The Watchtower Society and John and Morton Edgar - A2Z.org

" 1 will say of tllc J-orcl. IIc is my rcfugc and fortress :my Ciocl ; , . . Ilc crlvers mc with His feathers, andt~ildcr His wrings do I trust : His truth is my shield andbuckler . . . He will deliver me and set me on high,bccause I have known His name . . . He will honourme. With long life [-immortality] will He satisfy me, andshow me His salvation."Those who have watched by many death-beds trill besurprised to learn that, in addition to the last farewell.when eight of us were gathered together around his bedjust prior to the end, he had separate intewiews with noIP,~ tlian twenty-three relatives and friends. A solemnhush lay upon all as they emerged from the sick room,and each realiscd that the interview would be a treasuredand ever-stimulating memory. They felt tbat they hadbeen brought into the presence of the Unseen, and had beenprivileged to stand on holy ground I His expression wasso joyful. loving, and tender I There was not a trace ofdoubt in his mind, nor, indeed. in the minds of any of us,that hc \\-as now waiting on the ve thresholG, ready tobe nsbercd into the glory beyond. yndeed. the reflectionof the glory already shone in his face and beamed fromhis eyes.The doctor's first inter\-icw was with his bop Duringthe long hours that had elapsed since they last sax\- theirfather, t11ry had developed spiritually. \Ye had lookedon in glstl wi-onderrncnt at their grox-t11. They were growinglike " calvcs of the stall "-Mal. iii. 2. The joy of theLord hnrl come into their hearts like a flood. But for atime after thcir presentation of themselves to God, attllcir fatllcr's bedside, they had been much depressed,Not only did tlieir beloved father's suffering and seriouscondition fill their minds with sadness, but the sense oftheir own weakness and insufKciency to faithfully keepthe vow they had made weighed heavily upon them.The dear Lord who gathers the lambs with His arm, and