Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-08-24
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.
A DEATH-BED SERMON.

Come with me 10 the dcath-bcd of Pavson.
sec HIM tortured with commissions. and rackcd
with pain--yct fearless, humble, resigned. low
iul, and even triumphant. TO some Young
men whom he invited to sec him he said, Nv
young friends, you will one day be obliged to
embark on the same voyage on which | am
just embarking; aud as it has been my special
employment during my past life TO recommend
To you pilot 10 guide you through this yo,-
age, wish TO tell YOU what a precious pilot
he is, that you may be induced TO choose him
for yours. feel DESTROYS that YOU might see
that The religion have preached can suppor,
me in death. You know that have many ties
that bind me to carth--a family to which am
strongly attached, and the people whom love
almost as well but the other world acts like
magnet, and draws my heart away from this.
Death comes every night and stands by my
bedside IN the form of terrible commissions,
every one of which threatens to separate the
soul from the body. These continue TO grow
worse and worse, until every bone is almost
dissolved with pain, leaving inc with the GER
tainty that shall have ii all to endure again
the next night. Yet while my body is thus
tortured, the soul is pcrlcctly-pericctly hap
py and pcacciul-more happy than can pos
sbly express to YOU. lie here and feel those
eonyuIsions extending higher and higher, with
out the least uncaSlness; but my soul is filed
with Joy unspcakable. ! seem TO revive IN
flood OF glory which God pours down upon me
And know, kn5u that my happiness is but
begun | cannot doubt it will last for ever
And now is all this dcluslon' Is it a dclu.
sion which can fill the soul TO OVERLOOKING with
JOY in such circumstances If SO, it is surely
dcusion better than any reality but no. it
is not delusion; feel that it is not. do
not merely know that | shall enjoy all this--I
enjoy il now.
My young friends, were master of the
whole world, what could il do for me like this z
Were all its wealth at my1ect, and all its in
habltants striving TO make me happy what
could they do for me Nothing nothing
Now, all this happiness trace back to the re-
gion which | have preached, and TO the time
when that great change took place in my heart
which have often told you is necessary TO
salvation, and now tell you again, that with =.
out this change you cannot, no, YOU cannot,
see the kingdom Of God And now standing
as do on the ridge which separates the two
worlds can it be wondered at that my heart
yearnS over you, my children, that you may
choose life. Is it TO be wondered at, that
long TO present every one of you with a full
cup OF happiness, and see you drink IT; that
long to have you make the same choice which
! made, and from which springs all my happi-
ness
A young man Just about to leave this world,
exclaimed, The battles fought the battle
fought the battles fought! but the victory
! is lest forever But can say, The battle 5
fought and victory is IRON the victory is won
for ever" am going to battle in an ocean
of purity, and bencvolencc, and happiness to
all eternity. And now my children let me
bless you; not with the blessing Of a poor,
! feeble, dying man, but with the blessing of the
infinite God The grace of God aud the love
Of Christ, and the communion of the Holy
Ghost, be with all and each one you for ey-
| or and ever, Amen