Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1913-04-03

a deserved iribuie 20 IN" mem
DRY Of a departed friend, brother
In Christ and n fellow worker in
the cause Of truth. HerL ert Win.
tcrs, young man ~ years Of
age passed from this life OF care
into the realmns OF eternity, on
the 23rd Dec. 1912. He leaves
leaves behind to mourn his death
many friends and relatives, and
among whom is "a broken heart
ed girl who was soon to be his
| bride. His death is a most heart
breaking disappointment TO her,
but the Lord knows best. He
was a man of noble character,
and was active as oppornitywould
permit in spreading the gospel
and setting good examples to
those around him by his daily
walk; he often expressed him
self as being ready TO go when
the Master called him: yet his
desire was to work on earth for
the Master awhile. But he's gone;
his trials are over. His triumphs
we believe began in his early ca
reer. We should CLEAN some
valuable lessons; we know not
why the Loro called him SO early
in life; yet we know all things
work together for the best to
them that love the Lord. So let
US say, Lord, thy will be done.
Paul writing to the ThesolonianS
concerning the dead, said, Il
would not have you be ignorant,
brethren concerning them that
are asleep; that we sorrow not,
even as others who have no hope,
| for if we believe that Jesus died
and rose again, even so they
which sleep in Jesus will God
bring with him; for the Lord
himself shall descend from heav-
en- with a shout and the voice of
the Archangel and with the
trump of God, and the dead in
Christ shall rise first; then we
which are alive and remain shall
be caught up together with them
in the clouds TO meet the Lord
in the air, and so shall we ever
be with the Lord: therefore com
fort oneanother with these words
humble yourselves therefore
under the mighty hand of God,
that he may eXalt you in due
time, casting all your care upon
Him, for he careth for you"
1t is very sad indeed to part
with ourloved ones; still we know
that this life is only vapor that
openeth for little while, then
vanisheth away. But the life be-
yond death is eternal, and when
our earthly tabanacle is dissoly-
ed, we have building not made
with hands, eternal in the heav-
ems. Jesus said, ''let not your
hearts be troubled, We believe in
God; believe also in me. In my
Fathers house are many man
sions; if it were not so | would
not have told you | go to pre-
pare place for you, and if | go
and prepare a place for you, |
will come again and receive you
unto myseIf;that when | am there
you may be also" These are
precious promises Of the Master
that he has gone to prepare q
place or his children, and one
by one we are crossing the river
of death and entering the Para
disc of God, where the pure riv-
er of the water of life, clear as
crystal, proceeds out of the thron
of God and of the Lamb; then
the tree of life sheds its fruit
and its leaves are for the healing
of the nations; and there shall be
no more course, but the throne
of God and of the Lamb shall be
in it, and his servants shall serve
Hin, and they shall see his face
name shall be in their foreheads,
and there shall be no night there
and they need no candle, neither
light of the sun, for the Lord
God giveth them light and they
shall reign with them forever
and ever in the New Jerusalam,
wherein dwelleth righteousness,
in which place we hope to meet
our loved ones who have gone
before, whereGod will wipeaway
all tears, and there shalt be no
more death, neither sorrow nor
crying, neither any more pains
nor partings, for the former
things will be past away. Let
us strive to live the life that this
young man lived, for now it can
be said, he fought a good fight,
he finished his course, hence
forth there is q crown laid up
for him of righteousness, which
theLord the righteous Judge will
give him, and not to him onlybut
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