The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16

| glory, aida blessing rising on oles'
sedness, through au eyer.bsginning 70
mover Guiding eternity"
Now | ask you, friend 0halfant. 70
compare this Wow Of tho future. with
THE views before presented. Which
think youi, most 10 acuordancS with
tho character Of the all.wisc, all;merci-
full God and tho teachings Oft Blblss
This view beautifully corresponds with
that in Revelation, 6:19-"And EVERY
CREATURE which is in Heaven, and on
tho earth, aud under the earth, aud
such as arc in the sea, and all that arc
in them, heard I saying, blessing. and
honor, aud glory, and power, DO unto
him that siiIelh upon tho throne, and
unto the Lamb, forever and ever !"
This accords with tho description Of the
Immortal state as given by Brooke.
But how different from tho screams aud
grOans Of agony in Hell. Where spir!
its blasphcme and curse God forever.
I place the two systems before yoc, and
ask with all earnss.nSss, Which will
you receive, and where. Ia your opin-
ion, does Gods truth lioi
cannot fOrbear giving my friend
one moro quotation from Universal.
ist. Iquotc FROM a sermon preached
by Rev. D. Williamson, on tho follow.
ing scripture: i'And there shall be no
more death, neither sorrow nor crying,
neither shall thc.e be any more pain"
81 look around me on earth, and | SEQ
death riding forth conqueriug and to
conquer. He whets his glitteriug
sword, and the young, and the strong,
fall before him. Ho bends his bow.
and the arrow speeds for the life Of bis 2
fated victim. | look again, aud my
fellows arc falling, as leaves before tie
chilling blast, into the grave. | look
to tho future, aud | know that when I
few more years, at most are passed, (.
our heads will be low, aud the sad fun.
eral knell shall DO sounded over tho
last of all That now live and breathe tho
, mir 7 s.s III. tears falling fastI
and fro.lv from n. eva. Of The al1iot. {,
al nrd X. EAST dawn and I near Tho
sigb of,ho uidow md M moan ofths
ornhsn horn. nnon every nar,iuc cal. 3,
that blows. But remember that
these thinps arc but for season, Soon,
very soon Mi tho ryriads Of Tho lhu.
man ismiI, sb,ll i. a.livored and shall
,Ssi .arrov and main no msrs foreyor.
But / cannot p,ase here, / look to Il
Tho Hsavons aod ,boy ara uaruisbol d.
with viii ,tsr, and I remember RAJ tbeso
stars tbnngb bn. sneakS 10 us. ara
world, "a lsrre, That our earth /, bu. al
a,or, IN N" comn,rison The nrosumn. y
lion a ,hst Gol has nconled thsir All.
tnSs. and csussd ,hsm IA swarm with !.
life and intollirepce. Whether the
fair faco of tho moon and star. il ever
"a. MI, w;,h fla tsars of angu;sh ar whetb. o
s "S' dssIb there rsigpI' ". have pot
bscn certified But tbis ono thing vo
mn sonclnSs ifsvmnatbizipa natures /,
now wesn IN other worlds. or death Il
now SWAY, biz scep!rc ovcr other intel.i
lige1e.s, Or sin has reared bis head 10
the distant stars, " snail NOT DC 10 AZ 8
ways, for these things shall pass away
and Ia MI the universe Of God. there @
shall be no more death, neither sorrOW, 3
nor crying, neither shall there DO any,
moro pain. While far, far beyond
this earthly sphere, system rolls on
system, and world on world, and dis. 4
tant planets wheel their endless circles
round their centres, and these again p
round on. common centre, God. 30
shall ii DO in The moral universe. Dis,
cord and strife shall cease. Gods =
hand shall move on bis own undis,
turbed affairs in perfect harmony and 81
peace. Tho last tear shall fall from
The eye ofsorrow, aud the last Sighof
anguish shall be hushed in tho IilshsS
heard again willie Gods throne. shall
stand. m 6int pa