The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1904, Page 37

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The Lutheran Pioneer. 34

Death, Where Is Thy Sting?

A chaplain relates the following: I once saw a
sailor dying and shall never forget that solemn mo-
ment. It was midnight upon the ocean. When I
came to the dying sailor to hear his last words, he
said to me, ‘‘Tell my mother that I depart in the sure
hope of everlasting life. I rely upon God’s mercy
in Christ. Tell my
mother how I en-
tered upon my last
voyage, and what
peace that passeth
all understanding
I at this moment
enjoy.”

After a pause he
added, ‘‘Yes, my
end has come. I
feel the approach of
death. But my liv-
ing hope sustains
me. Oh, whata great
and mighty Saviour
Jesus Christis! He
is the sinners’ Phy-
sician.’’

Then he turned
towards the sailor
who had nursed him
during his sickness,
and said, ‘‘Dear
John, we shall meet
in heaven.’’

“Yes, by the
grace of God,’’ re-
plied his comrade.

Again happy joy
beamed uponthedy-
ing sailor’s face and
he said, ‘‘Heaven is

_ opened for such sin-

ners as] am. Jesus has entered for me, to prepare
a place also for me, and my mother will soon follow.””
He then laid his folded hands upon his breast
and fell asleep.
‘‘Death, where is thy sting?”

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Let Your Light Shine.

Let your religion be seen. Lamps do not talk,
but they do shine. A light-house sounds.no drum,
it beats no gong; yet far over the waters its friendly

light is seen by the mariner.

3 The Lord’s Ascension.

The Home Above.

As the rich Dr. Brown one day stepped out of
his new house, he saw old Eliza passing by, whom
he knew very well, she being called now and then
to help in the family. She was a poor widow living
all alone in a shanty with two rooms. She was an
upright Christian woman, and therefore happy,
although very poor.
The doctor held her
in high esteem for
her true piety. He
invited hertostepin
and look at his beau-
tiful, newly fur-
nished house. Old
Eliza went in, and
the doctor took her
upstairs and down-
stairs through all
the rooms, showing
her all the beauty
and splendor of his
new dwelling. She
looked at it all very
calmly and did not
seem to be much
impressed by what
she saw.

“Well, Eliza,’’
asked the doctor,
‘‘what do you think
of my new house?
How do you like
H it???

“Tt is very beau-
tiful,’? said Eliza,
‘fand I thank you
very much for tak-
ing me through all
these rooms; but
what I have seen is
nothing compared with the dwelling into which I
shall soon move.’’

‘What kind of a house is that?” asked the doc-
tor in surprise.

Old Eliza took from her pocket a New Testament,
reading John 14,2: ‘‘In my Father’s house are many
mansions. I goto prepare a place for you,” and from
Rey. 21 the description of the heavenly Jerusalem.

‘“‘T wish you much joy and happiness in your
new house,”’ she then said, ‘‘but you well know that
you will not live here long. But in my home above
I shall live forever.”

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