Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-05-18

hould confide in the good Father, aud
n the benevolent mission Of the man
Christ Jesus. We should contemplate
the reign Of divine grace with the sim
ceress joy, being fully pursuaded that
the pleasure Of the Lord will prosper
in bis hands-that Jesus will see Of
the travil of his soil and DO satisfied 10
the happy return Of al wanders from
che bleak mountains Of sin and uube-
ef to holiness and peace.
Why then should we be afraid,
though sin and death are abroad in the
worldi Why not believe in God aud
His son, Us the gospel teaches, looking
forward to the time when "all people"
will be clad in the robes of spctless
purity, and happily alive in the Re-
deemer. What If we do follow our
beloved kindred to the gravel shall we
have fearful apprehensions concerning
them9 Is not the Infinite Fathers
love as strong as oursi And will he
not deal with them any more harshly
than we wouldi
Even admitting they are sinners.
does He not love the,ni He commands
US to love our enemies, aud he will MOI
command US to do what He will not do
Himself. He has not given US u Law
by which to govern our lives, which
will not lie the rule of His government.
Our daily experience tells US that we
are mortal-that We must all sooner or
later tind our repose in the silent toomb.
Death has no favorites. He deals with
the king as He does with the begear,
bringing all to one common level. His
well aimed arrows will pierce the hearts
of all which will make them the subjects
of the winding sheet and the grave.
What is it to die, but to pass through
one Of the wisest dispensations Of Int.
mite wisdom2 Would the Divine Fa-
ther, whose love and goodness are unto
all, and who is more kind to the evil
and the unthankful, than we can pos
sibly be, assign TO US destiny in direct
opposition to His naturei 1 have too
much regard for Him to believe any
such thing. In no dispensation or
providence, will He lose sight Of His
parental relation to the children Of
men. His wisdom being infinite He
can make no mistake in word Or deed.
All His laws are perfect and act wisely
He makes no experiments, as He know
the final results Of oil things.
Suppose we had been designed to
live here always with changed and de.
cay indelibly marked upon all things
around US. Would such thought he
more pleasing than that we must change
with all things else, and in due time
disappear as we doi I see nothing in
the dark valley to make me fear the
dispensation of death. The arrows of
the destroyer are only y aimed at our
mortality. They cannot reach our real
man or womanhood. Our mental aud
moral powers are not buried IN the
grave. These gifts which are really
ourselves, are clothed with spiritual,
immortal bodies, in which we shall live
with the angels, and the just made
perfect. Our mortal body falls to the
earth and this mortal puts on immor'
tality. This uncages or liberates our
manhood qualities, which will live
coeval with the Father. These do not
die to mingle with the earth, but they
are clothed with our spiritual tabernacle
to live in the "many mansions" of the
infinite Jehovah. That which belongs
to the earth will not be trassplanted OF
raised where flesh and blood canno'
dwell.
In the spirit realm the mind will
feast upon moral and intellectual joys
In our heavenly home We shall have
passed upon higher. living in the
fruition of what the gospel reveals
Our faith will have been lost 10 sight
and the glories of immortal bliss will
be our happy experience. Secondly
We shall now pass to consider more
fully the expression, In my Father''
house are many mansions"
| This house is for the Fathers chill
drcn. But what are we to understand
by the phrase-"My Fathers housel'
Whatever is meant by it, it certainl!
is a very home-like expression, show