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EAR LTOWN. ^ i^-^ k?:^.: BY HER FATHER. ■V '^^i i'^^ ' -'-.J.- ■* '^ 1 SKCOND pyDJTION.) •'4 i ' ^ Pi( Ton, N. S. /.PKIN'nOI) \\\ WILLIAM IIAJMMS. U I- .<\ > f \ .tit m-. ;'i-',«*i^*^S^eWiiii8^«Se". >*a'5*®»p^.^?^w^#i*B*" >■ ' "> ! ' nr« ' •" -■ lioMiK i i H t, :1 f/ '■ ( i . t I. ,i,,\ tr f i tnught PRI] ^ A BRIEF MEMOIE OF THE LAST FEW WEEKS OF ANNE McINTOSH, mghter of John a7id Marion Mcintosh^ EARLTOWN, BY HER FATHER. (SECOND EDITION.) PICTOU, N. S. PRINTED BY WILLIAM HARRIS. 1876. I. \ t"V\ ^\ »^^ 5 ; J C?-*^ <^- PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION. Whatever may tend to brino:the uneonverted to reflec- tion, to ai-ous(> and recall the l)Mck-.slidcr, to encouraj^e the weak and trembling Christian, or edity the stronath, she re})lied that it was strongly impn^ssed on h(^r heart, that she "would not come down from tliat bed on which she had gone up, l)ut v;o\dd surely die." And that she was not to " look to man whos(3 bretith was in liis nostrils " foi* assistance. For some time \)efore her last illness she had a presenti- ment that her earthly T)ili''rimaue was nearly over, and the "l)etter country" dravving near. Wlien in great distress and her friends express- ivig sympathy with her, she would answer them "I .am not in great pain but only restless." Being harassed with fears and doubts, her mother asked her if slie would like to en^ao-e in devotional exer- cises. "Most willingly" said slie, repeating Psabn Ixxiii. 2G. She then recpiested that Rom. viii. should be read to her, dwelling much on the ISth verse. Feeling that the disease was surely and ra|)idly doing its work, she expressed a desire to he i*emem- bered in the Church in the prayers of the conor. Doubts and fears began now to perpl(»,x her, and she complained of '' the enemy" rol)bing her of every promis' and filling her thouglits with memories of her pji it life. Unbelief too added its share of mental distress ; yet much as they per})]exed her, she was not at any time altogether cast down,— faint l)eams of hope ever struojLflinf:: with the darkness. En^'nL'incj in devotional exercise, the xxiii Psalm Wcis sung at her own request, and thinking about the ^'shadow of death" she said, "I compare it to a dark valley, but wlien I think of the great treasure that awaits me beyond, it overcomes the thought of passing tlirough it." She often and earnestly expressed her desire for faith, and her envy of those who had fnitli. Being about this time distressed with doul)ts and fears, she after a little became (piite composed, and in ecstasy of joy exclaimed ''I have found him ! I have found hini !" and tlien repeated Psalm Ixxiii. 24, '' Thou shall guide me with thy counsel, and afterwards receive me to glory." She received much joy and comfort from this promise, and felt strenirthened to battle with the enemy, with the t^- . i it-.* - ^T r 8 I assurance that the "God of peace would bruise Satan under her feet shortly." As this world was receding from her view, the *4and of Saints" with its bright inhabitants was becoming closer and brighter to her vision, for about this time she related a deep impression made upon her by a vivid appearance of the abode, the attire, and the employment of those who "serve God day and night in his heavenly temple," seeing in the midst of them one " fairer than the sons of men" smiling compassionately upon her. "You shall soon be with them" I reniarked, to which she re- plied, "Oh ! I fear I cannot be so white !" During the rest of the day she spoke and thought much of what she had seen until the evening, when her sickness returned with violence, her mind being also somewhat distressed. She then expressed a desire that I should go for her |>astor, the Rev. W. McM — n. "I fear I shall not be able to speak with them when he i^tums." "Should you not," said her mother, "what do you wish to be said to your father." "In case I be not able to speak I wish you to state it for me, "seek ye the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you." Her mother asked her what she had to say to her. "Lament not for me, for you ought the rather to rejoice that I would be accepted %y the Saviour." "Anything further," asked her mother. She ad led, "Is not His name the Won- derful, and is it not a wonder that he should accept of you ; and is He not the Counsellor to counsel V^ ■«ff. tWri>- I In e s r e e Id 9 you in your hour of need, and is He not the Prince of Peace to make peace between God and your soul, and what more can you wish f ^'They shall not be ashamed when thev the evil hour do see." She was then asked if she had anything to say to her brotliers. She expressed a wish to see them all together, for it was difficult for her to speak, and when they were come into her pi'esence, she said ^'what i say to one I say to all." *' Watch." "Though you should all live to become old men, the time will not be long until you must follow me. » Being asked what she had to say to her sisters, the three of them being called to her bedside, she answered, " I do not know which of you, but He says, " suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of hea- ven." Two women who were in at the time, hear- ing what she said to her sisters, wished to know what she had to say to "old withered trees." " I hear you well," said she, "seek your preparation from God, and if you do not find it from Him, you shall want, for "the trees of God are full of sap." Her mother then asked her what she had to say to her Minister. "I have nothing to say about him," but the Spirit saith "he is the Lord's servant, but he is distressed by a bad congregation, wanting from him what they never asked for him," and then she repeated the two first verses of Psalm xx. as api)li- cable to his circumstances. ■rrrrsmr. 10 "Jeliovnli lioar tlicc in tho clay VVlion troublo Ho doth sond. And may tlie rianic of Jacob's God, Thco I'rom all ill dolbnd. Oil ! lot Him holpsond from above, OHt of liis Sanctuary, From Zion liit^ own holy hill, Lot Him givo strongth to thee. And in tins way, as lier strengtli would permit, she e.s of 8ci'i]'ture, of warning or coni- i'ovt to heveral, young {\nd old, and in evdry ca.se sin^nilarly ji.])i)lical)le to tlieir circumstances. 81ie WMS asked w'lat she had to say to her friend, J. Ct. She referred him to Psalm xxxiv. 7. Tho angel of tho Lord encamps, And round oncompasseth All those about that do him fear, And them delivereth. Takiui*' the ] Uble from a table that stood near her bedside she o])ened it at xii chap, of Ecclesiastes, and placing her linger on the two last verses of the chn]>ter desired some one present to give it to a certaiij neii>hb()ur. "Let us liear the conclusion of the whole matter : Fear Gorl and keep his com- mandments : for this u' the wh'le dnti/ of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment with every secret thii;g, whether U be good, or whether it be evil." To a young girl who came to see her she gave tlie 1st verse of the xii Chap, of Eccl. "Remem- ber now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil davs come not. For another clergyman who kindly called to see her, she gave f 1(d). xii. 6, as a])plicable. "For l)( t(j ail fr I;! tH ll ii <> '■^m Ak...^, ^"^•'■■^.■iiU*:'-'*^^; lier ,o, 1 \ 11 wliom the Lord loveth he clmstenetli, and scour- geth every son whom he receiveth." The Minister hfid now arrived and converse<], read, and prayed with her, Slie was distressed with fears and donbts, and desired Ins prayers to he to the eifect that they would be removed, but above all thino:s that she mio'ht obtain faith to be nbJe to stand this fiery trial, and patience, that she mi<>ht endure the will of her heavenly Father." The greater part of tlie night was s]>ent in ])raise and ])rayer. It was a night that will not soon be forgotton by those whose privilege it was to be present, for although, in such great ptiin. and 80 very weak, her voice was the loudest and sweetest in the praise, and it abnost seemed as if she had already received the "golden harp" that sinners here on earth mio'ht be attracted heaven- ward by its music. Her friends prayed earnestly that she might he spared to them for a little yet, that she might tell of the wonders of God's love towards her, and this he granted to the praise of his mercy and free grace. " Not unto us Lord, not unto us, l)ut unto thy name give gloi'y for thy mercy and truth's sake." The scene during the night was most affecting^. Thoui^h her bodily suiferinos were intense, yet was her strength according to her need. Once durino- the niii^ht, when a short interval took place between the diets ot devotion- al exercise, she expressed a desire that they should lesume wdiat was so pleasing and comfortable to J^rr f^^-^^-Jr.t**' • 12 x-.iU hesitation in complyi-ig, ,,P,. Tliero being a ^^^le W ^ j q to res- Se^4e8tcd her pa>Wa> ;^^ eomfovt but „me prayer as she had no eas ^^^^ Sue' t4y we^-e^ at ^jr^Xured with anothH an "beauty revealed to er^ ^^^ gio,y sm-.l.el o"HimwhomtJ..s -;^|;terlo.ely f and " H^f rounded,— n^„ L has dove's eyes. ^^ "^=*^"°Il The younge^ Jf .^.Jiutess Amoved by deah^ aiter lorty-eig\t houis ^ ^ half old, anc, ^".^ t,^ Jone before her, she saia j^ ^'.til'l'ii sister had gone " gg to us all,-- f X,, • ,r , composure and seiiouM ^^ (Ps.xlv.lO.) "V' if, and know that I am Go^l'^^^^ ^^^^ for shou\*h she said, ''i^^trrS-H^r mother having rf be gratefully vetu.ned .^ near,- f ' r^,arked to her aunt '^^'^o wa ^^ answere ' :^rthat trouble awart^rne^ ^ ^^ ^^^^^ -J^ -^:T:f^ me." J' BO ycnx t - ^ 13 uplying, to ves- fort but morning anotli(^r. the la-^i nd afterf| the glory^l by saying| ;lory sui'' and" n(^ was now| by death^ df old, aiHj^ e had sail ol you, but! iie unto m J Kingdoi t her littl with great! ___"Be still 0.) "This," •d for should r having r^ r near, — "i' 'e answere ) seems tlu ) you thir le answere bt it? I a certain that I saw her in the bright company." Her throat about this time was ho choked up witli swelling as to make her case very distressing. She was not able to swallow anything of any kind; ,but contrived to keep her mouth cool by hewing ice. To one in health or in ordinal y circumstances, this would be or seem cold com- tort indeed ; but she greatly enjoyed it, and wliile using it one day she remarked,, — " If I could ii>et a drink of the water of life I need not con- iiiue using this." " But," said she, " I will get a drink out of the ''fountain of life," then I shall hirst no more." The Psalmist says that the '* secret of the Lord is with them that fear Him." In illustration of this trutli we may mention the singular coincidence, hat the svdjject of this memoir shoidd quote in |iil)i)lication to herself before there was any outward warning of her last illness, " Therefore, behold I Iwill allure her and bring her into the wilderness, nd speak comfortably unto her ; and I will give her ineyards from thence and the valley of Achor for door of hope." (Hosea ii. 14, 15.) On hearing he. chapter read during her illness she asked if her rial and sufferings were not the *^ valley of Achor " her. If wronged, or falsely or unjustly spoken of, she ily and cheerfully forgave, even as she hoped ,t through Christ she had obtained forgiveness. asked her if it was rifirht for members of the f\e family to be keeping distant from one another }Q\ u ♦• , .\i(-e She siii^l ^"*» '^^'"' . if H uum love not ^'^;^^;*^ '\^^ !,,,!> not seen " At another time I a.k« ^ ,,king evil of an- one church to V,e n^'««'^^}^'Jf ^"^„t right to miscall • other ^ She amwered . J ' .-ouchsafes h.« any sect or church to wliic presence." , sufferingn she often ex^ ' In the intensity ^^ 1^" j,, ^g.ter be paB , and claimed,- " ^ l''"!^;: ^n t.e -"^--'^'- '^ «°»«''^"%"" the rain over Wh«wm the ^^^^^^^. f,,, come, when there wiU J^^ '^° ,^^^t it shal soon this is the >- «y,ff *S" mnarked her mother to l,ave au end ! ' ■! t'l^' ' j' u No, no, m_o- Uexs-isaweansoinehe. toy v>ei^y'"»j ^^,^„ia she evince hei oft when too weak to sie.jc ^ ^,^a pointing desire to depart ^J^^ recovered, would ex_ upwards ; and whe om^-^ j ^^^,,en you claim : " H yo^} ^^"^^^Yj Ion- to be away !" could not wonder that I hni« _^^^^^ f Sl,e no .'.became evK^e^tiy .^^^^^.a. Ho hopes of her ^eeov^y ^^[ ,^^ ^,,a her c/^otc., Jther one day asked hei, »1*W5 tf T- 11^ \l -Mr-l-*-'- -* - ™ 15 itU seen, u. lo-ht for vil of ail- ) miscall safes liis Dften ex-^ past, and )iisolatioii tears, for iliall soon [iiotlier to ^, no, ino- y bed for ; sympatli y d reply by >y, but al- lirist." Bo fthe wished not to hv, ^ry." Aiicl evince hev ^a pointing (Ij would ex ive seen yor. '-y • ■ (1 some faint ained. Hev! d her choice,] \v)it?tlier she would rather be ivstorod t> hcidtli or taken away'?" She re])lied tliat ''she woukl vatlier be taken away, for if s])ared," said she, '^ it miglit be with me like the '' luKise swe})t and f^arnislied.' " (Luke xii. 25.) ^' I know," she continued ; " tliat (jrod can keep me, but it is safer to be withliiniself." She complained much of a coldness in s[)iritual feeling wdiich gave her much uneasiness, and led lier to ex|)ress the feMi* that God's j)eo])le were* for- getting her in their prayers, and hence the increase of the power of Satrai ovt^r her : foi- the enemy be- gan to perplex her with doubts and fears, suggesting the tliought that her sins were not forgiven, and telling her liow black her soul was. She saw lier own soul about this time in a state of blackness, and while musing on it, with a sweet smile lighting up her face, she said to her mother : — " Mother I have seen Christ, I have seen Christ up- on the cross with outstrteched arms, but did not know him at first until he showed me the wound and it seemed then bleeding. I tlien saw liini as if he had risen from the grave, and embracing my soul black us it was, he ascended up on high with it, far out of sight, and then all my doubts and fears van- ished." Soon after this she told her mother that she saw the " King in his beauty." One of her friends asked her if she could give any description of Him. She said '^ no,", there was such unspeakable comeli- ness and loveliness in his countenance, such resplen- dent light clothing Him round about, that tho' her ^— p— MMXWVr "t'-n WtHSli^^ ' ■ '- * ' 1 16 i •: if i : head was full of tongues she would fail in telling of Jiis beauty and majesty. After tJ'is vivid manifestation of God's glory, slie longed much to be away, and be with him, which was far better," after exclaiming, " when will the winter be past." She loved much to ponder over and repeat the first t\^^o verses of Ps. xlii. and once with deep emotion exclaimed, " Lord thou knowest that I thirst to be with thee." At one time when complaining of dulness, a friend quoted Songs of Sol, i. 4. ^* Draw me and we will run after thee." She re]>lied, '^ no thanks to them for coming when He will draw them." She wished to know what was meant by the *Svhite stone " mentioned in the vision of St. John, and being told the opinion of some worthy Divines about it, was satisfied. She then mentioned that thoughts of it occupied her mind much, and that even in her daily employments it oft banished other thoughts. At one time when she was repeating the 13th verse of cxvi. Ps., I took occasion to ask her if she were spared, whether she would like to shew forth the death of Christ by going to the Lord's table. " Is it not said," she replied, " that they who eat and drink unworthily eat and drink judgment to them- selves ;" but latterly wlien her doubts and fears were overcome, she said " were such an opportunity again offered, 1 could not be kept back from it." She now called her brothers to her bedside for the second time, and charged them to shun bad Jft ling lory, liiiri, L will mder . 1111(1 thou friend e will tliem )y the John, )ivines d that it even other 3 13th if she l;v forth table. eat and o them- id fears ortunity it. side for liun bad 1 17 company — such as tell lies and deceive, and all who profane the Sabbath : " for there are so many snares laid ^ »r you that you cannot tell where they are until your feet be entangled in them." " Shun rhyme makers and those who delight to repeat them." Her weakness became now so oreat that she com- pletely lost the power of swallowing, and for the space of twenty-one days, she did not swnllow as much as a single drop of water ; and although there was a burning heat within, and a craving for cold water, she was so borne up by the strength of God's grace that never a murmur nor a word of repining was heard from her lips. She spoke of Hagar's eyes being opened when the cruise of water was exhausted, so that she was provident- ially supplied by God, and said she "fully believed that God would permit her to have another drink of water before she would go to drink out of the never failing abundance of th6 T^ountain of Life," She believed it was to manifest His power to her that God so dealt with her, as did Jesus in the case of Lazarus, w^hen He came not immediately on being sent for, but waited until ^he time came that would manifest His divine powder, God's glory, and be for the good of souls. " I am kept here a monu- ment of power that the wonder may be the greater when deliverance comes." I asked her at one time if she was suffering much from thirst, she replied, — "I am, but why should I complain, when my Saviour on the cross ■■«?srrf 18 +v.nu wouUlst ncuevc %^::\.e.eve t.at yo. wm ^^^^^^^^^^^^ •^"r heart but I look or gj^^ f^.^'^ that 1 cou < ?S, the fullness that r^y^^^^f{ 'oh it I wouk ^l „i/l not be much misseu. would Se^ef '£k of the water on.fe K Wnomore a-vlj ,^>'^he ^ft attnbuted Xere is no .«f jf ^.f rn'thankiuh^ess whi^e sh ,l,is sove. tn'^U^*''^ While able to «wa^l«J,a for could drmk h-ee^y. ^^^ .^y ^^ ^^f "Bread r'^Ste coS*^^^ "° "S a"a" ^m getting ^\ r^ntbTS Settng it ^-^ ^he into tue i^^^^r^^'^^ they never heard %^:tquently referred W the vale^of-^c^^ sa ing, "She was g>-g ^t^J^^^^^ ,, 'strength and abled to go on ^^^"^^^ ^ f^ Him." would soon appear peri'^^* - . . .^ „,uch, un- seeing her so weak ana ^^^^ gently re- able to restram our tears, s ^^^^^^ f i>er, orove us, and bid «8 "oi j^^^ ,,,^^,^1. ?Jat we ought the rather to rej^^^ ^^ ness; and tho' she would soo^^ ^^^^^^^ ,,,a ' « yet she hoped we «J«"^J^^';„t to you that little ft not cause of enf««;S before you in heaven, Elspy and I will be theie d : ^^ , ^^ ^Se I «b^^l f;i:: IS femily in heaven." • sue aUuded In particular V m^ 21 i their oughts tn with oppor- becom- ,y have against aendini ent and nrace, as Jod may blessing, not bring er heard f « Baca," was eu- gth and much, niv gently re- g for hov, her iuippi- rer with us, ■)w,a^^^."r that httle in heaven. Ohlwhutii heaven." lines used. While licr pastor was one lay in conversation with lier, her attention seemed suddenly arrested l)y something else, and after listening earnestly for a few seconds she asked him "who is singing in the liouse," he replied that there was none, (for the house was at the time very quiet.) " Well" said she, " I have heard the sweetest music that ever fell on my ear." He often called, read, conversed and prayed with her. His visits were times ot refreshing to his own soul, and as precious to him as they might be beneficial and consoling to her. Cowper's Poem on providence made a deep impression on her mind, and she would repeat it with great seriousness. God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform, He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. Deep in unfathomable mines, ;< Or never-failing skill, He treasures up his bright designs, And works his Sovereign will. Ye fSBarful Saints fresh courage take, The clouds ye so much dread, Are big with mercy and shall break. In blessings on your hc^ad. Judge not the Lord by feeble sense. But trust Him by his grace. Behind a frowning Providence, He hides a smiling face. • His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour, The bud may liave a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower. ;5^ ^S' -SMUM 22 Blind unbelip*" is sure to err, And scan his work in vain, God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain. As her end was drawing near, her desire to be away was still increasing, and every now and again would the exclamation burst forth from her lips, "Oh! to be away and be with Christ," not because of her bodily sufferings, *'not that she was unwilling to bear all that it was her Heavenly Father's will to inflict, but that she desired the more to be with Christ, in the house of many mansions." Ofl when unable to speak, would she with tranquil happy look point heavenward, showing where her affections were now chiefly set. Some ol her friends remarked that she should be willing to stay a while yet among us, to which she replied, that "'if the Lord had any work for her to do she would, but if his purposes with lier were about finished, her desire was to go." A friend of hers, in very delicate health, called to see her, and when leaving, &nid " Farewell, for I do not expect to see you any more on earth." "Happy, happy news" said she "I am on my happy journey." After a little, ohe broke the stillness by repeat- ing Par. Iv. 13. 3Iy race is run ; my warfare'^ ©^er ; The solemn hour is* nigh, When offer'd up to God, my «oul Shall wing its flight on high. With heav'nly weapons I have fought The battles of the Lord? - - t^' 23 re to be :)W and from her Lst," not j she was [eavenly iired the of many k, would venward, hiefiy set, [le should , to which [ work for with her rrO." 1th, called re well, for on earth." in on my by repeat- Finish 'd my course, and kept the faith, Depending on his word. Henceforth there is laid up for me A crown which cannot fade; The righteous Judge at that great day Shall place it on my head. As she had all along expected and believed, the Lord in his mercy permitted her now to swal- low some water. For this she greatly rejoiced, and gave God thanks, for the sake of her friends, to whom it was such a comfort, and who were per- mitted to see that "according to her faith so was it done to her." She then chxsped and raised her hands, exclaiming with deep emotion. " O Lord thou knowest that thou art all in all to me," lor "thou art meat and drink to me." Again and again would she say, "why doth he tarry, why doth he not come ?" Her mother see- ing her lips move, but hearing no sound, asked her what she was saying. " Come, come. Lord Jesus come quickly," and after repeating Ps. xlii. 2. " When shall I near, unto thy countenance approach, and in God's sight appear", without a struggle, she yielded her spirit into the hands of her blessed Redeemer, and fell asleep in Jesus on tht morning of the 20th March, thus passing from an earthly, to a lieavenly Sabbath, where the " wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest." • Such were the fears and hopes, such the faith and triumph of Annie Mcintosh. -?■• 24 " Calm on the bosom of thy God Fair spirit, rest thee now' E'en while with ours thy footsteps trod, His seal was on thy brow ! Dust, to its narrow house beneath ! Soul to its place on high : They who have seen thy look in death No more may fear to die." -•ojeioo- •* He takes young children to his arms And calls them heirs of heaven." During Annie's illness, her yoiingent sister Elspy, after about forty-eight hours ilhiess, was carried away to the bosom of Jesus, to be one of the little lambs of Christ's flock above. Tliouirh only two years and five months, she was apt to learn, had a retentive memory, and took much delight in singing Sacred music. She seeined wise beyond her years, and was a reproof to the levit}^ and frivolities of her seniors, and of her it may be truly said: " - "This lovely bud, to young, so fair Called hence by early doom, Just came to show how sweet a flower la paradise would bloom." Some years after the first edition of this Memoir was published, another member of tlie family, Alexander, in the prime of life and fresh- ness of youth, was called home. After several dis- appointments in his business at home, from losses by storms and firo, he left in the autumn of 1873, I! 25 sister s, was one of ^housrh apt to much seemed to the : her it of this • of the 1 fresh- ernl dis- m losses of 1873 , to push liis fortune in the United States, but on arrival there he met only discouragement, and steered his course for the Dominion. After repeat- ed disappointments in some of the principal towns in Canada, h*^ enlisted in the Mounted Police force then on its way to Manitoba, which place God in his wisdom did not see fit that he should reach; for on his way through some of the prairie land of the "Great North West," he was taken ill with a fever peculiar to the place, and after lin- gering for several weeks, during which he showed great patience and resignation to the divine will, he passed away without a struggle, we trust, to that hapi)y land where the "weary are at rest." He had no mother or sister near to soothe his dyhig pillow, or close his eye in death, but notwithstanding this, there were friendly hands around to lend willing aid, and friendly voices to cheer him, and tell him of "Jesus and his love," and friendly ears that heard with gladness his trust in Him who has promised " never to leave nor forsake" those who put their trust in Him, and still more, kindly pens to \vrite to his griev- ing parents, brothers and sisters, that they have not been left to " sorrow as those who have no hope;" that he is "not lost but gone before." Before leaving home, he expressed to his bro- ther a strong presentiment which he had, that his sojourn on earth would be but short. He died in Manitoba, on the 19th day of July, 1874, aged 27 years, much respected and deeply ! '! 26 regretted by Officers and Men of the force of which he had been for some time a member, as also by a large circle of triends and acquaintances in his native land. In his early death we have another loud call to "set our house in order.'' In the midst of life we are in death. " Our time is ever on the wing^ And death is ever niffh, ' The moment that our lives begin, We all begin to die." H>o24>:SOo- We cannot forbear to append to this little Memoir the noble old Chant of " Mother dear, Jerusalem," not only because of its suitableness to the subject, but because Annie Mcintosh loved it above all other hymns and never wearied of re- pealing it. O mother dear, Jerusalem, When shall I come to thee? When shall mj'- sorrows have an end? Thy joys when shall I see? O happy harbour of God's saints ! O sweet and pleasant soil ! In thee no sorrows can be found, No grief, no care, no toil. \ .« In thee no sickness is at all. No hurt or any sore ; There is no death or ugly sight. But life for evermore. No dimming cloud overshadows thee, No dull uor darksome night ; 27 rce of ►er, as tances have little dear, jleiiess 1 loved d of re- tfs But every soul shines as the sun, For God himself gives light. There lust and lucre cannot dwell, There envy bears no sway ; There is rfo hunger, thirst,* noi heat. But pleasures every way. -■ ,, )■'*■' Jerusalem! Jerusalem! - ^ Would God I were in thoe ! O that my sorrows had an end. Thy joys that I might see ! No pain, no pang, no bitter grief. No woeful night is there, No sigh, no sob, no cry is heard — No well- away, no fear. .1' ■•■. Jerusalem the city is Of God our King alone ; The lamb of God, the light thereof. Sits there upon his throne. - O God ! that I Jerusalem , With speed may go behold ! For why ? the pleasures there abound Which here cannot be told. Thy turrets a,nd thy pinnacles With carbuncles do shine, With jasper, pearl, and chrysolite, Surpassing pure and tine. Thy houses are of ivory Thy windows crystal clear. Thy streets are laid with beaten gold ; There angels do appear. Thy walls are made of precious stones, Thy bulwarks diamonds square. Thy gates are made of Orient pearls— O God, if I were there. 1 28 Within thy gates nothing can come That is not passing clean ; No spider's web, no dirt, nor dust, No filth can there be seen, Jehovah, Lord, now come, I t>ray, And end my griefs and plaints ; Take me to thy Jerusalem, And place me with thy saints. Who there are crowned with glory great, And see God face to face ; They triumph still and aye rejoice — Most happy is their case. * . But we that are in banishment, Continually do moan ; We sigh, we mourn, we sob, we weep — Perpetually we groan. Our sweetness mixed is with gall, Our pleasures are but pain, Our joys not worth the looking on — Oiir sorrows aye remain, But their they live in such delight, Such pleasures and such play, That unto them a thousand years Seem but as yesterday'. Oh my sweet home, Jerusalem ! Thy joys when shall I see ? Thy King in glory on his throne, And thy felicity ? Thy vineyards and thj^ orchards too. So wonderfully rare, Are furnished with all kinds of fruit Most beautiful and fair. Thy gardens and goodly walks OoHtinually are green ; 29 There grow such sweet and pleasant flowers, As no where else are seen. There cinnamon and sugar grow, There nard* and balm abound ; No tongue can tell, no heart can think, What pleasures there are found. There nectar and ambrosia spring- There musk and civet sweet ; There many a fair and dainty thing Is trod down under feet. Quite throu;*?h the streets with pleasant sound, The stream of life doth flow ; Upon the banks on every side. " ' The tree of lite doth grow. • < These trees each month yield ripened fruit — For evermore they spring ; And all the nations of the world To thee their honours bring. Jerusalem, God's dwelling place, Full sore I long to see, O that my sorrows had an end, That I might dwell in thee I There David stands, with harp in hand, Among the heavenly choir ; A thousand times that men were blest. That might their music hear. Jerusalem ! Jeruslem t Thy joys fain would I see ; i Come quickly. Lord, and end my grief, And take me home to thee I O write thy name on my forehead, And take me hence away. * Spikenard. • -T-TlTn *TWW7W 30 That I may dwell with thee in l>1is?» And sing thy praises aye! Jerusalem the happy seat— .^ " Jehovah's throne on high I " O sacred city, queen and wife . Of Christ eternally! comely queen, with glory clad, Witli glory and degree, All fair thou art, exceeding bright- No spot is found in thee, 1 long to see Jerusalem, ?• • The comfort of us alJ. For thou art fair and beautiful — None ill can thee befall. In thee, Jerusalem, I say, No darkness dare appear ; No night, no shade, no winter foul— No time doth alter there. No candle needs, no moon to shine, No glittering star to light ; For Christ, the son of Righteousness, For ever shineth bright. A Lamb unspotted, white and pure, To thee doth stand in lieu Of light — so great the glory is Thine heavenly King to view. He is the King of king's, beset In midst his servants' sight ; And they his happy household all Do serve him day and night. * ' There, there the choir of angels sing : There the supernal sort 11 ;31 Of citizens, which henco are rid from dangers deep, do sport. There be the prudent prophets all, The apostles six and six. The glorious martyrs in a row, And confessors betwixt. . There doth the crew of righteous men And matrons all consist ; Young men and maids that here on earth Their pleasures did resist. Those sheep and lambs that hardly 'scaped The snares of death and hell, Triumph in joy eternally, Whereof no tongue can tell. And though the glory of each one Doth dirfer in degree, Yet are the joys of all alike . And common, as we see. There love and charity do reign, And Christ is all in all. Whom they most perfectly behold In joy celestial. They love, they praise- they praise, they love ; They ** Holy, hoiy," cry ; They neither toil, nor faint, nor end ; But laud continually. happy thousand times were I, If, after wretched days, 1 might with listening ears conceive Those heavenly songs of praise. Which to the eternal King are sung By happy wights above — 32 By saved souls and angels sweet, "To praiso tho God of love, O passing liappy were rn3'" state, Might I be worthy found To wait upon my (iod and King, IJis praises there to sound ; And to enjoy my Christ above, His favour and his grace According to his promise made, Which here I interlace. it O Father dear," quoth he, '* let them Whom thou hast giv'n of old To me, be there where'er I am My glory to behold ; Which I with thee before the world W'^as made, in perfect wise, Have had ; from whence the fountain great Of glory doth arise." Again : '* If any man will serve Then let him follow me: For where I am, be thou right sure. There shall my servant be." O mother dear ! Jerusalem ! When shall 1 come to thee? When shall my sorrows have an end ? Thy joys when shall 1 see? Yet once again I pray thee, Lord, To quit me from all strife, That to thy hill I may attain. And dwell there all my life. With cherubim and seraphim And holy souls of men. To sing thy praise, O Lord of hosts I Forevermore. Amen, «i •w;!**^*^''"''*' "" ^^■■-4^^ '^^j^^'pi^aag^ .-i'^ESPgg*^ ' '■-■ "*' ^'* ' W'm^^8«r(fe«i!*(«^''«>s-.i^»#^^sfe^'„t«s^'-*^^' I I