The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-05-25
Death will Coma.

The Rev Albert Barnes. in an able dis
course in the October number OF the Ma
tional Preacher. holds the following graph
ic language in illustration Of the above
declaration
death will come; he certainly will
come. He connnt be evaded; he cannot
be made TO take his steps any slower. Oh
he will come! All tha, live on earth will
dis-every beast and living thing, the
hummng bird, the insect that Autters in
the sun beam every tree, shrub and flow
er-the oak, the pine, the acacia, the moss
that grows over the wall. every moparch.
every peasant. every rich man. every poor
man, every woman, every slave. every
nastersof a slave. every man. every wo-
man. every child, every old man that
prides himself on his honors and his
wealth, every young man that prides him
self on his talents or his strength, every
maiden that prides herself on her beauty
Oh! all will die! am in a world OF
death; am amidst the dying and the
dead; see not a living thing in my ram
bles that will not die-no man, no woman.
no child. no bird, no beast. no plant, no
tree. The eagle that cuts the air cannot
fly above il the monster Of the deep can
r1et iira- hela.r it. the tInyinsar4- 4-cannni
make itself SO significant that death will
not notice it; the leviathan cannot with
his great strength, struggle againstit. The
christian will die; the sinner will die-yea
the sinner! Your wealth cannot save
you; your accomplishments. cannot save
ysa. Death cares for none ofthese things;
they are all triAes-gewgaws beneath his
notice. He no more loves "a shining
mark" than an igpoble one, he has no
more pride in cutting down the rich man
than the poor man-the daughter Of beau
ty. and fashion than the daughter Of ugl-
ness and sin. He loves 10 revel in the
thistle as we'll as the rose bud ; the bramble
as the oneysuckle; the rushes as the mag
noia the briar as the cedar of Lebanon.
He cares as little for the robes of crime as
for the beggar's rags; as little for your
richest vestments and gayest apparel as
for the blanket of the savage. You will
die and the fear of death will come upon
YOU. Death comes just as he is-pale
solemn, fixed. determined on his work. =
lie hears no cry for pity; he regards no
shrek of terror. He comes steady, GER
| tain. unchanged in his. purpose. to take
you from the bed down to bury you a
way from your splendid dwelling; 10 call
you out of the assembly room-take you
away from your companions, that will miss
you for moment and then resume then
dance. that you may die. Death will
come. He has been advancing towards
you ever since you began to breathe. He
has kept on his way always advancing to
meet you, while you have been asleep, ol
awake, and if. you have gone north OIL
south, east or west, he has always pu
himself into your path-how near or re-
mote, you have never known. Death viii
come He has always been advancing
never receding; and soon his beautiful
shadow viii fall upon your path. And
that shadow will deepen and become more
chilly. like an advancing eclipse and ther
his dark form will stand right before you
between you and the light Of the living
world. and you will be in The dark valley
Death will come-fearful enough under
any circumstances, even il you are {
Christian-awtul. unspeakably awful, i
you are not