The Nevada journal., 1860-06-22

ITS exlstance, drvop and vanish away into utter
Dothingness? There is not in all the works of
God, an analogy to sustain supposition like
this, and, it is rather too much to ask rejecting
minds to assent to it, merely because it is de-
manded by the exigsncies of . groteling i'll di-
gested and atheistic theory.
We do not quote, in support of future life,
from that book which in so many places and in
so many ways, brings life and immortality to
light Its one utterance, "As in Adam all die.
even so in Christ shall all be made alive" is an
end to all controversy, with such as receive the
book as revelation from God.
But the Bible not only teaches that there is .
future life, but that it is . state Of award for
good or evil. They that are in their graves
shall hear the voice Of the son of man, and shall
come forth, they that have done good to the res
direction Of lie and they that have done evil
to the fesurrsctior Of damnation." This gives
an additional importance to the future life.
Throughout the universe, there seems to be
Ali unbroken chain of causes and results. We
cannot displace . sond grain, without affecting
the whole globe, just as the air set in motion by
the discharge Of a cannon, rushes on, particle
pushing against particle, until the whole mass
of atmosphere which surrounds our globe, has
felt the shock, and every planet in our solar
system has been affected by the act, so it is with
life The uttered oath, and the whispered pray
err throw their influence forward upon eternity
Each act touches at some point, chords whose
vibrations are eternal, the words we speak, the
deeds we do, the thoughts and emotions we
cherish are seed grains, which we are now SOW
ing, the ,uture harvest Of which will not be
prevented. either by the summers drought or
the winters frost.
Men are sowing-ever sowing. By the way
side, and in every place, they are sowing, and
soon. they will be rcaping the harvest, Of tfat
~hich they hare sorn. You have seen the sculp-
tor, as he slowly, and by repeated blows, brought
out the form of beauty, which,, existing In, his
own mind, was to be transferred to the mar
Bile. At ten thousand points he touched the
marble with his chisel, hsrs lightly and there
roughly, until his work was done. Thus slowly,
by acts and words, emotions and thoughts, are
men working out their moral characters, and
shaping their destiny for eternity. Through
the " Camera 0bscura" of time, they are da
guerotyping themselves upon eternity, and,
that eternity will be to each one. a reproduced
likeness of the present. "God is not mocked,
whatsoever man soweth, that shall he also reap"
The reapings of eternity, will all come from the
sowings of time.
This gives greater value to life, than men
are accustomed to attach to it. They say it is
solemn thing to die" but, really, it is not
death, but life, which is solemn. If all has been
right before death, we need not fear what comes
after it. Said one, Death is not terrible now.
1t is unstinged, the curse is removed, the terror
is taken away" Such death is not solemn
He who can come to his end i'll such peace, nced
not fear to die. The sick chamber of such a
man is Bethel, and his death bed glorious as
the fiery elariots of Israel, by which the Proph-
ct was translated. Angels hover over such o
saint and heaven opens wide its portals to re-
ceive him. Not cloud rests upon the valley,
nor a ripple plays upon the river of death as
be enters them. However much the fearful and
unbelieving dread death, the good mans end is
peace. "How calm his exit Night dews fall
not more gently to the ground, nor weary worn
out winds, expire so soft" Beautiful as truth
full, and truthful as beautiful, is the hymn by
Addison. in which he describes the dying chris
sian's address to his soul:
"Vital spark of heavenly fame" &c.
Thus can the good man die.
Brethren and friends, you are here to day to
pay your respects to the memory and remains
of the dead, and follow his coffin, with all that
is mortal of him, to the grave. This is well.
But these services and lessons teach you that
soon other coffins will be made, and other bod
les will ffll them. Our remains will be shrouded
and our friends will weep, and We shall be
gathered with the dead. Soon the wealth
we have boarded, the honors we have secured.
and the earthly greatness we have achieved.
ourselves shall have passed away.
rYears following years. steal something every day,
Atlast they steal US from ourselves away"
How foreibly the events of this hour remind
US that we are mortal, and that thi, is not our
rest. We are voyagers the stormy ocean of
life, and shall soon reach that country from
whose bourne no traveller returns" Happy.
thrice happy are We, if our hopes are anchored
in Christ. Then, when the sky is dark, and
the storm is loud. and the waves break against
our frai bark. as we borne onward upon
the swelling billows, we may feel that we are
speeding our way to the haven of rest. Above
the clouds, the hill tops Of Immortality will loom
up and bless our vision, and above the din Of
the storm. and through the wild roaring of the
waters, shall come the harp notes of angels, and
the songs OF the ransomed, and like the vovacer,
who is nearing the spice islands of the Indies.
as VIC come near the celestial land. the air will
be oderous with the fragrance of Eden. Then to-,
as the night Of death settles upon us, the thronn
of God. beaming and bright, shall direct our
course, like some blessed light upon stormy
coast.
Ny hearers. our labor is done. The spoken
lesson of Il is hour must close. May it teach us
$50 to number our days, as to apply our hearts
unto wisdom"
"Int us be wise TO day, tits madness to defer,
Next day the fatal precedent will plead:
Thus on, till wisdom is pushed ont OF life,
Procrastination is the thief OF time!
Year after year IT steals, till all are fed,
And to the mercies OF moment. leaves
| The vast concerns of an eternal state"
Peace to the dead While We to-day commit
his remains to the grave, let us, in faith and
hope, commend to Gods mercy the brother who
is present. and the mother, sister and brothers
who are absent, and cannot look upon their
dead. or bedsw his brow with tears, or imprint
one long. loving. lingering kiss upon his lips.
before he is borne hence. May Heaven shield
and bless them. and give them grace to meet the
news Of this affection. with patience and meek :
ness.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. the love
of the Father and the communion Of the Holy
Ghost, be with you and them forever. Amen.
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