t not been for Jesus they would have
all perished, but Christ comforted
them and said, 81 am the way" and
they tookSit. The path that they
trod was often paved with thorns;
many times they were tired, sick and
hungry, but they remembered the
promise, '"To him that overcometh |
will give to eat of the tree of life
which is in the midst Of the paradise
OF Cod 1t is through much tribula-
tiOn that we are TO anter into tho