Daily Republican., 1879-10-15

After a short prayer by Rev. Geo. R.
Kramer, choir consisting of eleven
ladies and gentlemen sang:
90 to thy rest In peace,
And soft be thy rep0se
Thy tolls are o'er, thy troubles cease,
From earthly cares, in sweet release,
Thine eyelids gently close,
From earthly cares, In sweet release,
Thine eyelids gently close;
Gently close.
THR FINAL FAREWELL
with the deceased was very sad one,
and while his aged mother was proceed
ing to take a look at him, she was so
overcome that her feelings forbade her
to do so, and she was compelled to be
seated.
Owing to the large number Of people
who were unable to get in the house,
the funeral service proper was held at
the grave, in the Old Swedes' cemetery
As the relatives entered the carriages
the choir sang:
Asleep in Jesus blessed sleep!
From which none ever wake to weep;
A calm and undsturbedsrepOse,
Unbroken by the last Of foes.
The following gentlemen acted as
pail bearers: Messrs. Carey, O'Neil,
Robbins, Miller, Bradford and Fergu-
son. Upon arriving at the cemetery
the concourse was greatly augmented,
thousands Of people being present.
Rev. George R. Kramer offered a
prayer, and was followed by the choir
singing:
Peacefully lay him down to rest,
Place the turf kindly on his breast;
Sweet is the slumber bepeath the sod,
While the pure soul is sleeping with God
Mr.. Kramer read the fifteenth chap
ter of first Corinthians, seventeenth and
1 ff,y-eighth verses inclusive. He chose
! as his text the words found in st Johh
ll:23-"Jesus saith unto her, thy
brother shall rise again."
He spoke of this text as containing
three thoughts: Frst-Scriptual prom.
ise of the doctrine of eternal life
Second-Scriptual illustration of the
doctrine of eternal life by the resurrec-
ton of Jesus Christ. Third-Realiza-
ton of the doctrine of eternal life by
our resurrection at the coming of Jesus
Christ.
As we look at the deceased and see
him in death Christ unfolds the banner
of immortality and says "Thy brother
shall rise again." The old and new
testaments each teach the doctrine of
the resurrection of the dead. The He
brew patriarch Job, as he looked down
in the dust, said 81 know that my Re-
deemer lveth, and that He shall stand
at the latter day upon the earth; and
though after my skin worms destroy
this body, yet in my flesh shall see
God" The psalmist says:-"God
shall redeem my soul from the power
of the grave" 81 shall be satisfied
when awake with thy likeness" Is
aiah says:-"Thy dead men shall live.
Did philosophy ever give such an utter
ancel
Daniel says: Many of them that
sleep in the dust of the earth shall
awake, come to everlasting life, and
some to everlasting shame and con-
tempt" Hosea says: 80 death, |
will be thy plaques; o grave, l will be
thy destruction" These ancient
worthless were looking for the Messiah
to come.
When Jesus came to the grave of
Lazarus to comfort Mary and Martha,
and said "Thy brother shall rise
again." the idea OF the resurrection
was not something new to them.
Martha said unto Him, 81 know that
lie shall rise again in the resurrection
at the last day" Jesus said unto her,
81 AMI the resurrection and the life !;
he that believeth in Me, though he
were dead, yet he shall live and
whosoever liveth and believeth in Ne
shall never die. Christ's promise to
His people is - "Whosoever eateth
my flesh and drinketh my blood, hath
eternal lite and will raise him up at
the last day."
AS a practical illustration of the doc
triue of eternal life, we have the resur-
rection of Jesus Christ. In Him the
Hebrew promise is fulfilled: "Thoa
wilt not let my soul stay in hell, nor my
soul see corruption" Upon the thira
day the angel sees him risine. III
Christ be not risen, ye are yet IN your
sins" But he is risen! Peter bases
everything on Christs resurrection
blessed be the God and Father Of our
Loru Jesus Chris, which according to
his abundant .aercy has begotten us
again unto ,vely hope by the resur-
rectiop of .Lsus Christ from the dead,
to an inb Iitance incorruptible and un-
detiled .1nd that fadeth not away, re-
serve. in heaven tor you, who are kept
ty.ne power of God through faith unto
Aviation ready to be revealed in the
lat time.'
The Gospel bases our future life on
tat Jesus has risen from the grave,
he dieth no mors.' Death hath no
dominion over Him. 81 am lie that
'llveth, and was dead: and, behold, l am
aiive for evermore. Amen; and have
ths Keys of hell and of DEATH" Jesus
called twelve disciples, one fell and
oaul OF Tarsus was called to succeed
MN; and although he was raised among
tae heather, he boldly taught the idea q
OF the resurrection, although coming in
contact with the Hslenistic or ,Grecian /
Jews, he held himself aloof from their +
influence, and being a Hebrew Of the 6