Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-04
The Funeral OF the wife of III. w.
1888 Nye. 80. i,f. -.

house of II. w. Nye on West street, on
Saturday morning last, The services
were conducted by the pastor of the de
ceased, Rev. II. f. Austin, assisted by
Rev: E. Mills, and Rev. ]. G.. johnson.
Mr.. Mills commenced the solemn ser
vice by reading the 23d psalm, when
the choir sung the hymn commencing
.eJesus, lover OF my SOUL
MIR. Austin then read some select pas
sages from the scriptures, which coa-
tanned words of faith, and hope to the
mourning relatives and friends He,
then. with most tender pathos, and in
words of the utmost kindness, feelingly
addressed himself to the mourners,
giving them many comforting assurances
and referring to the deceased in words
of glowing eulogy, for her many virtues
and graees, and concluded by offering
| prayer. The hymn commencing as fol-
lows was then sung
The great Physteisn psw is near
\ He speaks, the dropping heart 10 cheer,
- Oh, hear the voice Of Jesus ~ r--.....
4 sweetest note in sereph song, -.
4. -' Sweetest name, on mortal tongue, PHI
\ Sweetest carol ever sung, r.. .-.-.- .... ~
Jesus Jesus Jesus IT, -....-. $685.. g..
The benedietion was thenpronouneed
| by Rev. E. Mills, and the friends passed
| in turn, the casket-on which was de-
! posted beautiful evergreen cross-and
took last lingering look on the features
of the dear departed. The body was
then taken and deposited in the tomb at
Evergreen Cemetry,
I Mr.. Austin announced that he would,
on Sunday, preach a discourse in memory
I of the deceased at his church, and below
! we furnish a short abstract of the
Is. FtSERAL sERMos,
/ The text was taken from tst Corinth-
/ ians, XIV chap. -55, Sc and 81 verses,
o. death where IS thy stfng2 o! grave
/ whore Is thy victory. =.
! The sting OF death IS siHl and. the
strength of sin Is the law. ~. -. ...r
| But thanks be TO God who giveth Us the
| victory through our Lord Jesus CHRIST.
There is a dark and leaden side and
there is a brighter view in all the yicis-
STUDIES and experiences of human life.
I There are two aspects in which to view
the conflicts and calamities which bring
| suffering and SORROW to our hearts and
/ homes. One. is from the earthly and the
/ other from the Christian standpoint
4 Faith and hope will extract some sweets
from the most bitter dregs. From the
! works of the mighty nlarch.of the king
! of terrors we are naourners scared and
-snftten, bleeding and broken, but plant
our feet, by faith on the Rock of Ages,
1 and then prospect changes, then the dark
! ness of death and the gloom of the grave
are lit up with halo of hope. On this
standpoint the apostle stood when he
I wrote the words of the text. The theme
of the discourse Is, the Christian vic
/ tory over the conquests of death and the
4 grave. %
Death has its eonquests and were it
not for faith and hope they would often
/ be Overwhelming The human body
+ with all its symmetery of proportion, its
tender ties and God-giyen power, has to
surrender to death.
Notwithstanding they are the temples
of the human soul, and also of the Holy
/ Spirit, death besieges, assaults and con-
quers. Nor is this an--death, continues
It's conquest follows its victim TO the
graye-pursues its victim until all fea-
lures and forms are faded and destroyed
till dust has returned to dust. Death
/ is no respecter of persons, he loves q
shining mark-a signal blow He is
/ not defeated by the skill of physicians
/ or the care nor love of friends. The
conquests of death are manifest in its
breaking in on family associations and
kindred ties. It disregartls ell our de-
sires and tribes with the treasure of the
household. In the midst Of hopes that
inspire with carnage and strength, death
+ comes to disappoint our hopes and
/ desolate our homes. Parents, children,
whole families are swept away by the
/ fiery blast Of fever, that agent of death.
The means by which death makes It's
conquests are many and various. By its
terrors, death is also conqueror, and it
is not insptly styled the king of terrors.
/ BY its actual pains and sufferings it is a
eonqueror, but then it is the sting that
makes it the most fearful and its con-
quests the most terrible The sting of
death is sin, and this is more than the
pain of dying But the strength of sin
| is the law which does not look upon sin
with any degree of allowance. The law
gives no relief-it holds out no hope
THUS FROM q worldly standpoint the
| victory of the grave seems complete and
/ eternal. No hope and no heaven. But
is the victory yours, o, boosting grave
| No, there is another side to these CON
quests. Thanks be TO God who giyeth
US the victory after all-yes, Through
Jesus Christ our Lord the Christian has
given unto him the victory over death
and the grave. To the Christian, God
has given final, complete and eternal
victory. Man of himself could never
overcome this last enemy. But Jesus
has triumphed for his followers. He
has robbed death of its sting, and broken
the bonds of death and the bars of the
grave. Not only has Christ provided
salvation for the soul, but also resurrec-
ton and Immortality Of our bodies. lie
died, he entered the tomb, but it could
not contain him, and he srese again. He
vanquished the victor and led Captivity
captive. Death has its victories for a
time, but in the end the Christian has
the victory over all these. Prospective
~ the Christian can say: 20! death |
where is thy sting" For the body, too,
Christ has paid ransom for its resur-
rection from the grave. Thou mayest |
have the victory now, o! grave, but |
who shall CONQUER at last Thanks be I.