Middletown transcript., 1917-03-31
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TRIUMPHANT HOPES

every one, DelOVeO DreCnren OIL tne CoH-
ference. my heart entreats apostolic
benediction; "may the God of peace
that brought again from the dead, our
Lord Jesus. that great Shepherd of the
sheep, through the blood Of the ever
lasting covenant, make you perfect in
every good work, to do His will, work
ng in you that which is well pleasing IL
His sight, through Jesus Christ, !"
Whom be glory forever and ever. Amen !
These triumphant words from our ne
roic comrade, wounded on the BALI
front, should inspire every Christi
soldier to nobler enieavor. Such ic
tory while facing the rim monst
pays a thousand fold for Fighting The
good fight" The flag of the Cross
placed in the hands of DR.. Izer fifty
years ago. he has triumphantly borne
aloft. In Portland, Oregon, San Fran
cisco, California, Pittsburgh, Philadel-
phia and other cities encircling the Con-
tinent with the lignt and glory of the
sacred emblem. Now that the war is
over with him, like true veteran, he
returns the colors, unsullied by defeat
and receives, his honorable discharg.
from the active ranks. While he is
waiting for the encampment on the
level plains of heaven, he hears the
Master saying, Come, We blessed OF
My Father, come up higher; be at home
with Me, Rest from your labors." o.
army of the living God is saying to th'
victor, FAREWELL" while the army
the farther shore cries "All hail y
Truly, death is swallowed up in VIC
tory; it is only another glorious bril-
for the Christian believer. Christiani y
conouers in the crisis of dissolution,
hallelujah
1t was the privilege of the writer to
become DR.. Izer's successor to the pas
torate of Grace Church, Portland, Ore
gon. Meeting him there, learned to
| love him always. AS Introductory to
nv first sermon to that people, l said,
II come to you in the order of Metho-
dism, to take up the work of one of the
ablest, most effective pastors OF our
church. l trust there will be no break
| in the thread, no serious change in the
plans marked out by your former pas
tor"
'Tn Eastern countries, the tapestry
weavers oft times are unable to COM
plete the beautiful pieces of workman
ship, and, as one dies, another picks up
the thread, weaving on after the orig
inal design. So trust / can pick up
the threads dropped by the fingers OF
DR.. Izer, and weave on after the beauti-
full pattern given by the Divine designer,
weaving in the Rose of Sharon, Christ
the Kedeemer, and the Lily of the Val
| ley, Christ the Resurrection; weaving
out intemperance and weaving in sobri-
ETY.; weaving out sin, weaving in holi'
ness, until the world becomes like our
glorious pattern, Christ Jesus.
DR.. Izer has again dropped the threads
of his wonderful weaving as worker
for the Master; others are entering into
his labors, weaving on to completion the
vast mosaic of colors to adorn the gal
leries of Immortality. Thus the mighty
fabric will be perfected; here we only
see the dull, wrong side, but when the
masterpiece of the worlds salvation i.
finished. what perfection of beauty will
appear forever and ever The darl
background of pain which our beloved
DR.. Izer is now weaving will make tn
gorgeous flowers of love, Joy, peace ant
holiness stand forth in brighter splendo
in richer beauty.
What is the cause of the smile nov
lighting up. the face that otherwis
would express only anguish. He
thinking of the future and light fror
the face of his Redeemer illuminate
the valley and when death finally kisse
his hand and leads him through, it wi
be infinitely more glorious than his elo
! quent men could possibly portray
There he will meet the Conqueror Q
death and be lead through the gates Q
life into the wider realms and holie
possibilities of the never ending HON
of the Soul.
: The Christian world is vast proces
sion, not chain gang of prisoners
l bound for Siberian wilds and desel
! wastes, but host of joyous, singin
,, pilgrims, marching through Immanuel
|, land to fairer worlds on high. Ofte
.. we fellow each other rapidly over tn
river 1t is said that in about tw
, weeks after Bishop James wife jOine
r the redeemed, her husband closed tt
f shutters Of the house, locked the doc
s stepped into the chariot and was SOC
t by her side again. Recently, DR.. W
Harrington, former District Superb
tendent in Oregon and Washington
passed to his eternal home; Rev W.
, Reese, pastor in Seattle. gave the Fl
: neral >eulogy. In closing, he sal
n Farewell, dear brother, for a lit
!. while. Watch for US at the gate.
It The speaker did not think that the lit
/, while would be only few days, but
n was so. In a weeks time they met
= the gate. In this Wilmington COME
q ence, DIR. T. A. H. O'Brien, Distri
, Superintendent, was called suddenly
= his reward. DR.. T. E. Martindale ga
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