The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-05-19
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Death is ss sil times, and uuue' "
ces. a sele mn thing tor men 70
contemplate. The csath Of ne,ghoor.
ven though we may not have had musn
,.,.on.l intercourse 10 his life with the
,ece.sed, casts shade Of gloom owe! oar
Ind. Mith i, hushed ut the single
that q fellow mor.si ~.
ruu his or her course on esrtn-snst sns
once animated body, with oil tts wondef'
ful organism, has become . cold, unno..
IN, errp.e, and the spirit which hllsd !"
with lie and beauty, hss gone = n'..
.ho gave il. Bu, when des'h rssses On
so,us honored and loved oue--~"s~ a,.-. ~
lev breath strikes and withers some e"... -
ished .bjec, of ouS heart. e'IOne.s' ;,. frn
fec,ior-,heu i. is that We feel, in 'ts ~"
and awful import. the un'versa' se''su.s
on our r,c,. "Dust thou art, apa unto
dust shalt thou return,
This is q sentence from which. - ma
terial and mortal beings, none u US Gao
escape. To day it 10 executed on 'ns
,euder household plant; to-morro. on
the strong and vigorous, who rejo'ced ous
a moment before On the prospect oil many
brigh. and happy days. The young tns
beautiful. and the good--those who mac
.r,-~. isn., s&-ae]l as those wna esss
alike subject to the incvitsble decree.
Friends ure gone since yesterdays .sua
declined; We may have followed before
to.morrow's sun has risen. Oh, how
void aro the things Of this life when
viewed from the chamber of death. How
base aud utterly contemplate do all ito
strifes, its ambitions, its jealousics, snd
its hstreds appear. If men would but
reflect on the shortness and uncertainty
OF life, tho nearness AID tho certainty Of
death, surely they would avoid many Of
those bicFeriugs and contentions-thoso
backb'tlngs and Sian landerings--which con.
stl'uts 40 large portion Of life's annoy.
anccs und miseries. ID a.EE.'aa.
As the certainty Of death tcschss "
humility, it should olso teach "
the duty Of charity. As We expect to
be forgiven the many in deeds done 10
the body. SO We would strive to Be for
given to those who injure or offend VA.
II We expect an immortality Of the spirit
through the love Of Him who il immos.
tsl aud eternal, should We not try to 1.-Two
by the laws Of love hereg 1t the hope
IT never ending life, that is pure sud
blessed, can alone remove the sting Of
death aud brighten the patti, to the tomb,
ought We not to cultivate the virtues
aud b. guided by the preoep,s which ure
consistent with thst hope? What ars
deeting ear'h'y honors, it gain ID Ut tho
sacrltce Of u .lory thst il imperish, biz :
What Is the wealth Of this world, il il
be attained by Tho Remuneration Of IN
,nheritahce that Can not be des,roy,di
What Is earthly rank or station con- Dur.
ed With the exallatiou which awaits the
pure j" hear, beyond the ,ombY
Death is u solemn monitor, to whose
warnings we should give heed. We need
not mar our enjoyment in this world By
keeping constantly in view that this IS
not our abiding Place. The good are
happiest in life, and happy in the oou.
temptation Ut death, The motive to I'll
true virtue Is, that its best reward comes
after this life has ended. The noblene,s
oi man doss not consist in his being lord
OF the lower creation, but iu the in,mor.
tai essence which links his existeucs to
that OF the creator Of the universe flo
should care. ther, fore, more fur the i'm.
mortal spirit than for the mortal bodv.
and live here ~ nn Leir of kingdom
which has no end. ..a. ..