Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-05-04

0N Sabbath evening an audience of sew
eral hundred people were present in the
Methodist church TO hear Rev. Mr.. Canoe
preach from
Hebrews, 9th chapter, 9th verse:
".fnd If rs appointed unto men once 10 die
but after this hs jEdgnsat."
The text stood out in bright letters high
up on the wall back of the pulpit at the head
of life-siZe picture of Moses on his way
up Mount Nebo, where be died. The pic
ture represents Moses, the greatest of all
men, as ascending spur of the mountain.
He is clad in red loose-fitting robe that
reaches quite to his feet; in his left hand
ne carries long staff to assist him in his
journey. His right hand is thrown up to
shield as it were the intense light that is
beaming down from the mountain into his
face and giving to his head, long white
beard and hair a patriarchal appearance
Away beyond the spur of the mountain
which Moses is climbing lies the perspec-
live of the picture, consisting OF noun tains,
waters and foliage.
The text announced the common lot of
man, and the picture, while il relates par
ticularly 10 Noses on his journey to death,
illustrates the journey of every other human
being in the way to the end of life.
Alter a pleasant and instructive intro
ductory the preacher presented two strik-
ing thoughts or facts as the chief heads of
the sermon:
FIRST. That soses left this world with a
song upon his lips. The books of Noses
were turned to, and songs of praise were
resd-songs that Moses sang to his breth-
ren at the time all things were ready for
him to take his departure for the ;noi.nt<in
top, where he must die. From the happy
departure Of Moses, the Reverend gentle
man deduced the fact that the departure for
the unseen land of bliss may be the occa-
sion for song and praise singing. Since
the time of Moses, it is a matter of record
that people have died amidst the songs of
praise. The mother of John Wesley ex-
pressed desire that at the hour of her
death her family should assemble around
her and sing. Her son, Charles Wesley,
composed song or hymn, especially for
the occasion of the death of his mother,
and when her spirit was about TO wing its
way into the unknown world, the family as
sembled around her bed and sang the song.
Upon its conclusion she said, ''Good night,
children, will meet you in the glorious
morning" Mr.. Canoe read the hyI,,n that
had been composed for the occasion of the
death of Hrs. Wesley. Lydia Baxter. also,
when she lay on her deAth-bed, requested
that particular hymn be sung about the
time of the dissolution of soul and body
Mr.. Canoe also read the hymn that was sung
a, the death-bed of Lydia Baxter.
SECOND. That Moses LETT this world before
his life-work was finished There was bar
tier of one sin that prevented the accom-
plishment OF his work. How many others
never finish the life-work (? When the child
lisps the name OF its departed mother. and
calls upon its father to write TO mother in
heaven, there seems to be life-work not
finished. When a child is suddenly called
away into the unseen world there seems TO
be a life-work not finished. When the stu
dent is taken away from his earnest pur-
suits there seems to be a life-work not in-
ished. There may be one sin in the way,
but we should follow in the footsteps of
Moses, rely ing on the promises and COM
mands of God, to remove the sin and give
rest in the promised Land.