The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-19
WHOLE NO. 1863
Funeral Sermon of Father Vest.
Delivered by c. F. Creighton. March go, 8


Delivered by C. F. Creighton. March go, Ss1.
invite your attention for a short time to these
words from Cor, 10 Chap. 81 "But thanks be
to God, which giveth the victory, through our
Lord Jesus Christ" Now victory at funeral IN the
natural order of things very much out of place.
Mrth, gladness, triumph not expected at funer-
al. On the contrary expect that all shall be MOURN
ing, all gloom and darkness and despair. Thus 1t
that only black is a fit emblem of our grief for
the dead A funeral is the time when the shadows
fall upon our hearts the time when anvthins-,sa =
light victorious sccns sacrilegIous let our text
has an oDnosie element from the despair of death: an
element ed hope joy, thanksgiving. 'But thanks be
od which giveth the victory, through our Lord
Jesus Christ" There is victory in death outside
of Christ. 1t would be great thing to be victorious
mortal disease, to turn death aside; but here
through the of God the apostle stands with the
announcement of victory death through Lord
Jesus Christ. Although all is wreck, everything is
gone, all is done death has taken possession,
flower life is faded, still say But thanks be
to God, which giyeth us the victory, through our
Lord Jesus Christi. Ineed not tell You the reasons
for this hope That the apostle had good grounds for
his rejoicing we rest assured this all of life
of being there would grounds for thanks, there
could be victory. But told that death is
swallowed in victory, that Christ has counter
worked death, worked it back, brought life from
death and the glorious love of God comes to with
this promise, Though ye die yet shall ye live again;
though your is yet shall ye run again; though
the silver cord is loosed the pitcher broken at the
fountain, still the cord and the pitcher shall be
tood oain rbero 20 notbir, Iito This in all his,o
r,no sucb miracle Of hone as This which enables ns
to say, But thanks be to God, which giveth the
victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ" Notice
boro tIo I~ords ..,hrorb o,. Tord Iesus Cbrist >,
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died tho second man Adam was made onicLening
snirt. and had noyyer NOT onI,, to Give 1ifo. bDt 70
quicken into life ray of truth and life eternal.
Those that are his blood bought purchase have the
vet shall We live again., Now in looking over tbis
erbact we are 1od 70 asI tbis orestion ssvbv tbis
spe;arino mic sorro,v this dootb o.,
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tbara vvould be no fear of death Tn code word xe
are told tbat Gin cona into tha world and de,tb NV
sin And we know that Christ in order TO conousr
death must first cououer sim and sin the cause once
removed death is attacked Therefore Christ aims
first at sin s.where sin abounded grace did much
more abound, Sin kills the soul and bv its deadly
results kills the body Every grave Is A trophy of
sin. Rut grace abounds much more reaches ont over
the grave and oives ms tbis blessed bone of victory
tbrorqb our ord Epsns Christ Iros We commit This
body TO the grave we had NOT this hone like white
hand pointing up oh how desolate we would be, In
fidelity has no such hone to Offer Go ask Atheism
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hour of death The answer is ..None,i PRAY TO the
dead No answer Send the soundino ouestion over
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said .Let there be light land there was light.n
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