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ness；　and　Abraham　wastheir　father；　Moses　had　elected　to　suffer　with　them　rather　that　glory　in　sin　for　a　season。　Shadrach；Meshach；　and　Abednego　had　gone　before　them　into　the　fire；　their　grief　had　been　sung　by　David；and　Jeremiah　had　wept　for　them。　Ezekiel　had　prophesied　upon　them；　these　scattered　bones；　theseslain；　and；　in　the　fullness　of　time；　the　prophet；　John；　had　e　out　of　the　wilderness；　crying　that　thepromise　was　for　them。　They　were　enpassed　with　a　very　cloud　of　witnesses：　Judas；　who　hadbetrayed　the　Lord；　Thomas；　who　had　doubted　Him；　Peter；　who　had　trembled　at　the　crowing　of　acock；　Stephen；　who　had　been　stoned；　Paul；　who　had　been　bound；　the　blind　man　crying　in　the　dustyroad；　the　dead　man　rising　from　the　grave。　And　they　looked　unto　Jesus；　the　author　and　the　finisherof　their　faith；　running　with　patience　the　race　He　had　set　before　them；　they　endured　the　cross；　andthey　despised　the　shame；　and　waited　to　join　Him；　one　day；　in　glory；　at　the　right　hand　of　the　Father。

My　soul！　don’t　you　be　uneasy！

Jesus　going　to　make　up　my　dying　bed！

‘Rise　up；　rise　up；　Brother　Johnny；　and　talk　about　the　Lord’s　deliverance。’

It　was　Elisha　who　had　spoken；　he　stood　just　above　John；　smiling；　and　behind　him　were　thesaints—Praying　Mother　Washington；　and　Sister　McCandless；　and　Sister　Price。　Behind　these；　hesaw　his　mother；　and　his　aunt；　his　father；　for　the　moment；　was　hidden　from　his　view。

‘Amen！’　cried　Sister　McCandless；　‘rise　up；　and　praise　the　Lord！’

He　tried　to　speak；　and　could　not；　for　the　joy　that　rang　in　him　this　morning。　He　smiled　up　toElisha；　and　his　tears　ran　down；　and　Sister　McCandless　began　to　sing：

‘Lord；　I　ain’tNo　stranger　now！

‘Rise　up；　Johnny；’　said　Elisha；　again。　‘Are　you　saved；　boy？’

‘Yes；’　said　John；　‘oh；　yes！’　And