Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-12

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/ in the few sightless days before the
lend, those days when the human eyes
failed, they became more real, more
living, more intense. IT hey are sure Z
he said, - they are sure. If YOU will
only believe This man Vas NO
mere visionary, for While he looked
for "a city that hath foundations
whose builder and maker is God, z
ihruout it all, he was ever seeking to
improve the condition Of the artsslly
city according to the pattern thstsha.:!
been shown him from on high. he
streets along which he Travelled here
have been made easier for. .Wearier
feet to walk. The haunts which ne
frequented have been brightened by
the rays Of the Sun of Righteousness
the sinful have been cleansed, the
weak, invigorated, the unfortunate
heartened, the distressed relieved,
and to the despairing hope has been
communicated. Owing to this serene
earnest, inspiring, resourc eful, pur-
poseful, and hunlanity-loving man,
novels have given way to homes, filth
to cleanliness, rags to robes, poverty
to comfort, hunger to satisfaction, in
dolence to industry, hate to love, and
vice to righteousness. Thousands
are now found following the banner
Of the conquering Christ with faces
rejecting the sunshine of the Son of
God, clear in mind purified in heart,
strengthened in spirit, and with the
morning in view.
Tho dead,
'1He lives again
No lives made better by his pres
ence.''
The tree that he has planted will
grow The river that he quickened
will continue to flow. The Army thai
he organized will keep on in its. holy
war For the tree is an off-shoot OF
that tree which is set for the healing
Of the nations, the river is but a tri-
butary of that which flows hard by
the throne of God, and that army is
but one of the many forces that com
pose the hosts Of the eternal. There
is a place in the universal church
for all classes and conditions of man
kind. At one extreme is the magni-
flcent sanctuary at the other the Sal
walton Army Barracks. Both fill a
felt want, and one in the sight of the
All-Father, is as good as the other.
The poor woman who Amounted the
head of Christ with precious nard
and the rich man who entertained
Him are both beloved in the sight CT
God. The lowly Mary who brought
spices to the sepulchre, and the ex-
allied Joseph of Arimiuhea who
provided that sepulchre for the sacred
body have alike their memorial to
the latest generation. And there is
seen in nearness to the greai~ white
tlliOtiS, AlOtSll VI tilE- SdUuSuldl,N ~
ker of the Temple, Sturgeon of the
Tabernacle and Booth of the Bar
racks. The General has gone home to
his coronation; the conquerers wreath
Of honor is his. And amid the plall-
dts of the redeemed victors is heard
the imperial voice of Him that setteth
upon the throne saying, open, We
everlasting gates and give way, We
eternal doors, and let this heir Of
glory enter I'M"
Servant of God, we'll done!
Thy glorious warfare's past;
The battles fought, the race is Won,
And thou art crowned. at last:
OF all thy hearts desire
Triumphantly possessed;
Lodged by the ministerial choir
In thy Redeemer's breast
"Rest from thy labor, rest,
Soul of the Just, set free!
Blest be thy memory, and blest
Thy bright example be!''