, 1874-11-23

a very e fss ssFa 81 S Gg S''o' and q
DO opened, and God would judge man aouorliug
to .thcir dheds just % they werc Judged by tho
9s yss a Gp INV vs. sf' e s ae y S Soea u S % ss
tl,fa Sunday ronnindod thon,. 1hdlr aotll woulu
any to them that thero Was holy God who rdg.t-
lascd tho moral law, and nccordtng 70 that Inv
they wonit be Judged On 1naanont Dny. Thus
woro tho throo evidences of the aoul intortwined
with eaoh utnaf. Lot thum net In nl,cl wny
that on that great day when tho records will bn
oponod they would DO adjudgod to everlasting
0 DEATH, WHERE is TIKI STING
Funcrnl Sermon Prcnchcd Over tho Late
Mrs. jain Dillingham;.
Tho following iB MI abstract OF d soru1on do
livortd by tho Rev. U. D. Quick, pastor Of tho
American Reformed mud Presbyterian Church,
over tho rou,pius Of tho lato Mrs. John Diliug-
hunt,
victory lis siing Of teat IL iii, aud tho strength
Of ain tb tho law.-f CoT11thtanf, qp!i $500,
Tl,ore is kiu0 of melancholy pleasure in
Botvico sncl, as this, iii Which, 80 engage this
morning. As wo bring for burial ono who hns
bepn permitted to- spentl long life
In tho nervieo Of Christ, who las lived
carefully and vol, and who haa now
'beou called to hot roward, thero uro awakened
omotions Of saiDcss mud OF Joy. Salncfs for
tho lois VIC sustain. for tho sundesin8 Of tho
family bond Of qaithly assocfatton and Joy, that
tho unfesterod spirit ii now amidst tho nnjoy-
tuants Of bright all glorious lcaron. 11umau
nature revoltB at the thought Of separation. mud
thero ID All instruction shrihking front the dark
nosa and coldno9b Of tho grave. 1nstinctiyely
wo soarch for something to tlispol ita gloom.
Nor Is tha Starch in win. Tho revelation, with
ita cheering beams, rosoals tic truth TINT
our savior hath brought life and immor-
',al 's'S rAsfs sSS ia Afqss ,ss. ts ws ,ssrr oa.
That tl,tB oorfuptlblo must pus On inscription,
AID this mortal must put on Immortality. THUS
elia!S come 70 pass the s,'aylug that "DeasA iii
IA We reflect on the infinite gain Of those Who
die In Jesus, we may vino away tho tear, ind re-
joico in the assurance Of d complete victory over
daath anl the grave. ThlA *as tha aninlattng
thought Of Tue Apestle lie had been dwelling
upon tho resurrection. showing by elehr sni
forcblo hrgumonh thht The body sl,ould at Inst
rise from sho grave, and that death could not
tihally bs ttihmphaht. III yow Of all this, ho
breaks forth u tboao sublime words 70 death,
thy vlctory!" This was tho uttetahce OF eltl-
ner saved by 6tacc. rs ho looked forward to The
gtadleuf Of t4b rBon dead arrayel in immottal-
tr. The challance Of Tho Apostle is bold one.
in tue abgniah which It brinus7 Why, then, thls
universal shrinking from its grasp5 Why this
revolt Of tho human mind at ocaeluE to eKiAt
Is !. nbthinz to rcteos that theeo active pouora
tho coldness Of ths dill, gray tomb and 70.
ntctnl,ar that as the 1osting paoe Of our bodies?
Ndthlhg, to know that each rolling moment il
bearing sis lnpi1y onward to tho day Of doath
Not,htny. to think that these limbs. now act.vo
with lllc, nhall soon DO ,pelsicd forevet by tho
grim dostruyer, that this Will Will soon bo
si{encad foravHr and TINT this bounding, oault-
lug heart will soon forget to bent?
-, Mon stcoled IN in'penisenoy may boast TINT
they tranble in aouyins it. Il Is natural to start
back ut the thought Of dying. Has doath no
stluR, when 1t calls on ,iB to part with thosB who
arn bound to us With the strongest tics Of afec-
tiou forbids uH to lock upon faoos onoe bcam-
ing with intelligence, but nov ooM aud pal!d;
whon 1t romoVes from our view all that has nude
t4iB lonely wdo world beautiful and ATTRACTIVE
to us Has is no sttng, when 80 think
ey low sye fn 'eh5' na ss s5s .Ie qSa Rass
ne Victofy3 Nothing eau withstand it's power.
lliohoa oannot purchase = release. The King
mud his subject, mastor and slave, ROB man and
bcgsar, must al !Ie down alike iu tho desolsto
grave, tharo to molder into dust. Tho Bting
Of death is sin. and the atrongth Of sin is tho
law." II ia because death IL tho punishment OF
sin TINT IL carries with it such sting it is be-
cat1so sn In trahBgrassion Of Cots holy Inv
LuAL ~ ID 6llDDk+ " IN lUl Ltlla Ieuhuu klat
men die and every household L. filled with sor-
row. We 1.-Two IN d world Of sin, aud death ia the
punishment Of sin. There Is victory to bn
gained over dohLh and tho grave beyond this
Vala Of taars. and God ulono oau lead us trium-
phaut.
Death. I'd tne paoplb Of God, is but mossen-
ger calling them home, Tho Ghratlan has vic
tory given him: II Ia nothing that ha merits !;
i u given Of the FREQ, aoVorogn graoe Of Gods
infinite redeeu,iug logo In viaw Of dslth. the
Christian can triumphapsy excaim. 40 death,
where ia thy sting; o grave; Whero Ia thy Yicto-
~" beoauso dod hua become lls friond, and has
prou!sed victory. This was the groat work of
tho ncdeen1dr. 1Io roao in triumph, suatoblng
conqucrius. into HoAvsh., Aid now God glyoth
ua tho Victory through. our Lord Jc-
sna Christ. Tho Christian loo!ts into
tho grayo aaa I'd J, seea s, . Us gloom aapclIed
Valley of the Shadow OF Death be tracei tho
footprints Of his Redoo1nor. This Is tho triumph
OF faith, this Is the Christian victory ovor denth
and tho gravo. Az the sound Of tho last trump,
tho grayo cnn no longer hold its dead. At ueatl,
though tho body Is consigned to tue grnye, ita
spirit wings its flight upwards aud helps to swell
It'd melodies and lalieiujuhs of the angels.
Al the resurrection, the victory viii bo CONF
in tho pleasures Of IN everlasting homo. Evory
passing hour In bringing US cloBnr
10 tho goal, every pnluation Of this
boating heart is hastenlng. tho day
when thi4 corrAptiba shall put on interruption;
whom thoso oyen shall cloHo in doath. to open
agaip in lho iull glqtlcs ot heayen; when tloso
liaatla shall atrik6 tho hasp. which eoraphs lovo
10 hoar; anp this ,voico, now sp tnneless and
diseort'apt, ahall swell tho glad Chorus which
sliall roll Iii harnaony Of praise to tho Lamb that
was slain. WooRlng friends, taho comfort to-
day IN your sorrow, III thn blesacd hopo that atc
WHO Alool}s ih dcath has ,tlinB bctn enabled to
si!ns tho victorious seng, 70 acatl. where is thy
ii tho death ot Mrs. Diilinghlin Kp icel that a
link Of tho chain which bound uB to tho paAt
| has been broken. Bho was baptI2nd by tio
10y. Jol,u II. Liyugstpn, onb Of tho Oldest mil
islors o! tho Reformed Church III this country
~ TINT Church siso over felt tho despost thorest,
sna esyo y her wNr1he5t efforts en9 most eanest
llfe sbe doyotel herae!f uneoasingly to tho ser
yico Of, tho Lord.-aa aSnnday-sclibol toathor, u
| regular attendant Of public worship, y bSmpa-
thjzing friend III sickness or In sorrow, d tcaly
mud willing holpor n .oyory, good work Bhb will
long 10 remembered by thoso who know her lost.
Though deprived in later yoars Of Aor lifo
| ftoM freauent attondauco 1lpou tho. aerYlrea