The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-03-27

burst, see the flower, and finally the fruit-
By experiences we ever after car see the a.
nal fruit in tie bud So Of man. II thsre
be 60 other world. man is . complete abor-
ton. If there - no other world. be = .
bud that has no purpose.
j. But in the second place. when we turn to
the Bible, we open that which throws
food 81 light over this subject. and dispels
every doubt Of the faithful believer that '.if
a man die. shall be live again" 1t tells Of
smother and brighter world, another and
brighter sphere. We have the death and
resurrection Of Jesus Christ. going down to
infant, until God resasciiates him and brings
him up 10 answer this question positively.
l will not stop to answer whether this fact
did take place or not. l perhaps am not
presuming too much when think that you
believe il. for all christians do believe IL
We hear JESUS Christ saying. " Marvel not
at this, for the hour is coming in which all
that are in tLeir graves shall hear his voice !"
This includes all who die. 1t includes our
broiher--you and me. All that are in their
the win Of God that all men shall live again.
What shall be our condition in that new
lie? What shall be my condition. This
Do Won not think of this? Do you not
think what shall / be when die and live
again? l cannot, l shall not think that any
of you have never thought of this. But
you may have tried TO drown the thought
that you might be enabled to give yourselves
over more fully to the ful6lment OF. your
natural passions.
We shall consider it in two lights--6rst.
what has God said it shall be; and secondly,
shall He exceed in mercy what He has
promised in His mercy.
| find on every page OF the Bible that IT
a man obeys from his heart the gospel OF
the Son of God. he shall live forever hap
py ia the other world. On the other hand,
if we are disobedient, we shall be miserable.
Some have tried to make ihemselve believe
that Gods beni6cence will not allow Him
to curse them. / have no doubt that many
allowed themselves TO be put to sleep BY
this falacious doctrine. and have lost their
souls If that doctrine be true, to live in
it would compare to the boatmen- You
have seen at the stern of the large boats q
little yawl. which is tObe used in case the
boat should be destroyed; but who would
think of destroying the steamboat to ride
in the yawl? We trust in the good old ship
Of Zion, ard then il in the end We shall
find that there is no old ship of Zion. We
will be at least as we'll off as those who
have not trusted her--we will still have the
yawL / regret that too many who have
given their lives to their country have not
also given their hearts tc God; and while
hold their names in high esteem and fond
remembrance. 1 cannot say, nor you cannot
say how far God may ex tend His mercy be-
yond what He has written. We know, and
while We say it, we rejoice that it is true
that God is rich in mercy, and that great
love and exceeding great and abundant mer-
cy we would commend to one and all.
But let us Who live be ready TO die, and all
will be well.
All of you who saw Horatio Burgoyne,
of Co. K, know how much he enjoyed the
dying hour. called on him in his sickness
and he told me-" have tried to live q
moral life," and his companions know well
that he had sustained such a relation with
them; but he said. d" feel it is not enough"
He asked for instruction, that he might
know what to do. told him as best could.
He did not think that he would die; we did
not know but that he would get we'll. He
walked in the ordinance of God, and in ODE
dience to, His word, was baptised, rs most
of you will remember. In a few days after.
was sitting by him. and he asked-"Are
my feet growing cold ?" We tcld him they
were "That is good sign. ! am going
home," he said; and 10 short time he de-
parted in great peace. Others of our men
have passed away in joy. Let US all try to
be ready for this dread hour, that we may
leave satisfactory evidence of our readiness
to depart this life.
Our friends at home demand this of us.
As am situated know how strong their
feelings and desires are that we may pre-
serve our moral characters and be right 10
the sight Of God. In every letter from the
friends at home. after anxious inquiries at
ter the care and attention they have re-
cieved, the most anxious and earnestly ask
ed question is {" How did he die ?" May
God help you and /, that We live right, SO
that they may hear of us that all IL veil.
am yours truly.
w. B. w.
~ The President. in accordance with