The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-03-08

DAY, MARCH s.. Is.
There Are Deaths In Every, Family
sf.s. Record.
All around us are the relics OF the
dead. The Christian has passed this
Red Sea trouble, and yet be finds that
there is the Jordan Of death between
him and heaven. He comes down To-
the Jordan Of death and thinks how:
many have been lost there. When Lieu.
tenant Molineaux was exploring the
Jordan in Palestine be had his boats all
knocked to pieces in the rapids Of the
river, and there are grea. many men
who have gone down in the river OF
death. The Atlantic aud the Pacific
have notswallowed so many. It.is an
awful thing to make shipvreck on. the
rock Of ruin. Mssts falling, hulls split
ting. death coming, groasing inT the
water, moaning in7the wind. thunder 10
the sky; while Sod With finger OF light.
|1ings writes over all the 'sceae: II will
tread them 10 my wrath, and will tram.
pie them in my fury" a,as
The Christian approaches this raging
torrent, and as be hears it, his breath
gets shorter and his last breath leaves
him as he steps into the stream, but nc
sooner has he touched the stream thar
1t is parted, and he goes through dry.
shod, while all the waters wave theil
plumes, crying: 20 death, where is tn,
stings Ograve. where is thy victory
"eoD SHALL WIPE AWAY ALL TEARS FRoi
| @ THEIR EYES,"
And there shall be no more sea. ant
there shall be no more death. When
see the Israelites getting through Jor
dan and getting ap the banks, and I se,
their focks and herds folio wing right oI
after them. the suggestion comes through
my mind that perhaps after all, the bes
part OF the brute creation may have ,
chance 10 the great future. You say
"Harmouize with that theory the pas
sage the spirit OF the brute goes down
ward" / can harmonize these tw,
things, great deal easier than I cal
harmonize the annihilation Of the brut
creation with the Entertainment they her
receive. I do not know but in the cles
Atmosphere OF that other country thef
may be bird heaven, I do not know
but on those fair banks there may be 4
lily-heaven, q rose-heaven, an amaran
thine. e.heaven. When | see q
PROGRESSED CHRISTIAN MAN
abusing bis horse; my common sense O
Justice tells me that that horse ought I,
have better time in the future than hi
driver! If really the jaded and abused
cab and omnibus horses Of our cite
have any better country to 90 to whel
they leave this world-I do not kno,
that they do; do not know that the,
do not-but II they do have such coun
try to 90 to, / should like to see then
the moment when, their CALLED neck
cured.and their foundered knees straight
ened. and their coughing distemper
healed-free from the collar and th
tight check-line and the twisted bits
they shall range in the celestial pastur
age forever and forever, and do not sa,
it is so, but should not be offended
/ should end at last that not only all ID
Israelites got through the Jordan, bu
the best part of the brute creation 90
10 after them. But, whether that be Q,
or not, there is one thing certain L ge
from my text, and that is, we have
right to expect our families to 90 wit
Us. Some of your children have al
ready gone up the other bank. You le
them down this side of the bank; the
will be on the other bank to help yo
up with supernatural strength. Th
other morning seated st my table, a
my family present, / thought to mysel
how pleasant it would be if could pu
them all in boat and then get in wit
them, and We could pull across The rive
to the other world, and be there, and b
there altogether.
NO FAMILY PARTrNGs-No GLOOMY oBsE
QUIEs. 9a'
1t would not take Eve minutes to 2
from bank to bank, and then 10 that bel
ter world, to be together forever Woul
lit not be pleasant II you could take q
your family into that blessed country
and you could all go together7 re
member my mother, 10 her dying houl
said to my father: "Father, would ii nc
be pleasant IL we could all 60 togeth
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But We cannot all 60 together. W
must 90 one by one. What heaven
would be il we have all our familie
there! To look around and see that q
your children are present! Rather hav
them oil there and you 60 with bare bro
forever than one OF them missing an
all the garlands of heaven for your ct
roma. Lord God OF Joshua give thel
safe crossing. Every Christian will 9
over dry shod. Those of US who vel
brought up in the country rememb,
when the summer was coming on in on
boyhood days, We always longed for Ii
day when we could 60 barefooted; an,
after teasing our mothers In regard
; it q good while and she having conser
ted, We remember now the delicious sci
sation Of the cool grass and the dust {
. the road when We put our uucovere
foot down. And the time will CON
. when these shoes we wear now-lest v
, be cut by the shatp places Of this worl
-.shall be taken off. and, with unssl
daled foot, We will-step into the bed {
the river. With feet untrammeled frol
pain and fatigue, we will begin that la
I journey. Extract from a Ssrmsn By Ia
mage on Sunday, Feb. 9th.
4 wA queer old lady. Just dead in Be
J lin, used to lie abed all day, rising ju'
! ct dusk and spent the night in preparin
Q sumptuous meals for herself and her Il
male servant. She was surrounded b
dogs, cats and birds, aud she cause
, every new work. on animals to be pul
chased for her as soon as it was publish
, ed. After her death it was found tbs
abe had left handsome legacy to hs
, servant and all the rest OF her prol
erty to a grand.niece in England, to n
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