The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1869-05-14
AFTER DEATH.


the edict of IIades. shall enter some
other body. Before the throne of a
powerful necessity, the thread Of my
now life will be drawn and woven into
some fresh existence. Not so deeply
shall quaff of the water of oblivion but
that shah remember the follics, the
faults and the delights of my former
state p
"IIush !" cries the Buddhist, "distuIb
not my self development. From the
infnity of space, passed. into the region
of nothing, and tho idea of nothing
Now for the blessed Nirvanna--total
extinction"
"Burn plenty of din on my grave"
says tho Chinese, "and keep up my
worship. Let the ancestral tablets be
kept unsoilcd, that may have due
honor in the world Of light, nor have
my angry spirit torment you for your
neglect"
81 CO." said the Scandinavian, Cred
with the blood of battle, to the Valky-
rics who fill tho hour in the Hall Of
Odin. Eternal conflict, eternal wassail,
until the Ragnarok, the gray twilight oil
the Gods, which will lead us to the All
Fathers eternal abodes."
"Tho God of Abraham, the God Of
Isaac and of Jacob" cries the Jew
'the sole Ruler of Heaven and earth,
without beginning or end. Into his hands
| render the breath of life he gave
Gods my God, what can fear 7"
"Behold am on the borders Of the
chill dark river" says the Protestant
Christian. 81 catch tho CLEAN of the
Eternal City, and goodly company of
the Blessed await me in shining gar
mcnts. Not in my works do | trust
naked of all but faith in the atoncment,
come, 0 Lord, to Thee. May
have no fear, for Him in whom ] trust
has trod the waters III te Domini
Spcrart 7"
"Mca culpa," cries the Catholic,
striking his breast, ''lct masses be said
and the prayers of the faithful be invok-
ed for a soul in Purgatory. Tho good
works leave unfinished, let prayer ac-
complish. Let my publication be brief,
that may enter into the eternal reward
Of those who have tried to serve tho
Lord"
"AIlah I" cries the Mohamctan--
"therc is but ono God, and Mahomct i:
his prophct The two black angel,
cannot keep the soul Of the true bclicv-
or from AL Jannat, with its margins oil
campfire, its tree Tuba, and the mclod-
ious voice of Israel mixes with the songs
of the daughters of Paradise"
We listen to these diverse uttcranccs,
as diverse as the customs, habit Of
thought, or natural difference Of the
people who utter them. After. death,
who sneers at it? Where is the skcptic
so firmly intrcnchcd in his indiflcrcntism
to articles of religious faith, who yet
docs not share the human passionate
ycarning, to plunge into its mysteries
and bring back true tidings Of the sol
cmn, unbrokcn silence.
AILCT ucdtH 10 CItucI ~ ISattH Bio-
rious beyond the speech of man, or an
utterly starIcss night to which no morn
comctb. Reason, tracing the dissolution
of the earthly PARTICLES, is silent, or she
argues from analogy, and analogy only
brings a partial conclusion. 1t, in re-
turn, points to Hope, and Hope, like its
own rainbow, reflects the glittering col
oring of other things.
But there is n voice which speaks,
and those who hear it receive nnques-
tioningly the Divine Evangel Of prom
Use. The faith in Revelation, the gar
ncred words ofthosc who did sec The dead
arise, is the Christian anchor in the
tempests Of doubt. This century, when
we can look back to the fulfillment Of
the darkest prophecies Of the inspired
Book, should not doubt the one episode
Of the Resurrection.
Time has either driven other creeds
into dark corners, where the sun Of civ
ilization cannot penetrate, or utterly
swept them from the face of the earth.
Christianity alone walks hand in hand
with progress, tie most faithful expo
nent Of the heights humanity can attain
in time, the one faithful prophet of what
it can aspire to in the ctcrnitics.-HeW
Orleans Times.