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VOL. IV.".."NO. 38
After Death.

saeus creek, II shall not utterly die, for
beyond tie power Of Mars comes the cdict Of
Hades. I shall enter some other BODY. Be-.
fore the throne Of a powerful necessity the
thread Of my new life will 10 drawn and wo.
ven into some fresh existence. Not SO deep
shall quaf of the Writers of oblivion but that
1 shall remember the follies, the faults and
delights Of my former State p
"Hnsh u cries the Buddhist, "disturb not.
my acknowledgment. From tho infnity Of
space passed into the infnity Of Intelligence,
then into the region of nothing, and tho idea
OF nothing. Now for the blessed Niryana-
total extinction"
"Burn plenty Of din on my grave" says
the Chinese, "and keep up my worship. Let
the ancestral tablets DO kept unsoilcd that I
may have due honor in the world of light nor
have my angry spirit torment you for your
neglect"
IL 60" said the Scandinavian, cred with
the blood of battle, to the Valkyrics who Gil
tho hour in the Hall Of Odin. Eternal con,
hlct, eternal wassail, until the Ragnarok, the
gray twilight Of the Gods, which will lead us
to tho All Fathers eternal abodcs."
"The God Of Abraham, the God of Isaac
and of Jacob" cries tho ,Jcw-'stho solo
Ruler of Heaven md earth, without begin.
ming or end. Into his hands I render tho
breath of life no gavo. Gods my God what
con I fear 2"
"Behold I am on tho borders Of tho chill
dark river" says the Protestant Christian,
~ catch tho glcam of the Eternal City, and
the goodly company of tho Blessed await me
in shining garments: Not in my own works
do l trust--naked Of all but faith in the
atonement, I come, 0 Lord, to thee. Nay,
I have no fear, for Himih whom 1 trust has
trod the waters'!' In rEsDoMINI spERA-
VII"
"Moa ou'pa," cries the catholic, striking
US eresss' sis. masses 'ss , 81 see{aa for a soul IN
Purgatory. The good works I lcavc unfn-
ished let prayer accomplish. Let my purif,
cation DO brief, that l may enter into the
eternal reward of those who hayc tried to
serve the Lord"
"Allah n cries the Mahometan, "there is
but one God, and Mahomet is his Prophet
The two black angels cannot keep the soul of
the true believer fsom AL Jannat, with it's
margins Of Campfire, its tree Tuba, and
where the melodious voice Of Israel mixes
with the songs Of the daughters of Para
disc"
Wa listen 70 these diverse utteranoes, as
diverse as the customs, habit Of Thought, Or
natural Differences Ct the people who utter
them. After death, who snesrs at it Where
is the skeptic so firmly intrenohed in his
indi6erentism TO articles Of religious faith,
who yet does not share the human passionate
yearning, to plunge into its mysteries and
bring back true tidings Of the solemn, unbro.
ken silence. 9l.
CATER DEATH is either a realm glorious
beyond the speech Of man, or an utterly star.
less night to which no morn cometh. Reason
tracing tho dissolution Of the earthly particles
is silent, OF, she argues from analogy, and
analogy only brings . partial conclusion. II,
Ia retarn peiats TO Hope, and Hope, like its
own rainbow, roaeots the glittcring ~colorinIg
Of other things.
Bat there is a yoioo which speaks, and
these who hear it receive unqucstioningly the
Divine Evangel Of promise. The faith in
Revelation, the garnerod words Of those who
did see tho dead arise, is the Christian anchor
In the tempests of doubt. This century,
which can look back To the fulfllment of the
darkest propeoies Of the inspired Book, should
not doubt the one episode of the Resurrec.
tion. %'s
Timo has either driven other oreeds into
dark corners, where the s,.a of OF ,~ilization
cannot penetrate, or utterly swept them from
the face of tho earth Christianity alone
walks hand III hard with progress, the most
faithful. exponent of the heights humanity
can attain IL time, the ono faithful prophet
Of what It can aspire to In the eternities.
li5t ,.fGI.f{A s,s,S a.,.s. AZ. O. Times.
A- w
Power Oh PaAYER.--The root that pro.
ducos the beautiful aud foufishiug tree, with
all its spreading branches, verdant leaves and
refreshing fruit--that which ga:as For IL SAB,
life. svigo: and fraitfolness.-is all unseen
and the further aud the dcepor the root
spreads beneath, tho moro tho tee expands
above. Christian, II you VISIT prosper If
won long Ia hrinr forth MI tba frnifn n M